15-1

Permitted uses:

(a)

Any use permitted in the R-1 (One-family Residential) Zone, subject to the restrictions and regulations of the R-1 Zone.

(b)

Two-family dwellings.

15-2

Special exception. The following may be permitted in a R-2 Zone by Special Exception.

(a)

Deleted May 2012

(b)

Public parking areas, when located and developed as in Section 4 and where the area adjoins a use other than provided for in the R-1 Zone, provided such transitional use does not extend more than one (100) feet from the boundary of the less restricted zone.

15-3

Height. The height provisions of the R-1 Zone shall apply to the R-2 (Two-family Residential) Zone.

15-4

Area:

(a)

Size of tract. The maximum size of any tract to be zoned and developed under an R-2 Zone shall be one (1) acre.

(b)

Lot area per dwelling unit. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in an R-2 Zone.

(c)

Lot area. Every tract in an R-2 Zone shall have a minimum width of fifty (50) feet and a minimum area of five thousand (5,000) square feet.

(d)

Lot coverage. Not more than forty percent (40%) of the lot shall be covered by buildings or structures in an R-2 Zone.

15-4

Setbacks:

(a)

Front setbacks. The front yard setback provisions of Sections 8-11 shall apply to the R-2 (Two-family Residential) Zone.

(b)

Side setbacks. The side yard setback provisions of Sections 8-11 of this Ordinance shall apply to the R-2 (Two-family Residential) Zone.

(c)

Rear setbacks. The rear yard setback provisions of Sections 8-11 of this Ordinance shall apply to the R-2 (Two-family Residential) Zone.

15-5

Special exceptions. Any use established as a result of a Special Exception granted per Subsection 15-2 must be initiated within six (6) months of the granting, or the Special Exception shall no longer be valid. The initiation of a use is established by the issuance of a valid business license by the Augusta Planning and Development Department or by other reasonable proof of the establishment of vested rights. If a Special Exception is granted and the use is initiated but later ceases to operate for a period of one (1) year, then the Special Exception shall no longer be valid.

Amended May 2012, Section 15-2(a)

Amended August, 2006, Section 15-2(a)

Amended Sept. 2004, Section 15-5

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