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Burley City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 6

R-2 LIMITED MULTIPLE RESIDENCE DISTRICT

5-6-1: PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES:

   (A)   In the R-2 district the following buildings and uses are permitted:
All uses permitted in the R-1 district.
Multi-family dwellings not to exceed four (4) units.
   (B)   In the R-2 district the following buildings and uses may be permitted upon an applicant's receipt of a special use permit pursuant to the procedures identified in chapter 15 of this title:
A five (5) to eight (8) unit multi-family dwelling.
A group daycare facility.
A townhouse development. (Ord. 1327, 11-1-2016; amd. Ord. 1371, 3-17-2020)

5-6-2: AREA REQUIREMENTS:

There shall be a lot area of not less than the following:
   (A)   Single-family unit, six thousand two hundred fifty (6,250) square feet.
   (B)   Two-family unit, eight thousand (8,000) square feet.
   (C)   Three-family unit, nine thousand (9,000) square feet.
   (D)   Four-family unit, ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
   (E)   For each unit over a four-family unit, add seven hundred fifty (750) square feet per unit. No lot shall be subdivided to provide less than six thousand five hundred (6,500) square feet of lot area nor have a width of less than sixty five feet (65') nor a depth of less than eighty five feet (85') including a utility easement off of the portion of an alley or one-half (1/2) of any utility easement or one-half (1/2) of a twenty foot (20') alley; provided, it does not exceed ten feet (10') may be counted in determining the area requirement as herein provided.
   (F)   Townhouse lots shall each contain a minimum of two thousand one hundred (2,100) square feet (excluding any detached garage space) and shall each have at least twenty five feet (25') of road frontage. (Ord. 961, 2-17-1981; amd. Ord. 1371, 3-17-2020; Ord. 1395, - -2022)

5-6-3: LOT COVERAGE:

The main building and all accessory buildings, excluding carports, porches, and other permitted projections, on a lot shall not occupy more than forty percent (40%) of the total area of the lot. (Ord. 961, 2-17-1981; amd. Ord. 1414, 8-6-2024)

5-6-4: YARD REQUIREMENTS:

   (A)   Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20').
   (B)   Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of the dwelling of not less than seven feet (7'). On a corner lot, R-2 district, a side yard of not less than ten feet (10') shall be maintained on the street side of such corner lot and not less than seven feet (7') shall be maintained on the side of the lot opposite the street side.
   (C)   Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty five feet (25') which depth may be measured from the centerline of any existing twenty foot (20') or wider rear alley or from what would be the centerline of a full twenty foot (20') or wider alley or only one-half (1/2) if partial alley or easement exists. (Ord. 961, 2-17-1981)

5-6-5: HEIGHT LIMITATIONS:

Two (2) stories or forty feet (40') maximum. (Ord. 961, 2-17-1981)