<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 9.1 - Introduction and general provisions.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Authority and Purpose</span>.
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               (i)
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               It is the purpose of this Article to provide standards to regulate development in
               specific regulated districts pursuant to the authority vested in Jackson County by
               the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina in provisions of the North Carolina
               General Statutes, which include G.S. ch. 160D.
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               (ii)
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               These regulations which apply to the regulated districts promote the health, safety,
               and general welfare of the community; to provide for sound and orderly development;
               to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water and sewer utilities,
               schools, and parks; to promote the economic prosperity of the community; to preserve
               the community's unique scenic quality; to conserve the natural resources and environmental
               quality of the community; and to protect and conserve the heritage.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Jurisdiction</span>.
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               (i)
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               Standards in this Article apply only to lands within the regulated districts which
               may be modified by map amendment in accordance with G.S. ch. 160D, art. 6 and Section
               3.7.12.
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               (ii)
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               The location and boundaries of the regulated districts established by this Ordinance
               are shown on a geographic coverage layer that is maintained as part of the County's
               geographic information system (GIS) as detailed in <a href="" data-chunk-id="CD_ORD_APXIUNDEOR_ARTIGEPR_S1.8IDREDIMA" class="section-link" data-product-id="14666">Section 1.8</a> Identification of Regulated Districts Maps.
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               (iii)
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               The boundaries of the regulated districts shall be interpreted by the Planning Director
               per <a href="" data-chunk-id="CD_ORD_APXIUNDEOR_ARTIGEPR_S1.9REMABOIN" class="section-link" data-product-id="14666">Section 1.9</a> of this Ordinance.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Administration</span>.
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               (i)
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               For the purposes of the regulated districts contained in this Section, the Planning
               Director or the Permitting and Code Enforcement Director shall, as defined in Article
               II: Administration, be responsible for administering the UDO within the Regulated
               Districts.
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               (Ord. No. O2019-01(5), 11-2-2021)
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