The R-2 Residential District represents an area
for multifamily residential uses designed to blend with adjacent residential
and commercial districts and preserving areas of green space in the
overall design.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used or occupied subject to the provisions of Article
X, Floodplain Regulations, for any of the following uses and no other.
A. Permitted principal uses.
(1) Single-family detached dwelling.
(2) Single-family semidetached and duplex.
(4) Apartment house or unified apartment complex.
(6) Municipal building and municipal use.
B. Permitted accessory uses.
(1) Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily
incident to any of the above-permitted uses and not detrimental to
the residential character of the neighborhood.
(2) Parking, in accordance with Article
XII, Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities.
(3) Signs, in accordance with Article
XI, Signs.
(4) Private garages, provided that those which are detached
from the main building shall be located to the rear of the rear line
of the main building and may not be placed closer than three feet
from the rear and side lot lines, except that in the case of a corner
lot, a detached private garage shall be located so as to conform to
the same setback and side yard requirements as the main building.
Garages shall be included in the total building coverage calculations.
Height shall not exceed 14 feet; measurement is taken from the lowest
and highest grade at the foundation and these figures divided by two
to create an average, and the height is determined from the average.
Maximum building dimensions shall be 25 feet in width by 30 feet long.
Electricity and water spigot will be allowed, but no bathroom or sewage
hookups will be permitted. Four inches or greater of concrete floor
shall be used in garage areas.
[Amended 4-9-2002 by Ord. No. 1234, approved 4-9-2002; 6-10-2003 by Ord. No.
1245, approved 6-10-2003]
C. Uses by special exception.
(1) A professional office for the personal use of a physician, lawyer, dentist or professional practitioner of a character similar to any of the foregoing, but specifically excluding funeral homes, realty offices, insurance offices and similar practitioners which are provided in the commercial district, provided that the office is located within a residence; and provided, further, that no goods are displayed nor profession identified other than by the display of a sign in accordance with Article
XI, Signs. No space is to be rented out of said premises and, further, no more than one agent or one worker are therein employed, and the essential character of the building as a residence is maintained.
(3) Residential day-care centers, in accordance with §
70-66, Day-care centers.
[Amended 4-9-2002 by Ord. No. 1234, approved 4-9-2002]
The maximum height of dwellings and other structures
erected, enlarged or used shall be 35 feet, except for a private garage,
the maximum shall be 14 feet. Measurement is taken from the lowest
and highest grade at the foundation and these figures divided by two
to create an average, and the height is determined from the average.