The R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts and their regulations are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(a) To implement the Master Plan policies by encouraging the development of residential areas with a range of housing types which encourage social and economic amenities necessary for well-balanced residential neighborhoods.
(b) To regulate the density and distribution of population in accordance with the Master Plan to avoid congestion and provide adequate public services.
(c) To protect the desirable characteristics and promote the stability of existing residential development and to protect adjacent properties from unreasonable obstruction of light and air.
(d) To provide for proper location of institutions and other community facilities so as to increase the general convenience, safety and amenities within the community.
(e) To carry out the following specific purposes:
(1) The R-1 District is established to permit the development of standard single-family dwellings on individual lots, and Western Reserve development.
(2) The R-2 District is established to permit the development of standard single-family dwellings on individual lots, two-family dwellings and Western Reserve development.
(f) Western Reserve development is permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts at a density of one dwelling unit per acre, to promote the development of residential areas characterized by reasonably open and spacious surroundings, and to protect, maintain and conserve the natural topography and amenities of the landscape.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 19-17. Passed 4-10-17.)