These Subdivision Regulations shall be a guide to regulate the planning, subdividing and development of land in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, general welfare and be used as a tool to promote a development pattern which will encourage and secure the proper social and economic needs of the residents of the Village. It is intended that the provisions of these Subdivision Regulations shall be applied to achieve the following objectives also:
(a) To secure and provide pleasing and desirable subdivisions, through proper land use planning in accordance with established Municipal policies and plans.
(b) To provide reasonable assurance that adequate sanitary sewerage, storm drainage, sediment facilities, water supplies, heating fuels or services and public land is established, including convenient open spaces to permit access of utilities, traffic to include fire fighting and other emergency vehicles, light and air for the avoidance of congestion of population.
(c) To provide minimum, uniform development standards for subdivision design by establishing minimum engineering criteria, performance guarantees and still provide for environmental factors.
(d) To preserve the natural features of the land area; protect the vegetative cover of natural areas; help control surface water, subsurface water, air, noise, and visual pollution; help preserve, protect and retain areas of geological, archaeological and historical significance; regulate development in areas of geological concern, flood plains and in vicinities of previous mining activities; protect against loss or injury from inappropriate use of the land; otherwise help preserve and improve both the safety and the quality of the environment.
(e) To encourage continued accurate surveying of land subdivisions, preparation and recording of plats and the equitable processing of all subdivision plats by providing uniform procedures and standards for observance by both the approving authority and subdividers (developers).
(Ord. 88-1. Passed 6-23-88.)