The provisions of this title are adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, and general welfare; to provide a plan for sound and orderly development; to ensure social and economic stability within the various zones established by the provisions of this title; to implement the Yolo County General Plan; and to achieve the following objectives:
(a) To implement the General Plan and to guide and manage the future growth of the County in compliance with the General Plan;
(b) To regulate land use in a manner that will encourage and support the orderly development and beneficial use of lands in the County;
(c) To minimize adverse impacts on the public from inappropriate location, use or design of building sites, land uses, or other forms of land development by providing appropriate standards for development;
(d) To protect and enhance the significant agricultural, biological, natural, historic, archaeological, and scenic resources within the County;
(e) To protect the members of the public and property from health and safety concerns such as flooding, earthquakes, fire and other dangers; and
(f) To assist the public in identifying and understanding regulations affecting the use of land in the County.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)