Chapter 18.33 — R-2 DISTRICTS—MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL

The medium-density multiple residence district, designated herein by the symbol R-2, is intended to protect established neighborhoods of such dwellings, and to provide space suitable in appropriate locations for additional housing developments of duplexes. (Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

The following principal uses are permitted in an R-2 district:

• A. One single-family dwelling on a lot; two separate single-family dwellings, including single-family mobile homes;

• B. Duplex, including two-family mobile homes;

• C. Garden, orchard, field crop, where no building is involved;

• D. Transitional, supportive and group homes.

• (Ord. 943 § 4, 1994; Ord. 1290 § 30, 2022)

The following are conditional uses in an R-2 district, permitted only when authorized by the planning commission:

• A. Church, school, recreational, utility or service facility, all as limited and regulated in R-1 districts;

• B. Community clubhouse;

• C. Parking lot;

• D. Boardinghouse;

• E. Resthome;

• F. Mobilehome parks;

• G. Fraternal clubs;

H. Child care facility, in compliance with Section 18.06.223, as determined by the planning commission. (Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

In addition to the general regulations governing accessory uses, the following specific limitations and special regulations shall apply in an R-2 district:

• A. Not more than one room in a dwelling unit shall be rented to a lodger, and no room shall be rented to more than two persons;

• B. Not more than a total of four of the following units shall be stored on any lot in the open. Any combination of individual units shall not exceed four in number, nor shall there be an aggregate of more than two of any single type of unit. "Unit" means sports camper, boat, travel trailer, camp car, or mobile sports or recreational apparatus;

• C. An accessory building may occupy part of the rear half of a lot, and no such building shall be less than five feet distant from any lot line;

• D. No accessory building shall be rented for occupancy;

• E. Transitional housing, in conformance with the policies stated in the housing element of the Inyo County general plan;

• F. Signs and advertising for permitted, accessory or conditional uses complying with the provisions of Chapter 18.75 and subject to the provisions of Sections 18.33.050 and 18.33.060 ;

• G. Home occupations complying with the provisions of Chapter 18.78 . (Ord. 943 § 4, 1994; Ord. 1007 § 11, 1998; Ord. 1175 § 7, 2013)

The minimum requirements for yards in the R-2 district shall be as follows:

• A. Depth of front yard: twenty-five feet;

• B. Depth of rear yard: twenty feet;

• C. Width of side yards: five feet.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

No building in an R-2 district shall have more than three stories, or a height in excess of forty feet. (Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

Off-street parking spaces shall be provided on a parking lot, or within a garage or carport at the ratio of two spaces per dwelling unit.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)

The minimum lot size shall be six thousand five hundred square feet with minimum average width not less than fifty feet.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1994)