§ 152.021 R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
   (A)   Intent. This district is intended to provide residential uses with a gross density of three to five dwelling units per acre.
   (B)   Permitted principal uses and structures. All residential property located within the R-2 Residential District, shall meet design standards in § 152.063. The following shall be permitted as uses by right:
      (1)   Single-family dwellings;
      (2)   Two-family, duplex dwellings;
      (3)   Multi-family dwellings and/or townhouses;
      (4)   Manufactured homes which comply with the provisions of § 152.058; and
      (5)   Group homes.
   (C)   Permitted accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted: accessory uses and structures normally appurtenant to the permitted principal uses and structures and to permitted special uses and structures permitted as exceptions, when in accordance with the provisions of § 152.041;
   (D)   Permitted special uses. A building or premises may be used for the following purposes in the R-2 Residential District if a special permit for the use has been obtained in accordance with §§ 152.075 and 152.076:
      (1)   Public and quasi-public uses of an educational, recreational, or religious type including public and parochial elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and colleges; nursery schools, private nonprofit schools, churches, parsonages, and other religious institutions;
      (2)   Public and private charitable institutions;
      (3)   Public uses of an administrative, public service, or cultural type including city, county, state, or federal administrative centers and courts, libraries, police and fire stations and other public buildings, structures, and facilities;
      (4)   Electrical distribution substations, gas regulator stations, communications equipment buildings, public service pumping stations, and/or elevated pressure tanks;
      (5)   Home occupations, which comply with the provisions of § 152.055;
      (6)   Child care center;
      (7)   Bed and breakfast guest houses;
      (8)   Mortuaries; and
      (9)   Alternative energy systems not exceeding 25KW which utilizes biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and/or wind sources in conformance with "Net Metering" as defined in Neb. RS 70-2001 to 70-2005.
      (9)   Alternative energy systems utilizing biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and/or wind sources in conformance with "Net Metering" per Neb. RS §§ 70-2001 to 70-2005 (August 30, 2009, as Amended). Individual or small wind energy conversion systems (SWECS) shall also be in conformance with the provisions of § 152.063.
   (E)   Prohibited uses and structures. All other uses and structures which are not specifically permitted or not permissible as special uses shall be prohibited from the R-2 Residential District.
   (F)   Height and area regulations. The maximum height and minimum lot requirements within the R-2 Residential District shall be as follows:
 
Lot Area (sq. ft.)
Lot Width
Required Front Yard
Required Side Yard
Required Rear Yard
Height
Dwelling, single-family
7,500
50 feet
25 feet
10 feet
Smaller of 30 feet or 20% of depth
35 feet
Dwelling, two-family/ duplex
5,250 per family
35 feet per family
25 feet
10 feet
Smaller of 30 feet or 20% of depth
35 feet
Dwelling, multi-family
2,625 per family
70 feet
25 feet
10 feet
Smaller of 30 feet or 20% of depth(1)
45 feet
Other permitted uses
7,500
50 feet
25 feet
10 feet
Smaller of 30 feet or 20% of depth(1)
35 feet
(1)   Buildings and structures exceeding one story shall provide an additional five-foot setback for every ten feet of building height above the first story.
 
   (G)   Maximum lot coverage. 35%.
   (H)   All residential property located within the R-2 Residential District, shall meet design standards in § 152.063.
(Ord. 905, passed 1-20-2015; Ord. 941, passed 6-6-2017)