The “R-2” Two-Family Dwelling District is intended for the purpose of allowing a slightly higher density than in district R-1 yet retaining the residential qualities. This district allows duplex uses, single-family homes, certain community facilities, and certain conditional uses.

In the R-2 District, no building or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected, altered, or enlarged which is arranged, intended, or designed for other than one of the uses listed in SECTION 3 below.

A.    Single-family dwellings.

B.    Residential design manufactured homes.

C.    Group homes, foster homes, and boarding homes for children.

D.    Two-family dwellings.

E.    Community recreation buildings owned and operated by a public agency.

F.    Churches and similar places of worship and parish houses.

G.    Golf courses, except miniature golf courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes.

H.    Hospitals and clinics (but not animal hospitals or mental hospitals).

I.     Institutions of higher learning, including dormitory accommodations.

J.     Public parks, playgrounds, and recreation areas.

K.    Schools - public or parochial, elementary, junior high, high schools, and private schools with equivalent curriculum.

L.    Nonprofit institutions of an educational, philanthropic, or eleemosynary nature, but not penal institutions.

M.   Nursing and convalescent homes.

N.    Customary accessory uses and structures located on the same lot or group of lots with the principal use including tennis courts, swimming pools, private garages, garden houses, barbecue ovens, and fireplaces, but does not include use unrelated to the principal use of any activity commonly conducted for gain.

O.    Temporary structures incidental to construction work, but only for the period of such work. Basements and cellars may not be occupied for residential purposes until the building is complete.

P.    The following uses may be allowed by Conditional Use Permit (CUP) when submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Planning Commission and Governing Body and under such conditions as they may impose:

i.     Any CUP in the R-1 or R- 1 A Districts.

Lots in this district shall be subject to the following minimum size requirements:

A.    Single-Family Dwellings. A lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet with a minimum lot width of seventy (70) feet.

B.    Two-family Dwellings. A lot on which there is erected a two-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than thirty-five hundred (3,500) square feet per family. This regulation shall also be applicable to two-family structures being converted to individually owned units. Also see ARTICLE XXX, Additional Height, Area, and Use Regulations.

C.    Dormitories, lodging houses, nursing homes, and boarding houses shall, in addition to meeting the above requirements for single-family buildings, provide at least six hundred (600) square feet of lot area for each occupant.

The principal and accessory structure(s) shall not cover more than thirty (30) percent of the total lot area. Accessory structures shall not exceed 5,000 square feet, without the issuance of a Special Use Permit (SUP).

No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

A.    Front Yard.

i.     There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, except as required for arterial and collector streets or roads. (See ARTICLE XXX- Additional Height, Area, and Use Regulations).

ii.    Where a lot or group of lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

iii.   Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall be  a front yard on each street side of a comer lot; provided, however, that the buildable width of a single lot of record as of the effective date of this Ordinance shall not be reduced to less than thirty-five (35) feet, except as may be required to preserve a minimum setback of six (6) feet from the property line on the street side of the lot.

B.    Side Yard.

i.     There shall be a side yard on each side of a principal building which shall be eight (8) feet from the building foundation or six (6) feet from the farthest architectural projection of the building whichever is the greater except as provided for zero lot-line development.

ii.    Where more than one principal building is constructed on a tract for hospital use, nursing home use, church use, school use, and other public or quasi-public uses, the spacing of said buildings shall not be less than the average height of the adjacent buildings.

C.    Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard for each principal building in this district that shall have a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

See ARTICLE XXV.

See ARTICLE XXVI.

See ARTICLE XXVII.

 See ARTICLE XXVIII.

In the R-2 District existing private gas systems, water wells and sewage disposal systems may be continued until such time as the City provides one or all of these services.

A.    Such private utilities may be continued until replacement is required to comply with City code provisions. The property owner may choose to hook up to public utilities at an earlier time, but such will not be mandatory. The City has no responsibility for maintenance of private utility systems.

B.    All utility connections to buildings shall be individual connections and separately metered, to each unit, unless in conflict with MABCD currently adopted codes and regulations.