Article 1 — Intent, Purpose and Title
INTENT
thereof located within the incorporated areas of The City of Sugar Hill, Georgia, to the extent of the provisions contained herein. The City Council of The City of Sugar Hill hereby finds that the protection and preservation of trees, the planting of new trees and other landscape material, and the provision of buffers between dissimilar uses as part of the land development process is a public purpose and provides for the public health and general welfare.
PURPOSE
City’s natural environment through tree protection and preservation, the planting of trees and other landscape material, and the provision of natural and/or planted buffers between dissimilar uses. The Ordinance is intended to further the City’s policy that all development sites where trees are most commonly removed will achieve upon project completion a uniform standard related to tree coverage, landscaping and buffers.
of encouraging all individuals or firms who propose to develop land, and which are required to meet the requirements of this Ordinance, to consider the use of water-efficient landscaping principles and techniques.
TITLE
be referred to generally as "The Buffer Ordinance," or "The Landscape Ordinance," or "The Tree Ordinance," or, as used herein, "this Ordinance."
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