Mount Morris City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 5
MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICTS R-2
10-5-1: PERMITTED USES:
Boarding and lodging houses.
Business offices for professional occupations (provided the building is of a residential structure).
Clinics.
Daycare centers.
Home occupations.
Medical and dental offices.
Medical health centers.
Multiple-family dwellings and apartments.
Nursing homes.
One-family detached dwelling.
Rest homes.
Two-family detached dwelling. (1979 Code § 5-5-1)
10-5-2: SPECIAL USES:
None. (1979 Code § 5-5-2)
10-5-3: LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Total Lot Size: Every building hereinafter erected or structurally altered as a multiple dwelling, apartment or row dwelling of more than two (2) dwelling units shall provide total lot size of not less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet and not less than two thousand (2,000) square feet per dwelling unit.
B. Front Yard: There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet (20').
C. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty feet (20') for interior lots nor less than fifteen feet (15') for corner lots.
D. Side Yard: On interior lots, there shall be side yards on each side of a main building of not less than six feet (6') and a combined total side yard of not less than twenty feet (20'). On corner lots, the side yard on the intersecting street side shall not be less than twenty feet (20'). (1979 Code § 5-5-3)
10-5-4: BUILDING AREA:
Not more than sixty percent (60%) of the area of a zoning lot may be covered by buildings or structures. (1979 Code § 5-5-4)
10-5-5: DWELLING STANDARDS:
All multiple-family dwelling units hereinafter erected, converted or reconstructed shall contain not less than four hundred eighty (480) square feet of usable floor area as measured from the inside of the interior walls of each unit, exclusive of basement, cellars, unfinished attics, open porches and garages. (1979 Code § 5-5-5)
10-5-6: BUILDING HEIGHT:
No building or structure or enlargement of any building or structure shall be hereinafter erected or maintained in any R-2 District to exceed two and one-half (21/2) stories, nor shall it exceed thirty five feet (35') in height. (1979 Code § 5-5-6)
10-5-7: OFF-STREET PARKING:
Parking facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in section 10-12-1 of this title. (1979 Code § 5-5-7)
10-5-8: SIGNS:
Signs shall be permitted as allowed in section 10-11-1 of this title. (1979 Code § 5-5-8)