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To ensure that landscaping is an integral part of development, not an <br />afterthought; <br /> <br />To foster and support community forest programs encourage good tree <br />management; and <br /> <br />To maintain and preserve the many benefits that trees provide including, <br />but not limited to, the following: <br /> <br />1. Character and Aesthetics <br /> <br />(a) Trees buffer different land uses for the visual screening, noise, <br />glare and heat abatement in transitional zones; <br /> <br />(b) Trees conserve and enhance the City's quality of life and <br />ecological and aesthetic environment, especially its valuable and <br />rural atmosphere; and <br /> <br />(c) Trees provide important psychological benefits to the persons <br />within the City and neighborhoods. <br /> <br />2. Wildlife Habitat <br /> <br />(a) Trees are essential to maintain wildlife habitat within the City. <br /> <br />3. Energy Conservation <br /> <br />(a) Trees assist in the moderation of climate by providing shade, <br />windbreaks, and the cooling of air; thereby reducing the <br />requirements for air conditioning and heating and the subsequent <br />utilization of energy resources. <br /> <br />4. Air and Water Quality <br /> <br />(a) Trees aid in the filtering of storm water as it passes through the <br />soil to the ground water; <br /> <br />(b) Trees maintain permeable land areas essential to the surface <br />water management and aquifer recharge; and <br /> <br />(c) Trees aid in the purification of the air through the removal of <br />carbon dioxide, the generation of oxygen, and the precipitation of <br />dust and other airborne pollutants. <br /> <br />5. Socioeconomic <br /> <br />(a) Trees enhance property values; and <br /> <br />(b) Trees protect and preserve the unique identity and environment <br />of the City and aid in the development of the economic base <br />attracted to the City by such factors. <br /> <br /> <br />