(A) Uses permitted. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no building or premises in the R-3 Residential District shall hereafter be erected, altered, used, arranged or designed to be used in whole or in part for any other purpose or in any other manner than as follows:
(1) All uses permitted in R-2 Residential District.
(2) Multi-family dwellings.
(1) Churches and other buildings for the purpose of religious worship subject to § 152.113(A), (C), (G), (K), (L), and (M).
(5) Institutions for human care - hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, convalescent homes, nursing homes, child day care centers, homes for the aged and philanthropic institutions subject to § 152.113 (A), (B), (C), (E), (G), (I), (K), and (M).
(6) Governmentally owned and/or operated buildings or facilities subject to § 152.113(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (K), and (M).
(7) Governmentally owned parks and/or playgrounds subject to § 152.113(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (K), and (M).
(8) Quasi-public, institutionally, or organizationally owned and/or operated recreational, instructional, and meeting facilities, such as those developed and used by the Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., Boy Scouts, or various fraternal or community service groups, subject to § 152.113(I), (K), (M), and (W).
(C) Height. No dwelling shall exceed 25 feet or two stories in height. Other permitted buildings, except accessory buildings, may be built to a greater height provided any such building sets back from every street and lot line one foot for each foot of height of the building in excess of 25 feet in addition to the other yard and setback requirements herein specified.
(D) Front yard. There shall be a front yard not less than 30 feet in depth except that where there are four or more existing structures in the same block and on the same side of the street as the proposed structure, the Building and Zoning Inspector or Clerk-Treasurer shall reduce the depth of the front yard to the average depth of the front yards of the existing buildings. On a corner lot the front yard requirements shall be observed on both streets.
(E) Side yards. There shall be a side yard not less than 15 feet in width on each side of the principal dwelling for multi-family dwellings.
(F) Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on every lot which rear yard shall have a minimum depth of not less than ten feet.
(G) Minimum lot areas. The minimum lot areas shall not be less than as follows: Multi-family dwelling - 18,000 square feet for the first three units and 2,500 square feet for each additional one bedroom or efficiency unit, or 3,500 square feet for each additional two-bedroom unit, or 5,000 square feet for each additional three or more-bedroom unit.
(H) Minimum lot widths. Multi-family dwelling - The minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.
(I) Minimum living areas. Multi-family:
(1) Efficiency suite - 500 square feet per unit.
(2) One-bedroom apartment - 650 square feet per unit.
(3) Two-bedroom apartment - 800 square feet per unit.
(4) Three-bedroom apartment - 1,050 square feet per unit.
(5) Four or more-bedroom apartment - 1,300 square feet per unit.
(J) Site plan review. All multi-family uses permitted under division (I) of this section shall be permitted only after the review and approval of the site plans by the Planning Commission and upon findings by the Planning Commission that the following general requirements will be met. In the interests of the community and surrounding development, the Planning Commission may seek expert advice and recommendations as to whether proposed multi-family project will meet the requirements listed below. The cost of securing such expert assistance shall be borne by the applicant.
(1) The site plan shows that a proper relationship does exist between thoroughfares, service roads, driveways, and parking areas to encourage pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety.
(2) All the development features including the principal buildings, open spaces, service roads, driveways, and parking areas are so located and related as to minimize the possibility of any adverse effects upon adjacent development.
(3) The site plan includes adequate provision for the screening of parking areas and active recreation areas, from surrounding properties by landscaping and/or ornamental wall or fence.
(4) The nature and material requirements for grading and surface drainage shall be determined and approved by the Village Engineer.
(5) The design and construction standards of all private streets, driveways, and parking areas are to be built following approval of plans by the Village Engineer.
(6) Maximum possible privacy for each apartment shall be provided through structural screening and landscaping treatment. Auditory privacy should be provided through sound proofing.
(7) The architectural design of apartment buildings should be developed with consideration given to the relationship of adjacent development in terms of building height, mass, texture, line, and pattern and character.
(8) Building location and placement should be developed with consideration given to minimize removal of trees, and change of topography.
(Ord. 12, passed 4-5-00; Am. Ord. 2018-80, passed 11-20-18)