In order to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provisions of transportation, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements; to conserve the value of buildings; to protect the public water supply, and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the planning and zoning jurisdiction in accordance with the following goals set forth by the Comprehensive Development Plan of Vance County, NC (adopted October 1996; amended August 2010):
(A) To encourage development at a rate and in a pattern which can be efficiently and effectively served by existing and planned services and facilities.
(B) To provide and maintain adequate county services and facilities that will accommodate economic development and growth and will protect the environment, public health and general welfare.
(C) To promote, encourage, and stimulate the conservation of existing housing stock, rehabilitation/replacement of substandard housing, construction of new housing.
(D) To promote, expand, and diversify the economic base in Vance County to maximize the use of local resources while protecting important natural features and community values.
(E) To conserve, protect, and encourage the wise and prudent use of Vance County's natural and cultural resources in order to maintain the rural and agricultural nature of specific areas of the county.
(Ord. 39, passed 10-3-2011)