(1) Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide for development of single family and two family homes. Land to be zoned R-2 shall be served with public sanitary sewer and water and shall be in a Low Density Residential, Low Density Mixed Residential, or Medium Density Residential land use category according to the comprehensive plan. The development density shall be consistent with the applicable land use category.
(2) Lot and setback requirements.
(a) Minimum lot size. Lot size shall consist of contiguous buildable land as defined by § 1007.001(2).
1. Two family.
a. Base lots. 15,000 square feet.
b. Unit lots. 7,500 square feet.
2. Single family. 7,500 square feet.
(b) Minimum lot width.
1. Two family.
a. Base lots. 100 feet.
b. Unit lots. 50 feet.
2. Single family.
a. Interior lots. 60 feet.
b. Corner lots. 80 feet.
(c) Minimum lot depth. 125 feet.
1. Double frontage lots. 135 feet.
(d) Setbacks.
1. From street right-of-way.
a. Local or minor collector street. 25 feet.
b. Major collector or arterial street. 40 feet.
2. Rear lot line.
a. Principal building. 25 feet.
b. Accessory building. 5 feet.
3. Side lot line.
a. Principal building. 10 feet.
b. Accessory building. 5 feet.
4. Parking lots for non-residential uses. 15 feet from all lot lines.
5. Zero lot line. Side yard setback requirements shall not be applied to a common
wall of a two family dwelling unit.
(e) Buffer. Where a side or rear lot line abuts a collector or arterial street a 15 foot wide buffer shall be provided in compliance with § 1007.049.
(3) Maximum impervious surface coverage. 65% of the lot area.
(4) Building requirements.
(a) The minimum building footprint, less garage area, for single and two family dwellings shall be as follows:
1. Single family dwellings.
Rambler 1,050 square feet
Split Level 980 square feet
Two Story 850 square feet
2. Two family dwellings. 800 square feet first floor above grade, plus 100 additional square feet for each bedroom.
(b) Garages. All single family dwellings shall have a garage and shall comply with the following:
1. Compliance with the building type and construction standards of § 1007.043(2); and
2. All garages, except side or rear loaded garages, shall not protrude forward of the front wall of the house, unless the house includes a front porch that is unenclosed, a minimum of six feet in depth, and extends across 100% of the front facade of the house. The garage shall then not protrude forward of the front porch, and
3. If the garage door faces the street, the length of the garage wall facing the street shall not be greater than 50% of the length of the entire front facade of the structure; except on houses that comply with all of the following conditions:
a. The second floor living space extends over the two-car portion of the garage; and
b. The garage doors are decorative and have a strip of windows; and
c. Garages in excess of two stalls shall be broken up so the additional stalls are recessed two feet from the main garage facade; and
d. Garage width does not exceed 32 feet.
(c) All dwellings shall comply with the design and construction standards of § 1007.043(2).
(6) Permitted uses. The following are permitted uses in the R-2 District:
(a) Day care facilities serving 14 or fewer persons.
(b) Public parks.
(c) Single family detached dwellings.
(d) State licensed residential care facility serving 16 or fewer persons.
(e) Two family dwellings.
(f) Community gardens operated by the city.
(7) Accessory uses. The following are permitted accessory uses in the R-2 District:
(a) Accessory apartments within single family homes in compliance with § 1007.057.
(b) Accessory buildings, structures, and uses in compliance with § 1007.044.
(c) Carports in compliance with § 1007.044(3).
(d) Fences per § 1007.050.
(e) Home Occupation Level A in compliance with 1007.056.
(f) Model homes with temporary real estate offices in compliance with § 1007.070.
(g) Non-commercial greenhouses provided they do not exceed 200 square feet in area.
(h) Off-street parking in compliance with § 1007.052.
(i) Parking and carports for licensed and operable passenger cars and trucks.
(j) Radio and television receiving antennas, satellite dishes, TVROs three meters or less in diameter, short-wave radio dispatching antennas, or those necessary for the operation of electronic equipment including radio receivers, ham radio transmitters and television receivers in compliance with § 1007.062.
(k) Signs in compliance with City Code Chapter 1010 of the City Code.
(l) Swimming pools, sport courts, and other recreational facilities which are operated for the use of the residents of the principal use and their guests in compliance with City Code Section 1007.044. This does not include racing/riding courses for off-road vehicles.
(8) Conditional uses. The following uses require a conditional use permit in compliance with § 1007.016:
(a) Commercial outdoor recreational areas including golf courses, country clubs, driving ranges, swimming pools, and similar facilities provided that:
1. The principal use, function, or activity is open and outdoor in character.
2. Not more than 5% of the land area of the site be covered by buildings or structures.
3. When abutting a residential use and a residential use district, the property is screened and landscaped in compliance with § 1007.049.
4. The site shall access a collector street or arterial street.
(b) Day care facilities serving more than 14 persons accessory to public, educational, and religious uses provided that:
1. Day care facility shall be connected to public sewer and water.
2. Screening is provided in compliance with the applicable provisions of § 1007.049.
3. All day care facility operations comply with the minimum requirements of the Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services regulations, as may be amended.
(c) Public, educational, and religious uses provided that:
1. The building setback shall be 50 feet from any side lot line.
2. Adequate screening from abutting residential uses and landscaping is provided in compliance with § 1007.049.
3. Adequate off-street parking and access is provided on the site or on lots directly abutting directly across a public street or alley to the principal use in compliance with § 1007.052 and that such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with § 1007.049.
(d) Sacred communities and micro-unit dwellings accessory to religious uses in compliance with M.S. § 327.30.
(9) Uses by administrative permit. The following uses require an administrative permit in compliance with § 1007.019:
(a) Personal wireless service antennas as secondary uses in compliance with § 1007.062.
(b) Home Occupation Level B in compliance with § 1007.056.
(c) Essential services.
(d) Open air market accessory to an institutional use and limited in area to 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building.
(e) Temporary structures in compliance with § 1007.071.
(f) Transient merchants.
(a) Earth moving and land reclamation in compliance with § 1007.059.
(Am. Ord. 04-24, passed 5-28-2024)