Multi-Family Residential District (R-3) regulations are established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(a) Regulation of the bulk and location of dwellings to obtain proper privacy and useable open spaces appropriate for the various districts;
(b) Regulation of the density and distribution of population to avoid congestion and to provide adequate public services while minimizing sprawl;
(c) Protection of the desirable characteristics and promotion of stability of existing residential development.
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)
Building Spacing. The minimum distance between buildings on the same site, shall not be less than the distances set forth below:
(a) When the main wall of one building faces the main wall of another building, the minimum separation between the two walls shall be forty (40) feet.
(b) When the main wall of one building faces an end wall of another building, the minimum separation between the two (2) walls shall be thirty (30) feet.
(c) When the end wall of one building faces an end wall of another building, the minimum separation between the two (2) walls shall be twenty (20) feet.
(d) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this Section:
(1) Main Wall. The outside wall(s) of a building, which contains the primary windows of any living, family or dining room.
(2) End Wall. The outside walls other than a main wall of a building, which may be blank or contain windows not considered to be primary windows.
(3) Building Arrangement. Multi-family buildings may be arranged in a group and the buildings need not front directly onto a street.
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)