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Rock Falls City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

R-2 TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICTS

Sec. 34-192.- Scope and purpose.

The provisions of this article apply to the R-2 Two-Family Residence Districts.

Sec. 34-193. - Permitted principal uses.

Any use of structure permitted and as regulated in section 34-157 shall be a permitted principal use, except as hereinafter modified.

(Code 1990, § 16-120; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(5.0), 4-19-1993)

Sec. 34-194. - When authorized by board of appeals.

The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit only:

(1)

Any use as regulated in section 34-158 except as hereinafter modified.

(2)

Private hospitals, sanitariums, and nursing homes. Hospitals shall be located on lots of five acres or more, sanitariums on lots of ten acres or more and nursing homes on lots of one acre or more.

(3)

Cemeteries of ten acres or more in size.

(4)

Planned unit developments exempt from district height regulations (see section 34-453).

(Code 1990, § 16-121; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(5.1), 4-19-1993)

Sec. 34-195. - Permitted accessory uses.

R-1 residence district accessory uses shall be permitted accessory uses.

(Code 1990, § 16-122; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(5.2), 4-19-1993)

Sec. 34-196. - Height regulations.

No principal structure shall exceed 2½ stories or 30 feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed 1½ stories or 20 feet in height, except as provided in section 34-476.

(Code 1990, § 16-123; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(5.3), 4-19-1993; Ord. No. 2005-2125, § 3, 2-15-2005)

Sec. 34-197. - Lot area, frontage and yard requirements.

The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the additional requirements, exceptions and modifications in sections 34-477 through 34-479, inclusive. Each lot shall have a minimum lot area of 7,200 square feet.

Minimum Lot Width
(feet)
Minimum Front Yard Depth
(feet)
Minimum Side Yard Widths Minimum Rear Yard Depth
(feet)
Least
Width
(feet)
Sum Least Widths
(feet)
1 and 1½ stories 60 30 6 15 30
2 and 2½ stories 60 30 8 20 30

 

(Code 1990, § 16-124; Ord. No. 93-1658, § 2(5.4), 4-19-1993)

Sec. 34-198. - Existing lots; minimum width.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 34-197, the minimum lot width for any lot, separately platted or existing as a single parcel as of July 1, 2012, shall be 50 feet. Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted to permit the creation of new residential building lots after July 1, 2012, with a lot width less than required by section 34-197.

(Code 1990, § 16-125; Ord. No. 2012-2072, § 2, 8-21-2012)