(a) The Council of the Village of Hunting Valley finds that the Village contains lands which have unique scenic, residential, recreational and scientific value, which qualities benefit not only the residents of the Village but also the entire metropolitan area of Cuyahoga County.
(b) The Council also finds, based on studies and investigations conducted by its Open Space Committee and on a report prepared by the land use planning consultant retained by that Committee and on its own knowledge, that a significant portion of the lands in the Village is comprised of exceedingly steep slopes, is located in flood plains, contains soils which are unsuitable for septic systems, and lacks a dependable supply of well water. Certain of these conditions are indicated on a map of the Village prepared by William Behnke Associates.
(c) The Council finds it necessary to regulate the subdivision of land and the splitting of lots in order to preserve and protect not only the public interest in the preservation of natural beauty and terrain but, even more importantly, to protect the public health and safety by preventing the erosion of soils, the contamination of water supplies, the increased runoff of surface water and the increased risk of flood damage.
(d) The Council also finds that in order to protect the ultimate purchasers of lots in the Village, who thereby become future residents and taxpayers thereof, that the planning process must take steps to ensure that each newly created lot from this date forward contains a suitable building site with reasonable access, a reasonable grade, an available supply of water and an adequate field for the placement of a properly designed septic system, and, further, is designed in a way to minimize the amount of surface water runoff from the lot so as to prevent soil erosion and flooding.
(Ord. 1988-121. Passed 11-22-88.)