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Article I. Introduction
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18.215.010 Purpose.
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The regulations in this chapter are designed to facilitate rational, efficient and flexible land planning and site design. The regulations in this chapter provide variations from other codes and the regulations of established zoning districts having to do with use, setbacks, lot area, density, bulk and other requirements.

In addition, the purposes of this chapter are to:

A. Implement the comprehensive plan and applicable land use district(s) by providing a means for master planning large development sites;

B. Encourage energy conservation and improved air and water quality;

C. Build in flexible responses to problematic topology and to encourage designs that provide open space;

D. Facilitate the efficient use of land;

E. Promote an economical arrangement of land use, buildings, circulation systems, open space, and utilities; and to assist the city in planning infrastructure improvements; and

F. Preserve, to the greatest extent possible, the existing, naturally occurring landscape features and amenities. [Ord. 847 § 2 (Exh. A), 2008; Ord. 817 § 8-3M.611, 2006.]