§ 25-1. Short title; purposes.

These regulations shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the "Subdivision Regulations of Pine Bluff, Arkansas," and shall apply to the areas outlined on the official planning area jurisdiction map. These rules and regulations are intended to serve the following purposes:

(1)

To promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the residents of the city and its environs.

(2)

To avoid undue concentration of population and overcrowding.

(3)

To promote less congestion on the streets and highways.

(4)

To provide for adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, playgrounds and other public requirements.

(5)

To provide for proper ingress and egress to properties, and neighborhoods.

(6)

To guide the future growth and development of the city in accordance with the land use element and the master street plan.

(7)

To insure conformance of subdivision plans with the public improvement plans of the city and its environs.

(8)

To assist orderly, efficient and integrated development within the territorial jurisdiction of the city.

(9)

To promote sound development through utilization of good design principles.

(10)

To facilitate the further resubdivision of large tracts into smaller parcels.

(11)

To ensure proper legal descriptions and proper monuments on subdivided land.

(12)

To secure equitable handling of all subdivision plans by providing uniform procedures and standards for observance both by developers and the commission.

(Subdivision Regulations, § I)