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, tI J Chapter 1 Development Procedures - Article 6 Platting Procedures primarily benefit the whole community be borne by the whole community as contained in this article; (8) Ensure the most efficient and beneficial provision of public facilities and services for each tract being subdivided; (9) Provide for compatible relationships between land uses and buildings; provide for the circulation of traffic throughout the municipality, having particular regard to the avoidance of congestion in the streets and highways; provide for pedestrian circulation that is appropriate for the various uses of land and buildings; and provide the proper location and width of streets; (10) Prevent pollution of the air, streams, bodies of water, and aquifers; assure the adequacy of drainage facilities; safeguard both surface and groundwater supplies, as well as natural resources and endangered or threatened plant and animal life; and encourage the wise use and management of natural resources throughout the municipality in order to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the community and the value of the land; (11) Preserve the natural beauty and topography of the municipality, and ensure development that is appropriate with regard to these natural features; (12) Establish adequate and accurate records ofland subdivision; (13) Ensure that public or private facilities are available and will have sufficient capacity to serve proposed and future developments and citizens within the City and its extraterritorial jurisdiction; (14) Protect and provide for the public health, safety and general welfare of the community; (15) Provide for adequate light, air and privacy; secure safety from fire, flood and other danger; and prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population; (16) Protect the character and the social and economic stability of all parts of the community, and encourage the orderly and beneficial development of all parts of the community; (17) Protect and conserve the value of land throughout the community and the value of buildings and improvements upon the land, and minimize conflicts among the uses of land and buildings; (18) Encourage the development of residential areas that meet a wide range of income levels; City of San Marcos, Texas Land Development Code - Final 1-85