The R2 District is intended to provide transitional uses of a low density character accommodating a variety of housing types compatible with low density single-family residence district.

No building, structure or parcel of land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged, intended, or designed for other than one of the following uses:

1.

Any use permitted in the R1 District.

2.

Elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools.

3.

Two-family dwellings and duplexes.

4.

Public and private utility facilities approved as part of a subdivision plat.

The following special uses may be permitted in specific situations in accordance with the procedures outlined in Article 3 of this Ordinance.

1.

Any special use in the R1 District.

2.

Structures in excess of two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty-five feet (35') in height, not to exceed fifty-five feet (55') in height.

3.

Planned Unit Development

1.

Garages.

2.

Sheds.

3.

Antennas:

a.

Radio.

b.

Satellite dish.

The minimum lot area in the R2 District shall be as follows:

1.

Single-family detached dwellings: ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

2.

Two-family dwellings and duplexes: eight thousand (8,000) square feet per dwelling unit.

3.

Elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, colleges, and universities (non-boarding and boarding): five (5) acres.

4.

Golf courses; parks, playgrounds, and forest preserves; public and private utility facilities: none.

5.

Religious institutions; civic buildings; swim and/or tennis clubs; planned unit development: two (2) acres.

The minimum lot width, at the front yard line, in the R2 District shall be as follows:

1.

Single-family detached dwellings; nursery schools, preschool, and day care centers: eighty-five (85) feet per lot.

2.

All other uses: one hundred (100) feet per lot.

The minimum yards required in the R2 District shall be as follows:

1.

All residential uses:

2.

All other permitted and special uses:

The height and bulk standards in the R2 District are as follows:

1.

The maximum height for all dwellings in the R2 District shall be two and one-half (2 1/2) stories, not to exceed thirty-five feet (35').

2.

The minimum floor area per dwelling unit shall not be less than eight hundred and forty (840) square feet.

3.

The finished ceiling height for every part of the first floor or main level shall be no less than seven feet six inches (7'6"). Other floors or levels shall conform to City Building Code standards.

4.

The maximum hard-surface coverage shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of gross lot area: including, but not limited to, swimming pools, decks and accessory buildings. Driveways, sidewalks, concrete or brick patios on grade are not included in the calculation of hard surface coverage.

5.

All single-family dwellings shall meet the floor area requirements as specified in the R-1 District (Section 9-56 of this Ordinance).