The "R-3" Multiple-Family Residence District is established to stabilize and conserve existing neighborhoods that predominantly consist of multiple-family dwellings and to promote the development of comparable new areas in order to accommodate all persons desiring this type of residential environment.
(A) Lot and building requirements. Note: Detached single-family and two-family dwellings erected in the "R-3" District shall comply with all applicable regulations of the "R-2" District. Every principal building in the "R-3" District shall conform to the requirements indicated below:
Minimum lot area | 9,600 square feet or 2,000 square feet/unit, whichever is greater |
Minimum lot width(at established building line) | 80 feet or 20 feet unit, whichever is greater |
Minimum lot depth | 120 feet |
Minimum setbacks | |
From front lot line | 25 feet |
From any side lot line | 7.5 feet |
From rear lot line | 25 feet |
Maximum building height | 35 feet |
Minimum off-street parking | 2 spaces per dwelling unit. |
(B) Permitted uses. Any use permitted in the "R-2" District. Multiple-family dwellings.
(C) Special uses. Any use that may be allowed by special use permit in the "R-2" District. Convenience shops (e.g., small drugstore, food store, laundromat).
(1994 Code, § 40-4-3)