§ 25-1. Purpose.  


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  • 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)