(1) Establishing development and alteration standards to protect functions and values of critical areas;

(2) Protecting members of the general public and public resources and facilities from injury, loss of life, property damage or financial loss due to flooding, erosion, landslides, seismic and volcanic events, soil subsidence or steep slope failures;

(3) Protecting unique, fragile and valuable elements of the environment including but not limited to fish and wildlife and their habitats and maintaining and promoting City-wide native biodiversity;

(4) Requiring mitigation of unavoidable impacts to critical areas by regulating alterations in or near critical areas;

(5) Preventing cumulative adverse environmental impacts on water availability, water quality, ground water, wetlands and streams;

(6) Measuring the quantity and quality of wetland and stream resources and preventing overall net loss of wetland and stream functions;

(7) Protecting the public trust as to navigable waters, aquatic resources, and fish and wildlife and their habitat;

(8) Meeting the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program;

(9) Alerting members of the public including but not limited to appraisers, owners, potential buyers or lessees to the development limitations of critical areas; and

(10) Providing City officials with sufficient information to protect critical areas. (Ord. 09-19 § 9 (Exh. D); Ord. 06-17 § 4 (Exh. B))