Uses and structures permitted in the R-2 District
are as follows:
A. Principal uses and structures:
(1) Principal uses and structures permitted in the R-1
District.
(3) Attached single-family dwellings up to a maximum of
two units, subject to any deed restrictions as may be required by
the Planning Board.
B. Accessory uses and structures:
(1) Accessory uses and structures permitted and as regulated
in the R-1 District.
(2) Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental
to permitted principal uses.
[Amended 12-12-1998 by L.L. No. 12-1998; 8-4-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
Unless otherwise provided, the minimum lot size
in the R-2 District shall be as specified in this section.
A. Lot area.
(1) Minimum, one-family dwellings:
(a)
Ten thousand square feet where the lot is served
by a public sanitary sewer.
(b)
Thirty thousand square feet where the lot is
not served by a public sanitary sewer.
(2) Two-family dwellings:
(a)
Seven thousand square feet per dwelling unit
where the lot is served by a public sanitary sewer.
(b)
Twenty thousand square feet per dwelling unit
where the lot is not serviced by a public sanitary sewer. (Zero lot
line duplexes would require 30,000 square feet per dwelling unit.)
B. Lot width at building line:
(1) Where a lot is served by a public sanitary sewer:
70 feet for one dwelling unit, plus an additional 30 feet for a second
dwelling unit.
(2) Where a lot is not served by a public sanitary sewer:
100 feet, plus an additional 100 feet for a second dwelling unit.
C. Lot width at the front lot line: 30 feet.
Unless otherwise provided, the maximum height
of buildings in the R-2 District shall be as specified in this section.
A. Single-family or two-family dwellings: 21/2 stories,
not to exceed 35 feet.
B. Other principal buildings: as regulated by yard requirements.
C. Accessory buildings: one story, not to exceed 18 feet.
Unless otherwise provided, the minimum required
yards and other open spaces in the R-2 District shall be as specified
in this section.
B. Side yards: two required.
(1) Single-family dwellings where the lot is served by
a public sanitary sewer: The minimum width of any side yard shall
not be less than 10 feet.
[Amended 12-12-2005 by L.L. No. 5-2005]
(2) Two-family dwellings where the lot is served by a
public sanitary sewer: The minimum width of any side yard shall be
10 feet.
[Amended 12-12-1988 by L.L. No. 12-1988]
(3) Single-family or two-family dwelling units where the
lot is not served by a public sanitary sewer. The minimum width of
any side yard shall be 10 feet. The total width of both side yards
shall not be less than 25 feet.
(4) Other principal buildings. Except as otherwise provided,
each side yard shall equal 30 feet or a distance equal to the height
of the principal building, whichever is greater; provided, however,
that when a side yard adjoins a lot in any district other than an
R District, such side yard shall equal 15 feet or a distance equal
to 1/2 the height of the principal building, whichever is greater.
C. Rear yard. Except as otherwise provided, no rear yard
shall have a depth of less than 30 feet or a distance equal to the
height of the principal building, whichever is greater.
D. Open space between principal buildings on a single
lot. No vertical wall of a principal building shall be nearer to a
vertical wall of any other principal building than a distance of 30
feet or a distance equal to the average height of such vertical walls
measured from the adjoining finished grade, whichever is greater.
For applicable off-street parking regulations, see Article
XXXII.
For applicable sign regulations, see Article
XXXVI.
For applicable supplemental regulations pertaining to use, clustering, height, area or open space, see Articles
XXXVII through
XL.