§ 17.04.020. Purposes.
The city council has, in the interest of protecting the health, safety and general welfare of the people of the city, adopted the ordinance codified in this title to carry out the following purposes:
(1)
To implement the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act (Title 7, Division 2, Government Code);
(2)
To provide policies, standards, requirements and procedures to regulate and control the design and improvement of all subdivisions within the city;
(3)
To implement the programs, policies and objectives of the general plan;
(4)
To direct the growth of the city and to preserve the essential characteristics of the city.
(Ord. 324B §1-2, 1977)