The goals governing development of the Landscape Manual are: to improve and increase the City’s environmental quality and green infrastructure network; to preserve and enhance the City’s character and sense of place; to foster the economic vitality of the City’s neighborhoods and commercial districts; to provide a clear process for the design, review, and approval of landscape plans within the City’s development review process; and to promote the long-term health and maintenance of the City’s landscape and tree canopy. Ord. 16-581