Blue Ridge City Zoning Code
§ 8
“R-2” MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT.
The following regulations shall apply in the “R-2” District:
8.1
USES PERMITTED: Any use unconditionally permitted in the foregoing “R-1” district. Apartment buildings and duplexes, multi-family housing, and grounds for games, provided that any such use shall not be operated for commercial gain, nor may any mechanical amusement equipment be operated incidental to such games or sports.
8.2
CONDITIONAL USE: The following uses may be permitted when approved in the manner specified in Section 13 [14]: Any use permitted conditionally in the foregoing “R-1” district which is not permitted unconditionally in the “R-2” district; Public recreation buildings, community buildings, theater groups or dramatic classes and athletic fields.
8.3
AREA REQUIREMENTS: Every structure except fences shall have minimum yard and other requirements as follows:
FRONT YARD: The minimum front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet. |
REAR YARD: The minimum rear yard shall be fifteen (15) feet measured from the centerline of the alley, or property line in the absence of an alley, except that an extension or wing may be built within five (5) feet of the rear lot line, provided the minimum total rear yard equal to the basic requirement is maintained. |
SIDE YARD: There shall be a minimum side yard of ten (10) percent of the lot width on each side of any structure, except that no more than fifteen (15) feet is to be required. On corner lots the minimum side yard adjacent to the side street shall be fifteen (15) feet. |
LOT WIDTH: The average width of each lot in the “R-2” district shall be not less than seventy-five (75) feet. |
LOT AREA: The minimum of a lot in “R-2” district shall be 7,500 square feet for a one-family dwelling, or 11,000 square feet for a two-family dwelling, and for apartment houses or buildings arranged for more than two families, the minimum area shall be 11,000 square feet plus 1,000 square feet for each family in excess of two. |
COVERAGE: The combined area of the main building and accessory building in the “R-2” district shall not cover more than sixty (60) percent of the total area of the lot. |
HEIGHT LIMIT: The maximum height of building shall not exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five (35) feet above average finished grade. |
(Ordinance 2002-0305-AA, sec. 8, adopted 3/5/02)