§ 153.220 PURPOSE.
   (A)   The UR District is established to provide for the continuance of single-family housing within the older portions of the city, and to allow for expansion of such uses at densities consistent with existing development, thereby encouraging private reinvestment and revitalization in such areas, and increasing the diversity of housing choice while maintaining adequate development standards.
   (B)   It is recognized that property in the UR District is located in the older areas of the city, and that such areas are likely to be characterized by mixed patterns of land use. Many of these mixed uses are the result of past development practices and might not be allowed under the current provisions of this UR District. It is the intent of this chapter, and this district in particular, to protect and preserve the basic property rights of such existing nonconforming uses. Specific provisions are made for the continuance, substitution and extension of such use, pursuant to §§ 153.120 through 153.126 and R.C. § 713.15.
   (C)   The district can also be used to allow for new development in outlying areas of the city by meeting standards intended to promote the historic neighborhood character of such new development.
(2003 Code, § 153.220) (Ord. 3459, § 15.01, passed 3-7-2002)