R-2
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right4
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Frontage
- Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. uses100 ft
The minimum frontage for conditional uses shall be 100 feet as measured at the setback line.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure may be within 10 feet of rear lot line10 ft
the accessory structure may be located within 10 feet of the rear lot line.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures5 ft
The side yard for an accessory structure shall be a minimum of five feet
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for corner lots20 ft
The minimum side yard for corner lots shall be 20 feet for both main and accessory structures from the nearest street right-of-way.
- No nonresidential exterior changes
No interior or exterior changes may be made to the dwelling unit housing the bed-and-breakfast service, that are nonresidential in appearance.
- Guest log required
Owners of dwelling units housing a bed-and-breakfast service shall keep a log of the names, addresses, number in party and dates of stay of each adult guest and unaccompanied minor guest.
- No cooking in guest rooms
No cooking shall be allowed in guest rooms.
- Breakfast only meal served
Breakfast shall be the only meal served to guests.
Parking
- Parking for bed-and-breakfast1 space per guest bedroom
In addition to those spaces required for the dwelling unit, there shall be provided for a bed-and-breakfast service, one space for each guest bedroom available.
- Parking not in street or closer than front plane
Parking for guests shall not be designated in a public street or closer to the adjacent street than the plane established by the front of the structure.
Signage
- Maximum sign area for bed-and-breakfast4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a bed-and-breakfast use may be identified by a sign of no more than four feet square.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for bed-and-breakfast3 ft
The freestanding sign shall not exceed three feet in height.
From the ordinance
Uses permitted in the Residential Medium-Density (R-2) District shall be established in compliance with the standards of this article, Article XV and as specified in the City Code.