This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
(A) To promote the public health, safety and general welfare;
(B) To guide the future growth and development of the city in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan;
(C) To ensure that necessary facilities are available concurrent with development, in an amount and size commensurate with the size of the subdivision and the land uses to which the land will be allocated;
(D) To ensure that the community will bear no more than its fair share of the cost of providing facilities and services by requiring the developer to pay fees, furnish land, provide infrastructure, and establish mitigation measures to ensure that the development provides its fair share of capital facilities needs generated by the development;
(E) To provide pedestrian and vehicular connectivity among subdivisions;
(F) To secure suitable sites for building purposes and protect the property values thereof;
(G) To provide assurance that future plats, subdivisions and dedications will be improved in accordance with an established public policy;
(H) To provide for open spaces through the most efficient design and layout of the subdivision;
(I) To preserve the natural beauty and topography of the city and to ensure appropriate development with regard to these features;
(J) To prevent the pollution of air and water, safeguard surface and groundwater, conserve and stabilize topsoil, and to otherwise encourage the wise use of resources throughout the city;
(K) To supply proper land records for the convenience of the public and for appropriate identification and permanent location of real estate boundaries.
(Ord. 17, 2006, passed 11-27-2006)