§223-2 Quality growth policy.
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§223-2 Quality growth policy. The office of planning and sustainable development shall develop a quality growth policy based upon the following considerations:
(1)An examination of the environmental impact of proposed urban development;
(2)The relationship between short-term and long-term environmental quality;
(3)Any irretrievable commitment of resources through urban development; and
(4)Alternatives available to minimize adverse environmental effects as balanced against economic development of the State.
The quality growth policy shall include a comprehensive policy framework for directing growth and land use and shall identify State growth objectives and specific operational constraints to further such objectives. [L 1972, c 45, §2; am L 1993, c 213, §2; am L 1996, c 299, §3; am L 2021, c 153, §8]