170.01 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The purpose of these regulations is:
1.   To provide a means for review by which the City may balance the rights of land owners and the public interest concerning land use and the division and subdivision of land.
2.   To provide, through a uniform platting process, accurate descriptions of real estate, in order to prevent title and boundary disputes.
3.   To provide a balance between the land use rights of landowners and the economic, social and environmental concerns of the public.
4.   To provide uniform guidelines for platting lands within the community and within the authority of the City and its Planning and Zoning Commission.
5.   To encourage orderly community development with regulated control of extension of public improvements, services and utilities, consistent with the approved Comprehensive Plan for the City.