§ B. Purpose.

This Comprehensive Plan is developed pursuant to the requirements of Ch. 163, Florida Statutes (F.S.), the " Community Planning Act." The Comprehensive Plan for Unincorporated Manatee County, though developed in response to the state law, is based on and responds to the unique past, present, and preferred future characteristics of the unincorporated area of Manatee County, and of adjacent local governments.

Other than the purposes expressly defined in Ch. 163, F.S. (see General Data Section in the Technical Support Document of this Plan), this Comprehensive Plan has other specific targeted functions, as enumerated in the goals of the various plan elements. These goals are developed to:

• Improve the physical environment of the community as a setting for human and natural resource activities;

• Protect the public health, safety, and welfare;

• Ensure that long-range considerations are included in the determination of short-range actions;

• Provide for fair and equitable consideration of private property rights while ensuring appropriate protection of the (more broadly-defined) public interest as determined by the Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County;

• Effect political cooperation and technical coordination by bringing professional and technical knowledge to bear on governmental decisions concerning the physical development of the community; and

• Promote a healthy, stable, and vigorous local economy which can satisfy the goods and service needs of the local community, can provide opportunities for economic activity exporting goods and services outside Manatee County, and offer the community an ample range of employment opportunities.

(Ord. No. 16-23, § 4(Exh. B), 9-19-16)