Mt Hermon Rd #48, Scotts Valley, CA 95066

Multiple Residential District

The R-M-8 zoning classifications are designed to provide areas for single-family subdivisions and townhouse and condominium development at lower density ranges than the R-H district. The R-M-6 and R-M-8 districts multiple-residential districts are intended to achieve the following purposes: To reserve appropriately located areas for family living in a variety of types of dwellings at a reasonable range of population densities consistent with sound standards of public health and safety; To preserve as many of the desirable characteristics of one-family residential districts as possible while permitting higher densities; To ensure adequate light, air, privacy and open space for each dwelling unit; To provide space for community facilities needed to complement urban residential areas and for institutions which require a residential environment; To minimize traffic congestion and to avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the land around them; To protect residential properties from the hazards, noise and congestion created by commercial and industrial traffic; To provide necessary space for off-street parking of automobiles and, where appropriate, for off-street loading of trucks; To protect residential properties from noise, illumination, unsightliness, odors, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration, heat, glare and other objectionable influences; To protect residential properties from fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazards.