§ 13-719. Objectives

   The objectives of the plan are to:

   (1) guide a coordinated, adjusted, efficient, and economic development of the region in a manner that will best promote the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity, and welfare of the residents of the region in accordance with present and future needs and resources;

   (2) provide for patterns of urbanization and the uses of land and resources for trade, industry, recreation, forestry, agriculture, and tourism;

   (3) create conditions favorable to the development of human resources;

   (4) identify the public interest and the necessity for public action and intergovernmental cooperation and coordination in the region;

   (5) coordinate with the efforts of the private sector in the region;

   (6) recognize any State comprehensive planning and development activities;

   (7) reflect the plans and programs of the participating governmental units; and

   (8) take into account economic and demographic factors, conditions, and trends that are relevant to the future development of the region.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 20A, § 3-101(a)(1)-(5); 2008, ch. 306, § 2.