R-2
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right20
Conditional / special use7
Accessory1
Prohibited3
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- 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. near party lot line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within ten feet of any party lot line shall be more than one story high.
Density
- Maximum density with conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit15 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Any density over six units per gross acre, but not to exceed 15 units per gross acre, shall require a conditional use permit.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for dwellings with increased side yards45 ft
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to ten feet and up to three stories; provided, that there are two side yards for each permitted use, each of which is ten feet or more, plus one foot or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.
Other
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on side street35 ft
The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 35 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street centerline65 ft
Structures shall be located 65 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way.
From the ordinance
In residential district R-2, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses: ...