The Multiple-Family Residence District is designed primarily for two- or three-story apartments, dwelling groups and duplexes. It is designed to promote a harmonious mixture of residential types and related educational, cultural and religious land uses in a basically residential environment.

(Ord. 188, eff. 2-25-1981)

   In the R-2 District, no uses shall be permitted unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except the following:

   A.   All permitted uses after special approval in the R-1A, R-1B and R-1C Districts, subject to the terms and conditions therein;

   B.   Two-family dwellings;

   C.   Multiple-family dwellings, including apartments, townhouses, row houses and dwelling groups;

   D.   New churches and other facilities normally incidental thereto, provided ingress and egress from the site is onto a major thoroughfare. The minimum site size shall be two acres and no building shall be located less than 20 feet from any other lot in any residential district;

   E.   Publicly owned and operated parks, playfields, museums, libraries and other recreational facilities; provided that, any building shall be located not less than 20 feet from any other lot in any residential district;

   F.   Public, parochial or private elementary, intermediate and/or high schools offering courses in general education, not operated for profit; provided that, the buildings shall be located not less than 20 feet from any other lot in any residential district;

   G.   Municipal, state or federal administrative or service buildings; provided that, the buildings shall be located not less than 20 feet from any other lot in a residential district;

   H.   Private schools and educational institutions;

   I.   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above principal permitted uses;

   J.   Off-street parking in accordance with the requirements of Article XIX; and

   K.   Home occupations as defined in § 53-3 and in accordance with the requirements of § 53-132A of this chapter. The site plan requirements of § 53-18 below shall not apply to a home occupation.

(Ord. 188, eff. 2-25-1981; Ord. 359, adopted 5-9-2011)

   Adult foster care large group home or a recovery or rehabilitation halfway house and subject to the following.

   A.   A state licensed adult foster care large group home or a recovery or rehabilitation halfway house shall not be located within 1,500 feet of another similar state facility.

   B.   One on-site parking space shall be provided for each employee in addition to the parking required for the dwelling unit.

   C.   A designated passenger loading/unloading area shall be provided near a barrier free entrance.

   D.   A loading/unloading area shall be provided for delivery vehicles.

   E.   A landscaped buffer shall be provided along all property lines that abut a R-1A, R-1B, R-1C District and around the visible perimeters of all parking and loading/unloading areas.

   F.   All exterior lighting of entryways, parking spaces or loading/unloading areas shall not reflect onto adjacent properties.

(Ord. 188, eff. 2-25-1981)

   Where required parking lots of any use permitted in an R-2 District are erected so that the headlights of the cars in the parking lot will face into a single-family residential district, a solid masonry wall or planting strip, as determined by the Planning Commission, which shall be a minimum of three feet in height, shall be required along that parking lot boundary line facing the single-family residential district. The city may require a guarantee or bond to insure adequate maintenance of the screen.

(Ord. 188, eff. 2-25-1981)

   For all uses permitted in an R-2 District, a site plan for a special land use shall be subject to review and approval by the City Council after receiving recommendation from the City Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of this section. A site plan for a use permitted by right shall be approved administratively by the City Manager or designee or by the Planning Commission, consistent with the regulation and standards set forth in this section. In addition to the criteria set forth herein, a multiple-family dwelling site plan shall not be approved unless it meets the following criteria.

   A.   All site plans shall show two means of ingress and egress to the project to permit adequate circulation for safety equipment; except that, for projects under ten acres, one boulevard entranceway may be sufficient.

   B.   In all multiple projects over 25 dwelling units, parking shall not be allowed along the main circulation drive.

   C.   All townhouse units must include an individual outdoor paved patio area not less than 100 square feet in area.

   D.   There shall be no more than seven townhouses in any one attached row.

   E.   An apartment house shall not exceed 200 feet in length.

   F.   Townhouse units with attached garages may not include the space in front of the garage door as part of the parking requirement. Townhouse units with attached garages may reduce their parking requirements to one and one-half spaces per dwelling unit.

(Ord. 188, eff. 2-25-1981; Ord 397, eff. 12-31-2023)

   Area, height, bulk and placement requirements unless otherwise specified are as provided in Article XV.

(Ord. 188, eff. 2-25-1981)