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II. §118-83 LAND DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOP- MENTS A. Title This Ordinance shall be known, cited, and referred to as the Land Development Guidance System for Planned Unit Developments. B. Purpose The purpose of this Section is to improve and protect the public health, safety and welfare by pursuing the following objectives: (1) To ensure that future growth and development which occurs is in accord with the adopted elements of the Comprehensive Plan and all the planning policies of the City. (2) To encourage innovations in land development and renewal. (3) To foster the safe, efficient, and economic use of the land, transportation, public facilities and services. (4) To facilitate the provision of adequate public services such as transportation, water, sewage, storm drainage, electri- city, open space, and public parks. (5) To avoid the inappropriate development of lands and provide for adequate drainage and reduction of flood damage. (6) To encourage patterns of land use which decrease trip length of automobile travel and encourage trip consolidation. (7) To increase public access to mass transit, bicycle routes and other alternative modes of transportation. (8) To reduce energy consumption and demand. (9) To minimize adverse environmental impacts of development. (10) To improve the design, quality and character of new develop- ment. (11) To foster a more rational pattern of relationship between residential, business, and industrial uses for the mutual benefit of all. (12) To encourage development of vacant properties within esta- bl ished areas. (13) To protect existing neighborhoods from harmful encroachment by intrusive or disruptive development. -1-