Sutter Creek Municipal Code Ch. 18.20 R-2 Zone—two Family Dwelling

The following regulations apply in the R-2 two-family dwelling zone unless otherwise provided in this title.

The two family dwelling zoning district is designated for detached one-family dwellings on smaller lots, duplex-type units, and zero lot line half-plex units.

A. Permitted uses in the R-2 zone include:

1. A two-family dwelling on a single lot;

2. A zero-lot line duplex with a half-plex unit on an individual lot;

3. A detached one-family dwelling on a single lot;

4. The accessory buildings necessary to such use, located on the same lot including an attached garage;

5. Family daycare homes;

6. Home occupations upon securing a home occupation use permit;

7. Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units pursuant to chapter 18.61;

8. Employee housing for six or fewer employees; and

9. Residential care facilities—small.

B. Conditional uses in the R-2 zone shall include:

1. Mobile home parks.

(Ord. 373, §11(a), 2023)

Building height in the R-2 zone shall be limited to two and one-half stories and shall not exceed thirty-five feet.

There shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet.

There shall be a side yard of not less than five feet, except that on the street side of corner lots there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet.

There shall be a rear yard-of not less than ten feet

The minimum lot area for a duplex shall be not less than three thousand five hundred square feet per half-plex unit (seven thousand square feet per duplex). The minimum lot area for a one-family dwelling shall be not less than five thousand square feet.

There shall be a minimum distance of ten feet between buildings used for dwelling purposes unless a zero lot line duplex is constructed which meets the area separation requirements of the California Building Code. There shall be a minimum distance of six feet between a building used for dwelling purposes and an accessory building. There shall be a minimum distance of six feet between accessory buildings.

(Ord. 373, §2, 2023)

Building lot coverage shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the lot area.

Maximum development density shall be up to fifteen units per acre, as established in City of Sutter Creek General Plan Land Use Element Table 4-3, and dependent upon site conditions and constraints.

(Ord. 373, §1(1)b, 2023)