A. Further the orderly layout and use of land; to provide for the safety, health and welfare of the citizens of the Haines Borough who are landowners, their neighbors, and citizens who purchase land in the future; to secure safety from fire and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of the land through the regulation of planning, including provisions for road, trails and utility easements, public facilities, dedications, vacations, plat review, survey monumentation, variances, appeals and penalties; to facilitate the further subdivision of larger tracts into smaller parcels of land; and to facilitate the adjustment of property boundaries;

B. Guide the growth of the community in accordance with the service area goals;

C. Establish reasonable procedures for the subdivision of land, and assure the proper legal description and monumentation of subdivided land;

D. Prevent pollution, safeguard the water supply and encourage the wise management and use of natural resources. (Ord. 09-03-201 § 4)