The R-2 residential district is designed for high density residential development.

(Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019)

Permitted uses in the R-2 district are:

A.

Accessory dwelling units for existing single-family detached residential units constructed prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter;

B.

Duplexes;

C.

Triplexes;

D.

Quadplexes;

E.

Townhouses;

F.

Multi-family residential;

G.

Cottage clusters;

H.

Residential care facilities;

I.

Accessory buildings;

J.

Parks, playgrounds, playfields and community or neighborhood centers;

K.

Home occupations;

L.

Family day care providers;

M.

Temporary real estate offices in model homes located on and limited to sales of real estate on a single piece of platted property upon which new residential buildings are being constructed;

N.

Management and associated offices and buildings necessary for the operations of a multi-family residential development;

O.

Transportation facilities.

(Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019; Ord. No. 22-1001, 1(Exh. A), 6-1-2022)

The following uses are permitted in the R-2 districts when authorized by and in accordance with the standards contained in OCMC 17.56:

A.

Golf courses, except miniature golf courses, driving ranges or similar commercial enterprises;

B.

Bed and breakfast inns/boarding houses;

C.

Cemeteries, crematories, mausoleums and columbariums;

D.

Child care centers and nursery schools;

E.

Emergency service facilities (police and fire), excluding correctional facilities;

F.

Private and/or public educational or training facilities;

G.

Public utilities, including sub-stations (such as buildings, plants and other structures);

H.

Religious institutions;

I.

Assisted living facilities; nursing homes and group homes for over fifteen patients;

J.

Live/work dwellings.

(Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019)

Tax Lot 11200, located on Clackamas County Map #32E16BA has a special provision to permit the current industrial use and the existing incidental sale of the products created and associated with the current industrial use on the site. This property may only maintain and expand the current uses, which are the manufacturing of aluminum boats and the fabrication of radio and satellite equipment, internet and data systems and antennas.

(Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019)

Prohibited uses in the R-2 district are:

A.

Any use not expressly listed in OCMC 17.12.020, 17.12.025 or 17.12.030.

B.

Marijuana businesses.

(Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019)

Dimensional standards in the R-2 district are as follows:

Table 17.12.040

Notes:

1. If a multi-family residential development abuts a parcel zoned R-10, R-8, R-6, there shall be a landscaped yard of ten feet on the side abutting the adjacent zone in order to provide a buffer area.

2. Public utility easements may supersede the minimum setback.

3. Maximum setback may be increased per OCMC 17.62.055.D.

(Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019; Ord. No. 21-1007, § 1(Exh. A), 4-21-2021; Ord. No. 22-1001, 1(Exh. A), 6-1-2022)

A.

Projections from Buildings. Ordinary building projections such as cornices, eaves, overhangs, canopies, sunshades, gutters, chimneys, flues, sills or similar architectural features may project into the required yards up to twenty-four inches.

B.

Through Lot Setbacks. Through lots having a frontage on two streets shall provide the required front yard on each street. The required rear yard is not necessary.

(Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019)

A.

The minimum net density in the R-2 district shall be 17.4 dwelling units per acre.

B.

The maximum net density in the R-2 district shall be 21.8 dwelling units per acre.

C.

Affordable housing density bonus. Residential projects in the R-2 zone with five or more units on a single lot are eligible for a density bonus in exchange for developing affordable housing. A bonus of one additional dwelling unit per affordable unit included in the project, up to a maximum twenty percent increase from maximum net density up to 26.2 du/acre, is allowed. Projects containing exclusively affordable units may develop to the maximum twenty percent increase or 26.2 du/acre. Affordable units shall be affordable to households earning equal to or less than eighty percent of the area median income as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, adjusted for household size, and guaranteed affordable for a minimum term of 30 years through restrictive covenant or other similar guarantee approved by the community development director.

(Ord. No. 18-1009, § 1(Exh. A), 7-3-2019)

A.

Applicability. This section applies to all development in the R-2 district within the Thimble Creek Concept Plan Area.

B.

Relationship of Standards. These standards apply in addition to and supersede the standards of the R-2 zone within the Thimble Creek Concept Plan Area. In the event of a conflict, the standards of this section control.

C.

Uses.

1.

Live/work dwellings are a permitted use.

2.

As part of a master plan when authorized by and in accordance with the standards contained in OCMC 17.65, up to five thousand square feet of commercial space as a stand-alone building or part of a larger mixed-use building, to be used for:

a.

Restaurants, eating, and drinking establishments;

b.

Services, including personal, professional, educational, and financial services; laundry and dry-cleaning;

c.

Retail trade, including grocery, hardware and gift shops, bakeries, delicatessens, florists, pharmacies, specialty stores, and similar; or

d.

Drive through facilities are prohibited.

D.

Sustainability Density Bonus. The maximum net density allowed in 17.12.050.B may be increased by five percent for each of the sustainability features identified below subject to a total maximum twenty percent bonus or no greater than 26.2 du/acre: Buildings LEED-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council at any level shall be allowed to increase net density by the full twenty percent.

1.

A vegetated eco-roof for a minimum of thirty percent of the total roof surface;

2.

For a minimum of seventy-five percent of the total roof surface, a white roof with a solar reflectance index (SRI) of seventy-eight or higher if the roof has a 3/12 roof pitch or less, or SRI of twenty-nine or higher if the roof has a roof pitch greater than 3/12 ;

3.

A system that collects rainwater for reuse on-site (e.g., site irrigation) designed to capture an amount of rainwater equivalent to the amount of stormwater anticipated to be generated by fifty percent of the total roof surface;

4.

An integrated solar panel system for a minimum of thirty percent of the total roof or building surface;

5.

Orientation of the long axis of the building within thirty degrees of the true east-west axis, with unobstructed solar access to the south wall and roof;

6.

Windows located to take advantage of passive solar collection and include architectural shading devices (such as window overhangs) that reduce summer heat gain while encouraging passive solar heating in the winter;

7.

Fifty percent or more of landscaped area covered by native plant species selected from the Oregon City Native Plant List;

8.

Provision of pedestal or wall-mounted Level 2, two hundred forty-volt electric vehicle chargers, or similar alternative fueling stations as approved by the planning director, at a minimum ratio of one station per fifty vehicle parking spaces up to a maximum of five such stations;

9.

Building energy efficiency measures that will reduce energy consumption by thirty percent based on HERS rating for building, including efficient lighting and appliances, efficient hot water systems, solar orientation or solar water heating, solar photovoltaic panels, geothermal, and offsetting energy consumption with alternative energy;

10.

Use of Forest Stewardship Council certified wood reclaimed wood for a minimum of thirty percent of wood products used in the on the primary building of the site; or

11.

Permeable paving, which may include porous concrete, permeable pavers, or other pervious materials as approved by the city engineer, for a minimum of thirty percent of all paved surfaces.

(Ord. No. 21-1006, § 1(Exh. A), 7-1-2020)