1155.01 PURPOSE.
This district is established for the purposes of providing a multi-family district and a small lot size for single-family housing. Also included are zero lot-line dwellings commonly used in the construction of duplexes that will have two (2) separate owners with the property line being the party wall. Density shall be approximately seventeen (17) dwelling units per acre.
A. Permitted Uses
Permitted uses in the R-3 Multiple-Family Residence District are:
2. Multiple-family units and accessory uses incidental to these uses, including the following:
a. An office as an accessory use to handle rentals and maintenance of dwelling units within the multiple-family development in which the office is located.
b. Private swimming pools for the exclusive use of residents of multiple-family development..
3. Churches and other places of religious worship.
4. Any other use deemed to be of a similar nature as those above by the Board of Zoning Appeals (Refer to Section 1137.04).
5. Accessory structures and uses incidental to the above uses.
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99.)
B. Conditional Uses
The following uses may be approved in accordance with Chapter 1137.04.
1. All conditional uses listed in Section 1153.01.B.
2. Private clubs, fraternities, lodges, and meeting places for other similar organizations, not including those that are customarily conducted as a gainful business.
3. Professional offices of financial, insurance, real estate, civic, educational, religious, and philanthropic establishments or organizations.
4. Funeral homes when located only on premises that front on an officially designated State or Federal highway or on a street designated as a minor arterial or major collector in the Major Thoroughfare Plan 2.
C. Development Standards
1. Lot Area, Frontage, and Yard Requirements:
a. When the use is a permitted use or conditional use in the R-1 District, development standards are those required in the R-1 District.
b. When the use is a permitted use or conditional use in the R-2 District, development standards are those required in the R-2 District.
c. One- and two-family dwellings: same as R-2 District (see Section 1153.01.C.
Multiple Family | Permitted Uses | Other Permitted Uses (Except Agricultural) Same as R-2 District |
Minimum Lot Area | 7,500 square feet | 20,000 square feet |
Minimum Lot width | 70 feet | 100 feet |
Minimum Lot Area Per Family | 2,500 square feet | |
Minimum Front Yard | 25 feet | 25 feet |
Minimum Side Yard | ||
1 and 1 ½ Story | 10 feet | 12 feet |
2 and 2 ½ Story | 10 feet | 15 feet |
3 and 3 ½ Story | Sum of at least 25 feet, minimum 10 feet each side | |
Minimum Rear Yard | 50 feet | |
1 and 1 ½ Story | 30 feet | |
2 and 2 ½ Story | 35 feet | |
3 and 3 ½ Story | 40 feet | |
Height | No principal structure shall exceed three stories or 40 feet in height, and no accessory structure shall exceed two stories or 25 feet in height, except as provided in Section 1173.08. Height Modification. | |
Minimum Lot Frontage | 70 feet | 100 feet |
Minimum Floor Area Per Family Unit | ||
Single and Two-Family Dwellings | 900 sq. ft. | |
Apartment with Two or More Bedrooms | 800 sq. ft. | |
Apartment with One Bedroom | 650 sq. ft. | |
Efficiency Apartment | 500 sq. ft. | |
(Ord. 99-45. Passed 7-13-99; Ord. 2001-57. Passed 8-7-01.)