§ 23.01.010. Title and Purpose.

This title is known as the Coastal Zone Land Use Ordinance of the county of San Luis Obispo, Title 23 of the San Luis Obispo County Code. These regulations are hereby established and adopted to protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare, and more particularly.

a.

To implement the San Luis Obispo County General Plan and the San Luis Obispo County Local Coastal Program, and to guide and manage the future growth of the county in accordance with those plans; and

b.

To regulate land use in a manner that will encourage and support the orderly development and beneficial use of lands within the county; and

c.

To minimize adverse effects on the public resulting from the inappropriate creation, location, use or design of building sites, buildings, land uses, parking areas, or other forms of land development by providing appropriate standards for development; and

d.

To protect and enhance the significant natural, historic, archeological and scenic resources within the county as identified by the county general plan.

e.

To assist the public in identifying and understanding regulations affecting the development and use of land.