The R-3 Multi-Family Residential District is intended to provide for medium to high density residential areas. This district may be used as a transitional area between residential and nonresidential areas while at the same time providing for multi-family housing in a predominantly low density rural area.
A. Regulations and performance standards: The following regulations shall apply in the R-3 Multi-Family Residential District in addition to the general provisions in Chapter 2.
1. Lot area: The lot shall contain not less than 7,000 square feet. The minimum lot area per family shall be 3,500 square feet.
2. Lot width: The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet at the building line. The lot width shall average 50 feet, and when the depth is less than the width, the lot depth shall average 50 feet.
3. Lot frontage: All lots within the R-3 District shall maintain a minimum of 50 feet of frontage on a publicly or privately maintained street or 35 feet when located on the radius of a cul-de-sac. The minimum frontage requirement shall run continually to the building line.
4. Yard and setback requirements:
(a) Front yard: Not less than 25 feet from the property line.
(b) Side yards: Least width of either side yard shall not be less than seven feet except in the case of a corner lot, where the side yard on the street side shall not be less than the required front yard setback. For a single-family attached dwelling, no side yard shall apply to the attached side(s) of the primary structure.
(d) Minimum side yard shall be increased by seven feet and the minimum rear yard increased by ten feet, respectively, for each story of height over two stories for residential structures.
5. Height requirement: Except as otherwise provided, all buildings, structures, and uses shall not exceed a height of 50 feet. Accessory structures shall not exceed a height of 16 feet.
6. Ground floor area: The minimum ground floor area shall be 950 square feet for a single-story dwelling unit. The minimum ground floor area shall be 800 square feet for a multiple-story dwelling unit. The minimum ground floor area excludes all garages, porches, basements and breezeways. In a multi-family dwelling, each dwelling unit shall have at least 750 square feet of floor area.
7. Lot coverage: The maximum lot coverage in a Multi-Family Residential District is 50% of the entire lot.
8. Off-street parking: For residential uses, two parking spaces per dwelling unit, excluding garages. For nonresidential uses, see Chapter 10.
9. Recreational facilities: Not less than 10% of the gross area of the development, and not less than 10% of any expansion area, or subsequent phases, must be improved for recreational activity for the residents of the complex. The Executive Committee of the Plan Commission shall have final approval of the location and type of recreational facilities provided through the development plan approval.
B. Permitted uses: The permitted uses are the same as those in the R-2 Two-Family District except that multi-family dwellings and single-family attached (containing more than two dwelling units) are permitted. Prior to the issuance of an improvement location permit for the conversion of an existing single-family or two-family dwelling to a multi-family dwelling, all provisions set forth herein for a multi-family dwelling shall be met.
D. Special exceptions:
In addition to the special exceptions listed in the R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts, the R-3 Multi-Family District allows for special exceptions of:
Alcoholism and drug abuse treatment centers
Children's homes and halfway houses
Condominiums
Halfway houses
Mobile home parks
The special exception criteria is set forth in Chapter 12, Board of Zoning Appeals.
(1980 Code, Ch. 156, § 5.07) (Ord. 1995-7, passed 6-5-1995; Am. Ord. 2001-22, passed 12-27-2001; Am. Ord. 2017-16, passed 7-11-2017)