1264.01 Purpose.
1264.02 Use regulations.
1264.03 Schedule of permitted uses.
1264.04 Area and density regulations.
1264.05 Site development regulations.
1264.06 Dwelling unit area requirements.
1264.07 Additional regulations for attached single-family dwellings.
1264.08 Additional regulations for multi-family dwellings.
1264.09 Accessory use regulations.
1264.10 Landscaping and screening requirements.
1264.11 Development plan review.
The R-3 Residential District and its regulations are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(a) To regulate the bulk and location of dwellings to obtain proper privacy and useable open spaces.
(b) To regulate the density and distribution of population in accordance with the Master Plan to avoid congestion and provide adequate public services.
(c) To protect the desirable characteristics and promote the stability of existing residential development and to protect adjacent properties from unreasonable obstruction of light and air.
(d) To permit a variety of housing types while offering convenience of location and a maximum amount of open space.
(e) To provide for proper location of institutions and other community facilities so as to increase the general convenience, safety and amenities within the community.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)
(a) Uses Permitted By Right. A use listed in Schedule 1264.03 shall be permitted by right as a principal use in a district when denoted by the letter "P," provided that all requirements of other City ordinances and this Planning and Zoning Code have been met.
(b) Special Uses. A use listed in Schedule 1264.03 shall be permitted as a special use in a district when denoted by the letters "SU," provided the Planning Commission first makes the determination that the requirements of Chapter 1280 have been met, according to the procedures set forth in Chapter 1230.
(c) Accessory Uses. An accessory use that is clearly incidental and subordinate to a use listed in Schedule 1264.03 shall be permitted provided that the requirements of all other City ordinances and this Planning and Zoning Code have been met. Accessory uses are further regulated in subsequent sections of this Planning and Zoning Code.
(d) Compliance With Development Standards and Other Applicable Regulations. Although a use may be indicated as a permitted principal, special or accessory use in an R-3 Residential District, it shall not be approved on a parcel unless it can be located thereon in full compliance with all of the standards and other regulations of this Planning and Zoning Code applicable to the specific use and parcel in question.
(e) Uses Not Listed in Schedule. Any use not specifically listed as either a permitted principal or special use shall be a prohibited use in this zoning district and shall only be permitted upon amendment of this Planning and Zoning Code and/or the Zoning Map as provided in Chapter 1236, or upon a finding by the Planning Commission that a use is substantially similar to a permitted principal or special use in the district according to the procedures set forth in Section 1230.11.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)
R-3 Multi-Family |
R-3 Multi-Family | |
(a) Residential | |
(1) Attached single-family dwellings | P |
(2) Multi-family dwellings | P |
(3) Senior Housing | P |
(4) Family homes for handicapped persons | SU |
(5) Group homes for handicapped persons | SU |
(6) Congregate care facilities | SU |
(b) Community Facilities | |
(1) Church or other place of worship | SU |
(2) Day care facility, child and/or adult | SU |
(3) Library | SU |
(4) Public cultural institution | SU |
(5) Public safety facility | SU |
(6) Public utility substation | SU |
(7) School, public or private | SU |
(c) Recreation/Open Space | |
(1) Cemetery | SU |
(2) Public park and/or noncommercial public recreational facility | SU |
(d) Agricultural Uses | |
(1) Farm w/o livestock | P |
(2) Farm with livestock - requires 2 acre minimum | SU |
(3) Accessory farm building (in excess of accessory building allowance set forth in Schedule 1262.08(a)). | SU |
(4) Commercial farm - minimum 10 contiguous acres | SU |
A. Commercial farm building - minimum 10 contiguous acres | SU |
B. Accessory commercial farm building - minimum 10 contiguous acres | A |
(5) Chicken coops and/or rabbit hutches | |
(6) Non-commercial riding stable - minimum 2 acres | SU |
(e) Other | |
(1) Accessory uses/structures customarily incidental to permitted use | A |
(2) Family day care, Type “B” | A |
(3) Home occupations | A |
(4) Swimming Pools | A |
P = Principal Use Permitted by Right SU = Special Use A = Accessory Use | |
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 212-03. Passed 11-10-03; Ord. 76-16. Passed 7-11-16; Ord. 55-23. Passed 5-22-23.)
Land area shall be divided and developed, and buildings shall be erected, altered, moved or maintained in an R-3 District only in compliance with the following area regulations:
(a) Minimum Development Area. The gross area of a tract of land to be developed shall not be less than that set forth in Schedule 1264.04(e). The entire tract of land to be developed shall be considered one zoning lot.
(b) Maximum Density.
