Public Facilities Districts and their regulations are established herein in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(a) To provide proper zoning classifications for governmental, civic, health, welfare, educational, and recreational facilities in proper locations and to an extent so as to promote the general health, safety, convenience, comfort, and welfare of residents and visitors of the City;
(b) To protect adjacent residential, commercial, and semi-public areas by regulating the bulk and spacing of public facilities, particularly at common boundaries;
(c) To protect and improve property values;
(d) To protect public and semipublic facilities from encroachment by other uses;
(e) To assure that public and semipublic uses shall be compatible with adjoining residential uses;
(f) To maintain the aesthetic appearance of the City, including, but not limited to, its residential character, unobstructed open spaces, and attractive commercial and office/industrial areas;
(g) To alert the public to the location of parcels either intended for or currently being used for public facilities;
(h) To promote the most desirable land use and traffic patterns in accordance with the City's Planning and Development Program.
(Ord. 99-139. Passed 1-4-00.)