The purpose of the R-2 Two-Family Residential District is to upgrade the character of all residential areas in the Village by requiring standards for land use and lot and building bulk and size and providing for building types which more accurately reflect existing development.
In the R-2 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered for other than one or more of the following permitted principal uses:
A. 
One-family detached dwellings.
B. 
Two-family dwellings.
The following uses shall be permitted accessory uses in the R-2 District:
A. 
Private garages.
B. 
Home occupations
C. 
Aboveground and in-ground swimming pools.
D. 
Signs as permitted by law.
The following special uses shall be permitted only upon authorization of the Board of Trustees, after review by the Planning Board, upon finding that the use complies with the requirements of § 245-119 of this chapter:
A. 
Cemeteries.
B. 
Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations.
C. 
Golf courses and public swimming pools, excluding miniature golf courses operated on a commercial basis.
D. 
Essential services.
E. 
Hospitals.
F. 
Churches.
G. 
Bed-and-breakfasts.
H. 
Public and private schools.
I. 
Public recreational facilities.
J. 
Libraries.
K. 
Planned unit developments (PUD).
L. 
Funeral home.
[Added 3-25-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
The following shall be the minimum lot requirements for uses in the R-2 District:
A. 
Single-family uses:
(1) 
Lot area: 6,000 square feet.
(2) 
Lot area per dwelling unit: 6,000 square feet.
(3) 
Lot width: 50 feet.
(4) 
Lot depth: 90 feet.
B. 
Two-family uses:
(1) 
Lot area: 8,000 square feet.
(2) 
Lot area per dwelling unit: 4,000 square feet.
(3) 
Lot width: 80 feet.
(4) 
Lot depth: 90 feet.
The following shall be the minimum yard requirements for uses in the R-2 District.
A. 
Single-family uses:
(1) 
Front: 25 feet, or an average of other front yards on the block, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Rear: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side:
(a) 
One: six feet.
(b) 
Both: 12 feet.
B. 
Two-family uses:
(1) 
Front: 25 feet, or an average of other front yards on the block, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Rear: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side:
(a) 
One: six feet.
(b) 
Both: 12 feet.
In the R-2 District, no building or premises hereafter erected or altered shall exceed the following height restrictions:
A. 
Single-family: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
B. 
Two-family: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
In the R-2 District, the area of any lot which may contain buildings or structures of any kind shall not exceed the following:
A. 
Single-family: 30%.
B. 
Two-family: 30%.
C. 
In the R-2 District, a single-family dwelling shall consist of enclosed living area of at least 750 square feet, and each dwelling in a two-family dwelling shall consist of enclosed living area of at least 625 square feet.