§ 14-27. Preamble.

Latest version.

(a)

This article establishes public policies for the protection of the natural environment and specifies standards for land development to ensure achievement of these public policies.

(b)

By declaration of public policies for environmental protection, the board of commissioners expresses its intent to protect the public interest by seeking to assure, where appropriate, maintenance of the natural environment, prevention of its degradation and assuring high quality land development. The board further declares its intent that these policies shall constitute the public policy framework within which a comprehensive program for protection of the natural environment and implementation of a comprehensive drainage improvement program shall be accomplished.

(c)

The development process, as established by this Chapter 14, is guided by the policies and provisions contained in the comprehensive plan of DeKalb County.

(Ord. No. 85-00, Pt. I, 12-28-00)

                    
                        var val = document.getElementById('citecontent').innerHTML;
                        art.dialog.defaults.title = window.location.href;
                        art.dialog.data('cite', val);
                        art.dialog.data('homeDemoPath', '/Scripts/plus/artDialog/');
                        art.dialog.open('/Scripts/plus/artDialog/citeiframe.html');