(A) Purpose. The major purpose of this district is to allow for a “rural life-style” by permitting low-density residential development in areas that are marginal or non-feasible for agriculture.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Single-family detached residences;
(2) Any agricultural land use already existing at the time of subdivision;
(3) Forestry;
(4) Nurseries, excluding greenhouses;
(5) Public recreation; and
(6) Solar energy systems as regulated under § 155.108.
(C) Accessory uses.
(1) Garages;
(2) Fences;
(3) Gardening and other horticultural uses where no sale of products is conducted on the site;
(4) Decorative landscape features such as statues, rocks, reflecting ponds and benches;
(5) Recreation equipment;
(6) Livestock, poultry and animals subject to the provisions of § 155.008(B) of this chapter;
(7) Pole barns; and
(8) Non-commercial wind chargers.
(D) Conditional and interim uses.
(1) Conditional uses.
(a) Essential services - telephone, telegraph, sewer, water, gas and power distribution poles and lines and necessary appurtenant equipment and structures such as transformers, unit substations and equipment houses;
(b) Fire station;
(c) Police station;
(d) Cemeteries;
(e) Subdivisions, five-acre minimum lot subdivision in areas designated as such in the land use plan;
(f) Township Halls; and
(g) Churches.
(2) Interim uses.
(a) All home occupations;
(b) Bed and breakfast units in single-family dwellings;
(c) Any change in agricultural practice that marks an intensification of present agricultural use;
(d) Commercial outdoor recreation;
(e) Seasonal produce stands;
(f) One mobile home per farmstead (necessary to the operation of the farm operation at a minimum floor area of 800 square feet);
(g) Community centers; and
(h) Solar energy systems as regulated under § 155.108.
(E) Prohibited uses. All other uses not listed as permitted, accessory, conditional, or interim shall be prohibited.
(F) Performance standards. Parcels in the R-2(a) District shall be limited to one-half animal unit per acre and less than ten animal units total, except as allowed under § 155.008(B) of this chapter.
(1) Height regulations.
(a) No buildings hereafter erected shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height.
(b) This shall not apply to wind chargers which are at least 50 feet from any property line.
(2) Front yard regulations.
(a) Setbacks:
Required Setback Distance from Road Centerline | Road Class |
130 | State Highway |
130 | County Road and State Aid Highway |
65 | Local Road |
25 | From right-of-way of cul-de-sac or approved “T” |
(b) Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more roads or highways, there shall be a front yard setback on each road or highway side of each corner lot. No accessory buildings shall project beyond the front yard of either road.
(c) Within existing developed areas, the above front yard setback requirements may be adjusted to coincide with average setback occurring on either side of the proposed building within 300 feet; except that, no building shall be located less than 20 feet from right-of-way line.
(3) Side yard regulations. There shall be a minimum side yard of 30 feet for principal uses and ten feet for accessory uses unless the building is housing livestock, then the setback is 100 feet.
(4) Rear yard regulations. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet for non-livestock buildings and a setback of 100 feet for livestock buildings.
(5) Lot area regulations. The minimum lot size shall be five acres.
(6) Lot width and depth regulations. The minimum lot width shall be 300 feet and the minimum lot depth shall be 300 feet.
(Ord. passed 7-28-2015; Ord. 16-6, passed 10-18-2016; Ord. 16-8, passed 12-27-2016; Ord. 18-2, passed 6-19-2018; Ord. 22-4, passed 11-29-2022; Ord. 23-1, passed 5-2-2023)