Agoura Hills Municipal Code Part 1 Purpose

The residential land use districts are included in zoning regulations to achieve the following purposes:

A. To reserve appropriately located areas for family living at a range of population densities consistent with the general plan and sound standards of public health and safety;

B. To ensure adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling;

C. To provide space for semipublic facilities needed to complement developed residential areas and for institutions that require a residential environment;

D. To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them;

E. To preserve the high quality of the city's existing residential areas;

F. To maintain the rural character of the community;

G. To protect and enhance the natural and important features of the community;

H. To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles and other vehicles and when appropriate for off-street loading of trucks;

I. To adequately buffer residential properties from the hazards, noise, and congestion created by commercial and business park development;

J. To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare, and other objectionable influences;

K. To facilitate the provision of utility services and other public facilities commensurate with anticipated population densities and service requirements;

L. To ensure that structures and uses are compatible within each category for the purpose of the living environment;

M. To permit the necessary accessory structures and uses associated with such living areas;

N. To encourage superior site planning and environmental design.