The R-1, R-2, R-2-A and R-3 districts are established principally for detached single-family dwellings and related educational, religious, recreational and governmental facilities. The regulations are intended to stabilize and preserve existing neighborhoods and to promote low-density housing that is appropriate for persons having different social needs and income levels.

(Ord. 07-31 § 6 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 14-05, § 2, 1-8-2014)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 14-05, § 2, adopted January 8, 2014, amended § 16.12.010 to read as set out herein. Previously § 16.12.010 was titled intent of the R-1, R-2 and R-3 residential districts.

A.

Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted in the R-1, R-2, R-2-A and R-3 residential districts:

1.

Single-family dwellings;

2.

Public park or playground;

3.

Home occupations, as an accessory use operated in accordance with the provisions of section 16.18.020(A)(6).

B.

Special Uses. The following uses are special uses within the R-1, R-2, R-2-A and R-3 residential districts as noted:

1.

Two-unit dwellings (within the R-3 district only);

2.

Community church; a community church is a facility that occupies a building space of less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet or is located on a property that is less than two acres in size;

3.

Electric substations and gas regulator stations;

4.

Golf course, except private commercial miniature course and driving tees;

5.

Hospital, nursing home, and educational, philanthropic or religious institution on site of not less than five acres, provided not more than fifty percent (50%) of the site area shall be occupied by buildings and the buildings shall be set back from all required yard setback lines an additional foot for each additional foot of building height;

6.

Nursery, pre-kindergarten, day care, special and other private school, providing the same is owned and operated by an eleemosynary institution, corporation or agency;

7.

Privately operated lake, swimming pool, recreational facility or tennis court on site of not less than five acres;

8.

Public building erected by any governmental agency;

9.

Public, or private school having a curriculum equivalent to a public elementary, middle, or high school and having no rooms regularly used for housing or sleeping purposes;

10.

Village historic preservation status, defined in Chapter 16.04; and

11.

Accessory wind energy systems, as defined in Chapter 16.04, and as an accessory use operated for educational purposes only in accordance with all applicable supplemental review standards as provided in section 16.18.020.E.

12.

Accessory child day care home occupations conducted in a single-family dwelling for which:

a.

There are not more than two employees who are not members of the immediate family residing on the premises;

b.

The use extends into more than 25 percent of the total square footage of the principal structure in which the child day care is provided; or

c.

Child day care is provided for more than six but not more than 12 children, including the family's natural or adopted children, and all persons under the age of 14 years.

(Ord. 07-31 § 6 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 10-19, § 2, 4-6-2010; Ord. No. 13-20, § 2, 6-4-2013; Ord. No. 14-05, § 3, 1-8-2014)

A.

The following minimum lot size requirements, measured in square feet (lot area) and feet (lot width), shall be provided within the R-1, R-2, R-2-A and R-3 districts:

B.

In addition to the minimum lot area requirements set forth herein, double frontage lots shall contain an additional lot depth of 12 feet for the entire width of the lot to accommodate a landscaped buffer area.

C.

Any lot legally established by plat or law on or before January 7, 2014, that has less than the minimum lot area and/or less than the minimum lot width required by this section may nevertheless be used for a single-family detached dwelling, provided that all newly constructed or reconstructed improvements comply with the setback, lot coverage, height, floor area ratio, and parking requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 07-31 § 6 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 14-05, § 4, 1-8-2014)

The following minimum yards, measured in feet, shall be provided within the R-1, R-2, R-2-A and R-3 districts:

(Ord. 07-31 § 6 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 11-19, § 2, 4-19-2011; Ord. No. 14-05, § 5, 1-8-2014; Ord. No. 23-33, § 1, 8-1-2023)

The total lot area occupied by any principal building(s), and accessory building(s), together with all impervious surfaces and the total roofed building coverage of the total lot area shall not exceed the following percentages:

(Ord. 07-31 § 6 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 14-05, § 6, 1-8-2014)

No buildings or other structures erected within the R-1, R-2, R-2-A or R-3 districts shall exceed 30 feet in height or two and one-half stories.

(Ord. 07-31 § 6 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 14-05, § 7, 1-8-2014)

A.

In the R-1, R-2 and R-3 districts, the maximum allowable floor area ratio shall be four-tenths for all uses. There shall be no floor area ratio requirement in the R-2-A district.

B.

Notwithstanding the definition of "gross floor area" in Section 16.04.020, garages and enclosed porches shall not be included in the calculation of floor area ratio for any single-family dwelling constructed on a lot of record created after January 1, 1989.

(Ord. 07-31 § 6 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 11-19, § 3, 4-19-2011; Ord. No. 14-05, § 8, 1-8-2014)

A.

In the R-1, R-2, R-2-A and R-3 districts, the minimum parking requirements are as follows:

B.

If a new single-family detached or two-unit dwelling is constructed on a property located in the R-1, R-2, R-2-A, or R-3 district, a garage that includes at least two fully enclosed parking spaces must also be constructed on that property.

C.

If an existing single-family detached or two-unit dwelling located in the R-1, R-2, R-2-A, or R-3 district has no garage as of January 7, 2014, any garage constructed on the property must include at least two fully enclosed parking spaces.

D.

If an existing single-family detached or two-unit dwelling in the R-1, R-2, or R-3 district has a garage enclosing less than two parking spaces, it must be maintained in good condition and may only be removed if it is replaced with a garage that includes at least two fully enclosed parking spaces.

E.

If an existing single-family detached or two-unit dwelling in the R-2-A district has a garage enclosing less than two parking spaces, it must be maintained in good condition and may only be removed if it is replaced with a garage that includes at least one fully enclosed parking space.

F.

If an existing single-family detached or two-unit dwelling has a garage enclosing two or more parking spaces, it must be maintained in good condition and must not be removed unless it is replaced with a garage that includes at least two fully enclosed parking spaces.

G.

If an existing single-family detached or two-unit dwelling did not have a garage when it was originally constructed and the dwelling unit is destroyed by fire, flood, or other natural disaster, then the property owner is not required to construct a garage; if an existing single-family detached or two-unit dwelling had a garage enclosing less than two parking spaces, then the property owner is not required to construct a larger garage than it had before the fire, flood, or other natural disaster destroyed the dwelling unit. In the event that there is any inconsistency or conflict between this provision and any other herein, the terms of this provision shall control, govern, and prevail.

(Ord. 07-31 § 6 (part), 2007)

(Ord. No. 14-05, § 9, 1-8-2014; Ord. No. 23-38, § 1, 9-5-2023)