§ 25-266. Purpose and intent.  


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  • (a)

    The purpose of the Viewshed Protection Overlay Zoning District is to protect and enhance the aesthetic character of Haystack Mountain, Wills Mountain, and Shriver's Ridge, with the broader goal of ensuring the preservation of views to these resources from downtown Cumberland. The overlay district will assist in directing development on Haystack Mountain, Wills Mountain, and Shriver's Ridge in a manner that maintains the identity, image, and environmental quality of the city.

    (b)

    The overlay district regulations are intended to supplement the regulations of the underlying zoning districts. All development proposed within the overlay district as shown on the city zoning map shall be subject to the procedures and guidelines specified in this section and section 25-145, in addition to those standards pertaining to the particular base zoning district.