The medium density multi-family residential district, designated herein by the symbol R2, is intended to protect established neighborhoods of such dwellings and to provide space suitable in appropriate locations for additional housing developments of this kind such as garden apartments, townhouses, duplexes and similar dwellings, including condominium developments.
(A) Permitted Uses: The following principal uses are permitted in an R2 district:
1. One-family dwelling, two-family dwelling.
2. Multiple dwelling.
3. Garden, orchard, field crop; where no building is involved. (Ord. 1975-A, 3-5-1975, eff. 4-1-1975)
(B) Conditional Uses; R2 Districts: The following are conditional uses in an R2 district, permitted only when authorized by the planning commission:
1. Church, school, recreational, utility or service facility, all as limited and regulated in R1 districts.
2. Community clubhouse.
3. Parking lot.
4. Boarding house.
5. Rest home.
6. Mobile home park.
7. Fraternal clubs.
8. Invalid or invalid caretaker secondary housing. A secondary independent living unit on a lot or parcel already developed to the maximum density allowed in the district, for the housing of an invalid family member or a caretaker of an invalid family member residing in the primary residence on the parcel, subject to the following:
(a) The dwelling may be attached or detached from the primary residence. A mobile home may not be attached to the primary residence.
(b) The floor area of the secondary dwelling may not exceed that of the primary dwelling.
(c) The conditional use permit must be reviewed within two (2) years and every two (2) years thereafter.
(d) The secondary dwelling must be removed if it is a mobile structure when it is no longer used for invalid or invalid caretaker housing. In the case of an attached or conventionally constructed dwelling where removal is impractical, the unit may not be utilized as rental housing. (Ord. 1975-A, 3-5-1975, eff. 4-1-1975; amd. Ord. 1993-U, 1-6-1994, eff. 1-24-1994)
(C) Accessory Uses: Same as R1.
(D) Building Site Area: Every building site in the R2 district shall have an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet. The minimum width of a lot shall be seventy five feet (75').
(E) Yards: The minimum requirements for yards in the R2 district shall be as follows:
Depth of front yard | 15 feet |
Depth of rear yard | 10 feet |
Width of side yard | 5 feet |
(F) Height Of Building: No building in an R2 district shall have more than four (4) stories or a height in excess of fifty feet (50').
(G) Signs: Same as R1.
(H) Parking: Off-street parking spaces shall be provided on a parking lot or within a garage or carport at the ratio of one and one-half (1.5) spaces per dwelling unit. (Ord. 1975-A, 3-5-1975, eff. 4-1-1975)