§ 17.156.010. Purpose.

A.

The purpose of the R-5, R-8 and R-10 residential districts is to preserve the character of both newly planned and established single-family residential areas in order to promote and to enhance the quality of life and environmental attributes which are an essential part of the city. The uses permitted in these districts are limited primarily to single-family residential. Selected nonresidential uses which provide a service to the residents of an area or which, by their nature, require a residential environment are permitted. Apartment developments, therefore, are incompatible because they generate an undue concentration of population and increased traffic which alter the predominantly single-family residential character of these areas.

B.

The R-5, R-8 and R-10 residential districts encompass the majority of the residential areas of the city which either are or will be served by municipal utilities, including public water, sanitary sewer and storm drains.

(Ord. 2031 (part), 2007; prior code § 150-21)