Chapter 20.600
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
20.600.100 Purpose
20.600.020 Master plan consistency
20.600.010 Purpose.
The purpose of the zoning regulations is to promote
the public health, safety, general welfare and
preserve and enhance the aesthetic quality of
the county by providing regulations to ensure
an appropriate mix of land uses in an orderly
manner. In furtherance of this purpose the county
desires to achieve a pattern and distribution
of land uses which generally achieve the following:
A. Implement the goals and policies of the master plan;
B. Retain and enhance established residential neighborhoods,
commercial and industrial districts, regional-serving
uses, recreation and amenities;
C. Allow for the infill and restoration of areas
at their prevailing scale and character;
D. Accommodate expansion of development into vacant
lands within environmental and infrastructure
constraints;
E. Maintain and enhance significant environmental resources;
F. Provide a diversity of areas characterized by
differing land use activity, scale and intensity;
G. Establish Douglas County as a unique and distinctive
place with a high quality of life and aesthetic
resources, as well as a secure environment for
the county’s residents and businesses. (Ord.
763, 1996; Ord. 641, 1994; Ord. 353, 1980; Ord.
167, 1968) 
20.600.020 Master plan consistency.
The zoning regulations contained in this title have
been found consistent with the goals and policies
of the Douglas County master plan, pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 278 of NRS. All development
within the boundaries of the county, except as
otherwise provided, must be consistent with these
regulations. (Ord. 763, 1996)
