1.   General Description. This is a residential district to provide for a slightly higher population density but with basic regulations similar to the Single-Family District. The principal use of land is for single- and two-family dwellings and related recreational, religious, and educational facilities normally required to provide a balanced and attractive residential area. 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 the different uses.

2.   Principal Uses Permitted. Property and buildings in a One- and Two-Family Residential District (R-2) will be used only for the following purposes:

   A.   Any use permitted in the Single-Family Residential District (R-1).

   B.   Two-family dwellings.

   C.   Accessory uses or buildings which are customarily incidental to any of the above stated uses.

   D.   Planned Development District (PDD).

3.   Special Exceptions. The following principal uses may be permitted as special exceptions by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with the provisions contained herein:

   A.   Any use permitted on review in the Single-Family Residential District.

   B.   Single-family attached dwellings, containing up to eight attached dwellings.

   C.   Parking area(s) accessory to a use in an adjoining, less restricted district, when abutting or directly across an alley or street.

   D.   Public utility service facilities such as, but not limited to, gas regulator station, telephone exchange, electric substation, water tower or well, sanitary sewer lift stations and treatment facilities, and telecommunication facilities.

4.   Height Regulations. No principal building or structure will exceed 35 feet in height and no accessory structure will exceed the elevation of the principal building as verified by a State licensed professional engineer.

5.   Lot Area, Lot Width, and Yard Requirements (Including Zero Lot Line Requirements). Lot area and yard requirements vary depending upon provisions made for neighborhood parks. For a lot to qualify as part of an area with parks, a minimum of 800 square feet per lot must be developed as a neighborhood park or parks and this area must be contiguous to or within a reasonable distance, (not greater than one-quarter mile away), of lots so developed or the equivalent dollar value of 800 square feet per lot may be used to fund, improve, or enhance other park areas so designated by the City.

   A.   Lot Area. The following minimum lot area requirements will apply:

 

 

   B.   Lot Width and Yard Requirements. The following minimum lot widths and yard requirements will apply:

 

   C.   Zero Lot Line Zoning. See Section 170.50 of this Code for provisions relating to zero lot line zoning which is permissible under this zoning classification and the Multi-Family Residential District.

6.   Density. The allowable residential density in this zoning district will not exceed 10.89 dwelling units per acre, except under the provisions of a PDD.

7.   Floor Area Ratio. The allowable floor area ratio in this zoning district will not exceed four-tenths.

8.   Minimum Size of Dwelling. Each single-family detached dwelling and any other structure occupied, in whole or in part, for residential purposes will contain at least 1,200 square feet of floor area if one story, or 1,400 square feet of floor area if two stories, and each two-family dwelling or permitted townhouse will contain at least 1,000 feet of floor area for each dwelling unit.

9.   Minimum Spacing Between Buildings. The minimum horizontal distance between any buildings will be 10 feet for single- and two-family dwellings, or combinations thereof, and 30 feet for multi-family dwellings, or combinations thereof, in this zoning district.

10.   Minimum Structure Width. The minimum dimension (width) of the main body of any residential structure will not be less than 22 feet for at least 75 percent of the distance of the major dimension (length).