It is the purpose of this title to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the city; to provide for the proper arrangement of streets in relation to existing or proposed streets; to provide for adequate and convenient open spaces; to provide for efficient movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic; to assure adequate and properly placed utilities; to ensure that subdivision and development occur in a logical pattern in coordination with infrastructure availability; to provide access for firefighting apparatus, sewage collection and water delivery vehicles; to secure safety from flood and other dangers; to assure adequate drainage of land; to assure the reservation of adequate open space; to facilitate the further subdivision of larger tracts into smaller parcels of land; and to ensure proper legal descriptions and monumenting of subdivided land. These regulations provide a mechanism for the planning commission to develop and apply new or more restrictive requirements when a new, unusual, or unanticipated circumstance comes to its attention and it appears to the commission that the provisions of this title are not adequate to deal with the circumstance. In addition, these regulations provide for the accurate surveying of land; for equitable processing of all plats by providing uniform procedures and standards for observance by both the city and the subdivider; and for the proper preparation and recording of plats. The provisions of this chapter set out minimum requirements and shall be interpreted in the manner to accomplish the purposes set out in this section. [Ord. 01-05 § 7.]