Principal uses permitted outright in the R2 district include:

A.

Principal uses permitted outright in residential district R1, plus up to four rowhouse or multiplex units, provided that the end or side units are set back five feet from the adjacent property lines, and meet other development standards of this zone.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2024-07-1166, 7-3-2024)

Accessory uses in the R2 district include:

A.

Uses customarily incidental to private uses permitted outright, such as private garages or parking areas for non-commercial vehicles only, but not including any business, trade or industry;

B.

Home occupations; see Section 17.08.230;

C.

Non-flashing residential nameplates not exceeding two square feet, bearing only the name and address of the occupant; non-flashing bulletin boards or signs not exceeding sixteen square feet for quasi-public institutional buildings;

D.

Up to two accessory dwelling units; subject to Chapter 17.64;

E.

Outdoor parking of fully licensed and operable motor vehicles equal to the number of licensed drivers plus two per household, provided that no boat or RV with an overall length of more than thirty feet shall be stored or parked in the R2 zone without special permission from the city to do so.

[F.]

Other accessory uses may be authorized by city council; those customarily incidental to permitted and conditional uses allowed.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, adopted Dec. 20, 2024, repealed § 17.28.025, which pertained to principal uses permitted subject to site plan review and derived from Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012.

See Section 17.40.010.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)

A.

Outside storage of wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, inoperable, or unlicensed (vehicle licensing plates and current tabs) and uninsured vehicles.

B.

Use of mobile homes, trailers, motor homes or campers.

C.

Parking or storage of industrial or agriculture vehicles and equipment on lots.

D.

Outside collections of automobile, truck or other motor vehicle parts or paints, fuels, and lubricants.

E.

Outside accumulations of garbage, trash, household goods, yard trimmings, or other materials which create a public nuisance or fire hazard.

F.

On premise storage of flammable, toxic, corrosive, or explosive chemicals, gases, or materials other than reasonable amounts of normal household paints, cleaners, solvents, fuels.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

A.

Dwelling standards:

1.

A primary (not accessory) single-family residential dwelling shall have a minimum floor area of four hundred square feet excluding porches, carports, garages, and basement or other rooms used exclusively for the storage or housing of mechanical or central heating equipment.

2.

All primary (not accessory) single-family dwellings shall be placed on permanent foundations.

3.

All manufactured homes must be new on the date of installation and comply with the applicable siting standards in Section 17.68.130.

4.

Maximum building height shall not exceed twenty-eight feet.

5.

No business signs shall be erected or displayed on residential lots or adjacent street right-of-way buffer strips, except as provided in Sign Ordinance, Chapter 15.12 of this code.

6.

No contour or existing topography shall be substantially altered by fill, excavation, channeling or other device that would cause flooding, inundation, siltation, or erosion by stormwater on adjoining lots, open spaces, or rights-of-way.

B.

Accessory use, accessory buildings and garages.

1.

Any plumbing and/or sewer facilities in any accessory building or garage shall be subject to International Building Code requirements and limited to the exclusive private use of the residents of the principal building.

2.

Sewer stub-out facilities shall not be provided in or adjacent to any garage or accessory building for use within that building unless the building contains an approved ADU, where it is allowed.

3.

Garages and all accessory buildings used as studios, workshops or for home occupations shall conform to International Building Code requirements and to the setback requirements for principal buildings except that such structures may be located up to five feet from the rear lot line if the rear lot line abuts a dedicated alleyway of at least fifteen feet in width.

C.

Fences.

1.

Fence heights shall not exceed six feet along rear or side lot lines.

2.

Fence heights shall not exceed five feet along front lot lines.

3.

On corner lots the fence height along the side yard adjacent to the street shall not exceed four feet for the first twenty-five feet from the lot corner to ensure adequate view clearance per Section 17.68.090.

4.

Fences shall not be constructed or kept in any manner which could constitute a safety hazard to the person or property of adjoining landowners or to the general public.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-06-1143, § 1, 6-21-2023; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023)

Density provisions for the R2 district are as follows:

A.

Maximum number of primary dwelling structures per lot: Four;

B.

Minimum area of lot: Three thousand square feet for each single-family structure or up to four rowhouse or multiplex units on the same lot; and eight hundred square feet for rowhouse units on separate lots;

C.

Minimum depth of lot: Fifty feet;

D.

Minimum width of lot: Thirty feet for each single-family structure or up to four rowhouse or multiplex units on the same lot; and twelve feet for rowhouse units on separate lots;

E.

Maximum percentage of lot coverage: Seventy-five percent;

F.

Minimum front yard depth: Twelve feet, except that porches, stoops or other transitional structures may encroach up to eight feet into this frontage zone;

G.

Minimum side yard width: Five feet, or zero feet for approved rowhouses;

H.

Minimum side yard width along flanking street of corner lot: Ten feet;

I.

Minimum rear yard required: Ten feet.

NOTE: accessory structures are allowed within rear yards and subject to five-foot setback from rear lot lines, and also subject to development standards in this zone. If the rear lot line is on an alley, a three-foot setback is required.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023; Ord. No. 2024-07-1166, 7-3-2024)

In the R2 district, at least two permanently maintained off-street parking spaces or a private garage for two cars for each dwelling unit shall be on the same lot as the dwelling, or be attached thereto or made a part of the main building. Each parking space shall not be less than ten feet wide and twenty feet long. The size of the garage is not to exceed the size of the dwelling. Assigned parking in remote lots, including approved joint use parking under binding agreements, may be substituted if they are within two hundred feet of the subject property.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012; Ord. No. 2023-12-1155, § 1, 12-20-2023; Ord. No. 2024-07-1166, 7-3-2024)

In the R2 district, all new structures shall be serviced by underground utilities.

(Ord. No. 2012-11-905, 11-26-2012)