A. Purpose: The R-3A residential district is established for multi-family dwellings in three (3) and four (4) unit buildings with densities ranging up to six (6) dwelling units per acre in areas which are provided with full urban services.
B. Performance Standards: See Chapter 15, article B, "Townhouses", and Chapter 15, article C, "Apartments; Multiple Dwellings; Condominiums; Cooperatives", of this title for applicable performance standards.
C. Bulk Standards: The following standards apply in the R-3A multiple-family residential district and are the minimum requirements unless otherwise noted:
1. Minimum Standards:
Lot area | 7,260 square feet per unit |
Lot width | 100 feet |
Front yard setback | 30 feet |
Side yard setback | 20 feet |
Rear yard setback | 30 feet |
Height (maximum) | 35 feet or by CUP |
Building coverage (maximum) | 20 percent |
Impervious surface (maximum) | 40 percent |
2. Additional Street And Lot Line Setbacks:
Principal Structure | Parking Lot | Accessory Buildings | |
Any side along principal arterial, major arterial or minor arterial (100 foot right of way or greater) | 50 feet | 20 feet | 50 feet |
Any side along community collector street (80 foot right of way) | 40 feet | 20 feet | 30 feet |
Any side along neighborhood collector street (60 to 80 foot right of way) | 40 feet | 20 feet | 30 feet |
Any side along local street (60 foot right of way) | 40 feet | 20 feet | 30 feet |
Interior side or rear lot line | 30 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet |
3. Special Requirements: The following special requirements shall be used in computing the minimum required lot area in the R-3A zoning district:
a. Ponding areas, marshlands, areas having slopes over twenty percent (20%) or similar unbuildable areas shall not be given more than ten percent (10%) credit in computing the minimum required lot area for multiple dwellings.
b. Where garages are buried to the extent that the site area normally covered by garages can be occupied by other uses, each of the preceding requirements shall be reduced by three hundred (300) square feet per dwelling unit.
D. Allowable Uses: See table in section 10-6-1 of this title for a listing of allowable uses within the R-3A residential district. (Ord. 1098, 11-8-2004)