(A) The purposes of residential zoning districts are to:
(1) Provide for a full range of housing types to meet the diverse economic and social needs of residents;
(2) Preserve, protect, and enhance the character of the city's neighborhoods;
(3) Enhance the quality of life of residents;
(4) Ensure that the scale and design of new development and alterations to existing development are compatible with surrounding uses and appropriate to the physical and aesthetic characteristics of the proposed location; and
(5) Provide sites for public and semi-public uses such as parks, schools, day care, and other community uses that serve residents and complement surrounding residential development.
(B) Additional purposes of each residential zoning district:
(1) Residential Low Density (RL). The RL Zone is intended to provide for residential development and other compatible uses in a low
density residential neighborhood setting at densities up to five dwelling units per acre. The RL Zone implements the Low Density Residential General Plan land use designation.
(2) Residential Medium Density (RM). The RM Zone is intended to provide for a variety of housing types at densities up to 18 dwelling units per acre. Housing types in this Zone include detached single-unit dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, and other medium density housing types. Other compatible uses appropriate in a medium density residential environment are allowed. The RM Zone implements the Medium Residential Density General Plan land use designation.
(3) Residential High Density (RH). The RH Zone is intended to provide for a variety of housing types at densities up to 24, 43, or 64 dwelling units per acre depending on location and lot size. A variety of housing types are allowed, including attached and detached single-unit dwellings, townhomes, condominiums, garden-style units, multi-unit developments, and apartments. This Zone also provides for public uses, quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses that may be appropriate in a high density residential environment. The RH Zone implements the High Density Residential General Plan land use designation.
(Ord. 4823, passed 1-22-24)