A. To provide criteria, regulations, processes, and standards to govern the division of land within the city.

B. To ensure that public facilities and services necessary to support development are adequate to serve development at the time development occurs.

C. To promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the city in accordance with standards established by the state subdivision law, as established by RCW 58.17.010.

D. To guide the future growth and development of the city in accordance with the goals and policies of the Anacortes comprehensive plan. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)