This district is intended to provide for a medium-density residential
environment of a high quality. The district is further intended to
provide for flexible and creative varieties of single-family development
and for two-, three- and multifamily residential structures.
The following are the principal permitted uses by right with
an R-2 District.
The following uses of land and buildings may be permitted in the R-2 Districts by the application for issuance of a special land use permit when all the provisional requirements specified in Article XII, together with all applicable standards cited in Article XII, are met.
A.
Minimum lot size.
(1)
For single-family dwellings, each lot shall contain a minimum of
20,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of 100 feet at the front
building line on an improved road, but this shall not reduce the buildable
width of any lot of record to less than 50 feet. A corner lot shall
be a minimum of 110 feet.
(2)
For two-family dwellings, each two-unit structure shall have a minimum
lot area of 30,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of 150 feet
at the front building line on an improved road.
(3)
For multiple-family dwellings. Townhouses, apartment buildings, condominiums
and other multifamily units not to exceed a density factor of eight
units per acre, provided there is a minimum site of one acre. Minimum
lot width of 150 feet is required on an improved road and must have
public water and sewer available.
B.
Minimum yard requirements.
(1)
Each lot shall have a minimum front yard of 45 feet.
(2)
Each lot shall have a total side yard of 30 feet with a minimum of
15 feet on one side, provided there shall be a minimum of 30 feet
between contiguous dwelling structures.
(3)
In the case of a corner lot, the side yard on the street side shall
not be less than 45 feet and the remaining side yard shall not be
less than 15 feet.
(4)
Each lot shall have a minimum rear yard of 25 feet for single- and
two-family sites and 40 feet for multifamily lots.
E.
Maximum lot coverage. A maximum of 40% of the lot may be covered
by all buildings.