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Open Space and Land Use
The City has established three goals for promoting and protecting the community and our environment.
Goals
- Develop and maintain a sufficient open space system so that it is diverse in uses and opportunities and includes natural function/wildlife habitat as well as passive and active recreation with an equitable distribution of parks, trees, and pathways throughout the community.
- Implement land use and transportation planning and policies to create compact, mixed-use projects, forming urban villages designed to maximize affordable housing and encourage walking, bicycling, and the use of existing and future public transit systems.
- Residents recognize that they share the local ecosystem with other living things that warrant respect and responsible stewardship.