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Ottumwa City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VIII

R-2 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 38-236.- Purpose.

The R-2 district is intended to provide for low/moderate density residential development, with gross densities generally between approximately six and ten units per acre. These developments include single-family dwellings on moderate-sized lots and two-family dwellings or duplexes/bi-attached homes.

Table 38-236. Site Development Regulations for R-2 Zoning District

Regulator One-Family
Detached 		One-Family
Attached 		Duplex
(Two-Family) 		Housing
Opportunity
Medium-Density Infill 1 		Other Permitted Non-Residential Uses
Site area per housing unit
Minimum lot area (square feet) 5,000 3,500 per unit 7,000 None 10,000
Minimum lot width (feet) 50 35 per unit 70 None 75
Minimum yards
 Front yard 20 20 20 None 30
 Side yard 4 5 5 None 10
 Street side yard, corner lot 2 15 15 15 None
 Rear yard 25 25 25 None
Maximum height (feet) 3 35 35 35 None 60
Maximum amount of total parking located in street yard 0 0 0 50%

 

1 All housing opportunity medium-density infill shall comply with subsection 38-870(e).

2 In the case of a reverse corner lot, there shall be maintained a setback from the side street of not less than 75 percent of the front yard required on the lots in the rear of such corner lot, but such setback need not exceed 25 feet.

3 Churches, schools, and hospitals are permitted a maximum height of 60 feet for the main structure, and 75 feet for towers or steeples.

(Code 1970, § 38-39; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015; Ord. No. 3192, § 6, 4-19-2022)