The purpose of this title, and any rules, regulations, standards or specifications adopted pursuant thereto, is to control and regulate the division or consolidation of land within the City as well as such land as may be hereafter annexed to the City and to provide for a clear and expeditious procedure for this purpose. Said rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this title as well as the regulations contained herein shall be applicable to the resubdivision of land or the alteration of the size and shape of any existing parcel of record. It is the specific intent of the City Council to establish by local ordinance requirements for the recordation of a final subdivision map when land is to be divided into five or more parcels, or a parcel map where land is to be divided into less than five parcels, in conformity with the authorization of the State Subdivision Map Act, excepting those subdivisions of land identified herein. It is further the purpose of these regulations to require the subdivider to properly install streets and drains in accordance with the provisions of the State Subdivision Map Act and the standards and specifications adopted by the City; to require the subdivider to do the original work of placing the streets in a proper condition before the maintenance thereof is taken over by the City; to provide for the regulation and control of the design and improvement of a subdivision with a proper consideration of its relation to adjoining areas and the effect said subdivision would have on such areas; to require the establishment of open spaces and recreational areas in accordance with rules and regulations that presently exist or may hereafter be adopted; to provide for the designation and acquisition of sites for necessary public facilities to serve residential areas that are developed as the result of the subdivision of land; in the coastal zone, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 30103, to require full compliance with the provisions of the certified local coastal program; and to prevent fraud and exploitation in the sale of subdivisions or parts thereof in the interests of protecting the public, which has been declared to be the public policy of the state of California. (Ord. 3153 § 2 (Exh. C), 2010; Ord. 2100 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1369, 1971; prior code § 28.102).