The intent of this chapter is to encourage the preservation and enhancement of the city of Gig Harbor’s natural environment. It is also the intent of this chapter to establish standards for landscaping and to allow modulated landscape buffers and internal landscape islands in order to maintain or replace existing vegetation, provide physical and visual buffers between differing land uses, and lessen environmental impacts of development. It is also the intent to avoid untimely and haphazard removal or destruction of significant trees and vegetation while preserving important landscape characteristics. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, trees and shrubs planted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be types and ultimate sizes at maturity that will not impair scenic vistas. (Ord. 1347 § 43, 2016; Ord. 573 § 2, 1990).