R-2 One- and Two-Family, residence district 2 is intended to provide a living area, which is pleasant but not as spacious as residence district 1. In R-2, no land or building shall be used and no building shall be erected or structurally altered unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for the following uses:

A.

Any use permitted in residence district 1;

B.

Two-family dwellings. Conversion duplexes and new construction;

C.

Three or four-unit dwelling: New construction; permitted as conditional use.

(Ord. 1127 (part), 1998).

(Ord. No. 1517, 7-12-2022)

Maximum height permitted shall be thirty-five feet or two and one-half stories; provided, however, that this height limit may be increased one foot for each additional foot that each yard exceeds the minimum required. Accessory buildings shall not exceed fifteen feet in height. Accessory dwelling units shall be no higher than the principal structure on the lot. Supporting accessory buildings shall not exceed eighteen feet in height.

(Ord. 1127 (part), 1998).

(Ord. No. 1517, 7-12-2022)

A.

Front Yard. Minimum front yard setback shall be an average of the setbacks of the buildings located on each side of the lot and shall under no circumstances be more than thirty feet nor less than twenty feet. The setback on corner lots shall be no closer than the average of the setback of the buildings on the lots adjacent to the corner lot. Corner lots shall comply with front yard requirements on both street frontages.

B.

Side Yard. Minimum side yard setback shall be six feet. In considering a conditional use permit, the plan commission may require an increased side yard setback, but not more than twenty feet.

C.

Rear Yard. Minimum rear yard shall be twenty-five feet.

D.

Zero Side Yard Setback. A zero side yard setback may be permitted by the plan commission via a conditional use permit for new construction two-family duplexes and three or four-unit dwellings.

E.

Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings may not project into the front yard of the main building, may not be closer than ten feet to the principal building (unless attached), and may not be closer to any lot line than three feet.

F.

Lot Area and Minimum Lot Dimensions. Every lot in residence district 2, created after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title shall have an area of not less than seven thousand square feet for single-family dwellings and eight thousand square feet for duplex dwellings. The lot width shall be not less than fifty feet at the front yard building setback line, and the average width of the lot shall be not less than sixty feet.

G.

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

H.

Minimum Usable Floor Area per Family Unit. In residence district 2, no building shall be erected or structurally altered to have less than five hundred square feet of usable floor area per family unit.

(Ord. 1144 (part), 2000; Ord. 1127 (part), 1998).

(Ord. No. 1517, 7-12-2022)

Off-street parking shall be the same as in residence district 1.

(Ord. 1127 (part), 1998).

Nothing shall be stored in the required front yard except as set forth in Section 20.12.040(C). All materials shall be kept in a building or shall be fully screened, so as not to be visible from any public right-of-way. Stacked firewood may be placed in the side or rear yard and does not need to be screened. Materials required to be stored in a building or fully screened shall not include boats, vehicles, trailers, portable carport type structures, children's toys, playground equipment, grills and lawn furniture that are in working condition or are not in disrepair, as well as any other similar types of items, as long as such items are in working condition or are not in disrepair. The foregoing list is intended to be illustrative and not exclusive.

(Ord. 1187 (part), 2004).