The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere in this chapter when referred to in this section are the “R-2” Two-Family Dwelling District regulations. It is the intent of this district to provide an environment of low- to medium-density dwellings. It has a useful application as a buffer or transition zone along major streets and bordering commercial centers where a greater density is more objectionable.

1.   Uses Permitted. No land shall be used or occupied and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for other than one or more of the following specified uses:

   A.   Two-family dwelling.

   B.   Family child care home.

   C.   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses when located on the same lot and not involving the conduct of a business.

2.   Special Uses Permitted. The following uses may be permitted if specifically authorized by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in accordance with provisions contained herein and elsewhere in this Code of Ordinances and may require a site plan review as outlined in Section 167.29:

   A.   Single-family dwelling or two unit condominium.

   B.   Elder family home, which complies with all applicable federal, State, and City codes as adopted.

   C.   Group child care center.

   D.   Group home for the disabled.

   E.   Home occupations.

   F.   Church or place of religious worship.

   G.   Parking lots accessory to a usage in an adjoining district when abutting or directly across an alley, subject to the conditions as may be stipulated by the Commission.

3.   Uses Prohibited. Uses prohibited are those uses not authorized in Subsections 1 and 2 of this section.

4.   Area Regulations.

   A.   Minimum Lot Area.

      (1)   A lot on which there is a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 9,000 square feet.

      (2)   A lot on which there is a two-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than 5,500 square feet per dwelling unit.

      (3)   A lot that has less area than herein required and was legally platted and was of record at the time of the passage of the zoning ordinance may be used only for non-dwelling uses permitted in this section.

   B.   Minimum Lot Width.

      (1)   A lot on which there is a single-family dwelling shall contain a width of not less than 75 feet.

      (2)   A lot on which there is a two-family dwelling shall contain a width of not less than 85 feet.

      (3)   A lot that has less width than herein required but adequate area and was legally platted and was of record at the time of the passage of the zoning ordinance may be used for any of the uses permitted in this section.

   C.   Front Yard.

      (1)   There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 25 feet, unless 30 percent or more of the frontage on the same side of the street between two intersecting streets is improved with buildings that have observed a greater or lesser depth of front yard, in which instance no new building or portion thereof shall project beyond a straight line drawn between the point closest to the street right-of-way line of the residence upon either side of the proposed structure, or if there is a residence only on one side, then beyond the straight line projected from the front of the two nearest residences, but this regulation shall not be interpreted to require a front yard of more than 75 feet. Where the street is curved, the line shall follow the curve of the street rather than a straight line. Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of the corner lot.

      (2)   Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of the corner lot.

      (3)   No accessory building shall project beyond the setback line on either side.

   D.   Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of a building, having a width of not less than five feet. For all lots approved and developed after July 1, 1992, a minimum of six feet on one side shall be maintained with the total of the two side yards added together equaling not less than 15 feet. Wherever a lot of record existing at the time of the passage of the zoning ordinance has a width of 50 feet or less, the side yard on each side of a building may be reduced to a width of not less than 10 percent of the width of the lot, but in no instance shall it be less than five feet.

   E.   Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 30 feet or 20 percent of the depth of the lot, whichever amount is greater, but need not exceed 50 feet.

 

 

5.   Height Regulations. No principal structure shall exceed two and one-half stories nor shall it exceed 35 feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed one story or 15 feet in height.

6.   Parking Regulations. See Section 167.03(8) for parking requirements.