Sec. 38-21. Specific Purposes.

In addition to the general purposes listed in Article 1, the specific purposes of residential districts are to:

A. Provide appropriately located areas for residential development that are consistent with the General Plan and with standards of public health and safety established by the City Code.

B. Ensure adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling, and protect residents from the harmful effects of excessive noise, population density, traffic congestion, and other adverse environmental effects.

C. Protect adjoining single-family residential districts from excessive loss of sun, light, quiet, and privacy resulting from proximity to multifamily development.

• D. Achieve design compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods.

E. Provide sites for public and semipublic land uses needed to complement residential development or requiring a residential environment.