§ 62-4394. Purpose and intent.  


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  • (a)

    The purpose of this division is to protect the public health, safety and general welfare and the natural environment of the county through the establishment of reasonable standards for the review and regulation of land alteration activities, and to establish procedures and standards that clearly set forth the criteria by which applications are reviewed and decisions made on approval or denial of a land alteration permit and whereby reviews are conducted in a similar manner to that utilized in other site plan and subdivision plan reviews.

    (b)

    It is the intent of this division to ensure that the excavation, filling and reclamation of lands in the county resulting from the removal of such materials as vegetation, muck, peat, clay, shell, sand, gravel, marl, stone, rock, minerals and the like is accomplished in accordance with the provisions of this division and in a manner that will protect the public health and safety and the land and water resources of the county.

(Code 1979, § 14-112)