Purpose of street and highway plan.
San José Municipal Code § 13.04.020
in effect13.04.020 - Purpose of street and highway plan.
The aforesaid street and highway plan is adopted, and is declared to be established to conserve and promote the public health, safety, peace, morals, comfort, convenience and general welfare, and for the accomplishment thereof is adopted for the purposes more particularly set forth as follows:
A. To assist in providing a definite plan of development for the city, and to guide, control and regulate the future growth of the city in accordance with said plan;
B. To obviate the menace to the public safety resulting from inadequate provisions for traffic thoroughfares in connection with, and as a result of the development of the city;
C. To provide a guide for the intelligent outlay of the capital expenditures of the city for street and highway improvements;
D. To provide an authentic source of information as to the development of the city for prospective residents and investors therein;
E. To provide a pattern for such future subdivisions of land as may take place in the city;
F. To show the general locations and widths of a comprehensive system of managing traffic thoroughfares and other trafficways and of streets, the recommended treatment thereof, and building line setbacks.
G. To prevent deterioration of property values and impairment of conditions making for desirable residential, commercial or industrial development;
H. To provide light and air to those occupying property, protection against fire, protection against traffic accidents, and to provide room for children to play.
(Prior code § 7101.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT13STSIPUPL_CH13.04TRCIEL_PT1PLADVA_13.04.020PUSTHIPLFetched: 11/1/2026