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Kingsley City Zoning Code

165.13 R-2

MIXED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

The R-2 Mixed Residential District is to provide for two-family and medium high population density.  The principal use of land may range from single-family to multiple-family dwelling units.  Certain uses are permitted which are more compatible functionally with intensive residential uses than with commercial uses.  The recreational, religious, and educational institutions and facilities normally required to provide an orderly and attractive residential area are included.  Internal stability, attractiveness, order and efficiency are encouraged by providing for adequate light, air and open space for dwellings and related facilities and through consideration of the proper functional relationship of each use permitted in the district.
   1.   Principal Uses Permitted.  Property and buildings in an R-2 Mixed Residential District shall be used only for the following purposes:
      A.   Any use permitted in the R-l Single-Family Residential District.
      B.   Multiple, condominium and row dwellings.
      C.   Boarding and lodging houses.
      D.   Child care centers.
      E.   Religious and educational institutions.
      F.   Family home.
      G.   Private club or lodge, excepting one where the major activities are a service customarily carried on as a business.
      H.   Accessory uses and buildings which are customarily incidental to any of the above stated uses.
   2.   Special Exceptions.  The following special exceptions may be applied for pursuant to Section 165.21(4).  The Board of Adjustment may approve, deny, or table an application in accordance with provisions contained therein:
      A.   Private kindergartens and day nurseries, and child care centers.
      B.   Hospitals, family homes, nursing homes, convalescent homes, public buildings, and/or community buildings, with the same off-street parking and yards as those required for other institutional uses under this chapter.
      C.   Essential services.
      D.   Mortuary or funeral homes.
      E.   Medical and dental clinics.
      F.   Group care facilities.
   3.   Bulk Requirements.  Height regulations, lot area, frontage, and yard requirements are specified in Section 165.09(21).
   4.   Sign Regulations.  Sign regulations shall be as specified in Section 165.18.
   5.   Temporary Structures.  Temporary structures made of nondurable materials are prohibited in areas zoned R-2.  Nondurable materials include, but are not limited to, canvas, tarp, and light weight plastic.