The regulations set forth in this article, or set forth elsewhere in this chapter and referred to herein, are the R-2 limited multifamily residence district regulations. The permissible uses hereinafter designated in this article are subject to the special use provisions of article XI of this chapter.

(Code 1978, § 5-4-1; Code 1997, § 98-75; Ord. No. 08-06-12, § 2, 6-17-2008)

A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Any use permitted in the R-1 single-family district, except single-family dwelling.

(2)

Two-family dwellings.

(3)

Accessory buildings, subject to section 56-366.

(4)

Parking for the uses allowed in the R-2 district and subject to the provisions of section 56-344.

(5)

Signs limited to advertising premises for sale or rent.

(6)

Multigarages shall be allowed which shall not exceed one individual parking stall per living unit. The size limit on such stall shall be no less than nine feet by 18 feet and shall be no greater than 12 feet by 22 feet.

(7)

Home occupations, subject to the restrictions provided under the definition of home occupations in section 56-370.

(8)

Three-family dwellings which include a basement apartment, as defined by section 56-2, if they otherwise comply with the fire safety requirements found in section 12-85(e) and the parking requirements found in section 56-344.

(Code 1978, § 5-4-2; Code 1997, § 98-76; Ord. No. 02-11-19, § 4, 11-4-2002; Ord. No. 10-01-05, § 2, 1-19-2010; Ord. No. 22-02-02, § 4, 2-1-2022)

No building shall exceed two and one-half stories nor shall it exceed 35 feet in height, except as provided in section 56-368.

(Code 1978, § 5-4-3; Code 1997, § 98-77)

(a)

Front yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet, in addition to the following:

(1)

Where lots comprising 40 percent or more of the frontage between two streets are developed with buildings, the minimum front yard shall be the average of such existing front yards, but in no case greater than 30 feet;

(2)

Where lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets;

(3)

On a corner lot, there shall be a front yard on each street side of such lot, except that the front yard on the side street may be reduced in depth to the extent necessary to permit a buildable width on the lot of 40 feet; provided, the depth of the yard shall not be reduced to less than 15 feet;

(4)

A staggered building line may be established in a subdivision of six or more lots, providing any staggered setback returns to the established setback in any contiguous subdivision which is not under the same ownership as that where a staggered building setback line has been used.

(b)

Side yard. The following rules apply to side yards:

(1)

There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot not less than five feet and a combined total of side yards of not less than 20 feet;

(2)

There shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet in width, when same is used as a side drive;

(3)

There shall be a green strip of no less than five feet in width running laterally and adjacent to the building where there is an exit from the building to a driveway area which runs parallel and laterally to the building. Further, there shall be required a curbline on the driveway line running parallel to the building and closest to the building.

(c)

Rear yard. Except as provided in section 56-368, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet or 20 percent of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is smaller. No accessory building shall be permitted within three feet of the rear lot line or within a utility easement.

(d)

Courts. Courts are permitted, provided the depth of the court is not greater than the width of the court.

(Code 1978, § 5-4-4; Code 1997, § 98-78)

(a)

Density. Except as provided in section 56-368, every dwelling hereafter erected, enlarged, relocated or reconstructed shall be located upon lots containing the following areas:

(1)

A lot on which there is erected a two-family dwelling shall have an area of not less than 3,000 square feet per family unit and not less than 50 lineal feet of width at the building line;

(2)

A corner lot in this district shall be at least 60 feet wide.

(b)

Total coverage. Not more than 40 percent of the area of the lot may be covered by buildings.

(c)

Minimum square footage. Each apartment until built in the R-2 residence district must contain the following minimum square footages of floor area. Measurements are exclusive of halls, stairways or other common areas:

(Code 1978, § 5-4-5; Code 1997, § 98-79)

Buildings, premises and uses permitted in this district are subject to the applicable performance standards in section 56-229.

(Code 1978, § 5-4-6; Code 1997, § 98-80)

No conversion of single-family dwelling into apartments shall be permitted in this district.

(Code 1978, § 5-4-7; Code 1997, § 98-81)