(A) General description. This is a residential district to provide for medium population density. The principal uses of land are for single-family detached and two-family attached dwellings.
(B) Primary uses permitted. Property and structures in an R-2 Residential District shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) Any use permitted in an R-1 District. Maximum of two detached dwellings per lot;
(2) Two-family dwelling on one common lot;
(3) Accessory structures and uses customarily incidental to a primary use when located on the same lot, after the primary use has been established;
(4) Home Occupation Type 1 where 15% or less of the floor area of the structure is dedicated to the home occupation; and
(5) Small scale solar energy conversion facility as an accessory to a primary use.
(C) Uses eligible for a conditional use permit. Conditional use permits may be granted to properties for the following land uses:
(1) Bed and breakfast;
(2) Cemetery;
(3) Childcare center;
(4) Church or place of worship;
(5) Group home;
(6) Historic monument/place;
(7) Home Occupation Type 2 with greater than 15% of the floor area of the structure dedicated to the home occupation;
(8) Personal services;
(9) Publicly owned structure/facility/park;
(10) Office;
(11) Privately owned recreational use;
(12) Private school or educational service;
(13) Public utility substation;
(14) Retail;
(15) Two-family dwellings having a shared wall at a common lot line, according to the criteria in division (D) below; and
(16) Telecommunications facilities.
(D) Area regulations. All setbacks shall be measured from the owner’s property lines, and the area regulations shall be as follows:
(1) Front setback:
(a) Twenty-five feet; and
(b) If a lot abuts a 100-foot wide public right-of-way, the front setback may be a minimum of 12 feet and provided that a garage door facing the street is a minimum of 20 feet from the public sidewalk.
(2) Side setback:
(a) Primary uses: eight feet; five feet if platted prior to April of 1980;
(b) Unattached structures of accessory use: five feet; and
(c) Two-family dwelling, per division (C)(15) above, zero feet at property line where dwellings attach; and eight feet from outside lot lines, which may be approved at five feet if applicant can demonstrate that adequate provisions are made for drainage and maintenance.
(3) Rear setback:
(a) Twenty-five feet; and
(b) Unattached structures of accessory use: five feet.
(4) Minimum lot width:
(a) Seventy-five feet at the front setback line. Lots platted before April 1980 are not subject to this requirement; and
(b) Two-family dwelling per division (C)(15) above: no minimum.
(5) Maximum number of dwellings per lot:
(a) Primary uses: two; and
(b) Conditional use permit uses: one.
(6) Minimum lot size:
(a) Eight thousand square feet; and
(b) Two-family dwelling per division (C)(15) below: no minimum lot size.
(7) Maximum number of attached dwellings: two;
(8) Maximum lot coverage: 40%;
(9) Maximum structure height:
(a) Thirty-five feet; and
(b) Accessory structures shall not exceed 15 feet.
(Prior Code, App. A, Art. IV, § 3) (Ord. 969, passed 8-18-2003; Ord. 1030, passed 6-19-2006; Ord. 1122, passed 8-16-2010; Ord. 1195, passed 7-7-2014; Ord. 1239, passed 3-21-2016; Ord. 1276, passed 4-2-2018; Ord. 1278, passed 5-7-2018; Ord. 1354, passed 10-18-2021)