Beachwood City Zoning Code
§ 17-23.1
Specific Purposes of Residential Districts.
[Ord. #1/6/78, A XXI, § 1]
Residential districts designated by R in this chapter, are established in order to achieve the general goals as enumerated in the foregoing sections and for the following specific purposes:
a.
To protect residential areas against fire, explosion, noxious fumes, offensive noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, and other objectionable influences.
b.
To protect residential areas against the intrusion of abnormal vehicular traffic and to provide space for off-street parking.
c.
To protect residential areas against congestion by regulating the bulk of buildings in relation to the land around them and to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for residential development to meet the needs of probable expansion in population.
d.
To protect those quasi-residential uses which require a residential environment and which provide essential health and welfare services for the residents.