The purpose of the requirements in this chapter is to provide for appropriate landscaping and screening that will:
(a) Protect residential and all other environments from adverse effects, such as noise, odors and dust, of more intensive adjacent uses;
(b) Protect users of parking areas from excessive wind, glare, and temperature extremes;
(c) Mitigate the adverse effects on public streets and adjacent properties of noise, blowing dust and debris, water runoff, and glare from motor vehicle headlights and parking area lighting;
(d) Discourage unsafe access to and circulation within off-street parking areas;
(e) Contribute to improved community appearance and property values and preserve and enhance the mature “established” character of City neighborhoods;
(f) Preserve privacy in residential areas next to non-residential uses and discourage trespass thereupon;
(g) Provide trees that improve the urban environment by cooling the air and land, reducing carbon dioxide in the air, and producing oxygen; and
(h) Compensate for the inability in an older, densely developed city like Cleveland to buffer incompatible uses by use of wide yards and open spaces.
(Ord. No. 3077-A-89. Passed 6-17-91, eff. 7-27-91)