This district, composed of both existing and
planned medium-density residential areas, is designed to stabilize,
protect and promote this type of development. A suitable environment
for persons who desire a predominantly single-family area but prefer
lesser yard acreage and closer proximity to shopping and employment
centers shall be provided in this district.
Uses permitted in the Residential Medium-Density (R-2) District shall be established in compliance with the standards of this article, Article
XV and as specified in the City Code. Uses permitted shall be one or more of the following uses:
D. Accessory uses, as defined.
Conditional uses in the Residential Medium-Density (R-2) District shall be permitted following a public hearing and approval as set forth in Articles
XVI and
XVIII. Conditional uses shall be one or more of the following uses:
A. Schools, parks and playgrounds.
D. Hospitals (not special care).
E. Professional offices, such as medical, dental, legal,
engineering and architectural, conducted as home occupations.
F. A planned unit development.
G. Bed-and-breakfast service in residential districts.
A bed-and-breakfast service shall be defined as the provision of money
or other things of value for occasional overnight accommodations and
meals to guests in private dwellings.
[Added 9-12-1994]
(1) The intent is to afford a means of allowing, by conditional
use permit, owners of single-unit, detached structures to earn income
by providing a bed-and-breakfast service while retaining the appearance
of a single-unit dwelling.
(2) No more than eight guest sleeping rooms shall be utilized
for any one bed-and-breakfast service. No cooking shall be allowed
in guest rooms. Breakfast shall be the only meal served to guests.
Owners of dwelling units housing a bed-and-breakfast service shall
keep a log of the names, addresses, number in party and dates of stay
of each adult guest and unaccompanied minor guest. This log may be
reviewed by, and on demand shall be temporarily given to, the City
in the annual review process to ascertain intensity of the use and
effect on the neighborhood of the bed-and-breakfast service.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter,
a bed-and-breakfast use may be identified by a sign of no more than
four feet square. This sign may be attached or freestanding. The freestanding
sign shall not exceed three feet in height.
(4) No bed-and-breakfast service shall be approved or
continued in a dwelling unit where persons other than the owner or
operator and his or her family are living or in a dwelling unit other
than a detached single-unit dwelling unit.
(5) No interior or exterior changes may be made to the
dwelling unit housing the bed-and-breakfast service, that are nonresidential
in appearance, including (but not limited to) changes to lighting,
exterior steps or accessory buildings.
(6) The Zoning Administrator shall annually review the
conditional use permit for a bed-and-breakfast use for consistency
with this chapter. The Planning Commission and City Council specifically
reserves the right it generally enjoys to revoke the conditional use
permit on a finding after notice and hearing that such use has become
inconsistent with this chapter.
(7) Parking for guests shall not be designated in a public street or closer to the adjacent street than the plane established by the front of the structure. In addition to those spaces required for the dwelling unit, there shall be provided for a bed-and-breakfast service, one space for each guest bedroom available. The design, materials and standards of construction of parking spaces for bed-and-breakfast service shall be in accordance with §
160-158B of the Zoning chapter.
(8) The successful applicant is responsible for complying
with all local, state and federal, building, licensing, taxing, health,
fire and safety laws and regulations.
Area regulations for each use in the Residential
Medium-Density (R-2) District shall be as follows:
A. The area for a single-family dwelling shall be 9,000
square feet if served by public water and sewer systems, 12,000 square
feet if served by public water systems but having individual sewage
disposal, or 14,000 square feet if served by individual water and
sewage disposal systems.
[Amended 11-13-1990]
B. The area for a two-family dwelling shall be 12,000
square feet if served by public water and sewer systems, 14,000 square
feet if served by public water systems but having individual sewage
disposal, or 16,000 square feet if served by individual water and
sewage disposal systems.
C. Other permitted and conditional uses shall have area
to meet setback and parking requirements.
D. For permitted uses utilizing individual sewage disposal
systems, the required area for any such use shall be approved by the
Health Official. The Administrator may require a greater area if considered
necessary by the Health Official.
[Amended 11-13-1990]
The setback line for structures shall be 25
feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater
in width or 55 feet from the center line of any street less than 50
feet in width.
The yard requirements for each main structure
for permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. A side yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet, and the
total of the two required yards shall be 20 feet or more.
[Amended 11-13-1990]
B. The rear yard for each main structure shall be 25
feet.
C. The side yard for an accessory structure shall be
a minimum of five feet, and the accessory structure may be located
within 10 feet of the rear lot line.
D. The minimum side yard for corner lots shall be 20
feet for both main and accessory structures from the nearest street
right-of-way.
The maximum height for structures shall be 35
feet.
The maximum lot coverage shall be 45%.