§ 62-4331. Purpose and intent.

The board of county commissioners finds that the health, safety and welfare of its citizens can best be protected by land use regulations that support and enforce the following community goals:

(1)

Promote the establishment, management and conservation of native vegetative communities.

(2)

Promote visual and aesthetic buffers between land uses.

(3)

Encourage the protection of Heritage or Specimen Trees.

(4)

Promote water conservation and aquifer recharge.

(5)

Encourage creative landscape designs.

(6)

Protect life and property by appropriately planting trees and vegetation.

(7)

Preserve and enhance property values.

(8)

Control soil erosion and mitigate heat, air and water pollution.

(9)

Provide regulations that are user-friendly, flexible and minimize conflicts with other land development regulations while protecting property rights.

(Ord. No. 06-55, § 3, 10-24-06)