§ 24-143. Statement of Policy.

The County Council hereby finds that new development can have a substantial impact on the character of the area in which it is located. While some potentially harmful effects of one land use upon another can be prevented through zoning, subdivision control, and housing and building codes, other aspects of development are more subtle and less amenable to exacting standards established without regard to specific development proposals. Among these are the general form of the land before and after development, the spatial relationships of the structures and open spaces to proximate land uses, and the appearance of buildings and open spaces as they contribute to an area as it is being developed. Such matters require the timely exercise of judgment in the public interest by people qualified to evaluate the design of new development.

(CB-109-1986)