19.10.010 Purpose and intent.

(A) Purpose. The purpose for establishing these residential districts, permitted uses, and development standards is to:

(1) Provide appropriately located areas for residential development consistent with the general plan and with standards of public health and safety established by the municipal code;

(2) Ensure adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling by establishing reasonable development standards for the mass, scale, and location on a building site for all new residential construction;

(3) Achieve a high standard of site and building design, and design compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods;

(4) Provide for a range of permitted uses and activities within the various residential districts; and

(5) Provide sites for public and semipublic land uses needed to complement residential development or requiring location in a residential environment.

(B) Intent. The intent of this chapter is to establish a range of permitted uses and reasonable development standards to guide the orderly development within each residential district in a manner consistent with the general plan's land use schedule and subarea schedule.