(A) Purpose. The Two-Family Residential District (R-6) is established as a medium density, attached two-family residential district that provides housing opportunities in a unique, attractive, and affordable physical arrangement. Two-family units shall be serviced by public water and sanitary sewer systems. The R-6 District is appropriate as a transition between lower density single-family districts and higher density multi-family districts.
(B) Permitted uses. Land and buildings in the Two-Family Residential District (R-6) shall be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Two-family dwellings;
(2) Accessory buildings and uses in association with a permitted dwelling;
(3) Home occupation in accordance with § 153.197; and
(4) Private kennels.
(C) Conditional uses. The following uses may be allowed in the Two-Family Residential District (R-6) subject to approval in accordance with § 153.042:
(1) Churches and other similar places of worship and parish houses, provided there are at least 100 seats or similar accommodations in the main assembly hall;
(2) Public uses: parks, playgrounds, recreation and community center buildings and grounds, golf courses, public swimming pools, tennis courts, and similar recreational uses, provided that any principal building or swimming pool used therefor shall be located not less than 150 feet from any other lot in any residential district;
(3) Public and private schools;
(4) Home occupations associated with a principal use and in accordance with § 153.197; and
(5) Accessory structures used as private kennels.
(D) Development standards.
(1) Lot and building requirements. The following lot and building requirements are minimum standards, except where noted, and shall apply in the Two-Family Residential District (R-6):
(a) Lot area: 8,000 square feet;
(b) Lot coverage (maximum): 30%;
(c) Lot width: 70 feet of frontage on an improved public right-of-way;
(d) Lot width on a curving street or cul-de-sac: 45 feet of frontage on an improved public right-of-way an lot width shall be 70 feet at the minimum building line;
(e) Front yard setback: 30 feet as measured between the street right-of-way line and the building setback line;
(f) Side yard setback: total side yard of 20 feet with a minimum of eight feet on any one side; for a conditional use, the side yard setback shall be 20 feet;
(g) Rear yard setback: 30 feet as measured from the rear property line; an accessory building may be located in the rear yard no less than eight feet from the rear property line; and
(h) Dwelling dimensions: the following dwelling dimensions measured in terms of square footage shall apply to all residential dwellings in the R-6 District:
Dwelling | Ground Floor Area (Sq. Ft.) | Finished Floor Area (Sq. Ft.) |
One bedroom | 850 | 850 |
Two bedroom | 850 | 850 |
Three bedroom | 975 | 975 |
Each additional bedroom | 225 | 225 |
(2) Supplemental standards. The following supplemental standards shall apply within the Two- Family Residential District (R-6).
(a) No building shall exceed 30 feet in height, nor more than two and one-half stories in height.
(b) Any building with a height in excess of one and one-half stories or 20 feet shall have a basement unless that building’s use is designed for 100 or more people.
(c) Applicable standards shall be met in corresponding provisions of this chapter.
(d) Any building designed for the use of 50 or more people must be compliant with FEMA P-361 "Safe Rooms for Tornados and Hurricanes, Guidance for Community and Residential Safe Rooms", Third Edition or later. As an alternative, buildings designed for the use of 50 or more people can have a basement suitable for use as a tornado safe area.
(Ord. 96-152, passed 10-7-1996; Ord. 98-159, passed 11-16-1998; Ord. 2019-046, passed 9-3-2019)
Cross-reference:
Accessory uses and structures, see § 153.200
Ground satellite stations, see § 153.198
Home occupations, see § 153.197
Yard projections; fences, see § 153.216