The R-2 Medium Density Residential Zone is intended to allow detached and attached units, townhouses, and condominiums. Development is characterized generally by detached and attached single-family homes on small lots, alley-loaded homes, duplexes, triplexes, condominiums, and townhouses with common open space and small private patios or yards. Other uses such as mobile home parks and schools are permitted subject to Conditional Use Permit consistent with the City's R-2 zone regulations.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013)

In the R-2 Zone, no building, structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered or enlarged, except for the purpose set out in Section 18.14.030 of this chapter.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013)

Refer to Table E in Section 18.06.060 E.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013)

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed § 18.14.040, which pertained to Conditional Uses and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-01-10, § 11, 3-2-2010.

The following property development standards, set out in Sections 18.14.050-1 through 18.14.230, shall apply to all land and buildings in the R-2 Zone. A reduction in the property development standards may be permitted in the case of the development of housing for senior citizens, through the application of a Conditional Use Permit.

18.14.050-1 Property Development Standards

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Building Placement	Table 1
A. Minimum Lot Size	7,200 square feet 1	1. Main Building2. Accessory Building
B. Minimum Lot Width	60 feet 1
C. Minimum Lot Depth	100 feet 1
D. Minimum Front Yard Setback	25 feet 1
E. Minimum Side Yard Setbacks	10% of lot width not exceeding 15 feet 1, 2, 3
F. Minimum Corner Side Yard Setback	5 feet 1
G. Minimum Rear Yard Setback	20 feet 1, 2
H. Separation Between Buildings	6 feet 1, 3
I. Max. Lot Coverage	40% of lot area 1
J. Dwelling Units per Acre	8.1—16 DU/AC
K. Minimum Dwelling Unit Size
3 Bedroom, Plus	1,200 square feet
2 Bedroom	1,000 square feet
1 Bedroom	800 square feet
Efficiency/Bachelor	600 square feet
L. Maximum Building Height	2.5 Stories or 35 feet

 

1.

May be reduced when clustering homes, subject to discretionary process.

2.

Main buildings and garages opening to an alley shall have a side Setback of twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley.

3.

Main buildings shall have a side setback of ten feet from the property line for a reversed corner lot.

4.

Plus four feet for each story above the first for a facing wall with openings, and three feet plus one foot for each story above the first for a facing wall without openings. The total separation between two facing walls is the sum of that required for each.

5.

Buildings linked by a common roof shall not be considered separate. Openings must be located in the wall overlap area in order to count as openings for the purpose of calculating building separation.

1.

Non-Residential and Residential.

2.

Garage openings facing alley shall have a rear setback measured from opposite side of the alley.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-03-15, § 9, 3-3-2015)

Building projections into yard areas are permitted as follows:

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 15, 12-18-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed §§ 18.14.070—18.14.160, which pertained to Lot dimensions, Density of Development, Maximum coverage, Minimum Dwelling size, Building Height, Front Setback, Side Setback, Rear Setback, Accessory Buildings, Separation between Buildings and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992.

All Developments zone Shall provide a minimum of one square foot of outdoor Recreation Space for every three square feet of gross Floor Area within each Dwelling Unit.

A.

At least half of the space required Shall be in the form of private Recreation Space, with a minimum dimension of eight feet and a minimum area of one hundred fifty square feet per Dwelling. The private space May be provided in the form of patios, porches, balconies or recessed areas open on at least two sides, and May only be located in the side and Rear Yard areas.

B.

Common Recreation Space Shall contain a minimum area of five hundred square feet and a minimum dimension of twenty feet. It May be provided in the form of pools, putting greens or recreation Buildings.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

A.

There Shall be not less than two Parking Spaces, in the form of an enclosed garage, for every Dwelling Unit, with dimensions of not less than ten feet in width and twenty feet in depth. The required Parking Spaces Shall be provided on the same Lot as the Main Building, and Shall be independently accessible with unobstructed space provided for the maneuvering of Vehicles. Vehicles maneuvering area shall comply with appropriate vehicular turning radius as specified by the Director for appropriate driveway width.

B.

There Shall be paved vehicular Access to the Off-Street Parking Facilities, with a Driveway not less than twelve feet wide and not encumbered by a Projection to a height under eight feet above Grade.

C.

Every parking stall adjoined on one or both sides of its length by a curb, face, wall partition, column, post or similar obstruction, that is located less than four feet from an access aisle measured along the length of the stall or continues to form the end of an access aisle, Shall have a minimum width of 11.5 feet.

D.

For a boarding, lodging, or rooming house in the R-2 Zone, there Shall be no less than one parking space per room or suite, or one space per two beds, whichever is greater.

E.

All driveways and parking areas shall be surfaced or paved with concrete, asphalt, or other non-permeable material to create continuous path with no unpaved areas.

F.

Parking of vehicles is prohibited in landscape or unpaved areas.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-01-10, § 7, 3-2-2010; Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 16, 12-18-2018)

A.

All heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, including ducts, meters, plumbing lines and tanks, shall be architecturally screened from public view, with the use of masonry walls when mounted at grade. Roof mounted equipment is prohibited, except with the use of parapet walls when mounted on flat roof.

B.

Plumbing vent pipes, all heater flues and all roof penetrations shall be gathered and concealed from view in the same manner.

C.

All new mechanical equipment shall meet the same zoning setback requirement applicable to the building or structure served.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 18, 12-18-2018)

Note— Formerly numbered as § 18.14.210

A.

Landscaping shall be provided in areas between the building line and the front or street side property lines, except for driveways to approved designated parking spaces and areas screened by a permitted solid fence or wall least six feet high. Additional paving for walkways may be allowed not to exceed four feet, or not to exceed one hundred twenty-five square feet, whichever is greater.

B.

Drought-resistant landscaping shall be provided for the development of any lot. Landscaping shall conform to the standards of Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance contained in Chapter 13.30 of the Municipal Code when applicable. Landscaping Shall provide a mixture of shrubs, vines, groundcover, flowers or lawns throughout the entire Front Yard area, Side Yard area, and throughout Open Spaces between Buildings not occupied by a Sidewalk. In addition, two fifteen-gallon trees Shall be provided per Dwelling Unit, in the Front Yard area. The types of tree(s) proposed must be approved by the Planning Division.

C.

Within the minimum required front setback area, no less than fifty percent of this area shall consist of live plants as ground cover and no more than forty percent shall consist of permeable hardscape ground cover material, such as bark, mulch, wood, stones, rocks, decomposed granite, or decorative colored (non-grey) gravel.

D.

The required Landscaping shall be maintained in a neat, clean, safe, orderly and healthful condition.

E.

The landscaped areas shall be provided with a suitable permanent method for watering or sprinkling of plants. Wherever possible, the watering system Shall utilize the least amount of water. Sprinklers Used to satisfy the requirements of this provision Shall be so spaced as to assure complete coverage of the landscaped area.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 17, 12-18-2018)

A.

A trash storage area Shall be provided at a size not less than a fifty-gallon capacity container per Dwelling Unit. Such containers Shall be completely enclosed or screened with a solid masonry Wall and Shall be located as to allow for convenient pickup and disposal.

B.

In Addition, at least sixty cubic feet of enclosed accessory storage space Shall be provided for each Dwelling Unit. Said space May be located in a garage or Carport provided that it does not interfere with the parking of Vehicle.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

The exterior design of Structures Shall be compatible with the surrounding architecture, in order to preserve neighborhood integrity and promote architectural consistency within the City.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Site plans and elevations shall be submitted to the Design Review Committee for review and approval whenever ten dwelling units are proposed for any building site.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(7)), 10-10-2013)