Perryville City Zoning Code

The regulations set forth in this chapter, or set forth elsewhere in this title and referred to in this chapter, are the regulations of the R-2 low-density residential district. The purpose of the R-2 low-density residential district is to provide for more compact low-density residential development: single family or two-family/duplex dwellings. For a general listing of uses, see land use table in Chapter 17.34 Regulations by District.

(Ord. No. 6822, § 1 (Exh. 1), 12-2-25)

In addition to the specific requirements for the R-2 low-density residential district, all height, area, and lot size regulations and exceptions set forth in Chapter 17.36, as they apply to uses in the R-2 low-density residential district, shall be observed.

A.

Height. The maximum height of buildings permitted shall be as follows:

1.

Single-family dwelling, two-family dwellings, and all buildings other than churches and similar places of worship: thirty-five (35) feet and not over two and one-half stories.

2.

Churches and similar places of worship: seventy-five (75) feet for towers and steeples and not more than forty-five (45) feet for the principal building.

B.

Area. No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure or enlargement:

1.

Front Yard. Each lot upon which a building is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet.

2.

Side Yard. On each lot upon which a dwelling is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side of not less than eight feet. On lots upon which a church or similar place of worship, community building, museum, library, art gallery, school, fraternal or other private club, or other similar building is constructed, there shall be a side yard of not less than thirty (30) feet on each side of the main structure.

3.

Rear Yard. Every lot or parcel upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet or twenty (20) percent of the depth of the lot, whichever is greater, but it need not exceed thirty-five (35) feet.

C.

Lot Size. The minimum lot size permitted shall be as follows:

1.

Single family dwellings: seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.

2.

Two-family dwellings: ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

3.

Churches and similar places of worship, community buildings, museums, libraries, galleries, schools, fraternal and other private clubs, and other similar buildings: thirty thousand (30,000) square feet.

D.

Lot Width. The minimum lot width at the front lot line (i.e. street frontage) shall be as follows:

1.

Single family dwellings: seventy-five (75) feet.

2.

Two-family dwelling: one hundred (100) feet.

3.

Churches and similar places of worship, community buildings, museums, libraries, galleries, schools, fraternal and other private clubs, and other similar buildings: one hundred fifty (150) feet.

E.

Percentage of Lot Coverage. All buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than forty (40) percent of the area of the lot.

(Ord. No. 6822, § 1 (Exh. 1), 12-2-25)