Green Lane City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
R-2 Residential Districts
In R-2 Residential Districts, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 415-12 Use regulations.
A building may be erected or used or occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling. No residential dwelling shall be less than 1,500 square feet in living area.
B.
Public park, playground and recreational area not operated commercially for profit.
C.
Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses. The term "accessory use" shall not include a business, but shall include a garage or small storage unit.
D.
Religious institutions when permitted by conditional use.
[Amended 3-11-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05]
E.
The following uses when authorized as a special exception:
(1)
Public, private or parochial school.
(2)
Fire house or volunteer fire company.
(3)
Telephone central office, utility line, electric substation or gas substation.
§ 415-13 Area regulations.
A.
Lot area and width. A lot area of not less than 10,000 square feet shall be provided for every building hereafter erected or used and each shall have a width at the street line of not less than 60 feet.
B.
Building area. Not more than 30% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
C.
Yards. Front, side and rear yards shall be provided on each lot as follows:
(1)
Front yard. One yard not less than 30 feet in depth measured from the ultimate right-of-way to the building line.
(2)
Side yard.
(a)
For every dwelling, two yards, not less than 20 feet in aggregate width, and neither less than nine feet; except that in case of a corner lot, the yard abutting a street shall be equal to the minimum required front yard or the average existing front yard for a distance of 100 feet along said street.
(b)
For every other building other than a dwelling, two yards, neither less than 15 feet; except that in the case of a corner lot the yard abutting a street shall be equal to the required front yard or the average existing front yard for a distance of 100 feet along said street.
D.
Rear yard. One yard, not less than 50 feet in depth.
§ 415-14 Height regulations.
[Amended 6-29-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06]
No building shall exceed 30 feet in height; provided, that such height limit may be exceeded by one foot for each foot by which the width of each side yard is increased beyond the minimum side yard requirements, up to a maximum height of 35 feet. Height of uses accessory to dwellings shall be subject to § 415-114B.
