(a) The purpose of good subdivision design is to create a functional and attractive development, to minimize adverse impacts, and to ensure a project will be an asset to a community. Standards and requirements ensure that the design of new development gives appropriate consideration to the scale and character of the existing neighborhood in which a development is to be located. Neither the design guidelines nor the design standards shall be applied to intentionally or inadvertently exclude housing for low-and moderate-income persons. They also shall not be applied to restrict creativity, invention, and innovation.
(b) In determining whether a proposed application shall be approved, the Planning Commission shall determine if the plat provides for:
(1) Coordination of subdivision streets with existing and planned streets.
(2) Coordination with extension of facilities included in the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
(3) Establishment of minimum width, depth, and area of lots within the proposed subdivision.
(4) Distribution of population and traffic in a manner tending to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, and the harmonious development of the City of Wheeling.
(5) Fair allocations of areas for streets, parks, schools, public and semi-public buildings, homes, utilities, business and industry.
(c) As a condition of approval of a plat, the Planning Commission may specify:
(1) The manner in which the streets shall be laid out, graded, and improved.
(2) Provisions for water, sewage, and other utility services.
(3) Provisions for schools.
(4) Provisions for essential municipal services.
(5) Provisions for recreational facilities.