§ 1.1.5. Intent

A.

This Development Code is intended to balance conservation and development by:

1.

Ensuring conservation of land and natural resources.

2.

Promoting the preservation and enhancement of the City's tree canopy.

3.

Guiding reinvestment in established neighborhoods that preserves and reinforces their unique characteristics.

4.

Promoting development along transit corridors that enhance their function as mixed-use, walkable centers that serve surrounding residential neighborhoods.

5.

Providing standards for compatible transitions of use, building scale, and height between existing and new development.

6.

Providing clear and consistent procedures for appropriate and effective public involvement in land use and development decisions.

B.

This Development Code is intended to achieve design excellence in the built environment by:

1.

Providing building and site design standards that address the public aspects of private development and how building form, placement, and uses contribute to the quality of the public realm.

2.

Providing parking and access standards that appropriately balance pedestrian and vehicular needs and result in safe pedestrian environments of the highest quality.

3.

Promoting quality landscape and building design that advance the function and beauty of Sandy Springs.

C.

This Development Code is intended to guide Sandy Springs' prosperous and sustainable future by:

1.

Providing clear regulations and processes that result in predictable, efficient, and coordinated development review.

2.

Promoting conservation of land, energy, and natural resources.

3.

Promoting sustainable building and site design practices.

4.

Promoting diverse housing options along the City's major corridors and within its nodes.

5.

Providing standards for interconnected streets and development patterns that support all modes of travel (walking, bicycling, public transit, driving).

( Ord. of 4-17-2018(2) , § 1-1)