(a) Intent. The intent of this zone is to provide for medium to medium-high density multi-family dwellings and supporting uses. This zone should be located in areas of the community where services and facilities are/will be adequate to serve the anticipated population. The medium to medium-high density residential uses should be located along collector and arterial streets. Where lower density development occurs in this zone, it should be located along local streets. Adequate multi-modal connections should be available to all residents. Development should be in areas of the community where necessary services and facilities will be adequate to serve the anticipated population. Medium to medium-high density multi-family dwellings should be established in accordance with the Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Development Criteria of the Comprehensive Plan.
(b) Principal Uses. (Other uses substantially similar to those listed herein shall also be deemed permitted.)
1. The principal permitted uses in the R-3 zone.
(c) Accessory Uses. (Uses and structures which are customarily accessory, clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted uses.)
1. The permitted accessory uses in the R-3 zone.
(d) Conditional Uses. (Permitted only with Board of Adjustment approval.)
1. The permitted conditional uses in the R-3 zone.
2. The permitted principal uses in the B-1 zone.
(e) Prohibited Uses. (All uses other than those listed as principal, accessory, or conditional uses or substantially similar to principal, accessory, or conditional uses shall be prohibited. The uses below are provided for illustration purposes and for the purpose of limiting permitted uses, and are not intended to be a total listing of all the uses that are prohibited.)
1. The prohibited uses in the R-3 zone.
2. Equine trails.
3. Medicinal cannabis businesses.
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements. (See Article 3, Subsection (o) of this section below, and Article 15 for additional regulations.)
(f) Minimum Lot Size. Two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.
(g) Minimum Lot Frontage. Fifteen (15) feet.
(h) Minimum Front Yard. Five (5) feet.
(i) Minimum Each Side Yard. Five (5) feet.
(j) Minimum Rear Yard. Ten (10) feet.
(k) Minimum Open Space. See Article 20 for open space regulations.
(l) Maximum Lot Coverage. Forty percent (40%) and a floor area ratio of 1.6.
(m) Maximum Height of Building. Four stories or sixty (60) feet, whichever is less (except when Subsection (o)3. applies). When height of structure is greater than forty-eight (48) feet, the side yard setback shall be ten (10) feet.
No minimum requirements.
Conditional Uses: The Board of Adjustment may establish additional requirements, as needed.
(o) Special Provisions.
1. Lot, yard, and height requirements for detached and attached single-family residential dwellings shall be as required for the R-2 zone.
2. No more than five (5) single-family detached dwellings shall be contiguous along a single street frontage. Other varying housing types or neighborhood commercial facilities shall be incorporated.
3. Lot, yard, and height requirements for group residential projects shall be as provided in Article 9.
(Code 1983, § 8-13; Ord. No. 263-83, § 1, 12-15-1983; Ord. No. 307-2002, § 1, 12-5-2002; Ord. No. 137-2016, § 2(8-13), 7-7-2016; Ord. No. 166-2017, § 3(8-13), 11-16-2017; Ord. No. 94-2020, § 2, 9-21-2020; Ord. No. 113-2022, § 3, 10-27-2022; Ord. No. 004-2023, § 14, 1-31-2023; Ord. No. 020-2023, § 7, 3-9-2023; Ord. No. 057-2024, § 7, 6-27-2024; Ord. No. 063-2024, § 4, 6-27-2024)
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