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Humboldt City Zoning Code

165.07 R-2

TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

   1.   Uses. This district is established to accommodate single- and two-family dwellings and other uses customarily found in low density residential areas such as churches, public and parochial schools, golf courses and parks. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
      Any use permitted in the “R-1” District
      Two-family dwellings
      Telephone exchange building
   2.   Lot Sizes.
      Minimum Lot Size   6,500 square feet
      Minimum Frontage   60 feet
      Maximum Building Height   2½ stories or 35 feet
      Maximum Lot Coverage by Buildings   40 percent
      Minimum Front Yard   30 feet
      Minimum Side Yard   10 feet each side
      Minimum Rear Yard   30 feet or 25% of lot depth, whichever is smaller
      A.   The minimum front yard shall be 30 feet as described above, all to the rear of a line which line is an extension of the front building line of the majority of existing buildings in the same block.
      B.   The minimum side yard requirements within the area designated herein for side yards shall be 10 feet on either side of the main building. No accessory building or other structure shall be hereafter constructed within five feet of any side or rear lot lines.
      C.   For purposes of this section, side lot lines shall not refer and shall specifically exclude the designation “side yard” but shall include only those boundary lines on either side of the property lying behind the rear line of the main building.
      D.   The maximum side wall height for any accessory building shall be nine feet. For purposes of this section, the side wall height is measured from the average grade at the front building line to the highest point of the side wall.
   3.   Off-Street Parking:
      At least one space for each family dwelling
      Churches - one space for each 10 seats
      Country clubs - one space for each 2 members
      Golf courses - 50 spaces for each 9 holes