§ 153.52 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-2).
   (A)   Purpose. The purpose of this district is to recognize the existing residential neighborhoods of the community as well as those areas which are deemed appropriate for residential expansions. A variety of residential types and densities, including multiple-family homes, will be accommodated to provide a balance of housing types within the community, it is intended that this, district be maintained and expanded to preserve the residential attractiveness in a mixed use atmosphere. This district also will accommodate those institutional and public uses compatible with residential neighborhoods.
   (B)   Permitted principal uses. The following uses are permitted within this district:
      (1)   Single-family dwellings: constructed on site;
      (2)   Modular homes assembled on site and placed on a permanent masonry foundation;
      (3)   Class A and B mobile homes in mobile home parks;
      (4)   Multiple-family dwellings;
      (5)   Boarding houses;
      (6)   Public or private schools;
      (7)   Churches and other places of worship;
      (8)   Libraries; museums;
      (9)   Parks and recreation facilities;
      (10)   Where licensed by the State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences or Department of Family Services - group homes serving disabled persons, half-way houses providing drug or alcohol rehabilitation, adult foster family day-care facilities, and group day-care homes that serve 12 or fewer children; and
      (11)   Youth foster homes, or youth group homes.
   (C)   Conditional uses. The following uses must comply with the additional conditions specified below. Approval of these conditional uses must be obtained from the Zoning Commission under the provisions of § 153.11.
 
Uses
Conditions
1. Mobile homes Class A
1. Generally conforms to the architectural type of the neighborhood
2. Mobile home parks
1. Conform to manufactured (mobile) home park requirements § 153.55
3. Nursing homes; hospitals, 24-hour-per-day care facilities
1. Conform to off-street parking requirements specified in § 153.35
2. Provide safe ingress/egress onto public streets
3. Lot is of sufficient size and width to accommodate the proposed use, and yard and parking requirements
4. Planned unit developments that seek waivers from district requirements, in accordance with the requirements of § 153.39
1. For PUDs containing residences, the development plan provides for placement of housing units and street and open space design and layout that ensures (a) privacy for residents, (b) safe entry from lots onto public streets, (c) usable yard areas, (d) adequate off-street parking, (e) proper installation of utilities, and (f) access by emergency vehicles
2. Placement of housing units shall take into consideration topography, privacy, building height and orientation, drainage and aesthetics
5. Home occupations not conforming to § 153.32(A)
Conditions as specified by the Zoning Commission pursuant to § 153.11(B)(3)
 
   (D)   Accessory and temporary uses permitted. The following accessory and temporary uses are permitted in this district:
      (1)   Accessory buildings and uses incidental to the above uses;
      (2)   Temporary buildings for and during construction only; and
      (3)   Home occupations under the requirements of § 153.32.
   (E)   Special provisions for Class B mobile homes. 
 
Class B Manufactured Homes
1. Each mobile home must be placed on a permanent masonry foundation, or
a. Provided with anchors and cable tie downs for securing the manufactured home, and
b. Skirted, entirely enclosing the bottom section within 60 days after placement. Skirting must be of materials compatible with siding of manufactured home.
2. Each mobile home shall have siding material of a type customarily used on site-constructed residences.
3. The tongue, wheels, transporting lights and removable towing apparatus must be removed after placement on the lot and before occupancy.
4. A mobile home shall have been manufactured no more that ten years before filing for a zoning permit and must bear a Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) seal indicating it has met the United States mobile home construction and safety standards.
 
   (F)   Yard requirements. Every lot shall have the following yard requirements as measured from the farthest extension of the structure:
      (1)   Front yard. A 30-foot yard shall be provided on all street frontages (as measured from the curb line, drainage swale or equivalent drainage facility). Corner lots shall be construed as having two frontages, each of which shall allow a 30-foot yard with the exception of corner lots located on streets with 60-foot rights-of-way, which shall allow for a 20-foot yard or a yard that matches the established building line on that block.
      (2)   Side yard. Side yards abutting interior lot lines shall not be less than ten feet.
      (3)   Rear yard. A rear yard of at least ten feet shall be provided.
   (G)   Satellite dishes and radio antennas (towers).
      (1)   Satellite dishes and radio antennas or towers may be placed in the rear yard.
      (2)   In the event that a usable signal cannot be obtained from the rear yard, the dish, antenna or tower may be located on the side or front, provided that no dish, antenna or tower may be placed in a required front or side yard.
   (H)   Lot area and width. Except for existing lots of record which, because of ownership, cannot be reassembled to conform to this requirement, the following lot areas and widths are required.
      (1)   Single-family dwelling. Each lot shall contain a minimum of 5,000 square feet, and be at least 40 feet wide.
      (2)   Multiple-family dwellings. Each lot shall contain a minimum of 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit, and be at least 50 feet wide.
   (I)   Building height. Maximum building height shall be 30 feet for single-family dwellings and 40 feet for multiple-family dwellings consisting of more than two units.
   (J)   Signs. The following signs are permitted in this district:
      (1)   For residential uses, non-illuminated signs less than eight square feet in area; and
      (2)   For all other uses, non-illuminated signs, churches, not exceeding 16 square feet in area, provided the sign is located at least ten feet from any street right-of-way.
(Ord. 2007-03, passed 1-14-2008)