303.01: PURPOSE:

The specific purposes of the landscaping regulations are to:

A. Improve the appearance of the community by requiring aesthetically pleasing landscaping on public and private sites;

B. Aid in energy conservation by providing shade from the sun and shelter from the wind;

C. Soften the appearance of parking lots and other development through landscaping;

D. Promote conservation of water resources through the use of native and drought-tolerant plants, and water-conserving irrigation practices; and

E. Minimize or eliminate conflicts between potentially incompatible but otherwise permitted land uses on adjoining lots through visual screening. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)