§ 156.038 R-2 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

   The purpose of this district is to provide a zoning district to provide for housing at various densities, and to encourage new construction of multiple-family dwellings in appropriate places to meet the needs of area residents.

R-2 Residential District, Table of Uses

Permitted Uses

Duplex, when new construction

Essential services as defined in § 156.146

Family day care home

No-impact home-based business

Place of worship

Public parks and playgrounds

Single-family dwellings

Accessory Uses

Private garages and horticulture (subject to §§ 156.105 through 156.114)

Private residential swimming pools, tennis courts, tool and/or storage sheds and greenhouses (subject to §§ 156.105 through 156.114)

Shelter for household pets, see §§ 156.105 through 156.114

Storage or parking of a commercially licensed vehicle, see §§ 156.105 through 156.114

Storage or parking of major recreation equipment, see §§ 156.105 through 156.114

Walls, fences, lamp posts and similar accessory structures subject to the height limitations contained in §§ 156.105 through 156.114

Other accessory uses, provided they shall be customarily incidental and subordinate to a permitted use and they shall be located on the same lot as the principal use.

Special Exceptions

Group day care home (see § 156.057)

Home occupations (see § 156.058)

Conditional Uses

Accessory apartments/multiple-family dwellings (subject to § 156.059 and § 156.066 respectively)

Adaptive re-use of historic buildings (see § 156.061)

Bed and breakfasts (see § 156.065)

Conversion of single-family dwellings into apartments (see § 156.063)

Day care centers (see § 156.057)

Mobile home park (see § 156.064)

Personal care homes (see § 156.062)

 

Table 156.038
R-2 District
Lot, Yard and Height Standards*
	Single-Family Dwellings	Duplex and Multiple-Family Dwellings	Place of Worship, Public parks and Playgrounds, Essential Service Structure
Maximum coverage	33%	33%	30%
Maximum height	28 feet	28 feet	28 feet
Minimum front yard	30 feet*	30 feet	30 feet
Minimum lot area	6,000 square feet	8,500 square feet for duplex 10,000 square feet for first 3 units in multiple-family dwelling plus 1,500 square feet per each unit thereafter	8,500 square feet
Minimum lot width	75 feet	75 feet	75 feet
Minimum rear yard	30 feet*	30 feet	30 feet
Minimum side yard	12 feet*	30 feet	30 feet
See also § 156.105 for alternative standards

 

(1980 Code, Ch. 28, Part 3, § 28-304) (Ord. 1419, passed 9-16-2013, § 304; Ord. 1490, passed 4-17-2023)