Hawthorne City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
20b R-2 ZONE
§ 17.20b.010 Purpose.
The principal objective and purpose to be served by this classification and its application are to permit a limited increase in population density in those areas to which this classification applies by permitting two-family dwelling units on a lot while, at the same time, by means of the standards and requirements set forth herein, maintaining a desirable family living environment by establishing a minimum lot area, lot dimensions, yards, setbacks, and open spaces proportionate to the size of the lot. A related consideration for the City in establishing these standards and requirements is to more efficiently and economically design, install, and maintain public service facilities in terms of size and capacity to adequately and permanently meet the needs resulting from the intensity of land use allowed in this zoning classification.
(Ord. 1894 § 21, 2007; Ord. 2263, 6/23/2026[1])
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Editor's Note: This chapter was renumbered from Ch. 17.16.
§ 17.20b.020 Permitted uses and general standards.
All uses and structures in the R-2 Medium-Density Residential classification shall comply with the standards and requirements of the table below.
Table of Uses and General Standards for R-2 Zone1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Lot Size | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Lot Depth | Minimum Front Setback2 | Side Setback Interior3/Street4 | Minimum Rear Setback5 | Maximum Lot Coverage | Maximum Building Height6 | Minimum Open Space Per Unit | |
Uses permitted in R-1 subject to R-1 standards | See Ch. 17.20a (R-1) and Ch. 17.20b (R-2) | ||||||||
Two-family dwelling (duplex) | 7,000 | 50 | 100 | 15 | 5/10 | 5 | 50% | 22 | 1,000 |
Planned unit development (min. 3 units)(CUP) | 3,630/unit | 50 | 100 | 15 | 5/10 | 5 | 75% | 22 | 5007 |
Lodging and boarding houses | 8,000 | 50 | 100 | 15 | 5/10 | 5 | 50% | 12 | 500 |
Employee housing | Subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in this zone. | ||||||||
Residential care facility, small | |||||||||
Supportive housing | |||||||||
Transitional housing | |||||||||
Table of Uses and General Standards for R-2 Zone1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Lot Size | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Lot Depth | Minimum Front Setback2 | Side Setback Interior3/Street4 | Minimum Rear Setback5 | Maximum Lot Coverage | Maximum Building Height6 | Minimum Open Space Per Unit | |
Uses permitted in R-1 subject to R-1 standards | See Ch. 17.20a (R-1) and Ch. 17.20b (R-2) | ||||||||
Two-family dwelling (duplex) | 7,000 | 50 | 100 | 15 | 5/10 | 5 | 50% | 22 | 1,000 |
Planned unit development (min. 3 units)(CUP) | 3,630/unit | 50 | 100 | 15 | 5/10 | 5 | 75% | 22 | 5007 |
Lodging and boarding houses | 8,000 | 50 | 100 | 15 | 5/10 | 5 | 50% | 12 | 500 |
Employee housing | Subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in this zone. | ||||||||
Residential care facility, small | |||||||||
Supportive housing | |||||||||
Transitional housing | |||||||||
(Ord. 2240, 11/14/2023; Ord. 2263, 6/23/2026)
§ 17.20b.030 Prohibited uses.
Commercial cannabis cultivation, processing, delivery, except as authorized in Section 17.34d.070, and cannabis dispensaries, except where the City is prohibited by federal or state law from enacting a prohibition on any such activity.
(Ord. 2106 § 4, 2016; Ord. 2148 § 6, 2017; Ord. 2263, 6/23/2026)
