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Rotterdam City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

R-2 Two-Family Residential District

§ 270-36 Regulations to apply.

The following regulations shall apply to all R-2 Districts.

§ 270-37 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted as of right in the R-2 District:
A. 
All principal uses permitted in the R-1 District subject to all regulations specified in the R-1 District.
B. 
Two-family dwellings.

§ 270-38 Special uses.

The following special uses may be permitted or denied subject to special use review under Article XIX of this chapter:
A. 
Private, not-for-profit clubs.
B. 
Child and infant day-care centers.
C. 
Disturbance on a wetland or watercourse area of any class or in a wetland or watercourse buffer area as defined in this chapter.
[Added 4-27-2005 by L.L. No. 9-2005]
D. 
Adaptive reuse of religious and educational buildings in accordance with § 270-167D.
[Added 6-26-2019 by L.L. No. 9-2019]

§ 270-39 Accessory uses.

Accessory uses in the R-2 District shall be limited to the following:
A. 
Private garages with not more than three stalls for the storage or parking of private automobiles.
B. 
Private swimming pools, tennis courts and other private recreational facilities for the use of residents and not run for gain.
C. 
Permitted home occupations.
D. 
Accessory parking and loading.
E. 
Buildings for lawn care, gardening or property maintenance.
F. 
Fallout shelters.
G. 
Dish antennas and permitted accessory towers.
H. 
Small wind energy facilities and wind measurement towers subject to the requirements of the Town of Rotterdam Wind Energy Facility Law.[1]
[Added 10-8-2008 by L.L. No. 10-2008]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 269, Wind Energy Facilities.
I. 
Raising of chicken hens, provided that such accessory use is accessory to a single-family dwelling principal use and is in compliance with § 270-15.4.
[Added 11-9-2022 by L.L. No. 8-2022]

§ 270-40 Maximum building height.

The maximum building height shall be three stories, not exceeding 40 feet, for residential use and six stories, not exceeding 75 feet, for any nonresidential building or structure.

§ 270-41 Lot area.

[Amended 12-26-1990 by L.L. No. 26-1990]
The required minimum lot area shall be the same as for the R-1 District, except that residential buildings or structures with more than four bedrooms shall increase the total lot area by a minimum of 3,000 square feet for each additional bedroom over four, with a lot width of not less than 100 feet. Hospitals and similar uses shall require two acres.

§ 270-42 Lot coverage.

Lot coverage shall not exceed 45%.

§ 270-43 Yard requirements.

A. 
Front yard depth shall be 30 feet.
B. 
Side yard width shall be not less than 10 feet.
C. 
Rear yard depth shall be not less than 25 feet. For buildings exceeding three stories in height, 1/2 of the additional height shall be added to the minimum depth of 25 feet, except that a private garage may be built five feet from the rear and side property line.

§ 270-44 Parking.

Off-street parking requirements applicable in the R-2 District are set forth in § 270-149 of this chapter.