(A) Permitted uses.
(1) Any use permitted by right in the R-2 District.
(2) Multi-family dwellings.
(3) Apartment houses.
(4) Boarding, lodging, and rooming houses.
(5) Dormitories for students.
(6) Neighborhood association facilities.
(7) Institutions of a religious, educational, charitable, or philanthropic nature, but not a penal or mental institution.
(B) Conditional uses.
(1) Fraternity/sorority house.
(2) Fitness center.
(3) Any conditional use permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts.
(C) Height regulations. When adjacent to one or more single-family detached homes, the height shall not exceed that of the shortest adjacent house, except that an additional setback of one foot shall be exchanged for each additional foot in height. However, in no event may a building exceed three and one-half stories or 45 feet in height.
(D) Area regulations. Front building setbacks shall be a minimum of 25 feet. Side setbacks shall be a minimum of ten feet, except when siding on a street they shall be a minimum of 15 feet. Rear setbacks shall be no less than 20 feet. See also Table 21-A.
(E) Intensity of use.
(1) A lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall conform to the same intensity of use requirements as those in the R-1 (Single-Family Dwelling District) as noted in § 155.020(E).
(2) A lot for a two-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 8,400 square feet, and an average width of not less than 70 feet.
(3) A lot for a four-plex shall contain an area of not less than 10,000 square feet. The minimum lot area shall be increased by 2,500 square feet per additional dwelling unit.
(4) Where a lot or tract has less area than herein required and its boundary lines along their entire length touches lands under other ownership on the effective date of this chapter and have not since been changed, such parcel of land may be used for a single-family dwelling.
(5) In no case shall more than 40% of the total lot area be covered by a main building.
(G) Additional use, height, and area regulations. Additional use, height, and area regulations and exceptions are found in § 155.040.
(H) Storage. Open storage is prohibited, except for materials for the residents' use such as firewood, gardening materials, and similar materials. Trash shall be stored only in approved dumpsters located on private property.
(I) Landscaping. All yards shall have vegetative groundcover of sufficient quality and quantity, or other city-approved groundcover, to control dust, erosion and sediment. For each dwelling unit, a minimum of one six-foot-tall tree with two-inch caliper, and three three-gallon shrubs, are required. All landscaping must be in place upon final inspection.
(J) Architectural design.
(1) Facades should be articulated to minimize the massive scale appearance of the building. At least 25% of the facade of the wall facing the street shall consist of doors or windows in buildings that are located within 30 feet of the property line adjacent to a front yard. Primary entrances shall face the public street. Windows shall be provided with trim or recesses, rather than flush with exterior wall treatment.
(2) The same elevation may not be used within any five lot groupings.
(3) Developments of 20 or more units shall have an area equal to at least 8% of the lot area, excepting required setbacks, dedicated to open space for recreational use by the occupants of the development.
(Ord. 2001-36, passed 11-13-01; Am. Ord. 2006-40, passed 10-24-06; Am. Ord. 2012-01, passed 2-14-12; Am. Ord. 2012-04, passed 3-27-12)