§ 814-2.204. Findings.

The board finds and declares that:

(1)

The terrain of certain areas of the county provides a unique and substantial character to the area, and forms an integral part of the county's total environment;

(2)

Due to their physical prominence in the county's landscape, development of hillside areas affects the visual and environmental character of the county;

(3)

Hillside development should preserve the natural terrain, environmental quality and aesthetic character of the county, while providing creative, innovative and safe residential development with a variety of housing types; and

(4)

Paragraph (3) can be achieved only when special consideration is given to those developments and subdivisions on and near hillsides, and to variations in conditions, design criteria and other requirements which must be flexible in order to achieve hillside development that is consistent with the foregoing findings and the objectives set forth in this article.

(Ord. 79-8).