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Wayne City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1204

R2, Two-Family Residential District

1204.01 INTENT.

   The R2, Two-Family Residential District encourages an environment of one- and two-family dwellings, together with other traditional neighborhood facilities and activities. Infill housing is encouraged to increase housing choices closer to the downtown area, and to other walkable commercial corridors.
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)

1204.02 PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES.

   The following are principal permitted uses:
   • Adult foster care, family home (1-6 adults)
   • Child care home, family (1-7 children)
   • Foster care, family home (1-6 children)
   • One-family dwelling unit
   • Outdoor recreation (public)
   • Two-family dwelling unit (duplex)
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)

1204.03 ACCESSORY USES.

   The following are principal permitted accessory uses:
   • Accessory structure
   • Fence
   • Home occupation
   • Satellite television dish
   • Solar energy system
   • Wind turbine
   • Use customarily incidental to the principal use
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)

1204.04 SPECIAL LAND USES.

   The following special land uses are permitted only after review and approval by the Planning Commission, in accordance with Chapter 1226:
   • Adult foster care, large group home (13-20 adults)
   • Child care home, group (8-14 children)
   • Foster care, group home (7+ children)
   • Government facility
   • Public institution
   • Outdoor recreation (private)
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)
   2023-A Replacement

1204.05 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

   (a)   Motor vehicle parking is permitted as an accessory use, not in excess of the motor vehicles owned/leased by the occupant(s), except as provided in subsection (b) herein, plus two additional personal vehicles per dwelling unit.
   (b)   The permanent storage of motor homes larger than eight-feet in height or twenty-four-feet in length, including their towing mechanisms, and any recreational vehicles of any size are prohibited, unless completely enclosed within a permanent structure or on a paved surface in the rear yard. The temporary storage of licensed and operational recreational vehicles, with their towing mechanisms, are permitted for routine maintenance, cleaning, loading, and unloading, and similar activities for not more than three consecutive days, and not more than four occasions each calendar year, provided that such vehicles are located on a paved driveway.
   (c)   The outside storage of lawnmowers, garden tractors, and articles of similar nature is prohibited.
   (d)   The following dimensional requirements apply:
 
Min. Lot Dimensions
Min. Yard Setbacks
Max. Building Height
Max. Lot Coverage
Area
Width
Front
Side (one)
Side (total)
Rear
Feet
Stories
6,000 sq. ft.
60 ft.
20 ft.
5 ft.
15 ft.
30 ft.
40 ft.
3
45%
 
(Ord. 2023-01. Passed 2-7-23.)