§ 25-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to:
(1)
Adopt comprehensive subdivision regulations designed to promote public health, safety and welfare;
(2)
Improve the orderly layout and use of land;
(3)
Avoid undue concentration of population and overcrowding of land;
(4)
Lessen congestion in streets and highways;
(5)
Provide for proper ingress and egress;
(6)
Ensure proper legal description and monumenting of subdivided land;
(7)
Provide for adequate light and air;
(8)
Provide for transportation, water, sewage facilities, drainage, schools, parks, playgrounds and other public needs;
(9)
Increase safety from fire, flood and other dangers;
(10)
Facilitate proper resubdivision of lots or parcels of land;
(11)
Protect and improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; and
(12)
Promote development in accordance with the comprehensive plan, pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2240 et seq.
(Code 1993, § 26-1; Code 2004, § 94-1)
(Code 1993, § 26-1; Code 2004, § 94-1)