The purpose of this Chapter is to provide and regulate a zone for medium density residential use, generally maintaining the same residential character as found in an R-1 Zone. The regulations specified in this Chapter shall apply to all property designated R-2 (Limited Multifamily Zone) unless otherwise provided in this Article.

No building or land shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or structurally altered except for one (1) or more of the following uses:

A.

One family dwellings and mobile homes certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 USC 5401 et seq.) and placed on a permanent foundation system, pursuant to Section 18551 of the California Health and Safety Code; provided, however, that all such dwelling units constructed, erected, or moved into an R-2 Zone on or after July 1, 1981, shall conform to the development standards prescribed in Section 10403 of this Article;

B.

Two family dwellings;

C.

Condominiums, apartments, or townhouses;

D.

Private greenhouses and horticultural collections, public parks, flower and vegetable gardens, and fruit trees;

E.

The keeping of not more than two (2) adult dogs and two (2) adult cats and their litters up to the age of ten (10) weeks, and any combination of rabbits, poultry, fowl, bird, reptile, or rodent so long as they are kept in cages and do not exceed a combined total of four (4); provided, further, that livestock, as defined in the Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Ventura, and roosters are strictly prohibited;

F.

Community care facilities as defined in Section 1502 of the California Health and Safety Code which include but are not limited to: employee housing, group quarter transitional housing, residential facility, adult day care facility, day treatment facility, foster family home, small family home, social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility, residential care facility for the elderly, child day care facility, and day care center; provided, however, that the aforementioned uses serve six (6) or fewer persons;

G.

Small family day care homes;

H.

Supportive housing as defined and allowed per Government Code Section 65650 et seq., and as it may be amended from time to time; and

I.

Transitional housing.

(Ord. No. 711, § 7, 11-5-12; Ord. No. 817, § 2(Exh. A), 11-18-24)

The following uses may be permitted in the R-2 Zone subject to the issuance of a Development Permit pursuant to Section 10352 of this Article; provided, however, that the applicant shows that the use or uses proposed will not be injurious or detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or to property in the vicinity or zone in which the use or uses will be situated; provided, further, that the Development Permit may be issued if potentially injurious or detrimental effects can be mitigated by the imposition of conditions requisite to issuance of said Permit:

A.

Community care facilities serving seven (7) or more persons which include, but are not limited to: group quarter transitional housing, residential facility, adult day care facility, day treatment facility, foster family home, social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility, residential care facility for the elderly, child day care facility, and day care center; shall conform to the following standards:

1.

Community care facilities and child day care facilities (excluding foster family homes and residential care facilities for the elderly) shall be separated by a distance of three hundred (300) feet from the outside walls of other structures housing such facilities so as not to impair the integrity of residential neighborhoods.

2.

Hours of operation for child day care facilities are limited to 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

3.

Facilities must comply with the provisions of Article 22, Divisions 6 and 12, of the California Administrative Code.

4.

Off-street parking as required pursuant to Section 10301(B)(1)(a).

5.

Development review for large family day care homes shall be processed pursuant to Section 1597.46(3) of the California Health and Safety Code.

B.

Mobile home parks, not including recreational vehicles, commercial coaches, or factory-built "modular" housing as defined in the California Health and Safety Code;

C.

Schools;

D.

Community centers;

E.

Private recreation clubs;

F.

Churches, temples, or similar places of worship;

G.

Hospitals and medical office buildings (at least fifty (50) percent of the leased space occupied by medical or dental facilities and the remainder of the leased space to be approved by the City Council); and

H.

Boarding houses and lodging houses (among factors to be considered by the City Council in determining whether to approve, deny, or conditionally approve an application for a Development Permit for a boarding or lodging house is the maximum number of residents proposed for the boarding or lodging house as compared to the average number of residents residing in residential structures on lots of the same size in the same zone).

I.

Government and public utility facilities.

(Ord. 626 § 2 (5), 1999; Ord. 579 § 6 (2) (part)), 1992)

(Ord. No. 711, § 7, 11-5-12; Ord. No. 817, § 2(Exh. A), 11-18-24)

In addition to the Land Use Provisions and Development Standards specified in Chapters 2 and 3 of this Article, all property designated R-2 shall be subject to the following Development Standards; provided, however, that these standards may be superseded under a Planned Development Zone designation pursuant to Section 10582 of this Article:

A.

Height. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed a height of thirty (30) feet nor be more than two stories.

B.

Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty (20) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such front yard need not exceed twenty (20) feet.

C.

Side Yard. On interior lots there shall be a side yard on each side of the building of not less than ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, provided that such side yards need not exceed five (5) feet in width. On corner lots the side yard regulations shall be the same as for interior lots except in the case of a reversed corner lot. In the case of a reversed corner lot, there shall be a side yard on the street side of the reversed corner lot of not less than fifty (50) percent of the front yard of the lot immediately to the rear of such reversed corner lot, and no accessory building on said reversed corner lot shall project beyond the front yard line of the lot immediately to the rear of the reversed corner lot.

D.

Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard of not less than fifteen (15) percent of the depth of the lot, provided such rear yard need not exceed fifteen (15) feet.

E.

Lot Area. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot of less than six-thousand (6,000) square feet in area; provided, however, that where a lot has less area than herein required and was of record at the time this Article became effective, the lot may be improved by not more than a one (1) family dwelling unit.

F.

Lot Width. Each lot shall have a width of not less than sixty (60) feet.

G.

Lot Depth. Each lot shall a depth of not less than one-hundred (100) feet.

H.

Density. There shall be no more than one (1) dwelling unit for each twenty-nine hundred four (2,904) square feet of lot area, or one (1) mobile home, which dwellings may be occupied by not more than one (1) family each. If the aggregate number of dwellings allowed pursuant to this density results in a fraction of a unit, the closest whole number of dwelling units above or below one-half (½) shall be used.

I.

Additions. Building additions, garages and carports as permitted and required, shall be constructed so as to match the exterior composition of the principal dwelling with regard to architectural theme/design, roof pitch, colors, textures and materials or the entire structure remodeled in a single style.

J.

Second Story. A minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of the length of the exterior wall of the second story on a new dwelling or an addition to an existing dwelling shall be set back a minimum of two (2) times the required side-yard setback and one and one-half (1½) times the front yard setback not including uncovered decks or balconies. Openings on a second story exterior wall located on a side yard set back shall use translucent glazing or celestial windows to allow illumination while protecting privacy.

(Ord. 626 § 2 (9), (10), 1999)