Itasca City Zoning Code
§ 7.05
R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT.
1. Permitted Uses: The following uses are permitted:
a. Any use in the R-1 Single-Family Residence District.
2. Special Uses: The following uses may be allowed by Special Use Permit in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Section 14.00.
a. Any use allowed as a Special Use in the R-1 Single-Family Residence District, subject to the provisions of Section 14.00.
3. Off-Street Parking and Loading: Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in Section 12.00.
4. Minimum Lot Size:
c. All non-residential permitted and nonresidential special uses shall have a floor area ratio not to exceed zero point five (0.5).
5. Yard Requirements: No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:
a. Front Yard: A front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet.
b. Side Yards:
(1) There shall be provided two (2) side yards having a combined width of sixteen (16) feet and neither side yard shall be less than six (6) feet in width. However, side yards that adjoin a street on corner lots shall be not less than thirty (30) feet wide.
(2) Lots of Record. Any single lot or parcel of land which was of record at the time of adoption of this Ordinance that does not meet the requirements for minimum lot width or area and which has a detached garage may have provided two (2) side yards having a combined width of fourteen (14) feet and neither side yard shall be less than six (6) feet in width. Additionally, on a corner lot, subdivided and duly recorded on the effective date of this Ordinance, the minimum width of a corner side yard abutting a street may be reduced from thirty (30) feet by the distance necessary to maintain a buildable width of twenty-nine (29) feet and an interior side yard of no less than six (6) feet. However, in no instance shall a corner side yard adjoining a street be reduced in width to measure less than thirty (30) percent of the width of the lot.
c. Rear Yard:
(1) There shall be provided a rear yard of not less than forty (40) feet for interior lots and thirty-five (35) feet for corner lots.
(2) Lots of Record. Any single lot or parcel of land which was of record at the time of adoption of this Ordinance that does not meet the requirements for minimum lot width or area may have a rear yard of not less than thirty-five (35) feet for interior lots and thirty (30) feet for corner lots.
6. Building Height: No building shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories, whichever is lower. (See Definitions - Section 3.02).
7. Maximum Lot Coverage:
a. Maximum Lot Coverage shall not exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the Lot Area. No more than fifty percent (50%) of the Lot Area of any parcel may be occupied by impervious surfaces, which include but are not limited to the primary structure, accessory buildings or structures, walks, driveways, and patios.
b. Lots of Record. Maximum Lot Coverage on any single lot or parcel of land which was of record at the time of adoption of this Ordinance that does not meet the requirements for minimum lot width or area shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the Lot Area.
8. Maximum Allowable Floor Area:
a. The maximum allowable floor area for residential parcels of land in the R-2 Zoning District shall be calculated as follows:
3,658 + [(Lot Area - 6,650) x 0.25] = Maximum Floor Area
b. Lots of Record. On any single lot or parcel of land which was of record at the time of adoption of this Ordinance that does not meet the requirements for minimum lot width or area, the maximum allowable floor area shall be calculated as follows:
For lots of record measuring 6,650 square feet or less in area:
Lot Area x 0.55 = Maximum Floor Area
For lots of record measuring more than 6,650 square feet in area:
3,658 + [(Lot Area - 6,650) x 0.25] = Maximum Floor Area
9. Porch Bonus:
a. The first two hundred (200) square feet of any porch located in the front or corner side yard that maintains all required minimum setbacks shall not be counted towards the calculation of maximum Lot Coverage or maximum allowable floor area under this section.
b. Lots of Record. On any single lot or parcel of land which was of record at the time of adoption of this Ordinance that does not meet the requirements for minimum lot width or area, the first one hundred seventy-five (175) square feet of any porch located in the front or corner side yard that maintains all requirement minimum setbacks shall not be counted towards the calculation of maximum Lot Coverage or maximum allowable floor area under this section.
10. Detached Garage Bonus:
a. The first two hundred fifty (250) square feet of any detached garage that maintains all required minimum setbacks shall not be counted towards the calculation of maximum Lot Coverage or maximum allowable floor area under this section.
b. Lots of Record. On any single lot or parcel of land which was of record at the time of adoption of this Ordinance that does not meet the requirements for minimum lot width or area, the first two hundred (200) square feet of any detached garage that maintains all requirement minimum setbacks shall not be counted towards the calculation of maximum Lot Coverage or maximum allowable floor area under this section.
11. Dormer Bonus: The floor area under any dormer that is not more than six (6) feet wide and is set in at least three and one-half (3-1/2) feet from the gable end walls; provided the total width of all dormers does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the length of the roof shall not be counted towards the calculation of the maximum allowable Floor Area under this section.
(Ord. 963-97, passed 4-8-97; Am. Ord. 1142-02, passed 12-17-02; Am. Ord. 1169-03, passed 7-15-03)