The R-2 two- and three-family dwelling district is intended for the purpose of allowing single-family homes, two- and three-family dwelling structures, associated community facilities, and certain special uses.
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 1, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-151)
In the R-2 district, no building or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged, intended, or designed for other than one of the uses listed in section 8-3.
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 2, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-152)
(8) Hospitals on a parcel of land not less than two acres in size (but not animal hospitals or mental hospitals).
(11) Schools—public or parochial, elementary, junior high, high schools and private schools with equivalent curriculum.
(12) Nonprofit institutions of an educational, philanthropic, or eleemosynary nature, but not penal institutions.
(14) Customary accessory uses and structures located on the same lot or group of lots with the principal use including tennis courts, swimming pools, private garages, garden houses, barbecue ovens, and fireplaces, but does not include use unrelated to the principal use of any activity commonly conducted for gain.
(15) Temporary structures incidental to construction work, but only for the period of such work. Basements and cellars may not be occupied for residential purposes until the building is complete.
(16) The following uses may be allowed by special use permit when submitted, reviewed, and approved by the board of zoning appeals and under such conditions as the board may impose:
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 3, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-153)
(1) Single-family dwellings. A lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 6,000 square feet with a minimum lot width of 50 feet.
(2) Two- and three-family dwellings. A lot on which there is erected a two- or three-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 5,000 square feet per dwelling unit. This regulation shall be applicable to such structures being converted to individually owned units. Also see Article 23, Additional Height, Area, and Use Regulations.
(3) Dormitories, lodging houses, nursing homes, and boarding houses shall, in addition to meeting the above requirements for single-family buildings, shall provide at least 500 square feet of lot area for each occupant.
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 4, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-154)
The principal building and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 40 percent of the lot area.
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 5, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-155)
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 6, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-156)
(1) There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet, except as required for arterial and collector streets in Article 23.
(2) Where a lot or lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(3) Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of the corner lot; provided, however, that the buildable width of a single lot of record, as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, shall not be reduced to less than 35 feet, except as may be required to preserve a minimum setback of six feet from the property line.
(1) There shall be a side yard on each side of a principal building which shall be one-third the height of the building or ten percent of the width of the lot, whichever is the greater, with a minimum of eight feet, except that where the lot abuts a R-1 district there shall be a minimum side yard of 12½ feet.
(2) Where more than one principal building is constructed on a tract for hospitals, nursing homes, churches, schools, institutions of higher learning, public buildings, or other public or quasi-public uses, the spacing of said buildings shall not be less than the average height of the adjacent buildings.
(c) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard for each principal building in this district which shall have a depth of not less than 25 feet from the rear lot line.
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 7, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-157)
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 8, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-158)
(Ord. 835, Art. XII, § 9, 2-10-2005; Code 2018, 38-159)