§ 30-77. Statement of intent.

It is the intent of this article to secure or to insure:

(1)

The establishment of standards of subdivision design and development which will encourage and lead to the development of sound and economically stable communities and the creation of healthful living environments;

(2)

The installation of adequate streets, utilities and other necessary improvements in land subdivisions according to prescribed standards;

(3)

The efficient, adequate and economic supply of utilities and services to new land developments; and the prevention of sanitation and health hazards and the establishment of safe and efficient means for disposing of waste;

(4)

The prevention of traffic hazards and the establishment of safe and convenient means for the circulation of traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian, within new land developments and from new land developments into and from established communities;

(5)

The purposes sought to be achieved and the problems sought to be avoided or overcome as set forth in the preamble to Laws of Fla. ch. 65-2015;

(6)

That for those lands subject to periodic or seasonal flooding, subdivision and development shall occur only after proper provision shall be made for the protective flood control measures and drainage facilities necessary for flood-free development and for flood-free vehicular access to such sites; and

(7)

The provision of public open spaces in new land developments through the dedication or reservation of land for recreational, educational and other public purposes;

(8)

The coordination of land development in the county in accordance with orderly physical patterns; to discourage haphazard, premature, uneconomic, or scattered land development, and to serve as one (1) of the several instruments of land use control authorized for the county.

(Code 1965, § 32-32; Laws of Fla. ch. 65-2015, § 2)