The Governing Body recognizes that there are several unique and distinctive older residential neighborhoods which contribute significantly to the overall character and identity of the City, and are worthy of preservation, appropriate maintenance, and protection. As a matter of public policy, the City, in partnership with its distinctive neighborhood organizations, aims to preserve, protect, enhance, and sustain the value of these residential neighborhoods through the establishment of neighborhood conservation districts (NCD). The purpose of an NCD is to promote compatible new construction, alterations, and demolitions within the district’s built environment in order to strengthen and build upon those desirable physical features already existing. (Ord. 19815 § 1, 5-7-13.)