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The council finds and declares that:

A. The city of San Luis Obispo is a city with unique characteristics, ideal climate conditions, spectacular natural vistas, and natural dynamic natural features. It is these characteristics which attract a significant number of visitors to San Luis Obispo and which enhance the quality of life of the permanent residents;

B. All of these factors constitute an important economic base for the city, both for those who earn their living and for those who visit the city;

C. The appearance of buildings, structures, and the land, as visible from public streets, places and ways, has a material and substantial relationship to property values and the taxability of property in the city;

D. To protect the economic welfare of the community, it is the policy of the council to protect, maintain and enhance the social and economic values created by past and present investments in the community by requiring all future development to respect these traditions and require that all buildings and structures placed on the land respect the natural land forms, and become a compatible part of the total community environment, both in the local neighborhood and the city as a whole;

E. The policy will be furthered by the creation of an architectural review commission to develop appropriate standards and guidelines for the use of persons planning future developments, to advise and assist both the developers and the city in applying the standards, and to review all proposals for future developments to assure conformance with the policy. (Ord. 1417 § 3 (part), 2002)