The purpose of the R-2-8 zone is to allow for the establishment of single-family and two-family residential developments organized in medium-density neighborhoods characteristic of traditional suburban residential developments.

Permitted uses in the R-2-8 zone are as follows:

1. Single-family detached dwellings;
2. Accessory buildings customary to single-family housing;
3. Home occupations; and
4. Two-family detached dwellings.

Conditional uses in the R-2-8 zone are as follows:

1. Cemetery;
2. Bed and breakfast;
3. Churches;
4. Day care/pre-school, as allowed by the applicable accessory regulations in Chapter 19.76, “Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations”;
5. Planned unit development;
6. Private parks and recreational grounds;
7. Public and quasi-public use;
8. Radio and/or television tower;
9. Temporary structures, as allowed by the applicable accessory regulations in Chapter 19.76, “Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations”;
10. Water pumping plant and reservoir;
11. Wireless telecommunication towers; and
12. Utility stations and lines, as allowed by the applicable accessory regulations in Chapter 19.76, “Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations.”

The minimum lot size in the R-2-8 zone is 8,000 square feet.

The minimum lot width in the R-2-8 zone is 65 feet measured at the front setback.

Setbacks/yard requirements are intended to provide a description of the required space between buildings and property lines. Primary buildings shall maintain a minimum distance from property lines as follows: Front: 25 feet. Sides: On interior lots, a total of at least 15 feet between the two side yards, with no side yard of less than five feet. On corner lots, at least 20 feet per side yard abutting a street. Rear: 20 feet. Accessory buildings in the R-2-8 zone shall maintain a minimum distance from property lines as follows: Front: Accessory buildings, including detached garages, shall maintain a setback of at least six feet from the primary buildings in the rear yard of the particular property. Sides: Three feet, on interior lots; 20 feet on street side corner lots. Rear: Three feet, on interior lots; 20 feet on the street side of corner lots.

1. For uses where the slope of the original ground surface is greater than 15%, or if a slope stability hazard is present on site, the maximum structure heights shall be 30 feet.
2. All other properties shall maintain a maximum structure height of 35 feet.
3. No accessory structure shall exceed 20 feet in height. For each foot of height over 14 feet, accessory structures shall be set back from property lines an additional foot from the minimum setback to allow a maximum height of 20 feet.

The maximum lot coverage in the R-2-8 zone is 50%, including all structures, except portions of those properties also located in the Sensitive Lands Overlay Zone, for which the maximum lot coverage shall be 30% including all structures and impervious surfaces.

The minimum open space requirement for developments over five acres in the R-2-8 zone is 10% for standard subdivisions. For PUD’s, the minimum open space shall be determined by the planning commission, but shall not be less than 15%.