Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 063 passed 6-27-2024). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
(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.
(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.
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements. (See Article 3, Subsection (o) of this section below, and Article 15 for additional regulations.)
(f) Minimum Lot Size. Six thousand (6,000) square feet.
(g) Minimum Lot Frontage. Fifty (50) feet.
(h) Minimum Front Yard. Twenty (20) 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. 2:1 height-to-yard ratio, except that buildings under forty (40) feet may have side and rear yards as required in the R-3 zone.
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 townhouses shall be as required for R-1T.
2. Lot, yard, and height requirements for two-family dwellings shall be as required by R-2.
3. Lot, yard, and height requirements for Group Residential Projects shall be as provided in Article 9.
4. Lot, yard, and height requirements for single family detached dwellings shall be as provided in Section 8-12(o): Special Provisions of the R-3 zone.
(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)
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