Summerset City Zoning Code
R-2 ONE
AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
§ 155.075 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
This is a residential district to provide for medium population density. The principal uses of land is for single-family and two-family residential uses and such supportive community facilities as parks, playgrounds, schools, libraries, and churches normally required to provide the basic elements of a balanced and attractive residential area. It is intended that this district provide protection for those areas existing as, or planned for, single-family neighborhoods.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.12.010)
§ 155.076 USES PERMITTED.
Property and buildings in an R-2 Residential District shall be used only for the following purposes:
(A) Any use permitted in an R-1 Single-Family Residential District;
(B) Two-family dwelling; and
(C) Townhouses.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.12.020)
§ 155.077 CONDITIONAL USES.
After the provisions of §§ 155.335 through 155.341 relating to conditional uses have been fulfilled, the Planning and Zoning Board may permit as permitted conditional uses any conditional uses in and subject to all the same requirements as in an R-1 district.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.12.030)
§ 155.078 AREA REGULATIONS.
All setbacks shall be measured from the owner’s property line as follows:
(A) Front setback. All structures: 25 feet;
(B) Side setback.
(1) All structures: eight feet;
(2) Unattached buildings of accessory use: eight feet; and
(3) Portable accessory building: two feet.
(C) Rear setback.
(1) Primary uses: 25 feet;
(2) Unattached buildings of accessory use: eight feet; and
(3) Portable accessory building: two feet.
(D) Lot width. There shall be a minimum lot width of 65 feet at the front building line, except for townhouses which shall a minimum of 35 feet at the front building line.
(E) Minimum lot size.
(1) For each single-family dwelling, served by a sanitary sewer system, there shall be a lot area of not less than 7,000 square feet;
(2) For each two-family dwelling, there shall be a lot area of not less than 9,500 square feet;
(3) For townhouse and assisted living structures, there shall be a lot area of not less than 4,500 square feet plus an additional 2,500 square feet for each townhouse unit which shall not exceed two units or assisted living unit; and
(4) For places of worship and other main and accessory buildings and their accessory buildings, 30,000 square feet.
(F) Maximum lot coverage. Forty percent.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.12.040; Ord. passed 2-16-2017)
§ 155.079 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
Dwellings shall not exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet. Accessory structures shall not exceed 15 feet.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.12.050)
§ 155.080 OTHER REGULATIONS.
Development within the One- and Two-Family Residential District (R-2) shall be regulated in conformance with the provisions of §§ 155.175 through 155.183, 155.255 through 155.257, 155.270 through 155.280, and 155.295 through 155.304.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.12.060)