The purpose of the R-2 combined residential zone is to provide medium density residential development, well designed and properly located in the community pattern adjacent to shopping, recreation, cultural and other community facilities.

(Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(part), 1978)

The uses permitted in the R-2 zone are as follows:

1. Those uses allowed in the R-1 district as regulated therein;
   
2. One (1) Two-family and multiple-family dwellings limited to not more than four joined units; including townhomes per lot. Any two-family or multiple-family dwelling with a single water/sewer connection may not be subdivided.
3. Accessory uses as regulated in Section 16.16.070;
4. One mobile home on an individual lot, providing that they satisfy the following standards and requirements:
   1. Bear the insignia of approval of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) certifying that the mobile home complies with the Federal Mobile Construction and Safety Standards in effect June 1, 1999, and as subsequently amended; or the mobile home has been issued a certificate of compliance from the administrator of the Division of Building Safety of the state certifying that it has been rehabilitated and meets the rehabilitation requirements of Idaho Code Section 44-2503, and as subsequently amended,
   2. Meet all setback requirements set forth in this chapter,
   3. Have a floor space of at least one thousand square feet, and
   4. Be placed on foundation,
   5. Have a pitched roof, and
   6. Have an exterior siding and roofing similar in color, material and appearance to that of neighboring dwellings,
   7. Mobile homes installed and occupied before June 1, 1999 are exempt from Subsection (D)(l) of this section.
   8. No person may keep or maintain two or more mobile homes on any single lot or building site unless in an approved mobile home park.
      

(Ord. 406 § 3, 1999; Ord. 241 § 4(A), 1981; Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(A), 1978)
(Ord. No. 465, § 3, 1-9-2013)

The City Council may, after proper notice and public hearing as prescribed in Chapter 16.60, permit the following uses where such uses are deemed essential or desirable to the public convenience or welfare. The Council shall have the authority to impose such conditions and safeguards as it deems necessary to protect the best interests of the surrounding property or neighborhood from damage.

1. Those uses requiring conditional use permits and as regulated therein in the R-1 district;
2. Multiple-family dwellings limited to not more than six joined units;
3. Boarding and rooming house;
4. Convalescent home; nursing home;
5. Homes for ambulatory aged; rest home; elderly housing;
6. Hospital;
7. One sign not to exceed four square feet in area pertaining to the lease or sale of buildings or premises where the sign is located. This provision shall also apply to political signs during campaign periods. Signs for home occupations shall be limited to two square feet in areas, shall be unlighted and attached flush to the building.
   

(Ord. 241 § 4(B), 1981; Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(B), 1978)

Any building or structure or portion thereof hereafter erected shall not exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height.

(Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(C), 1978)

1. Front Yard. No building or structure shall be erected nearer than twenty feet from the right-of-way line of the street; provided, when lots comprising fifty percent or more of the frontage between two intersecting streets are already developed with buildings having front yards with a variation of not more than fifteen feet in depth, the average of such front yard depth for the entire frontage. In no case shall a front yard of more than thirty feet be required.
2. Side Yard. No building shall be erected closer than six feet to any side property line; except corner lots shall maintain a twenty-foot side yard adjacent to the street which intersects the street upon which the building fronts. Townhomes shall have no setback requirement where they share a common wall.
3. Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than fifteen feet. An exception shall be permitted where a garage or other accessory structure is located adjacent to an alley, in which case the backyard (alley facing) setback shall be a minimum often feet.
4. For attached townhomes, side yard setbacks are required only for end units.
5. Building projections such as eaves, bay windows, and chimneys may extend a maximum of two feet (2') into designated setbacks (rear or front). Non-enclosed porches, steps and decks less than thirty inches (30") in height from finished grade may extend a maximum of six feet (6') into the required front and rear setbacks, and may extend a maximum of two feet (2') into required side yard setbacks.
   

(Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(D), 1978)

1. The minimum lot area for single-family shall be four thousand two hundred square feet and two-family dwellings: eight thousand square feet; and a lot width at the established building line of not less than fifty feet for a single-family dwelling, not less than thirty feet for each townhome in a multi-unit building.
2. The minimum lot area for each dwelling unit above that required for two-family dwellings shall be four thousand two hundred square feet of land area for each additional unit.
3. Not more than forty-five percent of the lot area may be covered by buildings or structures.
   

(Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(E), 1978)

Accessory uses are permitted if constructed either at the same time or subsequent to the main building. Such uses shall be limited to one story in height and shall not encroach upon the front or side yards.

(Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(F), 1978)

1. For up to four units on a single lot, two spaces for each unit as defined in Chapter 16.04, sufficient in size for a garage or carport.
   
2. For other uses and additional residential units in the R-2 zone, refer to Chapter 16.48.

(Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(G), 1978)

Multifamily dwelling units on a single parcel may have one service connection serving all units. Single-family units/townhomes (including mobile homes) must have individual service connection independent of other dwelling units. Service connections include sewer and water.

(Ord. 223 Ch. 1 § 4(H), 1978)