In order to provide for the development of residential areas of varying population density within the city, the following regulations shall be applicable to all properties zoned R-2.

(Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9400(part)).

No person shall use any property in the R-2 zone for any use, other than the following:

A.

Any use permitted in the R-1 single-family zone, subject to all limitations and regulations contained in this chapter; and

B.

Accessory buildings and structures, including private garages; and

C.

Two-family dwellings, or condominiums, as that phrase is defined in the Civil Code of the State provided that on corner lots two single-family homes may be erected, provided one house faces the street upon which such lot fronts and the other house faces upon the side street. In the R-2-10,000 zone two single-family homes may be permitted.

D.

Accessory dwelling units, subject to the requirements of chapter 17.120 (Accessory dwelling units).

(Ord. 525 § 2(part), 1998; Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9410).

(Ord. No. 724, § 6, 7-25-18)

The following regulations shall be limitations on, and be applicable to all uses in zone R-2:

A.

Vehicles. No person shall park or store any commercial vehicle, as that phrase is described in the Vehicle Code of the state, weighing more than three-quarters of one ton, on any R-2 zoned property within the city.

B.

Signs. No signs shall be permitted or maintained in any R-2 zone except as follows:

1.

A nameplate, provided, that it does not exceed two square feet in area, and that such nameplate contains only the name, address and telephone number of the person in residence;

2.

"For rent" or "for sale" signs, provided, that such signs relate only to the property upon which they are located and that such signs do not exceed four square feet in area per face;

3.

No more than one nameplate and one "for rent" or "for sale" sign shall be permitted on any single lot in any R-2 zone with the exception of subdivisions; in the case of subdivisions, signs shall be permitted to be erected and maintained in the manner or of the size which are used customarily in connection with the sale of lots in subdivisions; provided, that all such signs with reference to the sale of lots in subdivisions shall be removed thirty days after the last lot is sold or within one year from and after the recording of the final tract map, whichever period is lesser.

(Ord. 525 § 2(part); Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9411).

All premises in the R-2 zone shall comply with the standards of development set forth in Sections 17.20.050 through 17.20.100.

(Ord. 525 § 2(part); Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9412 (part)).

A.

Required Lot Area. Each lot in the R-2 zone shall have a minimum lot area measured in feet of not less than:

1.

The number following the zoning symbol (if such number is less than one hundred, it means acres, and if such number is more than one hundred, it means square feet), or

2.

Six thousand square feet when no number follows the zoning symbol;

B.

Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit. The lot area per dwelling unit shall be three thousand square feet. Except as applied in the R-2-10,000 zone, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be five thousand square feet.

(Ord. 525 § 2(part), 1998; Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9412(1)).

Each lot or parcel of land in zone R-2 shall have a minimum lot width of not less than:

(Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9412(2)).

A.

Front Yard. Each lot in the R-2 zone shall maintain a front yard of not less than twenty feet in depth.

B.

Side Yard. Each lot in the R-2 zone shall maintain the following side yards:

1.

Interior Lots. Interior lots shall maintain side yards on each side of the main building not less than five feet in width each.

2.

Corner Lot. Each corner lot shall maintain the following side yard requirements:

a.

On the side lot line which abuts another lot, the side yard shall be five feet in width;

b.

On the street side, the required side yard shall be ten feet in width.

3.

The five-foot side yard setbacks mentioned in subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection shall apply in all cases except where there is a preincorporation setback of less than five feet but more than three feet, in which case the preexisting setback may be extended for building additions.

C.

Rear Yard. Each lot in zone R-2 shall maintain a rear yard of not less than fifteen feet in depth.

(Ord. 301 § 1(part), 1976; Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9412(3)).

A.

There shall be a minimum of three hundred square feet of open space per dwelling unit in zone R-2, exclusive of any required yard area.

B.

Any contiguous area of open space shall have a minimum average dimension of twelve feet and a minimum area of two hundred eighty square feet.

C.

All dwelling units for which open space is required shall have, and maintain, suitable access thereto.

D.

Development details for open space are as follows:

1.

A maximum of fifty percent of the required open space may be covered by a cabana or other roof, second story, or structure overhang.

2.

A minimum of twenty-five percent of the required open space must be improved with landscaping or lawn, or otherwise surfaced so as to be traversable on foot.

(Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9412(4)).

No lot or parcel of land in zone R-2 shall have a building or structure in excess of thirty-five feet in height.

(Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9412(5)).

Each lot or parcel of land in zone R-2 shall have on the same lot or parcel of land two off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit, both of which shall be located in a garage. Such parking facilities shall be conveniently accessible and located only at a place where the erection of structures is permitted, except as otherwise herein provided.

(Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9412(6)).

Placement of buildings on any lot in the R-2 zone shall conform to the following:

A.

No building shall occupy any portion of a required yard.

B.

Any building, any portion of which is used for human habitation, shall observe a distance from any side lot line the equivalent of the required side yard on such lot and from the rear property line a distance of ten feet; provided, if the lot rears upon an alley, such buildings shall maintain a distance of not less than five feet from the rear line of such lot.

C.

A nondwelling accessory building, not primarily used for human habitation, may build to the rear and side lot lines and to the rear of the required front yard; provided, that if such lot rears upon an alley, or, if there is an unoccupied space on the same lot to the rear of such building or buildings, there shall be a passageway not less than three feet in width, nor less than seven feet in height, from the alley or the unoccupied space to the front of such building. Said passageway may be used for off-street parking purposes, but shall otherwise be maintained open and unobstructed. If the lot rears upon an alley, such accessory building shall then maintain a safe distance of not less than five feet from the rear lot line.

D.

The distance between buildings used for human habitation and other buildings used for habitation, and accessory buildings, shall be not less than ten feet; provided, that the distance between buildings used for human habitation and accessory buildings may be not less than five feet when such accessory buildings axe of one-hour, fire-resistive construction throughout, as defined and specified in the building code. When buildings are less than ten feet apart, as herein provided, a minimum five-foot- wide yard area, open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky, shall be provided and maintained between such buildings. For the purpose of this section, such buildings may be considered to be connected, when the roof is extended from one building to the other for not less than fifty percent of the length of the opposing wall of the smaller of such buildings, but in such cases, the required yard areas for the main building shall then apply to the entire structure.

(Ord. 177 § 2(part), 1966: prior code § 9413).