The purpose of this overlay
is to implement policies in the
’s
, the Regional Transportation Plan, and the Air Quality Plan, with specific emphasis on the
. The
the future arterial and
needs of the community and is a tool to implement the
of a safe and efficient
system and the design of all
serviced by that system, while assuring the economic viability of new and expanding
and the continued economic stability of the community. These goals are achieved by providing for the visual improvement of
designated as
by implementing standards for the design and
of the
and
, thereby providing:
A. A favorable visual impression of Tucson to tourists and visitors at entry points to the
and on routes leading to major recreation attractions;
B. Enhancement of the built environment along routes of important commercial
;
C. Incentives for private investment and economic
by providing an attractive streetscape;
D. Aesthetic buffering through the implementation of screening or siting of developmental elements that are incompatible with the urban character of
uses;
E. The improvement and use of the pedestrian environment along major transit routes; and,
F. Some measure of air quality control by requiring
with live vegetation to assist in purifying the air of carbon dioxide through oxygenation and dilution.