(A) Purpose. The purpose of this district is to allow the continuation of existing residential development and infilling of existing lots in the historic residential areas of the city.
(B) Permitted uses. Permitted uses in the R-2 District include:
(1) Single-family detached dwellings;
(2) Playgrounds and parks; and
(3) Essential services.
(C) Accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses include: private garages; parking spaces and carports; fences; decorative landscape features; recreational equipment (including swimming pools and tennis courts); in-home family day care, and tool houses or sheds for storage of domestic supplies.
(D) Conditional uses.
(1) Conditional uses in this district are subject to the following requirements:
(a) A conditional use permit is applied for based on procedures set forth in § 154.022 of this chapter;
(b) Screening and landscaping in compliance with § 154.071 of this chapter shall be required;
(c) Off-street parking is provided in compliance with § 154.067 of this chapter; and
(d) Any other conditions deemed to be necessary to reduce possible adverse impacts by the development, as determined by the Planning Commission or City Council.
(2) Conditional uses in this district include:
(a) Places of worship, conditioned on access being provided only off of a collector road; and
(b) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(E) Performance standards. The following minimum requirements shall be observed in a R-2 District:
(1) Lot area: 7,500 square feet for single-family dwellings;
(2) Lot width: 65 feet;
(3) Setbacks:
(a) Front yards: not less than 30 feet.
(b) Corner: not less than 15 feet, provided no corner side facing garage shall be closer than 20 feet.
(c) Side yards: not less than 7.5 feet on each side:
1. Principal building: 7.5 feet; and
2. Detached accessory structures: five feet if located in the rear yard.
(d) Rear yards: not less than 25 feet:
1. Principal building: 25 feet; and
2. Detached accessory structures: five feet.
(4) Street address, visible from street, on front of structure; and
(5) Signs:
(a) One nameplate sign for each dwelling not to exceed two square feet in area per surface, and no sign shall be so constructed as to have more than two surfaces; and
(b) One nameplate sign for each permitted non-residential use or use by conditional use permit. The signs shall not exceed 12 square feet in area per surface and no sign shall be so constructed as to have more than two surfaces.
(6) Impervious surfaces: Not more than 60%.
(F) Interim uses. The following are interim uses in a R-2 District and require an interim use permit based upon procedures set forth in and regulated by § 154.026 of this chapter:
(1) Home occupations, as regulated by § 154.064 of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 3-20-2002, § 8; Ord. 2023-03, passed 5-22-2023, § 11; Ord. 2023-07, passed 8-28-2023, § 3)