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Hawthorne City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

16 R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION

§ 17.16.010 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)

§ 17.16.020 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 17.14
Two-family dwelling (duplex)
7,000
50
100
15
5/10
5
50%
225
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 17.14
Two-family dwelling (duplex)
7,000
50
100
15
5/10
5
50%
225
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)

§ 17.16.030 Prohibited uses.

Marijuana cultivation, marijuana processing, marijuana delivery, except as authorized in Section 17.90.070, and marijuana 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)