(A) Purpose statement. The R3 Medium Density Residence District is primarily designed to provide for medium density housing in a setting which permits a wide variety of housing types and densities with effective use of open space. The density shall not exceed ten gross dwelling units per acre.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the R3 District;
(1) Accessory uses and structures, incidental to and on the same zoning lot as the principal use, as specified in § 150.071;
(2) Child care facilities;
(3) Family care facilities;
(4) Group care facilities;
(5) Single and two household detached dwellings; and
(6) Condominium units not exceeding six units per building.
(C) Conditional uses. The following conditional uses may be allowed in the R3 District:
(1) Bed and breakfasts;
(2) Cemeteries;
(3) Churches, temples, synagogues;
(4) Congregate housing;
(5) Convents, monasteries, seminaries;
(6) Day care centers;
(7) Elderly housing;
(8) Golf, tennis, outdoor recreation;
(9) Public safety buildings; and
(10) Public, private schools, parks, playgrounds.
(D) Lot size requirements.
Minimum Lot Area | Minimum Lot Width |
4,356 sq. ft. | 33 ft. |
3,000 sq. ft. per d.u. |
(E) Yard requirements.
Minimum Standards | Front Yard | Interior Side Yard | Corner Side Yard | Rear Yard |
Accessory structures | 15 ft. | 4 ft. | 8 ft. | 3 ft. |
Principal structure | 15 ft.* | 4 ft.** | 8 ft. | 25 ft. |
* Or the average setback of adjacent structures, whichever is greater | ||||
** Or a total of 20% of the frontage, whichever is less, plus 1 foot for each 2 feet by which the building height exceeds 25 feet | ||||
(F) Building height limitations. No building or other structure erected within the R3 District shall exceed 35 feet in height.
(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.6(F), passed 1-22-1997; Ord. 2017-12, passed 11-21-2017)