The purpose of this district is to provide for low density, single-family residential development of a relatively spacious character together with facilities and accessory structures as may be necessary and are compatible with residential development of this nature. The provisions of this district are intended to protect and stabilize the essential characteristics of such existing development; to permit population densities that are low enough to be compatible with neighboring single-family development; to encourage such future development to occur on vacant land where the natural characteristics of such land are suitable; to provide policies that will encourage medium density development to occur where public facilities and services and other factors are available that are conducive to residential development of such densities; and to discourage any activities not compatible with such residential development.
The district is also established for the following additional purposes:
1. To protect residential areas, as far as possible, against heavy and through traffic.
2. To protect residential areas against congestion, as far as possible, by managing the density of population around them, by providing off-street parking spaces; and by providing open areas of rest to break the monotony of continuous building bulk, thus providing a more desirable environment for urban living.
3. To provide for privacy and the access of light and air to windows as far as possible, to provide controls over the spacing and height of buildings and other structures.
(Ordinance 03-01 adopted 3/11/03)