R-2
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right3
Conditional / special use7
Accessory1
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum persons in rooming/boarding house2 persons
The maximum persons allowed are: R-1, R-R, & R-MH (1 person); R-2 (2 persons)
- Small houses require site plan review
Small houses proposed within R-2, R-3, or R-4 zoning districts shall require approval of a site plan review.
- Small house villages require conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit in R-2
Small house villages proposed within the R-2 zoning district shall require approval of a conditional use permit.
Parking
- Parking not allowed in required exterior setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. except ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage.
Within the R-1 and R-2 zoning districts, required off-street parking spaces may not be located within any required exterior setback area, except for required parking spaces for accessory dwelling units on the property.
Setback
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. minimum 10 ft for structures over 25 ft heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first., additional 1 ft per each additional 5 ft10 ft
Rear yard minimum ten (10) feet for structures over twenty-five (25) feet in height, an additional one (1) foot per each additional five (5) feet in height.
From the ordinance
The R-2 zoning district is intended to stabilize, protect, and encourage the establishment and maintenance of a suitable environment for single-family dwellings, duplex homes, limited multi-family dwellings...