It is the purpose of this district to facilitate an orderly transition from low density to higher density residential uses.

(Ord. 163 § 4.2.1, 1989)

Permitted uses and structures in the R-2 zone are as follows: all uses permitted in the R-1 district; duplexes and single-family attached units (i.e., "grannie flat") where the second unit is one-half the primary unit.

(Ord. 411 § 1, 2006: Ord. 264 § 5 (part), 1998: Ord. 163 § 4.2.2, 1989)

Permitted accessory uses and structures in the R-2 zone are as follows: garages or parking spaces for each dwelling unit; home occupations, noncommercial swimming pools, greenhouses, garden, tool or garbage sheds.

(Ord. 163 § 4.2.3, 1989)

The following uses are permitted after hearing and attachment of conditions: traditional home occupations, boarding houses, professional offices, and other uses deemed by the board of adjustment to be conditional.

(Ord. 163 § 4.2.4, 1989)

Permitted dimensions in the R-2 zone are as follows:

A.

Minimum lot size, one unit, seven thousand five hundred square feet or for transfer of development (TDR) purposes; two units, ten thousand square feet; three units, twelve thousand five hundred square feet plus one thousand five hundred square feet per added unit;

B.

Minimum lot front, forty feet;

C.

Maximum lot cover, fifty percent;

D.

Minimum front yard depth, fifteen feet;

E.

Minimum side yard depth, seven and one-half feet for principal or accessory structure; fifteen feet if structure abuts a street;

F.

Minimum rear yard depth, fifteen feet for principal structure; five feet for accessory structure;

G.

Maximum building height, fifty feet.

(Ord. 414 §§ 1, 2, 2006; Ord. 411 § 2, 2006; Ord. 402 § 1, 2006: Ord. 264 § 5 (part), 1998; Ord. 163 §§ 4.2.5—4.2.11, 1989)

(Ord. No. 575, §§ 1, 2, 3-13-18)

The following are prohibited uses for the R-2 district:

A.

Marijuana producing.

B.

Marijuana processing.

C.

Marijuana retailing or marijuana retailers.

(Ord. No. 537, § 3, 2-10-15)

A.

Fences within any street setback area shall be limited to:

1.

Forty-two inches high above adjacent grade if the fence is more than fifty percent opaque;

2.

Forty-eight inches high above adjacent grade if the fence is fifty percent or less opaque.

B.

Fences which are not located within any street setback area shall be limited to six feet high above adjacent grade.

C.

No residential fence shall contain barbed wire, broken glass, electricity, or any other hazardous material or substance.

D.

Where a legally established use exists requiring the containment of farm animals or livestock, barbed wire or an electric fence may be used; provided, that such fence is set back more than twenty feet from any public right-of-way or public property and more than three feet from any adjacent private property, and warning signs are posted consistent with NMC 17.62.070(V).

E.

Retaining walls shall be located entirely upon private property except where required by the public works director to protect public property.

F.

A retaining wall shall not project higher than six inches above the higher adjacent grade except when it is a structural element of a building or structure.

G.

Retaining walls which are higher than four feet from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall shall comply with all applicable provisions of the building code, including, but not limited to, permit requirements.

H.

Retaining walls which serve as a structural element of any building or structure shall comply with all of the applicable provisions of the building code.

I.

A hedge shall comply with the requirements for a fence; provided, hedges which are not located within a street setback, and do not otherwise constitute a traffic visibility obstruction on any right-of-way or alley, or any public nuisance condition, are not limited in height.

(Ord. No. 614, § 2, 10-13-20)