§ 7.501. Findings.

The City of Scottsdale has determined that:

(1)

Native vegetation within the City of Scottsdale is a unique natural resource which promotes tourism and contributes to the economic and aesthetic well-being of the community.

(2)

Native vegetation, as an integral part of the Sonoran Desert, contributes to the high property values, high quality of life, and unique lifestyle which the community enjoys.

(3)

Native vegetation is important in stabilizing desert soils and providing food and protection for many types of desert wildlife.

(4)

Native vegetation is more drought tolerant, requires less maintenance, and uses less water than other types of landscaping materials.

(5)

Native vegetation is a slow-growing type of plant material that cannot always be successfully relocated. Certain specimen plants, because of their form, age or location, cannot be replaced by a plant of like character.

(Ord. No. 2262, § 1, 8-15-89)