§ 155.051 R-2 ONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT.

   Within the R-2 One-Family Dwelling District, the regulations set forth in this section shall apply.

   (A)   Permitted uses. No building or premises shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or altered within any R-2 One-Family Dwelling District unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for the following uses:

      (1)   One-family detached dwelling with a minimum floor area of 1,400 square feet, including modular homes, as defined in § 155.004 of this chapter;

      (2)   Modular homes, as defined in § 155.004 of this chapter;

      (3)   Small community residence; provided:

         (a) Off-street parking facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in §§ 155.125 through 155.133 of this chapter;

         (b) It is located not less than 600 feet from another small community residence and not less than 1,320 feet from a large community residence; and

         (c) Prior to occupancy, a certificate of zoning compliance is applied for and received.

      (4)   Home occupations, as defined in § 155.004 of this chapter;

      (5)   Public school, elementary and high, or private school having a curriculum similar to that ordinarily given in a public elementary school or public high school including religious instruction in parochial schools;

      (6)   Churches and similar places of worship;

      (7)   Convents, monasteries, rectories or parish houses to be occupied by not more than ten persons;

      (8)   Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period not to exceed one year;

      (9)   Accessory use or building, as defined in § 155.004 of this chapter and as regulated by § 155.005 of this chapter;

      (10)   Off-street parking facilities, as required or permitted by §§ 155.125 through 155.139 of this chapter; and

      (11)   Signs subject to the following limitations:

         (a) A sign or sign board not exceeding eight square feet in area, appertaining to the sale or lease of the premises or trespassing thereon;

         (b) A name plate, not exceeding two square feet in area; and

         (c) A sign or bulletin board not exceeding 60 square feet in area erected upon the premises of a church or other institution for the purpose of displaying the name and activities or services therein provided.

   (B)   Height. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:

      (1)   One-family detached dwellings of 30 feet, and not over two and one-half stories, except as provided in § 155.005 of this chapter; and

      (2)   Churches and similar places of worship 75 feet for towers or steeples and not more than 45 feet for the principal building.

   (C)   Lot size.

      (1)   Every building, except as otherwise provided herein hereafter, erected shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 12,000 square feet, and a width at the established building line of not less than 80 feet, except as provided in § 155.005 of this chapter and provided further that any building to contain any of the uses permitted in this district may be erected or constructed on a smaller lot of record.

      (2)   Churches and similar places of worship hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than one-half acre and a width at the building line of not less than 85 feet.

      (3)   For public and private schools, the same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the A-1 Agricultural District.

   (D)   Yard areas. No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with the building, structure or enlargement.

      (1)   Front yard. Each lot upon which a building is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 30 feet. Where a lot has double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

      (2)   Side yard.

         (a)   On each lot upon which a building is constructed, except as otherwise provided herein, there shall be a side yard on each side of not less than ten feet. Corner lots shall meet the front yard requirements on the street side on which the building or structure to be erected or enlarged shall front, and a side yard requirement of not less than one-half the front yard requirement on the other street side.

         (b)   On lots upon which a church or similar place of worship is constructed or extension made to an existing church or similar place of worship, there shall be a side yard of lot less than 15 feet on each side of the main structure.

      (3)   Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 25 feet, or 20% of depth of lot, whichever is larger.

   (E)   Percentage of lot coverage. All buildings including accessory building shall not cover more than 30% of the area of the lot.

   (F)   Parking facilities. Parking facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in §§ 155.125 through 155.139 of this chapter.

(1994 Code, § 155.041) (Ord. 200, passed 4-28-1969; Ord. 212, passed 8-31-1970; Ord. 234, passed 7-10-1972; Ord. 97-02, passed 6-9-1997; Ord. 2024-03, passed 3-11-2024)