901 W Roses Rd, San Gabriel, CA 91775

Single-Family Residence Zone

The following regulations shall be applicable to all uses of property in the R-1 zone to promote the general welfare and encourage smart growth by achieving the following: Encourage improved residential site planning and architectural design to ensure compatibility with the character inherent within the surrounding neighborhood and to provide harmony between the old and the new; Encourage originality, creativity and diversity in design; Protect the low-density character of single-family residential neighborhoods; Promote the upgrading and remodeling of existing single-family dwellings in promotion of high property value and accommodation of changing lifestyles; Create well-designed dwellings that evidence a good sense of proportion and balance, both in exterior form and the placement of such features as windows, doors, and other architectural features; Ensure that the size of new structures and additions does not exceed the scale of their surroundings; To provide adequate separation between structures and the surrounding properties and streets to allow for light, ventilation and access; and To conform to residential design guidelines as they may be adopted from time to time by the City Council.