(A) Purpose. The R-2 Residence District is intended to establish a district which will define and protect areas suitable for low to medium density residential development as the principal use of the land and to allow related facilities desirable for a residential environment. Single-family dwellings are the primary residential use; however, other residential dwelling types may be permitted when the provisions of this chapter are met.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-2 Residence District:
(1) Any one-family detached dwelling; any one-family attached dwelling (group, row or townhouse); any two-family dwelling;
(2) Any park or recreational area owned or operated by a governmental agency;
(3) Any public or private elementary or secondary school, or any day care center;
(4) Any church provided that no building shall be located within 25 feet of any lot line abutting a lot of the other classes of residence districts; and
(C) Conditional uses. The following uses may be allowed in the R-2 Residence District subject to obtaining a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of § 156.64:
(1) Any municipal administration building, police or fire station, community center building, public library, museum, art gallery, post office and other municipal service building; except those customarily considered industrial in use and provided that no building shall be located within 25 feet of any line abutting a lot in any of the other classes of residence districts;
(2) Any water supply building, reservoir, well, elevated tank or similar essential public utility or service structure;
(3) Any golf course, golf clubhouse, country club, public swimming pool, private swimming pool serving more than one family, provided that no principal structure shall be located within 25 feet of any lot line of an abutting lot in any of the other classes of residence districts;
(4) Any railroad rights-of-way, but not including any railroad yard or shop;
(5) Any agricultural, farming operation or truck gardening;
(6) Any nurseries and greenhouses for growing plants only;
(7) Any cemetery, memorial garden; and
(8) Any multi-family dwelling.
(D) Permitted accessory uses. The following uses shall be permitted accessory uses in the R-2 Residence District:
(1) Any private garage;
(2) Any private swimming pool when completely enclosed within a chain link or similar fence five feet high;
(3) Any keeping of not more than two boarders or roomers by a resident family;
(4) Any living quarters of persons employed on the premises;
(5) Any fallout shelters; and
(6) Any other accessory uses customarily incident to the uses permitted in divisions (B) and (C) above.
(E) Height, yard, area and lot width and depth regulations. Every lot in a R-2 Residence District on which any permitted or conditionally permitted use is erected shall meet the following minimum standards.
(1) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected or altered shall exceed 30 feet in height.
(2) Front yard regulations.
(a) There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet unless 25% or more of the frontage on the same side of the street between two intersecting streets is improved with buildings that have observed greater or less depth of front yard in which instance no new building or portion thereof shall project beyond a straight line drawn between the point closest to that street line of the two nearest residences.
(b) There shall be a front yard of not less than 35 feet on a lot or plat that abuts a thoroughfare as shown on the adopted City Thoroughfares Plan.
(c) Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more streets there shall be a front yard on each street side of each corner lot. No accessory buildings shall project beyond the front yard of either street.
(3) Side yard regulations.
(a) There shall be a side yard on each side of a building, each having a width of not less than five feet for buildings not exceeding 20 feet in height.
(b) For buildings exceeding 20 feet in height, there shall be a side yard on each side of a building having a width of five feet plus one foot of side yard for each one foot of building over 20 feet.
(c) There shall be an additional five-foot setback requirement along existing utility lines or utility easements.
(4) Rear yard regulations. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet; however, a building will not be allowed in an area of the lot which is behind a straight line drawn between the rear buildings of the two nearest residences.
(5) Lot area, width and depth regulations.
(a) Every lot upon which a one-family detached dwelling is erected shall contain an area of not less than 7,200 square feet.
(b) Every lot upon which a one-family attached, two-family or multi-family dwelling is erected or altered shall contain an area of not less than 12,000 square feet for the first two dwelling units, plus 2,000 square feet for each additional dwelling unit.
(c) Every lot on which a one-family detached dwelling is erected shall have a minimum width of not less than 60 feet at the building setback line, and a minimum depth of not less than 120 feet. For existing lots which are less than 60 feet wide and less than 120 feet deep the aforementioned setbacks shall be enforced.
(d) Every lot on which a one-family attached, two-family or multi-family dwelling is erected shall have a minimum width of not less than 80 feet at the building setback line, and a minimum depth of not less than 150 feet.
(Ord. 266, passed 5- -2008)