(A) Past and current development patterns in the county require that consideration be given to guiding traffic patterns, preserving farm land, and limiting land uses within appropriate land classifications, as it relates to zoning and creating higher development standards. The design standards set forth in this chapter aim for orderly growth and development of new neighborhoods; the coordination of streets within proposed neighborhoods with existing or planned streets and with other public facilities; the general distribution of population and traffic in a manner that will avoid congestion and overcrowding; the dedication or reservation of farmland, forests, natural areas, parks, squares, and recreational areas, improved and accessible to all residents of the neighborhood to serve as community focal points; and detailing of the public domain of streets, parks, and squares to promote civic awareness and responsibility, discourage high speed through traffic by encouraging speed tables, and provide for pleasing visual environments that do not threaten conditions essential to public health, safety, and the general welfare of the citizens of the county.
(B) This chapter is designed to further ensure adequate and proper usage of public water, public sewage (future), parks and open space and schools. The allowance for subdividing large tracts of land into smaller parcels of land, along with providing proper land records for the convenience of the public and for better identification and permanent location of real property boundaries.
(Ord. passed 6-7-2021)