(A) Permitted uses.
(1) Any permitted use in the R-3 One-Family Dwelling District.
(2) Two-family dwellings.
(3) Three and four family dwellings as transitional use when located on lots having a side lot line adjoining or when facing a business or manufacturing use, or a railroad right-of-way, provided the building is located on a lot having a width of not less than 70 feet and has an area of not less than 8,500 square feet.
(5) Sheltered care of board and care facility for one or two patients.
('71 Code, § 11-8-2)
(C) Height of buildings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.
('71 Code, § 11-8-3)
(D) Lot size:
(1) One-family dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in § 155.062 One-family Dwelling District.
(2) Two-family dwellings: Every two-family dwelling hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 8,500 square feet and a width at the building line of not less than 70 feet, except as provided in division (E)(4) of this section.
(3) Converted dwellings. An existing one-family dwelling located on a lot of less area than required in this subchapter may be converted to a two-family dwelling without increasing the lot size, provided that the building is not enlarged beyond its present outside dimensions and that all other regulations of this chapter are complied with. Additions may be made to an existing building only when lot size and yard requirements of this subchapter are complied with.
(4) Churches, convents and monasteries. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-1 Districts.
('71 Code, § 11-8-4)
(E) Yard areas. No buildings shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with such building, structure, or enlargement:
(1) Front yards. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-3 Districts.
(2) Side yards.
(a) One-family detached dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-3 Districts.
(b) Two-family dwellings. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted for one-family detached dwellings.
(c) Converted dwellings. An existing One-family dwelling located on a lot having side yards of less width than required herein may be converted to a two-family dwelling, provided that the building is not enlarged beyond its present outside dimensions.
(3) Rear yards. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 20 feet.
(4) Lot coverage. The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in § 155.060 R-1 One-Family Dwelling District.
(5) Permitted obstructions. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-1 Districts.
('71 Code, § 11-8-5)
(F) Dwelling standards. Each dwelling hereafter erected, converted or reconstructed in any R-4 District shall contain floor area in compliance with the following:
(1) One-family detached dwellings shall have a total ground floor area of not less than 720 square feet measured from the outside of the exterior walls, including utility rooms but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breeze ways, garages and other spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods for living, eating, or sleeping purposes. Every dwelling of more than one story hereafter erected in any R-4 Two-Family District shall have a total floor area, measured from the outside of the exterior walls of not less than 1,150 square feet, including utility rooms but excluding cellars, basements, open porches, breeze ways, garages and other spaces that are not used for living, eating or sleeping purposes, except that enclosed space intended for habitable rooms which are to be completed within a reasonable time may be considered in computing such floor areas.
(2) Two-family dwelling structures shall have a total floor area of not less than 620 square feet of floor area per dwelling unit measured from the outside walls, including utility rooms but excluding all other areas not used for living or sleeping purposes.
('71 Code, § 11-8-6)
(G) Health standards. Any premises in an R-4 District rented to any person shall include, as a minimum, 200 square feet of living space per person, 100 square feet of sleeping space per person, ventilation for all sleeping quarters in conformance with the city code as well as other ventilation per said city code; one bathroom for each four persons and an additional bathroom for each four persons, or fraction thereof; and one parking space per resident.
('71 Code, § 11-8-7)
(Ord. 1413, passed 9-13-60; Am. Ord. 2482, passed 12-10-84; Am. Ord. 3165, passed 7-13-98) Penalty, see § 155.999