§ 52-202. Landscape and buffer requirements; purpose.

The purpose of the landscaping and buffer requirements is to provide for the orderly and aesthetic development of the city. It is the intent of these requirements to:

(1)

A balance between the need for landscape treatments and the need for commercial growth in the city.

(2)

Promote a flexible attitude of enforcement sufficient to meet the spirit and intent of these requirements.

(3)

Promote mutually beneficial improvements by utilizing incentives rather than penalties.

(4)

To aid in stabilizing the environmental balance by contributing to the processes of air purification, oxygen regeneration, groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff retardation and erosion control.

(5)

Provide for the separation and buffering of incongruous uses and intensity of activities and provide for the visual softening of building masses.

(6)

Reduce glare from paved surfaces, dust nuisances and the impact of noise.

(7)

Protect and promote the value of residential and commercial properties within the city.

(8)

Promote a positive image for the attraction of new business enterprises within the city.

(9)

Encourage the protection of healthy trees and vegetation and promote the natural ecological, environmental and aesthetic qualities of the city.

(Code 1994, § 12.1050(A))