(A) Purpose. To establish and preserve areas of low-medium intensity land use primarily devoted to moderate density residential development.
(B) Location requirements. The Two-Family Infill Dwelling District (R2-I) shall be restricted to specific geographic locations as designated in the map attached to Ordinance 2023-25 as Exhibit “A” and incorporated by reference, an official copy of which map shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary. This copy shall be the official map and shall not be changed in any manner except as the Council may amend from time to time. In case of any question, such copy, together with any amending ordinances, shall be controlling. Additional copies of the map may be placed in the offices of the Planning and Development Director and the Public Works Director.
(C) Permitted uses. Any use permitted by right in the R-2 District, if it meets required standards.
(D) Conditional uses. Any conditional use permitted in the R-2 District, if it meets required standards.
(E) Height regulations. No building shall exceed three stories or 40 feet in height.
(F) Design regulations.
(1) Materials and appearance. Building facade must be of masonry or cementitious materials approved by the Building Official. Varying textures, colors, materials and architectural treatments are required on adjacent houses to avoid repetition and add visual interest to the area. R2-I buildings shall be designed to avoid repetitions of buildings or roof lines, and the same elevation may not be used within any five lot groupings. Windows must be configured to break the line of sight between adjacent residences and shall be provided with trim or recessed, rather than flush with exterior wall treatment.
(2) Fences. All fences shall provide a finished face to abutting streets.
(3) Spacing. If units are less than 12 feet apart, eaves between the units may not protrude beyond 16 inches from the wall.
(G) Area regulations.
(1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet if there is a garage in the front, or ten feet in all other circumstances. Where lots have double frontage running through from one street to another, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(2) Side yard. The minimum side yard setback for any corner lot shall be ten feet. Other residences may be located such that one of the side yard will be zero; that is, the building may be constructed on the property line, provided that:
(a) A five foot wide maintenance easement, shown on an approved subdivision plat, shall be provided across the full depth of the adjacent lot abutting the wall on the property line; and
(b) There is a required minimum 12 foot separation between neighboring residences.
(3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than ten feet.
(H) Intensity of use.
(1) The minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet.
(2) The minimum width of the lot shall be not less than 30 feet at the front street building line.
(I) Additional requirements. Additional use, height, and area regulations and exceptions are found in § 155.040.
(K) Landscaping. All R2-I lots shall have vegetative groundcover of sufficient quality and quantity, or other city- approved groundcover, to control dust, erosion and sediment upon final inspection. In addition, a minimum of two six-foot tall trees, measuring two inches or more in caliper (diameter) when measured 12 inches from the base of the truck, and eight three- gallon shrubs are required in the front yard.
(L) Storage. Open storage is prohibited, except for materials for the residents’ use such as firewood, gardening materials, and similar materials.
(M) Accessory structures. Any accessory structure permitted in the R-2 District is allowed. Detached garages do not count against the number of accessory structures permitted, provided they are behind the rear facade of the main residence building, are set back ten feet from the rear property line, and comply with R2-I side yard setback requirements. Building materials and facade must be consistent with the main residence building materials and facade.
(N) Zoning incentives. The Director of Planning and Development is authorized to refund the city's standard fees for zoning, platting, and permitting, sewer taps (excluding material and street cut costs), and water taps (excluding material and street cut costs) hereafter paid in connection with lots zoned R2-I, provided that such zoning, platting or permitting is approved or approved with conditions, and such taps are satisfactorily installed after June 28, 2022 and not later than September 30, 2026.
(Ord. 2017-28, passed 10-10-17; Am. Ord. 2020-09, passed 4-14-20; Am. Ord. 2022-36, passed 6-28-22; Am. Ord. 2023-25, passed 6-13-23; Am. Ord. 2023-36, passed 9-12-23)