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 right3
- Those buildings and uses permitted by right in the R-1 Low Density Residential District
- Multiple-family dwellings
- Attached single-family dwellings or townhouses
Conditional / special use17
- Accessory buildings and uses
- Bed and breakfast facilities
- Boardinghouses and roominghouses
- Churches and Sunday schools, rectories, parish houses, convents and monasteries, temples and synagogues
- Convalescent homes, rest homes, nursing homes or homes for the aged
- Family care homes and foster homes
- Home occupations
- Nursery schools, kindergartens, child care centers, day nursery, or day care centers
- Private schools, colleges, or universities
- Public or governmental buildings and uses
- Publicly or privately operated parks, playgrounds, and athletic fields
- Radio or television transmission or receiving tower more than 50 feet in height
- Recreational uses or facilities for private membership
- Residential planned unit developments
- Manufactured home subdivisions
- Manufactured or mobile home parks
- Group homes serving nine or more mentally retarded or other developmentally disabled persons
Extracted standards
31 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for two-family duplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex.9,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All two-family duplex dwellings, together with accessory buildings, hereafter erected shall have individual water and sewer service and be located on a lot having an area of not less than 9,000 square feet and a front width of not less than 75 feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for two-family duplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex.75 ft
All two-family duplex dwellings, together with accessory buildings, hereafter erected shall have individual water and sewer service and be located on a lot having an area of not less than 9,000 square feet and a front width of not less than 75 feet.
- Maximum overall density for manufactured or mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park9 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
The overall density of the manufactured or mobile home park shall not exceed nine units per gross acre and the net density of any particular acre within such park, whether used for manufactured homes or travel trailers, shall not exceed 12 units per acre.
- Minimum area for manufactured or mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The park shall contain not less than two contiguous acres and shall be under single ownership or control, except that the minimum area may be one acre where the proposed park is to be located adjacent to an existing manufactured or mobile home park containing an area of one acre or more.
- Minimum site area for travel trailer or camper sites1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum site area for travel trailer or camper sites shall be 1,000 square feet.
- Minimum width for each manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. site25 ft
The minimum width for each site shall be 2 ½ times the width of the home, or 25 feet, whichever is greater.
- Minimum off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces per home site2 spaces
At least two off-street parking spaces shall be provided on each home site, and in addition one off-street parking space shall be provided per home site in other locations convenience to groups of homes.
- Minimum recreational area for manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each manufactured or mobile home park shall provide not less than one multiple-purpose developed recreational area of at least 10,000 square feet in area for the use of occupants of the park.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public street for manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site.80 ft
No home shall be placed closer than 80 feet from a public street or road, or 20 feet from an interior access drive, or 25 feet from any other home or service building.
- Buffer width around manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. subdivision50 ft
The manufactured home subdivision shall be surrounded by a landscaped or wooded strip of open space at least 50 feet wide along all street or road frontage and along all other exterior boundary lines.
- Minimum usable common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. subdivision10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
An approved area or areas of at least 10,000 square feet of useable common open space shall be provided for recreational use by residents of the subdivision.
- Minimum area for manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. subdivision2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The manufactured homes subdivision shall include at least two acres and comply in all respects with the dimensional requirements of two-family attached dwellings in the R-1 zoning district.
- Minimum distance between apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. buildings25 ft
A minimum distance of 25 feet shall separate any two buildings or groups of apartment buildings from any other abutting use or building type.
- Maximum density for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. development15 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Overall project density shall not exceed 15 dwelling units per acre, exclusive of public rights-of-way.
- Maximum site coverage for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. development80 pct
The minimum project size shall be 8,000 square feet and the maximum site coverage shall not exceed 80 percent.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. development80 ft
Minimum lot width shall not be less than 80 feet, and maximum building height shall not exceed three stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. unit400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
At least 400 square feet of commonly useable open space shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
- Minimum project size for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. development8,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum project size shall be 8,000 square feet and the maximum site coverage shall not exceed 80 percent.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side or rear property line for apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. buildings25 ft
No apartment building shall be located closer than 25 feet from a side or rear property line.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public right-of-way for apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. buildings35 ft
No apartment building shall be located closer than 35 feet from any public right-of-way or closer than 15 feet from a private drive, access road or open common parking area.
- Maximum density for residential planned unit developmentPlanned unit development (PUD)A negotiated district where a whole site is approved to its own bespoke plan.20 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
The overall dwelling unit density does not exceed 20 dwelling units per acre, except in the case of the project being used for elderly or physically handicapped citizens.
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.25 ft
The minimum front yard per dwelling unit shall be 25 feet and the minimum rear yard shall be 25 feet.
- Maximum density for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. development12 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
A maximum density of 12 units per gross acre, excluding floodplain and slopes exceeding 25 percent, shall be permitted.
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.35 ft
Maximum building height for townhouses shall be three stories or 35 feet.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. unit800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 800 square feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for end and corner townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. lots25 ft
The minimum lot width shall be 14 feet for interior lots and 25 feet for end and corner lots.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for interior townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. lots14 ft
The minimum lot width shall be 14 feet for interior lots and 25 feet for end and corner lots.
- Minimum project area for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. development20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum project area shall be 20,000 square feet.
- Minimum number of dwellings per townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. development6 units
A minimum of six dwellings are required for each development.
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.25 ft
The minimum front yard per dwelling unit shall be 25 feet and the minimum rear yard shall be 25 feet.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for end and corner townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. lots10 ft
The minimum side yard for end and corner lots shall be ten feet.
From the ordinance
All buildings, together with accessory buildings, hereafter erected shall have individual water and sewer service and be located on a lot having an area of not less than 8,000 square feet and a front width of not less than 40 feet.