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accomplish with a good subdivision ordinance. "Basically, this is an administrative tool,” he said. "It assures standards for growth. It’s in your zoning decisions that you must fight undesirable development.”
There were several points in the definitions which prompted questions from council members. The draft defines an alley as a permanent service way providing secondary means of access to
intended for general traffic circulation. Capelle told council members that alleys are not generally needed or desirable in a town with a rural setting. The few alleys to be found in the town of Washington are probably privately owned, he said.
The council readily agreed to the definition of plat as found in the draft: "a drawing of a survey of a tract or parcel of land prepared by an engineer or surveyor.” Council members felt, and £apelle agreed, that elimination of unofficial drawings would aid in the enforcement of the ordinance.
Perhaps the most important definition discussed by Capelle with the council is that of subdivision: the division of any tract of land into two or more parts for
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