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July 20, 2020 page 8 Sec. 82-4. - Policy. 288 (a) It is the policy of the city to consider the subdivision of land and the subsequent development of 289 subdivided land as subject to the control of the city pursuant to the official comprehensive municipal 290 planCommunity Management Plan of the city and this chapter for the orderly, planned, efficient and 291 economical development of the city. 292 (b) Land to be subdivided shall be of such character that it can be used safely for building purposes 293 without danger to health or peril from fire, flood or other menace. Land shall not be subdivided until 294 available adequate public and private facilities and improvements exist and proper provision has been 295 made for drainage, water, sewerage and capital improvements, such as schools, parks, recreation 296 facilities, transportation facilities and other public improvements. 297 (c) The existing and proposed public and private improvements shall conform to and be properly related 298 to the proposals shown in the comprehensive municipal planCommunity Management Plan of the city, 299 and it is intended that this chapter shall supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the provisions 300 and standards contained in the official controls and comprehensive municipal planCommunity 301 Management Plan of the city. 302 Sec. 82-5. - Purposes. 303 This chapter is adopted for the following purposes: 304 (1) To protect and provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of the city and to prevent 305 harm to the public health, safety and general welfare. 306 (2) To guide the future growth and development of the city in accordance with the comprehensive 307 municipal planCommunity Management Plan. 308 (3) To provide for adequate light, air and privacy; to secure safety from fire, flood and other danger; 309 and to prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population. 310 (4) To protect the character of the land to be divided as well as the surrounding lands and the social 311 and economic stability of all parts of the city and to encourage the orderly and beneficial 312 development of all parts of the city. 313 (5) To protect and conserve the value of land throughout the city and the value of structures and 314 other improvements upon the land, and to minimize the conflicts among the uses of land. 315 (6) To guide public and private policy and action in order to provide adequate and efficient 316 transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds, recreation and other public 317 requirements and facilities. 318 (7) To provide the most beneficial relationship between the uses of land and buildings and the 319 circulation of traffic throughout the city, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion 320 in the streets and highways, and the pedestrian traffic movements appropriate to the various uses 321 of land and buildings, and to provide for the proper location and width of streets and building 322 lines. 323 (8) To establish reasonable standards of design and procedures for subdivisions and resubdivisions, 324 in order to further the orderly layout and use of land; and to ensure proper legal descriptions and 325 monumenting of subdivided land. 326 (9) To ensure that public and private facilities are available and will have a sufficient capacity to 327 serve the proposed subdivision. 328 (10) To prevent the pollution of air, streams, ponds, wetlands, Lake Minnetonka and other bodies 329 of water; to provide reasonable access to public waters; to assure the adequacy of drainage 330 facilities; to safeguard the water table; and to encourage the wise use and management of natural 331 Commented [SM19]: See previous comment. Commented [JB20]: Adjusted the definition. Commented [JB21]: Find and delete