(a) The purpose of these Subdivision and Development Regulations is to provide for harmonious development within the Municipality by:
(1) Promoting the public health, safety and general welfare of the Municipality;
(2) Providing for growth and development in accordance with adopted plans, zoning regulations, policies and resolutions;
(3) Providing for safe and convenient traffic circulation through the proper arrangement of streets or other rights of way in relation to existing or planned streets or rights of way;
(4) Furthering the orderly layout and use of land;
(5) Securing safety from fire, flood and other dangers;
(6) Providing adequate light and air;
(7) Preventing the overcrowding of land and avoiding undue concentration of population;
(8) Facilitating adequate provision for transportation, water, sewage, stormwater management, open space, schools, parks, playgrounds and other public requirements and facilities;
(9) Facilitating the further resubdivision of larger tracts into smaller parcels of land; and
(10) Minimizing the impact of development to the land and the surrounding ecosystem.
(b) The provisions of these Regulations are made with reasonable consideration of the character of the Municipality with a view of conserving and enhancing the value of buildings placed upon the land, providing the best possible environment for human habitation and encouraging the most appropriate use of land.
(Ord. 21-95. Passed 8-2-95.)