A. Uses Permitted Outright: In an R-2 zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright subject to the provisions of the adopted international codes. All other uses, structures and accessory uses not listed are strictly prohibited unless a special use permit has been issued.
Accessory buildings and private garages designed to accommodate no more than four (4) motor vehicles. Accessory detached buildings shall be five feet (5') from the side property line and five feet (5') from the rear lot line.
Churches.
Doublewide manufactured homes meeting HUD approved specifications, and Idaho Code requirements.
Existing lot development patterns and policies embodied in the comprehensive plan will guide application of this district.
One single-family dwelling per lot.
Single-family dwelling unit.
Small childcare facility for four (4) or less children.
B. Permitted Accessory Uses And Structures:
Home occupations.
Parking lots for nonresidential church uses permitted in the R-2 district.
Private noncommercial greenhouses from which no products are sold to the public.
C. Special Uses:
Accessory living quarters serving as a guesthouse or domestic servant quarters.
Antenna towers.
Boarding house or bed and breakfast, limited to a maximum of two (2) bedrooms, with the conditions that adequate off street parking be provided and that the use will not change the character of the neighborhood.
Home occupations (which do not conform with the definition).
Public libraries, public galleries, and public museums.
Public or private schools.
Public parks and recreation facilities; provided, however, that any service yard located within said park shall be maintained no closer than fifty feet (50') to a property line of an adjoining residence or street frontage.
Public service and utility facilities not listed as permitted uses in this district, such as fire stations, police stations, telephone switching facilities, fairgrounds, cemeteries, national guard armories, fire training facilities, pumping stations, electric substations and similar public service facilities necessary to the neighborhood or community, including signage and other necessary accessory structures.
Other residential uses not specifically listed shall be evaluated by the zoning official for compatible use. If found incompatible, the use shall be referred to the planning and zoning commission and the city council as a special use request.
D. Limitation On Uses: All principal uses other than dwellings shall comply with the following standards:
1. One covered off street parking space is required per dwelling.
2. Off street parking shall not be located in required front or street side setbacks.
3. Any lights illuminating any parking area or building shall be arranged to direct the light away from adjoining premises.
E. Lot Requirements:
1. Minimum lot area: Four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet.
2. Minimum lot width: Forty eight feet (48').
F. Minimum Yard Requirements: All minimum yard requirements are measured from the drip line of the structure.
1. Front yard: Twenty feet (20').
2. Street side: Twenty feet (20').
3. Any other side: Five feet (5'); but the sum of the two (2) side yards shall be at least fifteen feet (15').
4. Rear yard: Twenty feet (20').
5. Corner lots: The front yard requirement for streets upon which the front of the building faces shall apply. The side yard shall be equal to the front yard requirements on lots fronting upon the side streets. No accessory building on the lot regardless of the way it faces, shall project beyond the front yard line of either street.
G. Permitted Signs:
1. One building mounted sign per principal structure, limited to a maximum of three (3) square feet each.
2. One temporary "For Sale" or "For Rent" sign per principal structure on the offered site, limited to a maximum area of six (6) square feet.
3. One ground or building attached sign per principal structure, identifying churches, schools, or public facilities located on the site. Such signs may be illuminated only by indirect lighting, shall not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in size, must be found to be compatible with the neighborhood by the zoning administrator, shall not obstruct any neighbor's view, and shall not obstruct intersecting street visibility.
H. Fences; Permits Required: Permits are required for all fences.
1. No fence shall exceed six feet (6') in height, except fences located on public facilities.
2. Fences constructed within required front yards or street side yards shall not exceed the following heights:
a. Solid fences: Three feet (3').
b. Open rail fences and other open fences where the posts and material constitute not more than one-third (1/3) the fence area: Four feet six inches (4'6").
3. Barbed wire fences are prohibited, except where five (5) acres or more are adjacent to Clearwater County for the purpose of pasturing horses and cattle. Other fences, including electric fences constructed in a manner that may be hazardous to persons or animals are prohibited. (Ord. 787, 3-8-2016; amd. Ord. 807, 11-12-2019; Ord. 813, 5-25-2021)