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Dacono City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 4

R-2 Residential District

Sec. 16-130.- Permitted uses.

Permitted principal uses in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

One (1) family dwelling;

(2)

Two (2) family dwelling;

(3)

Three (3) family dwelling;

(4)

Multifamily dwelling;

(5)

Boardinghouses and roominghouses;

(6)

Dormitories;

(7)

Religious and educational institutions, the same limitation as in R-1 district;

(8)

Public utilities, the same limitation as in R-1 district;

(9)

Municipal building;

(10)

Day care centers;

(11)

Personal wireless service facilities, if approved pursuant to a special review permit by resolution of the City Council following compliance with the notice and public hearing procedures of Chapter 16, Article 23 of this Code, except that no personal wireless service facilities may be located on an educational institution. The City Council may reject, approve or approve with conditions a request for such a special review permit. If granted, such a special review permit shall not run with the land, shall apply only to the specific applicant for whom the permit was approved and shall cease immediately upon termination of such use by said applicant or in the event of any noncompliance with the conditions of such permit imposed by the City Council in connection with its approval.

(Prior code 17.16.010; Ord. 243 §2, 1981; Ord. 585 §3, 2001)

Sec. 16-131. - Lot area.

Minimum lot area per dwelling unit in square feet in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Two (2) family dwelling, five thousand (5,000) square feet;

(2)

Multiple-family dwellings as follows:

a.

Four (4) bedroom or over, five thousand (5,000) square feet;

b.

Three (3) bedroom, three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet;

c.

Two (2) bedroom, two thousand six hundred (2,600) square feet;

d.

One (1) bedroom or efficiency, two thousand (2,000) square feet.

(Prior code 17.16.020)

Sec. 16-132. - Floor area.

Minimum floor area in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

One (1) family dwelling, exclusive of porches and garages, seven hundred eighty (780) square feet;

(2)

Two (2), three (3) and multifamily, exclusive or porches and garages, each six hundred (600) square feet.

(Prior code 17.16.030)

Sec. 16-133. - Lot frontage.

Minimum frontage of lot in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Per dwelling, seventy (70) feet;

(2)

Per additional dwelling on ground floor, sixty (60) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.040)

Sec. 16-134. - Lot width.

Minimum lot width in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Two (2) family dwelling, seventy-five (75) feet;

(2)

Multiple-family dwelling, one hundred (100) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.050)

Sec. 16-135. - Building height.

Maximum height of buildings in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Principal building, thirty-five (35) feet;

(2)

Accessory building, twenty (20) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.060)

Sec. 16-136. - Front yard.

Minimum front yards in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Principal building, twenty-five (25) feet;

(2)

Accessory buildings, except attached garage, sixty (60) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.070)

Sec. 16-137. - Side yard.

Minimum side yards in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Principal building, same as R-1 requirement;

(2)

Accessory building, three (3) feet;

(3)

Corner lots, adjoining state highways, principal and accessory, fifteen (15) feet;

(4)

Corner lots, adjoining street, shall be as follows:

a.

Principal and accessory, fifteen (15) feet,

b.

Religious and educational institutions and municipal uses, twenty-five (25) feet;

(5)

Religious and educational institutions and municipal uses, twenty-five (25) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.080; Ord. 607 §3, 2002)

Sec. 16-138. - Rear yard.

Minimum rear yards in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Principal buildings, twenty-five (25) feet;

(2)

Accessory buildings, three (3) feet.

(Prior code 17.16.090; Ord. 607 §4, 2002)

Sec. 16-139. - Off-street parking.

Minimum off-street parking in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

One (1) family dwelling, two (2) spaces per dwelling unit;

(2)

Two (2) family dwelling, two (2) spaces per dwelling unit;

(3)

Other permitted uses, see Article 11.

(4)

No livestock or poultry.

(Prior code 17.16.100)

Sec. 16-140. - Accessory uses.

Accessory buildings and permitted accessory uses in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

(1)

Home occupations as allowed under Article 21 of this Chapter only;

(2)

Fences, hedges, and walls, same requirements as R-1 district;

(3)

Incinerators, same requirements as R-1 district;

(4)

Domestic animals, provided that such animals are household pets and that kennels are not maintained;

(5)

Private garage, designed or used for the shelter or storage of motor vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the principal building;

(6)

Professional office, provided that the office of a recognized profession, as defined in Article 2, when located in his or her place of residence, and provided that the hours of such use and the manner of use and noise are not such as to interfere with the peace, quiet and dignity of the neighborhood and adjoining properties;

(7)

Nursery schools, same requirements as R-1 district.

(Prior code 17.16.110; Ord. 460 §7, 1995; Ord. 472 §2, 1996)

Sec. 16-141. - Parking space size.

Parking space area in the R-2 district shall be ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet paved area for each space.

(Prior code 17.16.120)