RC, R-1, R-2, and R-3 Residence Districts and the regulation thereof are established to promote the following objectives:
(a) To regulate the size and location of dwellings, accessory buildings and other structures in order to preserve privacy and allow for useable open space on each lot appropriate for the residential zoning district;
(b) To regulate the density and distribution of population consistent with the City of Chardon Comprehensive Plan and thereby avoid the overburdening of existing and proposed municipal facilities and public services;
(c) To foster a variety of residential living units while protecting the character of the City;
(d) To establish the proper placement of one and two family dwellings and their distance from multi-family, commercial and industrial uses and thereby increase the general convenience, safety and amenities within the community and to protect residents from nuisances;
(e) To permit adequate access for fire and other emergency vehicles and equipment by imposing minimum space requirements between buildings;
(f) To protect residential neighborhoods and promote the stability thereof;
(g) To promote the beneficial use of the land consistent with the objectives, recommendations and goals of the Comprehensive Plan; and,
(h) To implement the following objectives:
(1) Preservation and protection of large open land areas in the RC/Rural Conservation District by limiting the uses thereof to passive recreational, agricultural, forestry and other similar uses; and to prevent and discourage within the District areas of concentrated residential uses which result in population growth or other uses which require public utilities and municipal services.
(2) R-1, R-2, and R-3 Single-Family Residence Districts are created herein to allow low to medium density residential development and
A. To prohibit business, commercial, industrial and other non-residential uses of the land which are not conducive to the uses in these Districts;
B. To discourage land use which generates traffic other than to serve the residences on minor or local streets; and,
C. To discourage land use which requires municipal utilities and public services protection which significantly exceed the requirements for residential use.
(Ord. 2635. Passed 1-13-11.)