The purpose of this article is to establish a uniform set of requirements for the planning and design of developments within the city in order to achieve the following objectives: to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter; to promote the orderly development of the city; to prevent depreciation of land values; to ensure a consistent level of quality throughout the community; to ensure a harmonious relationship between new development and the existing natural and human-made surroundings; to achieve the purposes of the city’s master plan; to promote consultation and cooperation between applicants and the city in order that applicants may accomplish their objectives in the utilization of land, consistent with the public purposes of this chapter and the master plan.
(Ord. effective 11-29-2013)