Garden City City Zoning Code
§ VIII
DISTRICT R-2 SECOND DWELLING HOUSE DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS.
1.
Permitted uses.
In district R-2 no building, structure, land, or premises shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered except for one or more of the following uses: (For exceptions, see Section XIX, “Special Classes,” Section XXII, “Nonconforming Uses,” [and] Section XXXII, “Powers and Duties of the Board.”)
2.
Height and area regulations.
In district R-2 the height of buildings hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or altered, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards and minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot shall be as follows: (For exceptions see Section XX, “Setback Regulations” and Section XXIV, “Height and Area Exceptions.”)
A.
Height:
Same as In district R-1.
B.
Front yards:
Same as in district R-1.
C.
Side yards:
On two-family dwellings there shall be a side yard on each side of a building of not less than ten percent of the width of the lot. Such side yard shall not be less than ten feet. In district R-2 regulations for corner lots shall be the same as for district R-1.
D.
Rear yards:
Same as in district R-1.
E.
Width of lot:
Same as in district R-1.
F.
Lot area per family:
Every dwelling shall provide a lot of not less than 8,400 square feet per family for single-family dwellings, or less than 12,000 square feet for two-family dwellings, provided that where a lot has less area than herein required, in separate ownership and conforming with previous zoning ordinances of the City of Garden City at the time of the passage of the ordinance, this regulation shall not prohibit the erection of a one-family dwelling; but further provided that, where a public or community sewer is not available and in use for the disposal of all sanitary sewage from the premises, each minimum lot area shall be not less than 15,000 square feet as required by Missouri Clean Water Commission.
G.
Floor area:
Same as district R-1 for single-family dwellings and a minimum of 1,500 square feet for two-family dwellings.
(Ordinance 2002-518 adopted 3/5/02)