Whereof, it is desirable that an ordinance be adopted providing for the platting of subdivision of property in the corporate limits and within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of the city and for improvements made to streets, alleys and sidewalks so that streets, alleys and sidewalks therein may be laid out in an orderly and harmonious manner and coordinated with existing streets, alleys and sidewalks to promote public safety in the use of the streets, alleys and sidewalks by traffic and other use thereof, and so that the streets, alleys and sidewalks may be improved, maintained and drained and made safe for public use in an economical manner; and that extension of street light lines, electric lines, water and sewer lines, and gas lines may be installed, improved and maintained in an economical manner, and so that all lots in the corporate limits and within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of the city shall be readily accessible for fire trucks and fire apparatus, and so that survey lines of all lots, blocks and streets and alleys may be easily located, and so that the public health and safety may be improved.
(1986 Code, § 20.02.010) (Ord. 754, passed 9-1-1959; Ord. 1463, passed - -1996)