§ 155.002 POLICY.
   (A)   The subdivision or platting of land and the subsequent development of the land is subject to the control of the city pursuant to the Comprehensive Plan for the orderly, planned, efficient, and economical development of the city.
   (B)   Land to be subdivided or platted shall be of a character that can be used safely for building purposes without undue danger to health or peril from fire, flood, or other menace, and land shall not be developed until adequate public facilities and improvements exist and proper provision has been made for drainage, water, wastewater processing, and streets.
   (C)   Proposed public improvements shall conform to and be properly related to the proposals shown in the Comprehensive Plan and the capital improvements program of the city. This chapter shall supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the provisions and standards contained in building and housing codes, zoning ordinances, the Comprehensive Plan, and the capital improvements program of the city.
   (D)   Land that has been platted prior to the effective date of the adoption of this chapter shall, whenever possible, be brought within the scope of this chapter to further the purposes identified in § 155.003.
(Ord. 487, passed 7-18-2000; Am. Ord. 737, passed 7-20-2016)