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The purpose of this chapter is to achieve the following:

A. Provide an opportunity for the development of visually pleasing environments in the city, from the viewpoint of the local resident and the visitor passing through the city;

B. Ensure the preservation of land values in the city;

C. Encourage the preservation of existing vegetation patterns that contribute to the beauty and utility of a development;

D. Provide not only for the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens and minimize discordant and unsightly surroundings, but also to provide for the beauty and balance of the city, as are the necessary concerns of local government;

E. Assure the continued existence and proliferation of trees within the city;

F. Break up visual blight created by large expanse of barren asphalt;

G. No artificial lawn or shrubbery will be permitted in landscaped areas;

H. Provide adequate control over the application of landscaping standards so the above objectives are accomplished in the most effective manner. (Ord. 1190-21 § 2, 2021; Ord. 965-05 § 9).