The purpose of the Medium Density Residential (R-2) district is to allow for higher densities of residential uses and other supportive low impact commercial uses on smaller lot sizes that are supported by public utilities. Developments shall interconnect with other developments and neighboring properties to ensure safe ingress and egress in the event of an emergency. Conservation practices shall be incorporated into all developments to preserve resources and the essential character of the area.

   A.   The following uses shall be permitted in the Medium Density Residential District:

      (1)   Accessory buildings in accordance with § 150-55 Accessory Building Regulations .

      (2)   Accessory dwelling units in accordance with § 150-56.

      (3)   Agriculture.

      (4)   Bed and breakfast.

      (5)   Boarding, lodging or rooming houses.

      (6)   Cemeteries.

      (7)   Churches or similar places of worship.

      (8)   Conversions of existing single family detached dwellings to single family semidetached dwellings.

      (9)   Dwelling, Single family Attached (townhouses).

      (10)   Dwelling, Single family detached.

      (11)   Dwelling Single family semidetached.

      (12)   Dwelling, Multifamily.

      (13)   Federal, state, and local government offices and accessory uses etc.

      (14)   Funeral Homes and Parlors.

      (15)   Individual mobile homes.

      (16)   Lodges and fraternal houses.

      (17)   Public Parks

      (18)   Public schools, private schools, and daycare centers.

      (19)   Public utilities.

      (20)   Rural enterprises in accordance with § 150-61.

   A.   Conditional uses in the Medium Density Residential District shall be as follows:

      (1)   Agriculturally related operations in accordance with all Federal, State, and local regulations.

      (2)   Recreational facilities and recreational organizations.

         (a)   All exterior lighting shall be shielded from adjacent properties.

         (b)   Along all property lines adjacent to a residential use, screening shall be provided as defined in this chapter.

      (3)   Residential care establishments, including but not limited to group homes and personal care establishments.

      (4)   Supportive low impact commercial uses

         (a)   Uses shall be designed to allow and encourage non-motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic access from the surrounding neighborhood.

         (b)   Uses shall incorporate design and architectural elements and landscaping consistent with the character of the immediate neighborhood.

         (c)   Uses shall comply with minimum area regulations of the Community Commercial Zoning District.

    New residential subdivisions and developments shall provide a setback of one-hundred (100) feet along property lines adjacent to existing farms and farmland.