Salisbury City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
R-2 Multiple-Dwelling Residence District
Section 405.270 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. V, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
The R-2 Multiple-Dwelling Residence District is intended to provide areas suitable for the location of apartment buildings, row housing, commercial recreation lodging structures and the like, which maintain density and space standards that will ensure a wholesome living environment and effectively related to the comprehensive plan for community development.
Section 405.280 Permitted Or Allowable Uses.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. V, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
A.
Within an R-2 District, the following uses are permitted:
1.
Uses permitted in the R-1 Residential District.
2.
Apartment buildings and multiple-dwelling structures housing from three (3) to twelve (12) units.
3.
Attached row housing and townhouse developments.
4.
Churches, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes or housing for the elderly, family daycare, pre-schools, nurseries, provided that no building shall be located fifty (50) feet from an abutting single-family lot boundary within any residence district.
5.
Boarding homes or rental of rooms for from three (3) to twelve (12) persons on a premises.
6.
Zero-lot-line structures designed as duplexes or two-family units.
Section 405.290 Special Uses.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. V, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
A.
The following uses are permitted upon approval by the Board of Aldermen of a special use permit after application for such permit is made to the City Planning and Zoning Commission.
1.
Multiple-dwelling structures containing more than twelve (12) units.
2.
Retail, office and personal service establishments of an essential or "convenience" nature.
3.
Municipal administration buildings and structures, police and fire stations, public service establishments (non-profit) and essential public utility and service structure.
4.
Mortuaries or funeral homes.
5.
Offices for administrative, executive, professional or research organizations having only limited contact with the general public, provided that no merchandise or merchandising services are sold on the premises except such as are incidental or accessory to the principal use.
6.
Clubs, lodges or fraternal organization centers, non-profit only, provided that no business activity carried on as a service to the public shall be permitted.
7.
Family daycare homes, preschool centers, nursery schools, with more than five (5) children, under the following regulations:
a.
That such uses shall be permitted only if the rear yard in which the home would operate meets the minimum requirements of this Section and is enclosed with a suitable fence.
b.
That such uses are located in the dwelling used by the operator as his or her private residence.
c.
That no advertising or identification sign shall be placed on the premises.
Section 405.300 Height, Area, Yard Setback And Vision Clearance Requirements.
[Ord. No. 388 Art. V, 8-7-1980; Ord. No. 493 § 2, 9-26-1995]
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The following requirements shall be observed:
1.
Maximum building height: two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty-five (35) feet for principal structures, fifteen (15) feet for accessory structures.
2.
Minimum lot area: five thousand (5,000) square feet.
3.
Minimum lot frontage: sixty (60) feet.
4.
Maximum lot coverage (all buildings or structures): 35%.
5.
Minimum size of dwelling: twenty (20) feet by forty (40) feet. The minimum floor areas for single-family and duplex dwellings shall be:
3 Or More Bedrooms | 2 Bedrooms | 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|
1,000 square feet | 900 square feet | 800 square feet |
a.
Floor areas for other buildings types or for larger scale dwelling complexes shall be subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission, who shall send recommendations to the Board of Aldermen prior to approval of a building permit.
6.
Yard Requirements:
Front Yard Setback | Rear Yard Setback | Side Yard Setback |
|---|---|---|
25 feet | 18 feet | 8 feet |
7.
Vision Clearance. On any corner lot on which a front or side yard is required, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as to naturally impede vision within the sight triangle.