The purpose and intent of the R-2 One- and Two-Family
Residence District is to recognize and continue long-standing patterns
of moderate density housing in the oldest residential neighborhoods:
Bridgeboro; Riverside Park; and Cambridge.
The maximum overall density permitted is 4.3
units per acre, except in open space small lot single-family detached
senior citizen housing developments, where the maximum permitted density
is five units per acre. The density regulation shall not apply to
nursing homes, life-care facilities, convalescent care facilities,
or senior citizen assisted living facilities.
The area and bulk standards for lots other than
those in an open space small lot single-family detached senior citizen
housing development shall be as follows:
A. Minimum lot size: 15,000 square feet.
[Amended 1-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2005-39]
B. The minimum lot frontage shall be 75 feet, except
that lot frontage may be measured at the front yard setback line on
curvilinear streets, including cul-de-sacs.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4]
C. Minimum lot depth: 75 feet.
D. Setback requirements:
(1) Minimum front yard setback:
(a)
Thirty feet from any county or state right-of-way;
(b)
Twenty-five feet from any other right-of-way.
(2) Minimum rear yard setback:
(a)
Thirty feet from any county or state right-of-way
for reverse frontage.
(b)
Thirty feet from any other rear property line.
(3) Minimum side yard setback: 10 feet.
E. Maximum building height: 35 feet.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4]
F. Maximum impervious coverage: 60% of total lot area.
G. Maximum clearing limit. No more than 80% of the lot
area shall be cleared of vegetation for the purpose of construction;
provided, however, if the existing cleared area exceeds 80% of the
lot area or the existing vegetation is immature or seasonal in nature
and may be reestablished in a relatively short period of time, compliance
with this subsection may be adjusted to promote the purpose of this
chapter.
H. Minimum open space requirement. Subdivision of 10
acres or larger shall set aside a minimum of 15% of the gross tract
acreage for open space. Upon request, the Planning Board may allow
an applicant to provide, in lieu of some or all of the required open
space, additional active recreational facilities to be installed,
on site or off site, as specifically approved by the Planning Board,
in such amount and location as the Planning Board in its discretion
shall require.
I. Accessory use area and bulk standards. Unless elsewhere
specifically specified to the contrary, accessory buildings and uses
shall conform to the following standards:
(1) Accessory buildings and uses shall not exceed 25%
of the rear yard area or the following limitations, whichever is smaller:
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4]
(a)
Garages and carports: 600 square feet.
(d)
Nonportable swimming pools: 600 square feet
of pool area.
(2) Accessory buildings shall not exceed 25 feet in height.
(3) Accessory buildings and uses shall be included in
computing the maximum percentage of lot coverage, impervious coverage
or other standards.
(4) In the case of an interior lot abutting on one street,
no detached accessory building or use shall be constructed or altered
so as to occupy the front half of the lot; except that where lots
are over 200 feet in depth, this setback need not exceed 100 feet.
(5) In the case of an interior lot abutting on two or
more streets, no detached accessory building or use shall be constructed
or altered so as to occupy the one-fourth of the lot nearest either
street.
(6) In the case of a corner lot abutting two streets,
accessory buildings or uses shall not be located nearer the street
line of the street forming the side yard boundary than the required
front yard setback on such street.
(7) In the case of a corner lot abutting on more than
two streets, no detached accessory building or use shall be constructed
or altered so as to be nearer to any street line than one-fourth the
width or length of the lot, except that such setback need not exceed
100 feet.
(8) A garage or carport attached to any side of the dwelling
and constructed as a part of such dwelling shall be considered as
a part of the dwelling and not as an accessory building and shall
meet all requirements for front, side or rear yard setbacks and heights
of structures for the primary use.
(9) The minimum side and rear yard setback for accessory
buildings and uses shall be 15 feet.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4]
(10)
Sheds, storage sheds, and pool sheds are enclosed
structures, not on a permanent foundation, for the storage of household
equipment, hand tools, small power tools, lawn mowers, trimmers, pool
supplies and similar tools or equipment for use by the residents of
a single dwelling unit. Such sheds shall comply with the following
provisions:
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4]
(a)
Sheds shall be permitted only in the rear yards,
or the side yard of a corner lot which abuts the rear of a building,
and whose footprint shall not exceed 100 square feet.
(b)
The maximum height for a shed shall be 10 feet
from the surrounding ground level.
(c)
Sheds shall be set back at least eight feet
from any lot line on lots of 15,000 square feet in area or greater
and six feet from any lot line on lots smaller than 15,000 square
feet. Sheds on corner lots shall be no closer to a street than the
setback for principal buildings on that street.
(d)
One shed shall be permitted per lot.
(11)
Notwithstanding other bulk requirements of this
section, front porches shall be permitted on existing dwellings in
the district in the front yard setback other than a setback to a county
or state right-of-way, provided that they meet the following conditions:
(a)
The porch shall be and must remain open air
although it may be roofed. The porch shall not be enclosed in any
manner, including screens.
(b)
The porch shall not be utilized as a permanent
year-round interior living space.
(c)
Porches satisfying the standards of this section
may extend into what is the front setback from the front line of an
existing dwelling a distance not to exceed eight feet, provided that
in no event shall such a porch be closer than 15 feet to the front
property line.
(12)
Swimming pools, whether or not portable or storable,
shall be set back from the side lot line at least 10 feet and from
the rear lot line at least 15 feet measured from the edge of the coping,
pool edge restraint or the filter housing, whichever is closer to
the lot line.
[Added 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4]
J. All utilities (including cable TV and telephone lines)
shall be underground.