§ 14-57. Policies and purposes.

(a)

Policies.

(1)

It is declared to be the policy of DeKalb County to consider the subdivision of land and the subsequent development of the subdivided land as subject to the control of the county pursuant to the county's official comprehensive plan in order to promote the orderly, planned, efficient, and economical development of the county.

(2)

Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used safely for building purposes without danger to health or peril from fire, flood, or other menace.

(3)

The existing and proposed public improvements shall conform to and be properly related to the proposals shown in the comprehensive plan, official map, and the capital budget and program of the county, and it is intended that these regulations shall supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the provisions and standards contained in building and housing codes, zoning ordinances, the comprehensive plan, official map and land use plan, and the capital budget and program of the county.

(b)

These regulations are adopted for the following purposes:

(1)

To protect and provide for the public health, safety, and general welfare of DeKalb County.

(2)

To guide the future growth and development of the county in accordance with the comprehensive plan.

(3)

To protect and conserve the value of land and the economic stability of all communities in the county and to encourage the orderly and beneficial development of the county through appropriate growth management techniques, including consideration of the timing and sequencing of development, consideration of infill development in existing neighborhoods and nonresidential areas with adequate public facilities.

(4)

To guide public policy and both public and private actions in order to provide adequate and efficient transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds, recreation, and public services and support facilities.

(5)

To provide for the safe and efficient circulation of traffic throughout the county, having particular regard to avoidance of congestion in the streets and highways and the pedestrians and bicycle traffic movements appropriate to the various uses of lands and buildings, and to provide for the proper location and width of streets and building lines.

(6)

To assure the adequate provision of safe and convenient traffic access and circulation, both vehicular and pedestrian, in new land developments.

(7)

To establish reasonable standards of design and procedures for subdivisions and resubdivisions to further the orderly layout and use of land, and to ensure proper legal descriptions and monumenting of subdivided land.

(8)

To ensure to the extent legally possible that public facilities and services are available concurrent with development and will have a sufficient capacity to serve the proposed subdivision.

(9)

To protect and restore the highest quality of the county's air and water resources; to assure the adequacy of drainage facilities; to safeguard the water table, and to encourage the wise use and management of natural resources throughout the county in order to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the county and the value of the land.

(10)

To preserve the natural beauty, environment, and topography of the county and to ensure appropriate development with regard to these natural features.

(Ord. No. 30-02, Pt. II, 7-9-02)