A. Uses Permitted Outright: In an R-3 zone, the following uses and their accessory uses are permitted outright: subject to the provisions of the adopted international codes. All other uses, structures and accessory uses not listed are strictly prohibited unless a special use permit has been issued.
Boarding or rooming houses.
Churches.
Home occupations.
Manufactured homes, mobile homes.
Multi-family dwelling units.
Single-family dwelling units.
Two-family dwelling units.
B. Permitted Accessory Uses And Structures:
Accessory buildings and private garages designed to accommodate no more than four (4) motor vehicles.
Parking lots for uses permitted in the R-3 district.
Private noncommercial greenhouses from which no products are sold to the public.
C. Special Uses:
Accessory living quarters serving as a guesthouse or domestic servant quarters.
Antenna towers.
Boarding house or bed and breakfast, limited to a maximum of two (2) bedrooms, with the conditions that adequate off street parking be provided and that the use will not change the character of the neighborhood.
Home occupations. Nonconformance with definition.
Public libraries, public galleries, and public museums.
Public or private schools.
Public parks and recreation facilities; provided, however, that any service yard located within said park shall be maintained no closer than fifty feet (50') to a property line of an adjoining residence or street frontage.
Public service and utility facilities not listed as permitted uses in this district, such as fire stations, police stations, telephone switching facilities, fairgrounds, cemeteries, national guard armories, fire training facilities, pumping stations, electric substations and similar public service facilities necessary to the neighborhood or community, including signage and other necessary accessory structures.
Other residential uses not specifically listed shall be evaluated by the zoning official for compatible use. If found incompatible, the use shall be referred to the planning and zoning commission and the city council as a special use request.
D. Limitations On Uses: All principal uses other than dwellings shall comply with the following standards:
1. One and one-half (11/2) parking spaces are required for each dwelling unit.
2. Off street parking shall not be located in required front or street side yard setbacks.
3. Any lights illuminating any parking area or building shall be arranged to direct the light away from the adjoining premises.
4. The minimum lot size for a manufactured home multisectional or singlewide is four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet. Two (2) such manufactured homes multisectional or singlewide may occupy a single lot; but in such event the minimum lot size shall be seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet. A combination of more than two (2) of any such structures is prohibited on a single lot.
E. Lot Requirements:
1. Minimum lot area:
a. Single-family dwelling: Four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet.
b. Two-family dwelling: Seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet.
2. Minimum lot width: Forty eight feet (48').
F. Minimum Yard Requirements: All minimum yard requirements shall be measured from the drip line of the structure.
1. Front: Twenty feet (20').
2. Street side: Twenty feet (20').
3. Any other side: Five feet (5'), but the sum of the two (2) side yards shall be at least fifteen feet (15').
4. Corner lots: The front yard requirement for streets upon which the front of the building faces shall apply. The side yard shall be equal to the front yard requirements on lots fronting upon the side streets. No accessory building on the lot, regardless of the way it faces, shall project beyond the front yard line of either street.
G. Permitted Signs:
1. One building mounted sign per principal structure, limited to a maximum area of three (3) square feet each.
2. One temporary "For Sale" or "For Rent" sign per principal structure on the offered site limited to a maximum area of six (6) square feet each.
3. One ground or building attached sign per principal structure, identifying churches, schools, or public facilities located on the site. Such signs may be illuminated only by indirect lighting, shall not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in size, must be found to be compatible with the neighborhood by the zoning administrator, shall not obstruct any neighbor's view, and shall not obstruct intersecting street visibility.
H. Fences; Permits Required: Permits required for all fences.
1. No fence shall exceed a height of six feet (6'), except fences located on school grounds.
2. Fences constructed within required front yards or street side yards shall not exceed the following heights:
a. Solid fences: Three feet (3').
b. Open rail fences and other open fences where the posts and material constitute not more than one-third (1/3) of the fence area: Four feet six inches (4'6").
3. Barbed wire fences are prohibited, except where five (5) acres or more are adjacent to Clearwater County for the purpose of pasturing horses and cattle. Other fences, including electric fences constructed in a manner that may be hazardous to persons or animals are prohibited. (Ord. 787, 3-8-2016; amd. Ord. 807, 11-12-2019; Ord. 813, 5-25-2021)