19.65.010 Purpose.
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Landscaping is necessary to provide a well-balanced, aesthetically pleasing environment for the residents of Anacortes. Specifically, these requirements are intended to accomplish the following:
A. Maintain and enhance property values.
B. Enhance the character and appearance of each neighborhood and the community.
C. Promote tree retention and the protection of existing native vegetation.
D. Implement tree and landscaping plans and programs adopted by the city.
E. Provide adequate buffers between differing land uses.
F. Define, break up, and screen parking areas to reduce potentially negative impacts on adjacent uses.
G. Improve the air quality and provide wildlife habitat.
H. Reduce erosion and stormwater runoff. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)