The R-2 District is intended to provide for
a compatible mixture of single-family and multifamily dwellings at
a density slightly higher than that for single-family districts alone,
plus the accessory public and semipublic uses offering services to
the surrounding area.
[Amended 1993 by Ord. No. 258; 8-23-2010 by Ord. No. 461]
The following uses may be operated as permitted
uses in the R-2 District:
A.
Single-family dwelling, which may include the rooming
and boarding of up to two persons, provided no separate kitchen is
involved.
B.
Multifamily dwelling, not to exceed four dwelling
units.
D.
Church.
E.
Community center, which may be public or private but
not operated for gain.
F.
Day care for up to 11 children.
G.
Fire station.
H.
Foster care for up to four children.
I.
Library.
J.
Nursing home or home for the elderly.
K.
Public park, playground and other public recreational
facilities.
L.
Public and private preschool and school for elementary
and secondary education.
M.
Essential public utility and public service installations.
Such uses do not include business offices, repair, sales or storage
facilities.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 17.30.030, Conditional
uses, amended in 1982 by Ord. No. 94, which previously followed this
section, was repealed in 1996 by Ord. No. 310.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94]
Any use which complies with all of the following
conditions may be operated as an accessory use to a permitted use
in the R-2 District:
A.
Is clearly incidental and customary to and commonly
associated with the operation of the permitted use.
B.
Is operated and maintained under the same ownership
and on the same lot as the permitted use.
C.
Does not include structures or structural features
inconsistent with the permitted use.
D.
Does not include residential occupancy.
E.
If operated wholly or partially within a structure
containing a permitted use, the gross floor area utilized by the accessory
use shall not exceed 80% of the gross floor area of the permitted
use.
[Amended 8-27-2020 by Ord. No. 672]
F.
If in a separate, detached structure from a permitted
use, the gross floor area devoted to the accessory use shall not exceed
the gross floor area of the permitted use. Separate, detached structures
containing an accessory use shall be, at a minimum, 10 feet from structures
containing a permitted use.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94]
Home occupations shall be allowed in the R-2
District, provided all of the following conditions are met:
A.
Such use shall be conducted entirely within a dwelling
unit and carried on by the inhabitants living there and no others.
B.
Such use shall be clearly incidental and secondary
to the use of the dwelling unit for dwelling purposes and shall not
change the residential character thereof.
C.
The total area used for such purposes shall not exceed
20% of the gross floor area of a single-family dwelling, or 20% of
the gross floor area of the user's dwelling unit in a multifamily
dwelling.
D.
There shall be no exterior storage on the premises
of material or equipment used as a part of the home occupation.
E.
There shall be no offensive noise, vibration, smoke,
dust, odors, heat or glare noticeable at or beyond the property line.
F.
A home occupation shall provide additional off-street
parking of one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross floor
area occupied by the home occupation.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94]
The minimum area of a zone lot in the R-2 District
is 6,000 square feet plus 3,000 square feet for each dwelling unit
of a multifamily dwelling in excess of two dwelling units.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94]
The minimum width of a zoning lot in the R-2
District is 50 feet at the front setback line.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94; 7-10-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-392]
The minimum yards for structures in the R-2
District are:
A.
Front yard: 20 feet; corner lots shall have a twenty-foot
building setback from both streets.
B.
Side yards: seven feet.
D.
Provided that, where the lot or zone lot abuts an
alleyway in the rear or side, the minimum rear and side yards shall
be four feet for structures containing permitted uses and three feet
for structures containing accessory uses only.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94]
In the R-2 District:
A.
Belt courses, sills, lintels, exterior columns, chimneys
and building accessories may project 24 inches into front and rear
yards.
B.
Open or unwalled porches, terraces, balconies and
exterior stairways may project 3 1/2 feet into front and rear
yards.
C.
Cornices, overhangs, eaves and gutters may project
two feet into all yards.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94; 8-23-2010 by Ord. No. 461]
The maximum height of structures in the R-2
District is 35 feet or two aboveground stories.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94]
Required open space in the R-2 District shall
be as follows:
A.
Zone lots occupied by single-family dwellings shall
maintain 50% of the zone lot as free and unobstructed open space.
B.
Zone lots occupied by multifamily dwellings shall
maintain 750 square feet of free and unobstructed open space for each
dwelling unit.
C.
Area devoted to off-street parking shall not be counted
as free and unobstructed open space.
[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 94]
Any fence, wall or retaining wall in the R-2
District over three feet in height shall be erected only after application
to and approval of a permit by the Zoning Administrator.
A.
Fences, walls and retaining walls may be erected to
a height of 48 inches only in the front yard and to a height of 6 1/2
feet on any part of the zone lot not in the front yard, except that
on corner lots, no fence, wall, retaining wall or obstructing foliage
shall be allowed within 20 feet of the point of intersection of the
two intersecting property lines or, on curved property lines, the
projected point of intersection of the two property lines extended.
B.
No barbed wire or electrically charged fences shall
be allowed.
C.
Open-mesh fences of any height may be erected on zone
lots containing schools, public parks and playgrounds.
[Added 1-10-2011 by Ord. No. 472; amended 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 696]
