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Logan Township City Zoning Code

PART 7

RESIDENCE R-2 DISTRICTS

§ 701 Permitted Buildings, Structures and Uses.

[Ord. 11-15-79; as amended by Ord. 1-23-92; and by Ord. 09-14-00]
In Residence "R-2" Districts, only the following buildings, structures and uses shall be permitted:
1. 
All buildings, structures and uses permitted in Residence "R-1" Districts, and mobile homes.
2. 
Two-family dwellings and multiple family dwellings of not more than 12 families.
3. 
Multiple family dwellings without limit as to the number of dwelling units within a unified development on a property with a net land area of not less than five acres or on a property bounded on all sides by streets or park or other permanent public open space, provided: (1) the height of structures shall not exceed 70 feet; (2) the coverage of the net land area shall not exceed 20%; (3) the density of dwelling units shall not exceed 22 units per net acre; (4) there shall be a side yard width of not less than 12 feet in relation to any side line or lines of an adjoining property or properties, which side yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings except garages, which shall not be placed closer to a front street line than 30 feet; and (5) any garage or other outbuilding shall be constructed in accordance with Part 4, § 404.
4. 
Other special structures and uses as specifically provided by Part 10, § 1001A, Subsections 1 through 8, inclusive.

§ 702 Yard, Area and Height Provisions.

[Ord. 11-15-79; as amended by Ord. 7-25-85; and by Ord. 6-27-02A]
1. 
Front, Rear and Side Yards, Area, Frontage and Height. The front yards, rear yards, side yards, area, frontage and height provisions shall be the same as required for Residence R-1 Districts. Dwellings shall not exceed 70 feet in height. There shall be no limit on the height of nonresidential structures except that for each foot the height of such structure exceeds 70 feet the total width of the two side yards shall be increased by two feet. Structures that are accessory to the principal use of property shall not exceed 35 feet in height.
2. 
Minimum Floor Area.
A. 
No one-story dwelling with a basement shall have a usable ground floor area which totals less than 650 square feet, and no one story basementless dwelling shall have a usable ground floor area which totals less than 800 square feet, exclusive of open or screened porches.
B. 
All 1 1/2, two story and multi-level dwellings in a residential R-2 district must have a livable floor space of 800 square feet, with sidewall heights in 1 1/2 and multi-level dwellings not to be less than eight feet in height. If the total livable square footage of this type of dwelling does not meet or exceed 800 square feet then said structure must have 850 square feet on the ground floor, exclusive of open or screened porches.

§ 703 Private Garages and Other Outbuildings.

[Ord. 11-15-79; as amended by Ord. 1-23-92]
No garage or other outbuildings shall be placed nearer to a side or rear property line than 10 feet; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the following:
1. 
The building of a common or joint garage on lots adjoining at the side; or
2. 
The construction of a garage as a structural part of a dwelling and a garage so constructed may extend into an interior side yard required under this chapter for a distance not to exceed four feet, provided it has no window openings at the side and does not extend nearer than eight feet to a side lot line.

§ 704 Off-Street Parking Requirements.

[Ord. 04-13-00]
Off-street parking requirements shall be provided as required or permitted in accordance with Part 10, § 1017, of this chapter.

§ 705 Additional Provisions.

[Ord. 02-10-00]
1. 
Upon recommendation by the Township Engineer to the Board of Supervisors, a traffic study may be required in conjunction with any proposed use in accordance with Part 10, § 1015 of the Township of Logan Code of Ordinances.
2. 
A buffer area, fencing or similar screening may be required along any or all property lines, or portions thereof, or between uses on a lot in accordance with Part 10, § 1015, of the Township of Logan Code of Ordinances.