(A) The purpose of this district is to establish and preserve neighborhoods of single- and two-family homes.
(B) Principal permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1) Any principal permitted use and as regulated in the R-1 District, and as hereinafter specified in this subchapter.
(2) Duplexes, except that no more than one (1) such residential structure shall be permitted on any tract of land without approval of a development plan by the Planning Commission.
(C) Conditionally permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1) Same as in R-1 and R-1A.
(2) Professional offices, offices of financial use, insurance, real estate, civic, educational, or religious establishments or organizations.
(3) Nursing homes, rest homes, and lodging or boarding houses.
(4) Funeral homes.
(5) Mobile homes.
(a) Double wide or greater mobile or manufactured single-family residential homes that meet the following standards:
1. Permanent foundation as specified by the manufacture and the space from the bottom of the home to the ground shall be fully enclosed by concrete or an approved concrete product around the structure and steps. All areas used for access to be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or equivalent.
2. Minimum size of two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet and no less than fifteen (15) feet in width at the narrowest point of its first story (no single wide mobile or manufactured homes).
3. All dwellings shall be oriented on the lot so that the front door faces the street and otherwise comply with the other zoning requirements for a R-2 zone.
4. No mobile or manufactured home more than three years old on the date of installation shall be permitted on any lot.
5. Dwellings shall be sided with wood, or with a material designed and intended to resemble a finished wood product. Brick and stone are also permitted. Metal or corrugated siding is prohibited.
6. Roofing materials for dwellings shall be wood shingle or shake, composition, clay or metal. Corrugated metal or fiberglass roofing is prohibited. The minimum pitch for a roof on a dwelling shall have a three-inch vertical rise for each twelve inches of horizontal run (3:12 pitch). Dwelling shall have eaves with a minimum of six-inch overhang. Gutters and roof drainage must be installed.
7. The front door facing the street shall have a covered porch of a size no less than thirty-six (36) square feet. All other exterior doors shall have a covered stoop.
8. All wheel, trailer tongue, and hitch assemblies must be removed upon installation.
9. The dwelling floor plan shall not be comprised of a singular rectangular layout, but have at least two spaces that extend from the primary form, creating multi-dimensional forms in exterior elevation design.
(b) The Board of Zoning Adjustment in its consideration of a conditional use permit § 156.103(C)(5) shall consider the character of the surrounding neighborhood to ensure that the conditional use is harmonious and aesthetically consistent with the surrounding neighborhood taking into consideration the average age of the existing homes, the typical design and layout of the existing home.
(6) Ambulance service.
(7) Any other uses which are deemed compatible with the above-mentioned uses and which are acted upon by the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
(D) Accessory uses shall be the same as in R-1.
(E) Parking shall be the same as in R-1.
(F) Lot area, yard, and height regulations. The following table stipulates the minimum lot area, yard, and height requirements which shall be observed, except as otherwise provided in this zoning code.