(1) The density of a residential development project shall not exceed the number of dwelling units per acre set forth in Schedule 1264.04(e).
(2) The total number of dwelling units permitted for a particular development shall be calculated by multiplying the total development area, exclusive of public rights-of-way existing at the time the development plan is submitted, by the number of dwelling units permitted per acre.
(c) Maximum Building Coverage of Lot. The maximum building coverage of the lot, including all areas covered by principal and accessory buildings, shall not exceed the percentage of the total development area set forth in Schedule 1264.04(e).
(d) Minimum Landscaped Open Space. The percentage of the development area devoted to landscaped open space shall not be less than specified in Schedule 1264.04(e).
R-3 District
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(1) Minimum development area | 5 acres* |
(2) Maximum density–General Population | 10 Dwelling units/acre |
(3) Maximum density–Senior Housing | 12 Dwelling units/acre |
(4) Maximum building coverage of lot | 30% |
(5) Minimum landscaped open space | 35% |
* or parcels that are defined as lots of record under Section 1222.02(b)(74) |
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 89-02. Passed 5-28-02;Ord. 39-03. Passed 4-14-03; Ord. 76- 16. Passed 7-11-16.)
The following standards are established to regulate the design and development of buildings in an R-3 District.
(a) Setback from Rights-of-Way. The setback of a principal building from a street right-of-way shall not be less than the distance set forth in Schedule 1264.05(e).
(b) Setback from Project Boundary. The setback of a principal building from any project boundary that is not an existing public right-of-way shall not be less than the distance set forth in Schedule 1264.05(e).
(c) Building Spacing. The minimum distance between buildings on the same site shall not be less than the distance set forth in Schedule 1264.05(e). The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this section:
(1) “Main wall.” The outside walls of a building which contain the primary windows of any living, family or dining room.
(2) “End wall.” Any outside wall not considered to be a main wall of a building. End walls may be blank or contain windows not considered to be primary windows.
(d) Building Height. No building or structure in an R-3 District shall exceed the maximum height set forth in Schedule 1264.05(e).
Schedule 1264.05(e) MINIMUM SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS | |
R-3 District | |
(1) Minimum Building Setback: | |
A. From existing public street right-of-way | 75 feet(a) |
B. From interior street right-of-way | 30 feet |
C. From project boundary line adjacent to an R-3 or nonresidential district | 30 feet |
D. From project boundary line adjacent to an R-1 or R-2 District | 30 feet(b) |
(2) Minimum distance between principal buildings: | |
A. Between face of main wall and face of main wall | 50 feet |
B. Between face of main wall and end wall | 40 feet |
C. Between end wall and end wall | 30 feet |
(3) Maximum building height: | |
A. Principal building | 40 feet |
B. Accessory building | 15 feet(c) |
(a) Where a lot fronts on an arterial or collector street, as defined in Chapter 1246, front setbacks shall not be less than 115 feet from the road centerline for collector streets and 125 feet from the road centerline for arterial streets. (b) Or equal to the length of the building wall facing the R-1 or R-2 District, whichever is greater. (c) Or the height of the dwelling unit, whichever is greater. | |
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)
Dwelling units identified in Section 1264.03(a)(1), (a)(2) and (a)(3) shall be erected, altered, moved, maintained, modernized or occupied so as to provide and maintain the minimum dwelling unit requirements set forth in this section. In computing the floor area, areas devoted to hallways, basements, elevators, terraces, open porches, decks, uncovered steps, and/or garages shall not be included.
(a) Ground floor entrance. All individual dwelling units will have a ground floor living space with a separate ground floor entrance.
(1) One-story building. The minimum total floor area required per unit shall be 1,400 square feet.
(2) Multi-story building. The minimum total floor area required per unit shall be 1,400 square feet. The minimum first floor area per unit shall be 1,000 square feet.
(b) Attached covered garage. All individual dwelling units will have an attached, covered garage.
(1) All three bedroom apartments will have a two-car attached garage.
(2) Fifty percent of two-bedroom apartments will have a two-car attached garage.
(3) Fifty percent of two-bedroom apartments will have, at a minimum, a one- car attached garage.
(4) All one-bedroom apartments will have a one-car attached garage.
(c) Special provisions. Ten percent of the designated project may be developed as follows:
(1) Efficiency units must have minimum total floor area required of 600 square feet.
(2) One-bedroom units must have minimum total floor area of 800 square feet, plus 200 square feet for each additional bedroom.
(3) One enclosed garage per living unit is required as per Section 1292.04(a)(3).
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 37-03. Passed 4-14-03; Ord. 88-18. Passed 12-10-18.)
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