Single-Family and Two-Family Residential Districts (R-1 and R-2) and their regulations are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(a) To regulate the bulk and location of dwellings, accessory buildings, and other structures to obtain proper privacy and useable open spaces on each lot appropriate for the various districts;
(b) To regulate the density and distribution of the population to avoid congestion and maintain adequate services;
(c) To provide proper spacing between buildings to ensure adequate fire separation and adequate access for fire and other emergency vehicles and equipment;
(d) To protect the desirable characteristics and promote the stability of existing residential development;
(e) To promote the most desirable and beneficial use of the land in accordance with the objectives and goals of the City of Rocky River Master Plan; and,
(f) To carry out the following specific purposes:
(1) The R-1 Single-Family Residential District is established to encourage the creation and preservation of low-density single-family residential neighborhoods.
(2) The R-2 Two-Family District is established to promote, preserve and protect medium-low density neighborhoods in the City. Two-family dwellings are to be in locations where they are designed and located in a manner that is compatible with the existing or proposed residential neighborhood.