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(a) Trees buffer different land uses for the visual screening, <br />noise, 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 <br />and rural atmosphere; and <br /> <br />(c) Trees provide important psychological benefits to the <br />persons within the City and neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Wildlife Habitat <br /> <br />(a) Trees are essential to maintain wildlife habitat within the <br />City. <br /> <br />Energy Conservation <br /> <br />(a) Trees assist in the moderation of climate by providing <br />shade, windbreaks, and the cooling of air; thereby reducing the <br />requirements for air conditioning and heating and the <br />subsequent utilization of energy resources. <br /> <br />Air and Water Quality <br /> <br />(a) Trees aid in the filtering of storm water as it passes through <br />the soil to the ground water; <br /> <br />(b) Trees maintain permeable land areas essential to <br />surface water management and aquifer recharge; and <br /> <br />(c) Trees aid in the purification of the air through the removal <br />of carbon dioxide, the generation of oxygen, and the <br />precipitation of dust and other airborne pollutants. <br /> <br />Socioeconomic <br /> <br />(a) Trees enhance property values; and <br /> <br />(b) Trees protect and preserve the unique identity, and <br />environment of the City and aid in the development of the <br />economic base attracted to the City by such factors. <br /> <br />Erosion and Flood Control <br /> <br />(a) Trees aid in the stabilization of soil by the prevention of <br />erosion and sedimentation; and <br /> <br />126 <br /> <br /> <br />