§ 20.45.010. Purpose.
The intent of this chapter is to establish minimum requirements and standards for landscaping and screening where needed to:
1.
Promote safety;
2.
Provide screening between incompatible land uses to safeguard privacy and to protect the aesthetic assets of the community;
3.
Retain existing native vegetation and trees by incorporating them into site design;
4.
Facilitate the infiltration of surface water into groundwater, provide flow control, and/or improve the quality of stormwater discharge to protect surface waters.
(Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)
(Ord. No. 15355, 1(Att. A, § WW), 10-18-2016)