The purpose of these landscaping requirements is to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare through the promotion of environmental sustainability by recognizing the vital importance of tree growth as an integral part of the ecological system. It is further the purpose of this Section to specifically encourage the preservation and replacement of major trees removed in the course of land development, to promote the proper utilization of landscaping as a screen or buffer between particular land uses, and to minimize noise, air and/or visual pollution and artificial light glare. (Ord. 27-11. Passed 3-14-11.)