The general purpose of this chapter is to establish
certain subdivision standards and procedures for the Town of Hillsville,
Virginia. It is part of a long-range plan to guide and facilitate
the orderly beneficial growth of the community and to promote the
public safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare.
There standards and procedures can provide a guide for the change
that occurs when lands and acreage become urban in character as a
result of residential, commercial or industrial development and can
make possible the provision of public services in a safe, adequate
and efficient manner. Subdivided land sooner or later becomes a public
responsibility in that roads and streets must be maintained and numerous
public services customary to urbanized areas must be provided. This
chapter assists the community in meeting these responsibilities.
More specifically, the regulations included
herein are designed to bring about the coordination of streets within
subdivisions with other existing and planned streets; to provide for
the safe and efficient circulation of traffic; to avoid hazardous
intersections and other dangerous conditions; to provide adequate
drainage and water and sewer systems; to establish construction standards
for streets and other improvements; to lessen flood damage and to
control erosion and sedimentation; to ensure that land is platted
and developed in a way that is consonant with the efficient and economic
use of public funds; to require the proper legal description and monumenting
of subdivided land; and to assure that the purchasers of lots are
offered a commodity that is suitable for development and use.
