The regulations set forth in this section or elsewhere in this ordinance which are applicable, shall apply in the R-2, One and Two-Family Residential District.
1. Statement of Intent. The R-2 Zoning District is intended and designed to preserve certain medium density residential areas now developed with one-family and two-family dwellings, and permit additional areas to develop with one and two-family dwellings.
2. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the use of structures or land listed in this section shall be permitted in the R-2 District.
A. A single-family dwelling on each lot. No temporary buildings, trailers, mobile homes, tents, portable or potentially portable structures shall be used for dwelling purposes. All single-family dwellings constructed after the date of adoption of this ordinance shall have no less than a 2 car garage that is a minimum 440 square feet in size with a minimum width of 20 feet.
B. Two-family dwellings. All two-family dwellings constructed after the date of adoption of this ordinance shall have no less than a 2 car garage per dwelling unit that is a minimum 440 square feet in size with a minimum width of 20 feet.
C. One and Two-Family Dwellings - Rowhouse / Townhomes. All one and two-family rowhouse and townhome dwellings constructed after the date of adoption of this ordinance shall have no less than a 2 car garage per dwelling unit that is a minimum 440 square feet in size with a minimum width of 20 feet.
(Ord. 20-24 – Jan. 21 Supp.)
D. Parks, playgrounds, golf courses, and recreation areas.
E. Agricultural crops, truck farming, tree farms, and orchards, provided that no offensive odors are created, and provided further, that no retail sales shall be permitted on the premises.
F. Churches, chapels, temples, synagogues, and similar places of worship and associated residence of clergy or ordained official of the religious organization. (ORD. 02-04)
G. Public and parochial elementary, junior high, and middle schools.
H. Golf, swimming, and tennis clubs or country clubs, and similar public and non-commercial privately owned uses.
I. Group quarters with more than four (4) persons who are not related by blood or marriage and do not constitute a family as defined by this ordinance shall not be permitted unless such use is permitted by over-riding state law, and if such use has adequate parking and meets all other site development requirements of this ordinance.
3. Permitted Accessory Uses. The following uses may exist as part of, or in accessory to the principal permitted and special uses:
A. All accessory uses permitted in and as limited in the R-1 Zoning Districts.
4. Special Uses. The following uses may be permitted in the R-2 One- and Two-Family Residential District subject to the approval of a special use permit by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with Chapter 175J after notice and public hearing.
A. All special uses permitted in and as limited in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District.
5. Maximum Height Regulations. No principal building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, unless a greater height is permitted for a special use.
6. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed for the R-2, One and Two-Family Residential District:
Use | Lot Area | Lot Width | Front Yard Setback | Side Yard Setback, Least Width on Any One Side | Sum of Both Side Yard Setbacks | Rear Yard Setback |
Single Family* | 8,125 sq. ft. | 65 feet | 25 feet | 7 feet | 15 feet | 35 feet |
Two-Family* | 12,500 sq. ft. | 100 feet | 25 feet | 10 feet | 20 feet | 35 feet |
One and Two-Family Rowhouse/
Townhouses | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
Other uses^ | 80,000 sq. ft. | 200 feet | 50 feet | 50 feet | 100 feet | 50 feet |
* Covered front porches that are fully open and not enclosed may encroach eight (8) feet into the front yard setback.
^ Minimum principal building separation for other uses shall be 20 feet.
** One and Two-Family Rowhouse / Townhouse - a rowhouse or townhouse, with two attached dwelling units, wherein the owner of the dwelling unit owns the lot beneath the dwelling unit, shall be permitted in the R-2 District provided the lot for one dwelling has a minimum area of six thousand two hundred fifty (6,250) square feet, minimum width of fifty (50) feet and minimum side yard setback of zero (0) feet at the side lot line where the two dwellings are attached. Subject to the requirements of City Code Section 175A.36, public street frontage shall not be required for townhouse lots which are part of a complex which does not require a public street as part of the City's transportation network and is master planned with a private common roadway serving the townhouse lots and maintained by an association of townhouse homeowners. A private, common roadway serving a complex of two-family townhouse dwellings shall not be greater than 660 feet in length for a cul-de-sac and 1,320 feet for a through street, which shall be intended to serve only dwellings within the complex. Individual townhouse lots shall not have minimum setback, lot width and area requirements, provided the tract of land encompassing the townhouse lots and common areas has public street frontage; a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet; a minimum area of forty thousand (40,000) square feet; maximum density of five (5) dwelling units per acre, minimum separation of fifteen (15) feet side to side and 30 ft. back to back or back to side between residential buildings; minimum separation of twenty-five (25) feet between a residential building and common private roadways; and a minimum building setback of thirty (30) feet from all boundaries of the complex, including public streets. The development of a townhouse complex shall require the approval of a site plan in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 175I, Site Plans, and approval of Homeowners Association documents by the City which establishes provisions for maintenance of common areas. | ||||||
7. Open Space and Landscaping Requirements. See Chapter 175D.
8. Off-Street Parking and Loading. See Chapter 175E.
9. Buffer Requirements. See Chapter 175F.
10. Architectural Standards. See Chapter 175G.
11. Sign Regulations. See Chapter 175H.
12. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 175I.