§ 74-220. R-2 Single-Family Residential District.

The R-2 Single-Family Residential District is designed to provide a single-family dwelling district on smaller building lots.

(1)

Permitted uses.

a.

Agriculture, as defined in this chapter.

b.

Single-family dwellings.

c.

Parks and playgrounds.

d.

Accessory and temporary uses, as permitted by article VIII of this chapter.

e.

Group homes.

(2)

Conditional uses.

a.

Swimming clubs, tennis clubs, golf courses and clubhouses accessory thereto. Golf courses shall not include golf driving ranges, pitch and putt or miniature golf.

b.

YMCA, YWCA and other similar uses, as defined in this chapter.

c.

Repealed.

d.

Group day care home, as defined in section 74-159.

e.

Churches, chapels, temples and synagogues.

f.

Schools: primary, intermediate and secondary.

g.

Church offices.

h.

Day care home, as defined in section 74-159.

(3)

Lot size requirements.

a.

Minimum lot area :

1.

Single-family dwellings and group homes, R-2: 7,500 square feet of land.

2.

All other permitted and conditional uses: 15,000 square feet of land.

3.

Whenever one lot does not meet the required square footage to constitute one building lot to be developed by an individual landowner or developer, and part or all of another lot is combined to meet the minimum lot size, a replat will not be required. However, where more than two building lots or a subdivision is proposed, a replat must be approved.

b.

Minimum lot width :

1.

Single-family dwellings and group homes, R-2: 70 feet.

2.

All other permitted and conditional uses: 70 feet.

c.

Minimum lot depth : 100 feet.

(4)

Bulk regulations.

a.

The maximum structure height : 25 feet.

b.

Yard requirements :

1.

Minimum front yard: 30 feet.

2.

Minimum side yards:

(i)

Residential buildings: seven feet on each side of the zoning lot.

(ii)

All other permitted and conditional uses: 15 feet on each side of the zoning lot, except accessory uses which shall be permitted and governed by article VIII of this chapter.

3.

Minimum rear yard: 25 feet.

4.

Minimum structure size:

(i)

Single story: 800 square feet per unit, not to include garages, porches, unenclosed carports and basements except in architecturally designed split levels.

(ii)

Two story: 1,100 square feet per unit, not to include garages, porches, unenclosed carports and basements except in architecturally designed split levels.

c.

Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading as required by article XII of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 54, art. 4, § 4-102, 12-4-1958; Ord. No. 1178, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 1326, § IV, 6-22-1998; Ord. No. 1614, § 3, 2-23-2009; Ord. No. 1779 , § 3, 3-12-2018; Ord. No. 1780 , § 5, 4-9-2018)