The intent of this district is to provide for newly constructed medium density single-unit residential development to conform to the system of services available or possible limiting factors and to provide for such community facilities and services as will serve the area’s residents while protecting the residential character and quality of the area.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
All permitted uses in this district shall undergo a zoning review during the building permit process. The required submittal for that can be found on the town website or at Town Hall. Permitted uses in the R-2 district are:
A. 
Accessory uses to include:
1. 
Private swimming pools.
2. 
Fallout shelters.
B. 
Accessory dwelling units subject to Chapter 17.30.
C. 
Condominiums.
D. 
Duplexes.
E. 
Newly constructed one-unit dwellings; including prefabricated homes per the definition in Chapter 17.04.
F. 
Publicly owned land used for parks, playgrounds, and open space.
G. 
Temporary buildings for and during construction only.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
The uses that are permitted in the R-2 district if successful in acquiring a conditional use permit approval from the town of West Yellowstone are as follows:
A. 
Churches.
B. 
Fourplex.
C. 
Home occupations.
D. 
Libraries.
E. 
Playgrounds.
F. 
Private parks.
G. 
Schools.
H. 
Townhouses (up to three units).
I. 
Triplex.
J. 
Any combination of two or more permitted uses on one lot.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Lot area for any use in this district shall be not less than five thousand square feet and no lot width shall be less than sixty feet, unless the lot is to be used for a public park, playground, or open space where there is no minimum lot size requirement.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Every lot in the R-2 district shall have the following minimum yards:
A. 
Front yard, twenty feet.
B. 
Rear yard, twenty feet.
C. 
Side yards, eight feet each side.
No accessory building shall be erected in any required yard, unless it is a residential garage in conformance with the definition in Section 17.04.070 and it may be placed with ten feet of the rear property line, and no accessory building shall be erected within ten feet of any principal building unless a variance is granted by the town of West Yellowstone.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
When a lot faces more than one street and front yard setbacks have been established on both streets, corner lot setbacks shall be at least as great as the minimum front yard setback established for the district. If the lot is completely in one district then both sides of a corner lot shall conform to the front setback in that district.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Every part of a required yard or court shall be open and unobstructed by any building or structure from its lowest point upward except as follows:
A. 
Architectural features that include belfries, cornices, chimneys, canopies, eaves, balconies, steeples, or other similar features may extend into a required yard space not more than three feet.
B. 
Open, unwalled, uncovered steps and entrance landings may extend into a required yard space not more than five feet.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Maximum height in the R-2 district shall be twenty-six feet six inches. All elements of a structure shall be at or below the maximum height in the district, unless it is an architectural feature, as defined in Chapter 17.04, which may extend to six feet above the maximum height.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
On corner lots on streets in all districts, no fence, wall, or planting in excess of four feet above the street centerline grade is permitted within the area defined as follows: beginning at the intersection of the physical roadway twenty feet along each roadway, except when traffic control signals are installed.
At the intersection of each driveway or alley with a street, no fence, wall, or planting in excess of four feet above the street centerline grade is permitted fifteen feet on each side of the physical intersection of the driveway or alley with the street.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
All signs in this district shall be in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 17.40.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
A. 
Fences, walls, and hedges in any district may be located on lot lines provided such fences, walls, and hedges do not exceed eight feet in height, measured from the adjacent ground elevation. Fences, walls, and hedges exceeding eight feet in height, measured from the ground elevation, shall be subject to the minimum yard requirements of the district in which they are located unless a variance is granted by the town of West Yellowstone.
B. 
No fences, walls, and hedges shall exceed four feet in any front yard as defined in this title.
C. 
No barbed wire or other sharp fencing materials and no electrically charged fence shall be erected or maintained in any district created by this title.
D. 
In case of a fence erected on top of a retaining wall, the height shall be measured from the grade of the high side of the wall.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Curb cuts for residential uses shall be a maximum of twelve feet throat width for a single-car garage and a maximum of twenty feet throat width for two or more stall garage.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)