These design standards are intended to protect and preserve the quality and character of the built environment in the city. More specifically, the purposes of this section are to:
(A) Encourage high quality development as a strategy for investing in the city's future;
(B) Emphasize the city's unique community character;
(C) Maintain and enhance the quality of life for the city's citizens;
(D) Shape the city's appearance, aesthetic qualify, and spatial form;
(E) Reinforce the civic pride of citizens through appropriate development;
(F) Increase awareness of aesthetic, social, environmental, and economic values;
(G) Protect and enhance property values;
(H) Minimize negative impacts of development on the natural environment;
(I) Provide property owners, developers, builders, business owners, and others with a clear and equitable set of parameters for developing land;
(J) Encourage a pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly environment;
(K) Enhance the city's sense of place and contribute to the sustainability and lasting value of the city;
(L) Shape development in a manner that is most beneficial to the citizens of the city; and
(M) Ensure greater public safety, convenience, and accessibility through the physical design and location of land-use activities.
(Ord. 05-10, passed 3-23-10)