Article 4 — PRECISE PLAN LINES FOR STREETS

ARTICLE 4 - PRECISE PLAN LINES FOR STREETS

SEC. 10-4.00 - TITLE.

This Article shall be known and may be designated as the Future Rights-of-Way Ordinance of the City of Hayward.

SEC. 10-4.01 - PURPOSES.

In order to promote, coordinate and secure orderly, efficient, economical and consistent development plans and improvements, precise plan lines for the reservation of future rights-of-way are hereby adopted for the purposes more particularly set forth as follows.

1.

To assist in providing a definite plan of development for the City of Hayward and to guide, control and regulate the future growth of said City in accordance with the Master Plan.

2.

To provide a guide for the intelligent use of the capital expenditures of said City for street and highway improvements.

3.

To provide an authentic source of information as to the development of the City for present and prospective residents and investors therein.

4.

To reserve areas for future widening, extension or creation of streets or space for future utilities, pedestrian ways, vision clearance, fire and police emergency access, access to property and for other essential public services.

To prevent deterioration of property values and impairment of conditions for desirable residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or public development which would result from the lack of plans designed to promote orderly, harmonious and beneficial development of the City and all sections thereof.