§ 101-1-5. Policy and purposes.

(a)

It is hereby declared to be the policy of Fairfax County to consider the subdivision of land as subject to the power of the County to implement the comprehensive plan. This Ordinance is adopted for the following purposes:

(1)

To clearly establish the procedure which must be followed in order to subdivide land in Fairfax County;

(2)

To insure that this process includes appropriate and applicable reviews;

(3)

To insure that this process includes consideration of environmental factors;

(4)

To insure that the review process be completed as expeditiously as possible, while assuring conformance with standards to protect the health, safety and general welfare;

(5)

To clearly establish the minimum requirements for substantive review;

(6)

To provide for the adoption of standards and criteria for the minimum requirements, which must be subjected to periodic review, in the Public Facilities Manual pursuant to the policies of the comprehensive plan. (9-75-23; 1961 Code, § 123-1.5.)