Chapter 17.30 — GENERAL PURPOSE AND INTENT

§ 17.30.010. Purpose. ¶

The purpose of the residential zones is to:

(A) Reserve adequate land within the City for residential uses having a range of housing types and dwelling unit densities to serve all economic and demographic segments of the population, in conformance with the General Plan and appropriate standards of public health, safety, welfare, and aesthetics;
(B) Preserve, protect, and enhance the character of the City's different residential neighborhoods;
(C) Enhance the quality of life for residents;
(D) Ensure adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling unit;
(E) Protect residential neighborhoods from excessive noise, light and glare, unsightliness, odor, smoke, and other objectionable influences;
(F) Ensure that the scale and design of new development and alterations to existing development are compatible with surrounding residences and appropriate to the physical and aesthetic characteristics of the surrounding area; and
(G) Provide for public and semipublic land uses such as parks, schools, day care, and other community uses that will serve City residents and will complement surrounding residential development.
Additional purposes of each residential zone are provided in the subsequent chapters. (Ord. 1603 § 4 (Exh. I), 2023)

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