Chapter 16.18 — R-2 LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT

§ 16.18.010. Permitted uses. ¶

The following uses are permitted in the R-2 district:

(1) Single-family dwellings;
(2) Duplexes and projects of three (3) or more dwelling units;
(3) Accessory buildings;
(4) Accessory structures.
(Ord. 850 § 1, 1993; Ord. 1006 § 11, 2014; Prior code § 30.406(A))

§ 16.18.020. Conditional uses. ¶

Conditional uses allowed in the R-2 district, subject to obtaining a use permit or, in the case of home occupations, a home occupation permit, are as follows:

(1) Public utilities in accordance with Chapter 16.76;
(2) Private schools and churches in accordance with Chapter 16.78;
(3) Child day care centers in accordance with Chapter 16.78;
(4) Home occupations in accordance with Section 16.04.340;
(5) Foster homes;
(6) Boardinghouses;
(7) Convalescent homes;
(8) Senior day care facilities.
(Ord. 591 § 1, 1976; Ord. 850 § 3 (part), 1993; Prior code § 30.406(B))

§ 16.18.030. Development regulations. ¶

Development regulations in the R-2 district are as follows:

(1) Minimum lot area—Seven thousand square feet;
(2) Minimum land area per dwelling unit—Three thousand five hundred square feet;
(3) Minimum lot dimensions—Sixty-five feet width; one hundred feet depth;
(4) Required minimum yards—Twenty feet front; twenty feet rear; interior sides ten percent of lot width but not less than five or more than ten feet; street side of corner lots twelve feet;
(5) Land cover by all structures shall not exceed thirty-five percent of building site;
(6) The maximum building height at any one point on the property shall be the lower of either twenty-eight feet (28') from the average grade or twenty-eight feet (28') from the grade directly beneath any portion of the building. Chimneys are excluded from this height limit.

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§ 16.18.030

"Average grade" is defined as the average of the highest and lowest points of the natural grade of the portion of the lot covered by the structure;

(7) Floor area—The floor area of all buildings on the lot shall not exceed forty percent of the square footage of the lot. The floor area of the second stories of all buildings on the lot shall not exceed fifteen percent of the square footage of the lot;
(8) Daylight planes—The daylight planes established by Chapter 16.67 shall apply to R-2 lots;
(9) Not less than forty percent (40%) of the building site shall be occupied by appropriate landscaping. Electric equipment enclosures (as defined in Section 16.04.296) associated with existing dwellings may be located within landscaping areas and shall not reduce the minimum on-site landscaping;
(10) In the case of conditional uses, additional regulations may be required by the planning commission.

(Prior code § 30.406(C); Ord. 793 § 2, 1989; Ord. 822 § 2 (part), 1991; Ord. 1102 § 7, 2023)

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