§ 16.08.010. Purpose and intent.

A.

Purpose. Land subdivision is the first step in the process of community development. Once land has been cut up into streets, lots, and blocks and has been publicly recorded, the correction of defects is costly and difficult. It is therefore in the interest of the public, the developer, and future property owners that subdivisions be designed and developed in accordance with sound rules and proper minimum standards.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide uniform regulations for the subdivision and resubdivision of land into five or more parcels, so as to promote the public health, safety and general welfare. It is further the purpose of this chapter to implement the requirements of the Growth Management Act of 1990 through the goals, policies, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan of the City, to comply with the requirements of the Zoning Code and Urban Services Ordinance of the City, to ensure orderly growth consistent with the desired urban design of the City, to promote effective and energy-efficient use of land, to prevent over-crowding of land, to provide for adequate light and air, to promote safe and convenient travel and lessen congestion on streets and highways, to provide for proper ingress and egress, to ensure adequate provision for open spaces, drainage ways, transit stops, potable water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks and recreation areas, playgrounds, schools and school grounds, sidewalks and safe walking conditions on school routes, and other public requirements, to require uniform monumenting of land subdivisions and conveyancing by accurate legal description, and to prevent the creation of public nuisances.

B.

Intent. It is the intent of these regulations to provide the minimum controls required to ensure that all platting and subdivision of land in the City of Port Angeles shall be in the public interest and shall meet minimum standards of public health and public safety.

(Ord. 3122 § 2 (part), 9/27/2002; Ord. 2880 § 2 (part) 8/25/1995; Ord. 1631 § 1, 11/14/1967)