The R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District is a medium density area intended to provide for single-family attached, single-family cluster detached, and two-, three- and four-family dwellings in a neighborhood. The purpose of the district is to provide for economical, innovatively designed housing opportunities.
1. Location Criteria. The R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District is appropriately located along primary and secondary arterial intersections and as a buffer area between multi-family residential and/or nonresidential areas with low density residential areas. Typically these district placements are limited to areas where owners of large tracts of land have submitted general development plans showing how various uses will be mixed on the tract and in conformity to the City’s Land Use Plan.
2. Permitted Uses. The following uses are allowed in the R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District.
A. Two-, three- and four-family dwellings.
B. Public parks, open spaces, and recreational facilities.
3. Provisional Uses. The following uses may be allowed in the R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District upon approval of a provisional use permit by the City Zoning Administrator as required by Section 165.49.
A. One-family attached dwellings provided a site plan is submitted in compliance with Section 165.52 and provisions, covenants and other necessary actions have been completed to insure the peculiar needs of attached housing; and provided no more than four dwellings are attached.
B. Child care homes and child development homes.
C. Aeration windmills constructed in accordance with Section 165.42(9).
(Ord. 2014-1020 – Dec. 14 Supp.)
4. Conditional Uses. The following uses may be allowed in the R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District upon approval of a conditional use permit by the Board of Adjustment as required by Section 165.50.
A. One-family cluster dwellings provided a site plan is submitted in compliance with Section 165.52 and provisions, covenants and other necessary actions have been completed to insure the peculiar needs of cluster housing.
B. Group care facilities, family care facilities or other such facility provided a site plan is submitted in compliance with Section 165.52.
C. Child care facilities provided a site plan is submitted as required by Section 165.52.
5. Special Exception Uses. The following uses may be permitted in the R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District upon approval of a special exception permit by the Board of Adjustment as required by Section 165.51.
A. Public utility facilities and railroad facilities.
6. Size Regulations. The following minimum and maximum size regulations shall apply in the R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District:
A. Minimum Lot Size:
Two-Family 6,000 square feet
Three-Family 8,000 square feet
Four-Family 10,000 square feet
One-Family Attached 3,000 square feet
One-Family Cluster 6,000 square feet
B. Building Setbacks:† 16
Front Yard 35 feet
Rear Yard 25 feet
Side Yard 6 feet, except along attached side of single-family attached, where it is 0 feet.
C. Minimum Lot Dimensions:
Lot Frontage:
Two-Family 60 feet
Three-Family 80 feet
Four-Family 90 feet
One-Family Attached 30 feet
One-Family Cluster 0 feet
Lot Width:
Two-Family 60 feet
Three-Family 80 feet
Four-Family 90 feet
One-Family Attached 30 feet
One-Family Cluster 50 feet
Lot Depth - 100 feet
Width to Depth 1:4 minimum ratio
D. Maximum Building Dimensions:
Height 40 feet
Coverage 50%
E. Minimum Building Dimensions:
Width 20 feet for 75% of its length
7. General Provisions. The following provisions shall apply for all uses in the R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District:
A. Parking and loading requirements - See Section 165.35.
B. Accessory use and building regulations – See Section 165.12.
C. Sign Regulations - See Section 165.36.
8. Special Provisions. The following special provisions shall apply for all uses in the R-3 Mixed Housing Residential District:
A. In newly developing areas property owners shall submit along with all zoning permit requests a general development plan for all contiguous properties owned by the same property owner(s). This plan shall provide evidence of intended compliance with the City’s Land Use Plan.
Notes
| 16 | † All corner lots must meet front yard requirements on all yards abutting a street. |