The purpose of the R-3G Multiple-Family Residential District is to provide for multiple-family dwellings and buildings where all units have some ground floor living space and individual ground floor access with the perceptive "private" yet limited adjacent outdoor space and mostly common outdoor area and shared amenities. The R-3G District may serve as transitional uses between single-family residential uses and neighborhood or light commercial use areas. Units could be platted for individual ownership.
(A) Permissive uses:
(1) Duplex;
(2) Common lot line dwelling;
(3) Multiple-family dwelling, meeting the standards set forth in § 152.055;
(4) Townhouse, meeting the standards set forth in § 152.055;
(5) Row house dwelling; and
(6) Large scale residential development.
(B) Conditional uses:
(1) Multiple-family dwelling, which does not meet standards set forth in § 152.055;
(2) Townhouse, which does not meet standards set forth in § 152.055;
(3) Nursing, rest or convalescent home;
(4) Public building erected by any governmental agency;
(5) Religious, educational and eleemosynary institution of a philanthropic nature;
(6) Private club or lodge, excepting when the chief activity of which is service customarily carried on as a business;
(7) Mobile home or trailer court;
(8) Nursery, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, play, special and other private school or day care center;
(9) Public utility substations; and
(10) Assisted living retirement community.
(C) Accessory uses, see § 152.046 for additional regulations related to accessory uses:
(1) A noncommercial greenhouse that does not exceed in floor area 25% of the ground floor area of the main building;
(2) A private garage or carport with a floor area of no more than 300 square feet per dwelling unit with a floor area not to exceed 550 square feet. An additional floor area of 200 square feet may be provided for each 3,000 square feet of lot area by which the lot exceeds 6,000 square feet, provided that no garage shall exceed 2,000 square feet nor house more than ten automobiles;
(3) Home occupation;
(4) Stormwater detention basins or rain gardens;
(5) Vegetable or flower garden;
(6) Private driveways;
(7) Shared use or common use club house, tennis court, swimming pool, garden house, gazebo, pergola, ornamental gate, flagpole, barbecue oven, playground, dog run, fireplace, storage shed and similar shared uses customarily accessory to multiple-family residential uses;
(8) Any single accessory building shall not exceed a height of 20 feet or 75% of the shortest main structure, whichever is less;
(9) Off-street parking spaces when in conformance with the provisions of this chapter; and
(10) Solid waste containers when located outside of an established front yard setback and when located not less than five feet away from a side or rear lot line and when fenced from visibility from property lines and right-of-way lines.
(Ord. 20-12-01, passed 12-15-2020)