Why do Communities Plan?
To guide future growth and development in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. To protect the character and the social and economic stability of the community while encouraging orderly and beneficial development. To provide the most beneficial use of land and to minimize the conflicts among various land uses. Maximize community strengths and minimize community weaknesses. To establish reasonable standards of design and procedures for new developments. Provide for the public health, safety, and welfare. To create public commitment to the fostering of positive change for the community. Enhance economic development and investment by projecting future land requirements and ensuring that adequate public facilities and services are available to accommodate future growth. Protect the environment by restricting high-risk areas from negative development impacts and identifying areas of special environmental consideration.
