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Columbus City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

28 - R-2 RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY DISTRICT 5,500 square feet1

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Editor's note—Ord. No. 359, § 4, adopted July 19, 2021, changed the title of ch. 17.28 from "R-2 Residential, Single-Family District (6,000 square feet)" to read as herein set out.


17.28.010 - Intent.

The intent of this district is to provide for medium density single-family residential development and for neighborhood facilities to serve such development while preserving the residential quality and nature of the area.

17.28.020 - Permitted uses.

1.

Accessory apartments;

2.

Accessory uses or buildings;

3.

Child care facilities;

4.

Home occupations;

5.

Manufactured homes (Type 1);

6.

Modular homes;

7.

Single-family dwellings;

8.

Open space;

9.

Temporary buildings for and during construction only (not to exceed one year).

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.072), 1997)

17.28.030 - Lot area and width.

Lot area for this district shall be no less than five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet for single-family dwellings and for multi-family dwellings shall increase by one thousand (1,000) square feet per each additional dwelling. No lot width shall be less than fifty (50) feet.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.073), 1997)

(Ord. No. 359, § 5, 7-19-2021)

17.28.040 - Lot coverage and floor area.

Not more than forty (40) percent of the lot area shall be occupied by the principal and accessory buildings. Each single-family dwelling shall have a minimum of seven hundred (700) square feet of floor area.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.074), 1997)

(Ord. No. 359, § 6, 7-19-2021)

17.28.050 - Yards.

Every lot shall have the following minimum yards.

Front yard 20 feet
Rear yard, principal structure 20 feet
Rear yard, accessory use 10 feet
Side yard 8 feet each side

 

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.075), 1997)

(Ord. No. 351, § 1(Exh. A), 10-3-2016)

17.28.060 - Building height.

Maximum building height in this district shall be twenty-eight (28) feet.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.076), 1997)

17.28.070 - Off-street parking.

Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit. Off-street parking for nonresidential uses shall be provided as specified in Chapter 17.92.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.077), 1997)

17.28.080 - Off-street loading.

One off-street loading berth, as specified in Chapter 17.92, shall be required for each nonresidential building of over ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area.

(Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.078), 1997)

17.28.090 - Permitted conditional uses.

The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses in the R-2 residential (five thousand five hundred (5,500) square feet) single-family district:

1.

Churches;

2.

Community residential facilities;

3.

Duplexes; five hundred (500) square feet minimum per dwelling;

4.

Four-family apartment building/fourplex; five hundred (500) square feet minimum per dwelling;

5.

Manufactured homes Type 2;

6.

Professional business offices;

7.

Public buildings;

8.

Public and private schools;

9.

Public and private parks;

10.

Relocated single-family dwelling unit;

11.

Townhouses and condominiums;

12.

Three-family apartment building/triplex; five hundred (500) square feet minimum per dwelling.

(Ord. 321 (part), 2004: Ord. 298 § 1 (part) (11.02.079), 1997)

(Ord. No. 354, § 1(Exh. A), 10-15-2018; Ord. No. 359, § 7, 7-19-2021)