(1) To promote the public health, safety and general welfare;

(2) To prevent the overcrowding of land;

(3) To lessen congestion in the streets and highways;

(4) To provide for adequate light and air;

(5) To facilitate adequate provision for water, sewerage, parks and recreation areas, sites or schools and school grounds and other public requirements;

(6) To provide for proper ingress and egress;

(7) To require uniform monumenting of land subdivisions and conveyance of land by accurate legal description;

(8) To provide for the orderly growth of the town of Cathlamet in conformance with the Town of Cathlamet Comprehensive Plan and applicable codes;

(9) To encourage the appropriate use of the land;

(10) To encourage the conservation of lands for the production of food and fiber. (Ord. 484, 2006)