<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 62-4. - Purpose.</div>
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               The purpose of this chapter is to support and guide the proper subdivision of land
               within the defined jurisdiction of the county, as identified in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH62SU_ARTIINGE_S62-3JU" class="section-link" data-product-id="14529"> section 62-3</a>, in order to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the county.
               This chapter is designed to provide for the orderly development of the county; for
               the coordination of transportation networks and other public facilities and utilities;
               for the dedication or reservation of rights-of-way or easements for streets and utility
               purposes; and for the distribution of population and traffic, which shall avoid overcrowding,
               and which shall create conditions that substantially promote public health, safety,
               and the general welfare. This chapter is designed to further facilitate adequate provision
               for water, sewerage, parks, schools and playgrounds, and also to facilitate the further
               resubdivision of larger tracts into smaller parcels of land.
               
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               (Ord. of 9-15-1998, app. B, art. IV; Ord. of 1-17-2006)
               
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