R-2 Single-Family Residential Districts are established to provide for low to medium density residential development.

a)

Single-family dwellings that meet all compatibility standards outlined in section 4.14 of this ordinance.

b)

Accessory buildings and uses located on the same lot or parcel of land as the main structure and customarily incidental to the permitted or conditional use.

c)

Home swimming pool, provided the location is not closer than ten feet to any property line and the pool is enclosed by a wall or fence at least four feet in height.

d)

Home occupations, provided the requirements are met.

e)

Personal care home (see definition).

a)

Churches and their attendant educational and recreational facilities, and public schools, provided that:

1.

Adequate ingress and egress to a major street is ensured;

2.

They are provided with adequate, paved off-street parking areas;

3.

The buildings are placed not less than 30 feet from street lines and not less than 25 feet from property lines; and

4.

Adequate provisions are made for maintaining a planted buffer strip along adjoining property lines.

b)

General farming and horticulture, except that the raising of livestock or poultry shall not be permitted; and that an appropriate buffer area of 100 feet be maintained by the agricultural use and any abutting residential property.

c)

Kindergartens, playschools, day care centers and group personal care homes.

1.

At least 200 square feet of outdoor play or open space area must be provided;

2.

At least 35 square feet of indoor space per child/person must be provided;

3.

Outdoor play areas must be enclosed by a fence at least four feet high;

4.

A buffer (see definition) must be provided along all side and rear property lines.

d)

Private and public schools and libraries, excluding business trade schools.

e)

Public utility structures and buildings, provided that the installation is properly screened and services the immediate area. No office shall be permitted and no equipment shall be stored on the site.

f)

Golf, swimming, tennis or country clubs, public and private community clubs or associations, athletic fields, parks and recreation areas, provided that no building for such proposed use is located within 100 feet of any property line.

g)

Day care homes.

No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height. (See section 2.1, building, height of.)

a)

Every principal building shall be located on a lot or parcel of land having an area of not less than 8,000 square feet, provided that the district is served by an approved community water supply and wastewater treatment system. For areas not served by an approved community wastewater treatment system, the minimum lot area requirement shall be 15,000 square feet unless a larger minimum lot area is required by the county health department. Such lots or parcels of land shall have minimum widths, measured at the building line, of 50 or 75 feet, as required by this ordinance.

b)

For subdivision lots, the requirements of the city subdivision regulations must also be complied with.

a)

Front yard (setback from front property line). There shall be a front yard of not less than 30 feet in depth measured from the street right-of-way line (property line) to the walls of any principal building. On through lots having frontages on two streets, the required front yard setback shall be observed on both streets.

b)

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than 30 feet measured from the rear lot line to the wall of any principal building.

c)

Side yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of any dwelling of at least seven feet and on each side of any nonresidential structure of at least 25 feet. (See side yard diagrams.)