Cambridge City Zoning Code

   This District is established to provide areas for single-family homes on individual lots and to provide for accessory and nonresidential uses that complement single-family residential neighborhoods and to discourage incompatible nonresidential uses in single-family residential neighborhoods.

(Ord. 37-02, passed 7-10-02)

   A building or lot within an SF-2 Single-Family Residential District shall be used only for the following purposes:

   (A)   Single-family dwellings.

   (B)   Home occupations as set forth in § 155.1914.

   (C)   Child care home operated with one to six children as set forth in § 155.1915.

   (D)   Private and public schools for grades K-12.

   (E)   Private and public parks.

   (F)   Any other use deemed to be of a similar nature as those above by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

   (G)   Accessory structures and uses incidental to the above uses.

(Ord. 37-02, passed 7-10-02) Penalty, see § 155.2617

   The following uses may be approved in accordance with §§ 155.1801 through 155.1803:

   (A)   Outdoor and indoor noncommercial recreation facilities.

   (B)   Churches or places of religious worship.

   (C)   Public buildings and uses such as libraries and museums.

   (D)   Child care home operated with 7 to 12 children as set forth in § 155.1915.

   (E)   Bed and breakfasts.

   (F)   Two-family dwellings.

   (G)   One-family dwellings designed with one zero lot line.

(Ord. 37-02, passed 7-10-02) Penalty, see § 155.2617

   Required minimum lot and yard sizes and maximum lot coverages are set forth in §§ 155.1701 through 155.1701.

(Ord. 37-02, passed 7-10-02) Penalty, see § 155.2617

   (A)   Single-family dwellings. For single-family dwellings, no dwelling shall have a living area of less than 1,000 square feet of gross floor areas, exclusive of garages, cornices, eaves, gutters, porches, balconies, terraces, or outside enclosures.

   (B)   Two-family dwellings. For two-family dwellings, each dwelling unit must contain at a minimum a bathroom and contain living quarters with at least 800 square feet, exclusive of garages, cornices, eaves, gutters, porches, balconies, terraces, or outside enclosures.

(Ord. 37-02, passed 7-10-02) Penalty, see § 155.2617