The purpose of the SF-2 Single-Family Residential district is to provide for residential areas that are protected from intrusion by uses which diminish the quality of the neighborhood, and to promote visually attractive and quiet neighborhoods. This district is suitable for existing residential areas as well as for development of additional single-family residences.
(Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)
A. 
The following uses are permitted in the SF-2 district:
Residential uses:
Dwelling, single-family detached.
B. 
The following uses are permitted in the SF-2 district subject to the site plan review provisions of section 7100:
Residential uses:
Dwelling, zero lot line single-family, subject to the provisions of section 5200.
Household care facility.
Civic uses:
Park.
School, primary.
(Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 75-96, sec. 2, adopted 6/4/96; Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)
The following uses are permitted in the SF-2 district subject to the approval process provided in section 7200:
Residential uses:
Bed and breakfast homestay.
Dwelling, duplex or two-family.
Limited multifamily residential uses, subject to the provisions of section [5920].
Manufactured home, subject to the provisions of section 5600.
Civic uses:
Day care centers, commercial (nonresidential building).
Day care centers, limited (not conducted as a home occupation).
Library, public.
Private recreation areas, limited.
Public safety services.
Religious assembly.
School, secondary.
Structured sober living facility.
Utility service.
Commercial uses:
Bed and breakfast inn.
Oil drilling, subject to the provisions of appendix A, Subdivision and Development Regulations, section 6.4 Oil and Gas Well, as amended.
(Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 31-91, sec. 3, adopted 4/2/91; Ordinance 75-96, sec. 2, adopted 6/4/96; Ordinance 90-2002, sec. 1, adopted 11/5/02; Ordinance 8-2003, sec. 1, adopted 2/4/03; Ordinance 10-2003, sec. 2, adopted 2/4/03; Ordinance 62-2003, sec. 3, adopted 7/1/03; Ordinance 29-2007, sec. 2, adopted 3/20/07; Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)
Each site in an SF-2 district shall be subject to the following site regulations except for zero lot line single-family residential use and limited multifamily residential developments:
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Lot area: 5,000 square feet, minimum.
2. 
Lot width: 50 feet, minimum.
3. 
Residential density: No more than one primary dwelling unit per lot, except for duplex residential.
4. 
Height: 35 feet, maximum. For school and religious assembly uses, the maximum height shall be 45 feet.
5. 
Front setback: 25-foot minimum, except for rear access subdivision where reduced setback as per section 4240 shall apply.
6. 
Side setback, interior: Five feet, minimum.
7. 
Side setback, exterior: 15 feet, minimum except, 25-foot minimum for nonresidential use.
8. 
Rear setback:
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Single family and duplex dwelling: Five-foot minimum from common lot line or one-foot minimum from alley. (See section 6500 for accessory structure setbacks and section 6210 for setback requirements for rear vehicular access.)
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All other uses: Five-foot minimum. However, in no case shall the roof overhang extend over the property line.
9. 
Building coverage: 50 percent of lot area, maximum.
Note–See section 4600 for buffering requirements.
(Ordinance 28-86, sec. 1, adopted 4/1/86; Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 27-90, sec. 4, adopted 5/1/90; Ordinance 81-90, secs. 2, 3, 6, adopted 12/6/90; Ordinance 10-2003, sec. 2, adopted 2/4/03; Ordinance 39-2003, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/03; Ordinance 92-2007, sec. 2, adopted 10/2/07)