R-2
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum density
- 14.52 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 3,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
- Maximum units
- 4
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use12
- funeral chapels
- churches
- country clubs and golf courses
- day nurseries (not exceeding 10 children)
- electrical distribution substation
- private or parochial schools
- public schools, parks and playgrounds
- public libraries
- sanitariums and hospitals
- subdivision signs
- temporary or permanent telephone booths
- water pump stations
Accessory7
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on corner lots10 ft
On a reversed corner lot, the side yard requirements abutting a street shall be not less than ten feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when used for driveway access10 ft
When side yard is used for driveway access to serve parking facilities: The minimum space shall be ten feet; if pedestrian access is required, then thirteen feet.
- Site plan review required for front yards over 50 feet
Where a front yard is proposed to be greater than fifty feet, a site plan review shall be required as provided for in Chapters 17.52 through 17.64.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
No accessory building shall have a height greater than one story, not to exceed twelve feet to plate height.
- Maximum units per multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. project100 units
Multifamily development in the R-2 district shall not exceed 100 units in any project.
- Minimum distance between accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings and other buildings6 ft
The minimum distance between accessory buildings and any other building shall not be less than six feet.
- Minimum space between main buildings10 ft
In no event shall the minimum space between buildings be less than ten feet.
- Garage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on reversed corner lot from side street20 ft
Private garages located in the side yard shall be at least twenty feet from the property line on the side street, and not less than five feet from the rear property line on the reversed corner lot.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for two-story structures10 ft
The minimum side yard shall be five feet for a single story structure and ten feet for a two story structure.
- Site plan review required for non-one-family dwellings
Before any building or structure, with the exception of a one-family dwelling, is erected on any lot in the R-2 district, a site plan pursuant to Chapter 17.56 of this code shall have been submitted to and approved by the City Manager.
Signage
- Maximum sign area for multiple family uses12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For multiple family uses there shall be permitted one unlighted sign not to exceed twelve square feet in area for each such use.
From the ordinance
R-2 district: min lot area 6,000 sq ft; max density 1 DU per 3,000 sq ft; max 4 units per lot; max height 30 ft/2 stories; front yard 20 ft; rear yard 20 ft; side yard 5 ft (1 story) or 10 ft (2 story); lot coverage 50%; permitted uses include one-family, two-family, multiple-family dwellings; conditional uses include churches, schools; prohibited uses include commercial, industrial, agricultural.