Section 10.01 Purpose
The Single-Family Residential Districts are designed to provide for a wide range of single-family residential land use areas. The purpose of these Districts is to protect the stability of existing neighborhoods and to encourage desirable new residential developments, encompassing the many life styles and areas of the Town, from large lot development to cluster development. It is also the intent of these Districts to accommodate the needs of single-family residential neighborhoods by providing for associated, limited, nonresidential uses, including religious, educational and recreational facilities. The Single-Family Residential Districts are further delineated in the following categories:
A. Low-Density Residential Districts:
1. R1-190. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 190,000 Square Feet Per welling Unit: The principal purpose of the zoning district is to conserve and protect open space land uses, foster orderly growth in steep topography, and prevent urbanization of significant topographic areas with native desert vegetation. The primary purpose of requiring large minimum lots not less than one hundred ninety thousand (190,000) square feet in area is to discourage small lot or residential subdivisions where public facilities such as water, sewage disposal, parks, and playgrounds, and governmental services such as police and fire protection are not as readily available or could not reasonably be made available. Principal uses permitted in this zoning district include both low-density single-family residential, recreational and institutional uses.
2. R1-43. Single-Family Residential District – One-Acre Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this zoning district is to foster orderly low-density growth and prevent urban land use conflicts; but when governmental facilities and services, public utilities and street access are available, or can reasonably be made available, applications for change of this zoning district to any other single-family residential zoning district will be given favorable consideration.
3. R1-35. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 35,000 Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than thirty-five thousand (35,000) square feet in area are suitable and appropriate, taking into consideration existing conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs, and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
4. R1-35H. Single-Family Residential Hillside Zoning District – 35,000 Square Feet per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than thirty-five thousand (35,000) square feet in area are suitable and appropriate, taking into consideration existing hillside conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs, hillside preservation, and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
B. Medium Density Residential:
1. R1-18. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 18,000 Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet in area are suitable and appropriate, taking into consideration existing conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
2. R1-10. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 10,000 Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in area are suitable and appropriate, taking into consideration existing conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs, and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
3. R1-10A. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 10,000 Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in area are suitable and appropriate taking into consideration existing conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
4. R1-8. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 8,000 Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet in area are suitable and appropriate taking into consideration existing conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs, and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
5. R1-8A. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 8,000 Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet in area are suitable and appropriate taking into consideration existing conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
6. R1-6. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 6,000 Square Feet Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet in area are suitable and appropriate taking into consideration existing conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.
7. R1-6A. Single-Family Residential Zoning District – 6000 Square Feet Minimum Per Dwelling Unit: The principal purpose of this Zoning District is to conserve and protect single-family residential development where minimum lots of not less than four thousand, five hundred (4,500) square feet in area are suitable. Additional useable open space within the platted subdivision must be provided, so that when the lot areas and the useable open space are combined, they will result in not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet in area per dwelling unit. This Zoning District may be designated in areas that are suitable and appropriate when taking into consideration the existing conditions, including present use of land, present lot sizes, future land use needs and the availability of public utilities. Principal uses permitted in this Zoning District include single-family dwellings, churches, schools, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities.