(A) The intent of the R-2 District is to establish and preserve residential neighborhoods of different or mixed densities of residential units and to exclude uses which are not compatible with residential uses.
(B) The principal use of land includes single-, two-family and multi-family dwellings, including townhouses.
(1) Permitted uses.
(a) Detached single-family dwellings;
(b) Attached two-family dwellings (duplexes);
(c) Multi-family dwellings including townhouses and condominiums;
(d) Approved manufactured/mobile homes; and
(e) Other permitted uses as defined in R-1, § 154.083(B)(1).
(2) Accessory uses. Accessory uses and buildings may be permitted as customarily incidental to any of the permitted principal and conditional uses listed above. Accessory uses permitted are those permitted in the R-1 Zone.
(3) Conditional uses. Any use conditionally permitted in an R-1 Residential District and subject to the requirements thereof as provided in § 154.083(B)(3).
(5) Development standards (R-2).
Single-Family | Multi-Family |
Single-Family | Multi-Family | |
Minimum lot area | ||
on public sewer | 10,000 sq. ft. | 10,000 sq. ft. for the first unit plus 2,000 sq. ft. for each additional dwelling |
no public sewer | 43,560 sq. ft. | 43,560 per duplex 21,780 sq. ft. each additional unit |
Minimum road frontage | 75 feet | 100 feet/10 feet each additional unit |
Mm. lot width at building line | 60 feet | 60 feet plus 10 feet for each additional unit |
Minimum front yard | 35 feet | |
Minimum side yard (each side) | 10 feet | 10 feet |
Accessory building | 5 feet | 5 feet |
Minimum rear yard | 25 feet | 25 feet |
Accessory building | 5 feet* | |
Max. percentage of lot covered by buildings | 40% | 40% |
Signs | ||
Parking | ||
*Rear yards are measured from the property line, unless there are utility easements along the rear property line; all structures must be located a minimum of five feet from the easement | ||
(Ord. passed 1-11-2005; Ord. passed 2-26-2019)