Ordinance 753-81 - Laserfiche WebLink

Q. Recreation To protect the existing open space areas for future generations and promote their expansion. R. Archaeological/Historical To consider historical and archaeological importance of all buildings and sites prior to any change in use or development. S. Socio-Economics To encourage a reasonable balance between economic and environmental concerns. To take into consideration both direct and reasonably identifiable indirect effects that a proposed project may have on patterns of social and economic activities, including, but not limited to, changes in local investment patterns, impact on community facilities, impact on commercial development and activity, changes in population, property values and taxation, and ascertainable regional, city and neighborhood goals, standards and policies, where appropriate. The level of detail used in discussing socio-economic impacts should be proportionate to the directness of effects which can reasonably be forseen if the proposal is approved, and in no event should remote, speculative or irrelevant effects be discussed in the E.I.S. T. Other Policies 1. To minimize the reduction of available natural light due to the casting of shadows by new development. 2. To encourage planned residential development to preserve and maintain sensitive environmental areas which could be negatively impacted by traditional development techniques. 3. A single development or land use though otherwise consistent with zoning and other City policies may create adverse impacts upon facilities and services, natural systems or the surrounding area when aggregated with the impacts of prior or other proposed development. It is the policy of the City to analyze such cumulative environmental impacts and condition or deny proposals to minimize or prevent adverse impacts in accordance with other provisions of this ordinance.