R2 Urban Residential

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R-2 Urban Residential--Medium Density.
The purpose of the R-2 district is to provide areas of medium density residential uses designed and intended to be primarily characterized by multifamily dwellings, duplexes and townhouses. Such districts are to be located near centers of urban concentrations, only where approved water and sewerage are available and where transportation systems are adequate.
(a) Uses permitted by right:
Atrium house dwellings.
Cluster development.
Community use.
Duplex.
Group family day care home.
Home occupation.
Lot-line dwellings.
Multifamily dwelling.
Park and playground.
Patio house dwellings.
Public facility/utility.*
Public Works excluding wastewater treatment facilities
School.
Single-family dwelling.
Small family day care home.
Townhouse.
Village house dwellings.
Weak-link townhouse dwellings.

(b) Conditional use permit:
Assisted living facility.
Golf course.
Marina.
Nursing home.
Place of worship.
Public Facility/Utility**
Recreational facility.
Retirement housing.

(c) Special exception:
Home business.

(d) Requirements:
(1) Intensity:
Allocated density..........3.5 du/ac
Open space ratio..........0.25 ratio

*- but not including generating facilities, substations, switching stations and wastewater treatment facilities which are permitted as a conditional use permit.

**- for generating facilities, substations, switching stations and wastewater treatment facilities (except for the expansion or modification to wastewater treatment facilities existing prior to October 17, 2006)

Table inset:

(2) Minimum yards (in feet)	Single- family	Duplex *	Town- house	Multi- family **	Lot Line ***	Atrium	Village	Patio	Weak-link Townhouse
Front	20	20	8	15	20	8	15	12	15
Side	10	3/15	15	15	5/20 ***	0	3	0	0
Rear	35	35	25	20	30	0	25	24	24
(3) Maximum height (in feet):	35	35	40	45	35	18	35	35	28
(4) Minimum lot width (in feet):	80	45	20	--	70	50	60	50	36
(5) Minimum lot size (in square feet)	--	--	--	--	7,000	4,000	6,000	5,000	3,000

*For duplex structures, the minimum width of any individual side yard is three (3) feet, and the minimum total width between nonattached structures is fifteen (15) feet.
**For multi-family structures, the minimum setback is thirty-five feet from any public right-of-way, and thirty (30) feet from any other structure.
***For lot line dwellings, the minimum width of any individual side yard is five (5) feet, and the minimum total width between structures is twenty (20) feet.

(6) Cluster development .......... See Table 5.1 for requirements (Ord. No. 094-29, 8-9-94; Ord. No. 095-10, 3-7-95; Ord. No. 095-49, 6-20-95; Ord. No. 096-09, 2-6-96; Ord. No. 099-42, 7-13-99; Ord. No. 099-45, 8-17-99; Ord. No. 000-41, 8-8-00; Ord. No. 000-22, 10-17-00)