Why the Constraint District rules exist

The Constraint District specifies the additional performance required when critical or valuable physical, ecologic, or biologic characteristics of the environment exist on the same parcel where particular functions or uses may be developed.To implement the objectives of the six Development Restriction Zones established in the General Plan.To identify those areas where particular physical, biologic and ecologic characteristics of the land, water and atmosphere indicate that standard requirements for development, modification or use may be inadequate to insure the general health, safety or welfare of the public or the maintenance of established physical, geologic and ecologic forms and systems.To insure that development, modification or use will not create substantial threats to health, safety and welfare of people, or to the maintenance of established physical, biologic, and ecologic forms and systems.To permit development, modification or use when it can be shown, within the limits of available knowledge, that ecologic interrelationship will be improved or not significantly depreciated.