Chapter 17.16 — R-2 OR DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

• 17.16.010 Generally. 17.16.020 Permitted uses. 17.16.030 Conditional uses. 17.16.040 Accessory buildings, structures and uses. 17.16.050 Building height. 17.16.060 Site area. 17.16.070 Site width. 17.16.080 Site depth. 17.16.090 Site coverage. 17.16.100 Front yard. 17.16.110 Side yard. 17.16.120 Rear yard. 17.16.130 Parking.

• Prior ordinance history: Ords. 77-10, 83-11 and 84-7.

The regulations of this chapter shall apply in all R-2 districts and shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.06. (Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2006: zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Uses permitted in the R-2 districts shall be as follows:

• A. Single-family dwellings;

• B. One guest house or secondary dwelling pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.06.040;

• C. Small residential care homes;

• D. Large family day care homes pursuant to Section 17.06.135;

• E. Home occupations pursuant to Section 17.06.110;

• F. Transitional housing pursuant to Section 17.04.711;

• G. Supportive housing pursuant to Section 17.04.698;

• H. Other uses accessory and incidental to residential use pursuant to Section 17.16.040, including but not limited to: small family day care and foster home care; rooming and boarding of not more than

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two persons; the keeping of not more than four dogs and/or cats; and the keeping of domestic chickens pursuant to Section 17.06.160. (Ord. 2013-09 § 4, 2013: Ord. 2011-03 § 3, 2011: Ord. 200603 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2006: Ord. 2003-09 § 1 (part), 2003: zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Uses permitted, subject to first securing a use permit in each case, in the R-2 districts shall be as follows:

A. Large residential care homes, retirement homes, and extended care medical facilities including convalescent facilities and other skilled nursing facilities;

B. Public and quasi-public uses and buildings, including churches, firehouses, parks and playgrounds, community or recreational centers, schools (public and parochial) or schools accredited to the state school system, and public utility buildings and uses exclusive or corporate, storage or repair yards;

C. Day care centers;

D. Condominium and/or planned unit development projects subject to the provisions of Chapter 17.54. (Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2006: Ord. 2003-09 § 1 (part), 2003: zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Accessory buildings not intended for living purposes and accessory structures and uses permitted in the R-2 districts shall be on the same building site with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use, structure or building including, but not limited to:

A. Portable recreation structures;

B. Detached sheds, garages, workrooms, and other outbuildings, in compliance with the limitations contained in Section 17.06.070 of the zoning ordinance;

C. Non-portable recreation structures located in a yard area screened from public and private streets. (Ord. 2006-03 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2006: Ord. 2003-09 § 1 (part), 2003: Ord. 2002-03 § 1 (part), 2002: zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

A. Maximum building height limit in the R-2 districts shall be thirty feet for main buildings and sixteen feet for accessory buildings not intended for living purposes, except that approval by the site and architectural design review board shall be obtained prior to the construction of any accessory building over twelve feet in height, or if any portion within five feet of any lot line is over ten feet in height. Any action taken by the site and architectural design review board may be appealed, in writing,

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to the planning commission within ten days of such action. Any action taken by the planning commission may be appealed, in writing, to the city council within ten days of such action.

B. The maximum building heights for secondary dwelling units and guest houses shall be governed by the provisions of Section 17.06.040. (Ord. 2003-09 § 1 (part), 2003: Ord. 98-15 § 1 (part), 1998: zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Minimum building site area required in the R-2 districts shall be six thousand square feet or seven thousand square feet for a corner lot except where combined with any B district. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Average building site width required in the R-2 districts shall be sixty feet. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Maximum building site depth permitted in the R-2 districts shall average not to exceed three times building site width. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Percentage of building site coverage permitted in the R-2 districts shall be forty percent. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Minimum front yard required in the R-2 districts shall be twenty feet except where combined with any B district. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Minimum side yard required in the R-2 districts shall be six feet, except where combined with any B district, except where the side yard abuts a street in which case such side yard shall be the same as the front yard. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

Minimum rear yard required in the R-2 districts shall be twenty feet, except where combined with any B district. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

See Section 17.44.020(B). (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

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