Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following bulk regulations are applicable in an R2 District:
Minimum lot size: | |
If not served by public sewer | 20,000 square feet |
If served by public sewer | 15,000 square feet |
Maximum coverage by structures | 30% of gross area |
Minimum width at front building restriction line; for waterfront lots the building restriction line is measured from the rear lot line | 80 feet |
Minimum setbacks for principal structures: | |
Front lot line | 30 feet |
Rear lot line | 25 feet |
Side lot line | 7 feet |
Corner side lot line | 20 feet |
Principal arterial or higher classification road | 40 feet |
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures other than sheds that do not exceed 64 square feet in area and eight feet in height: | |
Front lot line | 40 feet |
Side and rear lot lines | 7 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private recreational facilities accessory to single-family detached, duplex, or semi-detached dwellings), 5 feet |
Corner side lot line | 20 feet |
Maximum height limitations: | |
Principal structures | 35 feet |
Accessory structures | 25 feet or the height of the principal structure, whichever is less |
Maximum net density: | |
If not served by public sewer | One dwelling unit per 20,000 square feet |
If served by public sewer | 2.5 dwelling units per acre |
Maximum net density for adult independent dwelling units served by public sewer and located within a two-mile radius of an assisted living facility or a County owned and operated library or community center | Five dwelling units per acre |
Cluster development: | |
Maximum individual lot coverage by structures | Determined by setbacks and constraints imposed by characteristics of lot, coverage not to exceed 60% |
Minimum width at front building restriction line | 50 feet |
Minimum setbacks for principal structures: | |
Front lot line | 5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard, 18 feet |
Rear lot line | 10 feet |
Side lot lines | 7 feet |
Boundary line of the cluster development site | 50 feet from adjacent residentially zoned and developed property, except that the setback may be reduced by the Planning and Zoning Officer to preserve environmental features and the setback may be reduced to 25 feet if the adjoining lot is an open space lot created under § 17-6-111 of this Code |
Minimum setbacks from side and rear lot lines for accessory structures other than sheds that do not exceed 64 square feet in area and eight feet in height | 7 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, and similar private recreational facilities accessory to single-family detached, duplex, or semi-detached dwellings), 5 feet |
(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 60-10; Bill No. 93-12; Bill No. 63-22)