The area regulations in the R-3 District are as follows.
(A) Front yard. All buildings shall be set back from street right-of-way lines to comply with the following front yard requirements:
(1) Minimum depth of front yard is 25 feet;
(2) When a yard has double frontage, the front yard requirements shall be provided on both streets; and
(3) If 25% or more of the lots on one side of the street between two intersecting streets are improved with buildings; all of which are observed an average setback line of greater than 25 feet, and no building varies more than five feet from this average setback line, then no building shall be erected closer to the street line than the minimum setback so established by the existing buildings, but this regulation shall not require a front yard of greater depth than 40 feet.
(B) Side yard.
(1) Minimum for one story dwelling located on interior lot is five feet.
(2) Minimum for more than one-story dwelling located on interior lot is ten feet.
(3) Minimum for unattached buildings of accessory use is five feet.
(4) Minimum side yard on street side of corner lots is 15 feet.
(5) Minimum setback from all exterior and interior side lot lines for churches and main and accessory building, other than dwellings and buildings accessory to dwellings is 35 feet.
(6) Trailer courts shall be planned in such a manner that no trailer or related building shall be located closer than 15 feet to any side lot line.
(C) Rear yard. Minimum rear yard, except where an alley is platted, is ten feet.
(D) Lot width. Minimum lot width at building line for one-family dwellings and two-family dwellings and garage apartments is 60 feet.
(E) Intensity of use.
(1) Minimum lot area for a one-family dwelling is 6,500 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot area for a two-family dwelling is 7,500 square feet.
(3) Minimum lot area for a multiple-family dwelling is 7,500 square feet; plus for each family of more than two occupying a dwelling, 2,000 square feet; plus for each family of two or less occupying a single bedroom dwelling, 1,250 square feet.
(4) A garage apartment located on the same lot with a one-family dwelling shall have a lot area of not less than 7,500 square feet. When a garage apartment is located on the same lot with a two-family or multiple-family dwelling, the lot area shall provide not less than 2,000 square feet more than is required for the two-family dwelling or multiple-family dwelling.
(5) Where a lot has less area than herein required and all the boundary lines of that lot touch lands under other ownership on the initial effective date of this chapter, that lot may be used for any of the uses, except churches, permitted in the R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.
(6) For churches and main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings and buildings accessory to dwellings, the lot area shall be adequate to provide the yard areas required by this section and the off-street parking areas required in this chapter.
(F) Coverage. Main and accessory buildings shall not cover more than 35% of the lot area. Accessory buildings shall not cover more than 30% of the rear yard.
(G) Off-street parking. Buildings shall be provided with a paved yard area adequate to meet the off-street parking requirements as set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 624, passed 12-18-2007)