§ 1.2. Purpose.

These rules and regulations are intended to serve the following purposes, among others:

A.

To protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of Fulton County.

B.

To encourage economically sound and stable land developments.

C.

To assure the adequate provision of roads, access, utilities, and other facilities and services to new land developments in conformance with public improvement standards and regulations of Fulton County, Georgia.

D.

To assure the adequate provision of safe and convenient traffic access, connectivity to other developments or facilities, and efficient circulation (both vehicular and pedestrian) in new land developments.

E.

To assure the provision of needed open space and building sites in new land developments through dedication or reservation of land for recreational, educational, environmental, green space, bikeways and pedestrian trails, and other public purposes.

F.

To assure equitable handling of all requests for the subdivision of land by providing uniform procedures and standards for the subdivider.