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Sec. 41-595.1. Purpose and Intent. The provisions of this division provide alternative standards and regulations to the underlying zoning district, where important site, environmental, safety, compatibility or design issues require additional flexibility. The Overlay Zone District and suffix is authorized and established for the purpose of protecting and promoting the public health, safety and general welfare of the city and its residents by: (a) Protecting and enhancing the value of properties by encouraging the use of good design principles and concepts, as related to the division of property, site planning and individual improvements with full recognition of the significance and effect they have on the proper planning and development of adjacent and nearby properties. (b) Encouraging, securing and maintaining the orderly and harmonious appearance, attractiveness and aesthetic development of structures and grounds in order that the most appropriate mix of uses and value thereof be determined and protected. (c) Providing a method whereby Overlay Zone development plans are to be based on the general plan as well as other regulations, programs, and legislation as may in the judgment of the city be required for the systematic execution of the general plan. (d) Recognizing the interdependence of land values and aesthetics and providing a method to implement this interdependence in order to maintain the values of surrounding properties and improvements and encouraging excellence of property development, compatible with the general plan for, and character of, the city, with due regard for the public and private interests involved. (e) Ensuring that the public benefits derived from expenditures of public funds for improvements and beautification of streets and public facilities shall be protected by exercise of reasonable controls over the character and design of private buildings, structures and open spaces. Sec. 41-595.2. Uses Permitted and Development Standards "OZ" Suffix. When the "OZ" symbol is applied as a suffix in combination with the district symbol, the overlay zone regulations are intended to apply only to those proposed uses which are permitted or conditionally permitted in the Overlay Zone to which the suffix is combined. In any case where the development project does not choose to adhere to the Overlay Zone, the standards and regulations of the underlying zoning district shall apply. Ordinance No. NS-2739 Page 4 of 8