The regulations set forth in this part, shall apply in the R-2 Multiple Residence District. The intent of the R-2 district is to provide areas of medium density housing.
(1)
Principal permitted uses.
a.
Any use permitted in the R-1 district.
b.
Two-family dwellings.
c.
Boarding and lodging houses.
d.
Hospitals, day nurseries, nursing and convalescent homes, clinics, excepting animal hospitals.
(2)
Accessory uses.
a.
Accessory uses permitted in the R-1 district.
b.
Other accessory uses and structures, not otherwise prohibited, customarily accessory and incidental to any permitted principal use, including a non-flashing, indirectly lighted sign not to exceed one square foot for each five square feet of frontage of property occupied by the use in question.
c.
Storage garages for personal belongings and tools relevant to the maintenance of the building where the lot is occupied by a multiple-family dwelling, a hospital, or an institutional building.
d.
Real estate signs advertising for sale, rental, or lease only, the premises, lots or tracts on which they are located. The area of such sign shall not exceed four square feet. Illuminated real estate signs are not permitted in a residential area.
e.
Home occupations. A permit shall be obtained from the council before starting a home occupation as provided in section 109-7(2)e.
f.
Once a permit is obtained for a home occupation, there shall be no display of goods and no advertising other than one sign not to exceed four square feet in area carrying the name and occupation or profession of the occupant of the premises.
(3)
Height regulations. No buildings shall exceed three stories or 40 feet in height whichever is less from the average natural grade level. No accessory structure shall exceed the height of the primary structure, and the maximum sidewall height will not exceed ten feet.
(4)
Lot area, lot frontage and yard requirements. The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modified requirements contained in section 109-20. Where more than 30 percent of frontage in a block has been built up with buildings having a front yard, then the building line of the building to be erected shall conform to the natural building line of the block as determined by the existing buildings. However, no building needs a setback more than 50 feet.
Use Lot Area Lot Width Lot Area per Family Front Yard Depth Least Width on Any One Side Yard Rear Yard Depth One-family dwellings 9,000 square feet 80 feet 9,000 square feet 25 feet 8 feet 30 feet Two-family dwellings 9,000 square feet 80 feet 4,500 square feet 25 feet 8 feet 30 feet Other permitted uses 80 feet 25 feet 8 feet 30 feet Accessory uses 25 feet 5 feet 5 feet 1 The front yard depth of any lot abutting on a major street shall be measured from the proposed right-of-way lines as shown on the official major street plan.
2 Notwithstanding the requirements specified herein, no side yard of a corner lot shall be less than 15 feet from the street which is not the front street.
§ 109-8. R-2 Multiple Residence District.
Latest version.
(Prior Code, § 121.08; Ord. No. 159, 12-8-1982)