The requirements for the district shall be the same as those for the R-1 District with the following exceptions.
(A) Lot area and yard requirements.
Dimensional Minimums
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Front depth | 45 feet |
Frontage | 50 feet |
Lot area | 40,000 feet |
Rear depth | 35 feet |
Side depth | 12 feet |
(C) Conditionally permitted uses requiring Board of Adjustment authorization.
(1) The following uses are special exceptions in an R-2 District and require the written approval of the Board of Adjustment: churches and other places of worship; parish houses; public libraries; schools; daycare and/or nursery services; public parks and public recreational facilities; public utilities; funeral homes; cemeteries; nursing homes; clinics and hospitals for human care; philanthropic institutions and clubs (except clubs of which the chief activity is customarily carrying on as a business).
(2) Other conditionally permitted uses within an R-2 District may include: an office in the residence of a physician, dentist, lawyer, engineer, architect, realtor, insurance agent; the studio of an artist or a teacher of music (limited to one pupil at a time). Such uses must not involve more than one-quarter of the area of one floor of the dwelling and no more than one person on the premises may be employed, not including the resident. It is further required that such use shall not require structural alteration, or features not customary in dwellings. An indirectly lighted sign or nameplate not more than one square foot in area may be attached flat against the side of the building.
(3) Additional conditionally permitted uses may include such customary home occupations as handicraft, dressmaking, laundering, beauty and barbershops and the like. These occupations must be conducted exclusively by resident occupants in their places of residence, and not more than one-fourth of the area of one floor of the residence shall be used for such purpose.
(4) It is further required that with the exception of handicrafts, no more than 20% of the revenue of home occupations shall be derived from the sale of items at retail. The use of a residence for home occupations shall not require alteration, or structural features not customarily found In a dwelling. An indirectly lighted sign of not more than one square foot may be affixed against the wall of the building. The Board of Adjustment may attach such conditions, as it deems necessary to preserve and protect the nature of the district.
(D) Accessory buildings and uses. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the conditional uses shall be permitted.
(E) Height requirements. No principal structure in an R-2 District shall exceed three stories or 36 feet in height.
(F) Lot area, frontage and yard requirements; where public sewer service is available. The minimum required lot size in an R-2 District shall be 8,000 square feet for a single-family dwelling and 6,000 square feet for the first family when the dwelling is for mufti-family use with 2,000 square feet additional being required for each additional family occupying the building. Minimum width of side yards along intersecting streets shall be the same as the front yard setback required for the residential district on such side street.
Other Dimensional Minimums |
Other Dimensional Minimums | |
Width at building line | |
Multi-family | 100 feet |
Single-family | 85 feet |
Yard space (except unattached buildings) | |
Front depth | 35 feet |
Rear depth | 35 feet |
Side widths | 12 feet |
(Ord. 20.920-1, passed 3- -2020)