A. - General.

The quality of Martinsville's neighborhoods and communities are mutually interdependent on the physical characteristics of the city's individual subdivisions. Appropriate neighborhood design requires the coordination of the efforts of each subdivider or developer of land within the city. Therefore, the design of each subdivision shall be prepared so as to be consistent with the principles and recommendations established by the city's comprehensive plan for land use circulation, community facilities and public services, and in accordance with the following general principles:

1.

The size of lots and blocks and other areas for residential, commercial, industrial, and public uses shall be designed to provide adequate light, air, open space, landscaping, and off-street parking and loading facilities.

2.

The arrangements of lots and blocks and the street system shall be designed to protect and to make the most advantageous use of topography and natural physical features. Tree masses and large individual trees shall, wherever possible and consistent with the provisions of this ordinance, be preserved.

3.

The type, design, location, and capacity of subdivision facilities, utilities and other infrastructure shall be adequate to serve the needs of the public.