The purpose of the R-2 district is to stabilize and protect the residential characteristics of the district and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life. The R-2 district is intended for one family and two family residences and community services appurtenant thereto.
(Ord. 16-05 §6; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Principal permitted uses in the R-2 district are as follows:
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
B. 
Duplex or two-family dwellings.
C. 
Multifamily manufactured homes.
D. 
Residential care facility, small, as defined in Chapter 18.04 of this title.
E. 
Residential care facility, large, as defined in Chapter 18.04 of this title.
F. 
Employee housing for six or fewer persons, as defined in Chapter 18.04 of this title.
G. 
Supportive housing, as defined in Chapter 18.04 of this title.
H. 
Transitional housing, as defined in Chapter 18.04 of this title.
(Ord. 16-05 §6; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Accessory uses permitted in the R-2 district are as follows:
A. 
Room and boarding of not more than one person per unit;
B. 
Home occupations, with the issuance of a home occupation permit;
C. 
Private swimming pools;
D. 
Temporary tract offices and building yards;
E. 
Other accessory uses and accessory buildings customarily appurtenant to a permitted use.
(Ord. 16-05 §6; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Conditional uses permitted in the R-2 district are as follows:
A. 
Public and quasi-public buildings and uses of a recreational, educational, religious, cultural or public service type; not including corporation yards, storage or repair yards and warehouses.
B. 
Multifamily dwellings.
C. 
Nursery schools, licensed foster homes, homes for ambulatory aged persons, and nursing or convalescent homes.
D. 
Commercial parking lots.
E. 
Public utility substations and public utility communication equipment buildings.
F. 
Single room occupancy (SRO) units.
(Ord. 16-05 §6; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Height regulations in the R-2 district are as follows: no principal building shall exceed 30 feet in height; no detached accessory buildings shall exceed 15 feet in height.
(Ord. 16-05 §6; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
The following minimum requirements shall be observed in the R-2 district, except where increased for conditional uses. The minimum requirements shall be those of the following that correspond with the district classification designated on the zoning map.
A. 
Single-family dwellings; same as in R-1 district regulations; and
B. 
Two family dwellings, designated as follows:
1. 
Minimum lot area, 3,750 square feet;
2. 
Mean lot width, 50 feet (interior lot);
3. 
Mean lot depth, 50 feet (corner lot);
4. 
Percentage of building site coverage permitted, 60%;
5. 
Parking spaces per dwelling unit, two (one and one-half covered);
6. 
Side yard setbacks, five feet.
7. 
Exterior yards:
a. 
Front yard setback, five feet,
b. 
Rear yard setback, 10 feet;
8. 
Driveway width, 12-1/2 feet to 17 feet (to allow off-street parking).
(Ord. 16-05 §6; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)
Other required conditions in the R-2 district are as follows:
A. 
Site plan approval by the City Council required of all conditional uses;
B. 
Off-street parking required for all uses, as above;
C. 
No required parking for supportive housing located within one half mile from public transit stop;
D. 
On any corner lot, each exterior yard which abuts the front yard of an adjacent lot shall be not less than 20 feet in depth. Any other exterior yard on a corner lot may be reduced to 15 feet;
E. 
Applicable fence height limitations and other regulations relating to fences and hedges;
F. 
Design control district regulations apply.
(Ord. 16-05 §6; Ord. 25-01, 2/18/2025)