<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 59-32. - Purpose.</div>
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               This article is adopted to preserve and promote the protection of the banks and shores
               of the county by maintaining the existence of natural or constructed dunes which provide
               a protective barrier from the actions of the Atlantic Ocean and storms on the ocean
               for adjacent lands and inland waters and land against the actions of sand, wind and
               water. The past practice of destroying the dunes constitutes a serious threat to the
               safety of adjacent properties. This article is therefore adopted for the health, safety
               and welfare of persons living, visiting or sojourning in the outer banks area of the
               county and for the protection of public and private property.
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               (Code 1978, Â§ 4-17)
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