474 Ruth Ct, San Leandro, CA 94578

Residential Duplex District

In addition to the general purposes listed in Chapter 1.04 Title, Components, and Purposes, the specific purposes of residential districts are to: Provide appropriately located areas for residential development that are consistent with the General Plan and with standards of public health and safety established by the Municipal Code.; Ensure adequate light, air, privacy, and open space for each dwelling, and protect residents from the harmful effects of excessive noise, population density, traffic congestion, and other adverse environmental effects.;Protect residential areas from fires, explosions, landslides, toxic fumes and substances, and other public safety hazards.; Protect adjoining single-family residential districts from excessive loss of sun, light, quiet, and privacy resulting from proximity to new development.;Achieve a high standard of site and building design and design compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods. ; Promote development of housing affordable by low- and moderate-income households by providing a density bonus for projects in which a portion of the units are affordable for such households.; Provide sites for public and semipublic land uses needed to complement residential development or requiring a residential environment.; Ensure the provision of public services and facilities needed to accommodate planned population densities. To provide opportunities for additional single- and two-family dwellings on larger lots, subject to appropriate standards and to permit horticulture, animal husbandry, and small-scale truck gardening within limitations consistent with the basic residential character of the district.