§ 26-02-010. Purpose of chapter.

This chapter is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience and general welfare. It is also adopted for the following specified purposes:

(a)

To provide for the orderly and beneficial land use of the county;

(b)

To protect the character and social and economic stability of agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial and other communities within the county;

(c)

To protect the public safety and welfare by regulating the location and uses of all structures and land;

(d)

To protect and conserve the scenic, recreational and natural resource characteristics of the county;

(Ord. No. 2392, § 4)

(e)

To provide for the orderly and timely processing of development projects as anticipated by the California Permit Streamlining Act. Development projects do not include rezonings, plan amendments or other applications accompanied by a request for a rezoning or plan amendment.

(Ord. No. 4643, 1993.)