§ 10. R-2 Apartment Zone.

A.

The regulations set forth in this section or set forth elsewhere in this ordinance, when referred to in this section, are the regulations in the R-2 Apartment Zone. The purpose of this zone is to permit in appropriate areas a higher density of population than in one-family zones and still maintain a residential environment.

B.

Use Regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes, all uses customarily incidental to the building or premises shall be maintained on site:

1.

Prohibited Uses. The following uses are prohibited in this zone:

a.

The open storage of inoperative vehicles or auto parts;

b.

The open storage of trash or junk;

c.

The open storage of large appliances;

d.

Any use not designated a permissive use or conditional use in this zone, unless otherwise authorized by this Code; or

e.

Any use not recognized as customarily incidental to a permitted use in the zone.

2.

Permissive Uses:

a.

Any Permissive Use permitted in the R-1 Residential Zone.

b.

Apartments.

c.

Multiple single family dwellings.

d.

Townhouses.

3.

Conditional Uses. The following uses may be permitted if approved by the Zoning Administrator, in accordance with the procedures and under the conditions set out in the Administrative Section of this ordinance with additional requirements deemed necessary to safeguard the best interest of the adjoining property, neighborhood, and the community.

a.

Any Conditional Use permitted in the R-1 Residential Zone.

b.

Fraternity or sorority house.

c.

Boardinghouse.

C.

Height Regulations. Structures may exceed 26 feet in height, but any portion of a structure which exceeds 26 feet in height may not exceed a plane drawn at a 45 degree angle from the horizontal from the ground level of land zoned A-1, A-2, R-1, or M-H, which is unimproved or is improved with a conforming Permissive Use.

D.

Area Regulations:

1.

Minimum Lot Area and Lot Width. For developments of other than townhouses the minimum lot area shall be 8,000 square feet and the minimum lot width shall be 60 feet, provided community water and sewer facilities are made available. For townhouses, the minimum lot area shall be 4,000 square feet and the minimum lot width shall be 24 feet, provided community water and sewer facilities are available. If community utilities are not available, then the minimum lot size shall be three-quarters [of an] acre per dwelling unit.

2.

Front Yard:

(a)

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet, except as provided in the supplementary height and area regulations section of this ordinance, or for townhouses, which shall have a minimum front yard depth of ten feet, provided that the length of any driveway shall not be less than 20 feet.

(b)

Where lots have double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

3.

Side Yard:

(a)

Except as hereinafter provided in the following paragraphs and in the supplementary height and area regulation section of this ordinance, there shall be a side yard on both sides of a building the aggregate width of which shall be not less than 14 feet; provided, however, that neither side yard shall be less than six feet in width.

(b)

Wherever a lot of record, at the effective date of this ordinance, has a width of less than 60 feet, each side yard may be reduced to a width of not less than ten percent of the width of the lot, but in no instance shall it be less than three feet.

(c)

There is no required side-yard setback from internal lot lines for townhouses; there shall be a five-foot setback from external lot lines of corner townhouse lots.

4.

Rear Yard. Except as hereinafter provided in the supplementary height and area regulations section of this ordinance, there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 15 feet.

5.

Density. Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered for dwelling purposes shall comply with the following density requirements:

a.

A floor area ratio of 0.5 is permitted provided community water and sewer facilities are made available.

b.

If community utilities are not available, then the minimum lot area shall be three-quarters [of an] acre per dwelling unit.

E.

Parking Requirements. Off-street parking for all uses must be provided in accordance with the regulations set forth in the Off-street Parking, Loading and Unloading Section of this ordinance.

F.

Usable Open Space:

1.

Usable open space shall be provided on-site in an amount equal to 200 square feet for each efficiency or one bedroom dwelling unit, 250 square feet for each two bedroom dwelling unit, and 300 square feet for each dwelling unit containing three or more bedrooms.

2.

Where an aggregate of two or more dwelling units is constructed on any given lot, the development shall plant and maintain according to the Landscaping and Buffer Landscaping Section of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 92-18, 12-15-92; Ord. No. 04-1, § 1, 1-13-04; Ord. No. 2006-22, § 1, 9-26-06)