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Yamhill City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

16 R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

§ 10.16.010 Purpose.

The purpose of the R-2 zone is to permit single-family dwellings and their accessory structures; duplex dwellings and their accessory structures, accessory dwelling units; and to permit with Planning Official or Planning Commission, based on the required review authority, approval, certain other uses which are necessary and compatible to single-family and duplex dwellings. The target net density is 5.4 dwelling units per acre.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.020 Use.

Within the R-2 Single-Family Zone, no building, structure, or premises shall be used, arranged or designed to be used, erected, structurally altered, or enlarged except for one or more of the following uses:
(A) 
Single-family dwelling, including manufactured dwellings, mobile homes, manufactured homes, or prefabricated structures meeting all lot size requirements of the zone and subject to provisions of Section 10.80.020 (Design Standards for Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Dwellings, or Prefabricated Structures on Individual Lots).
(B) 
Duplex dwelling meeting all lot size and setback requirements of the zone.
(C) 
Accessory dwelling unit subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.116.
(D) 
Affordable housing.
(E) 
Assisted living facility.
(F) 
Government assisted housing.
(G) 
Residential home.
(H) 
Single room occupancy.
(I) 
Playgrounds, parks.
(J) 
Gardens, orchards, and crop cultivation, provided no stables or barn, cattle or other livestock or poultry is maintained in connection therewith, except as provided in Section 10.16.030, and provided no sales area or retail business is operated in connection therewith, and provided that all other applicable regulations are complied with, and provided further, in no instance shall goats or pigs be maintained on any lot within the City limits.
(K) 
Accessory Uses and Structures (subject to the requirements of Chapter 10.72).
(1) 
Customary residential accessory building for private use, such as pergola, greenhouse, hot house, hobby shop, or summer house, above ground pool, patio, enclosed or covered patio, woodshed, quarters for domestic animals maintained as pets by the residents. This shall not include livestock of any kind including cattle, or other livestock or poultry, except as provided in Section 10.16.030. In no instance shall goats or pigs be maintained on any lot within the City limits;
(2) 
Fallout shelters;
(3) 
Fences;
(4) 
A private garage for not more than three motor vehicles for each single-family dwelling or duplex dwelling on the same lot with or within the dwelling to which it is accessory and in which no garage business or industry is conducted;
(5) 
Storage for a commercial vehicle with a maximum of one commercial vehicle per dwelling. No garage business or industry shall be conducted on the property;
(6) 
Swimming pools for private use below grade requiring a building permit and subject to the requirements of Chapter 10.72.
(L) 
Home occupations, subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.96.
(M) 
Child care center.
(N) 
Family child care home.
(O) 
Private parking area within 500 feet of the CBD Overlay.
(P) 
Planned unit development, subject to the provisions of Chapters 10.112 and 10.124.
(Q) 
Right-of-way (subject to provisions of Section 10.48.080, Underground Utility Installation) for:
(1) 
Electric service lines;
(2) 
Gas mains;
(3) 
Communications lines;
(4) 
Water lines;
(5) 
Sewer lines; and
(6) 
TV cable lines.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.030 Conditional Uses.

When authorized under the procedure provided for conditional uses in this Title, the following uses will be permitted in an R-2 zone:
(A) 
Miscellaneous Uses.
(1) 
Beauty shop, where no assistants are employed.
(B) 
Boat, camper, equipment and trailer storage areas on a lot, subject to the provisions of Chapters 10.104 and 10.108.
(C) 
Livestock maintained on lots, subject to the provisions of Chapters 10.104 and 10.108.
(D) 
Other uses which can meet the provisions of Section 10.104.030, Circumstances for Granting Conditional Uses.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.040 Uses Requiring Site Development Review.

When authorized under the procedure provided for Site Development Review in this Title, the following uses will be permitted in an R-2 zone per Chapter 10.112:
(A) 
Semi-Public, Parochial and Private Buildings and Structures.
(1) 
Religious institutions;
(2) 
Community or neighborhood club buildings, swimming pools and other allied facilities when erected by a non-profit community club for the improvement of the zone or social recreation of the members.
(B) 
Mobile home and manufactured home parks, subject to the provisions of Chapters 10.112 and 10.120.
(C) 
Assisted living facility.
(D) 
Child care center.
(E) 
Parks.
(F) 
Public Facility Overlay Zone, including educational, municipal and public facilities.
(G) 
Public utility structures when they comply with all yard and setback requirements.
(H) 
Other structures/facilities which can meet the provisions of Section 10.112.030, Circumstances for Granting Site Development Review.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.050 Height of Building.

No building or structure shall exceed 35 feet in height as measured using the Oregon Structural Specialty Code.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.060 Yard Setback Requirements.

In an R-2 zone, each lot shall have yards of the following size unless provided for in Chapter 10.76:
(A) 
Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard on every lot in an R-2 zone, which rear yard shall have a minimum depth of 15 feet.
(B) 
Side Yards. There shall be a side yard on each side of the main building on every lot in an R-2 zone in width of five feet. A side yard on the street side of a corner shall be not less than 10 feet.
(C) 
Front Yard. Every building erected, constructed, or altered in an R-2 zone shall have a front yard of not less than 15 feet to a living space and 20 feet to a garage or carport. When by this Title or any other regulations a greater setback or a front yard of greater depth is required than specified in this chapter, then such greater setback line or front yard depth shall apply.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 529 §1, 2020; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.070 Lot Size and Width.

(A) 
In an R-2 zone, except as noted in subsection (B) below, the minimum requirements for lot area shall be 6,000 square feet for each dwelling, including a legally established duplex dwelling. The width of the lot at the building line shall be not less than 60 feet.
(B) 
In an R-2 zone, a lot on which a legally established duplex dwelling exists or is being built may be divided so as to allow the duplex dwelling to be divided and have separate ownerships of each dwelling and the associated portion of the original lot in accordance with Chapter 11.14 and providing all State of Oregon Residential Structure Specialty Code requirements are met. The minimum requirements for lot area shall be no less than 50% of the minimum required lot area for a nondivided duplex dwelling. The width of each lot at the building line shall be not less than 30 feet.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 528 §1, 2020; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.080 Development Regulations.

(A) 
All developments shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.48, General Provisions.
(B) 
All accessory structures, except accessory dwelling units, shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.72, Accessory Structures.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.090 Parking Requirements.

All new developments shall require off-street parking, which shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 10.52, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.100 Fence Regulations.

All new developments shall adhere to the fence regulations, which shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 10.60, Fence and Wall Regulations.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.110 Clear-Vision Area.

All new developments shall adhere to the clear-vision requirements which shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 10.68, Clear-Vision Area.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)

§ 10.16.120 Sign Regulations.

All signs shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10.64, Sign Regulations.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)