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Article 201 — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

201.01: PURPOSE:

Porterville Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Porterville

The specific purposes of the “Residential” Districts are to:

A. Maintain and enhance the city’s neighborhoods.

B. Ensure the provision of services and facilities needed to accommodate planned population densities.

C. Provide a basis for the evaluation of development proposals for appropriate densities within the given ranges.

D. Implement and provide appropriate regulations for General Plan classifications of “Very Low Density Residential”, “Low Density Residential”, “Low-Medium Density Residential”, “Medium Density Residential”, and “High Density Residential”.

Additional purposes of each “Residential” District:

RS-1 Very Low Density Residential. To provide areas for large lot or executive home single-family subdivisions with a maximum residential density is 3.1 units per net acre. This district also allows for limited uses such as day care homes and religious facilities that are appropriate in a very low density residential environment.

RS-2 Low Density Residential. To provide areas for attached or detached single family homes with a maximum residential density of

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