Within the R-3 One-Family Dwelling District, the regulations set forth in this section shall apply.
(A) Permitted uses. No building or premises shall be used and no building shall be hereafter erected or altered within any R-3 One-Family Dwelling District unless otherwise provided in this chapter, except for a use permitted in the R-2 One-Family Dwelling District; provided, every one-family detached dwelling shall have a minimum floor area of 1,200 square feet.
(B) Height. The same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the R-2 One-Family Dwelling District.
(C) Lot size.
(1) Every building, except as otherwise provided herein hereafter, erected shall be on a lot having an area of not less than 7,200 square feet and a width at the established building line of not less than 60 feet, except as provided in § 155.005 of this chapter; and, provided further that, any building to contain any of the uses permitted in this district may be erected or constructed on a smaller lot of record.
(2) Churches and similar places of worship hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be on a lot having an area of not less than one-half acre and a width at the building line of not less than 85 feet.
(3) For public and private schools, the same regulations shall apply as required or permitted in the A-1 Agricultural District.
(D) Yard areas. No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained in connection with the building, structure or enlargement.
(1) Front yard. Each lot upon which a building is constructed shall have a front yard of not less than 30 feet. Where a lot has double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.
(2) Side yard.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, on each lot upon which a building is constructed, there shall be a side yard on each side of not less than six feet or 10% of the width of the lot, whichever is larger, but it need not exceed eight feet. Corner lots shall meet the front yard requirements on the street side on which the building or structure to be erected or enlarged shall front, and a side yard requirement of not less than one-half the front yard requirement on the other street side.
(b) On lots upon which a church or similar place of worship is constructed or extension made to an existing church or similar place of worship, there shall be a side yard of not less than 15 feet of each side of the main structure.
(3) Rear yard. Every lot or parcel of land upon which a building is constructed shall have a rear yard of not less than 25 feet, or 20% of depth of lot, whichever is larger.
(E) Percentage of lot coverage. All buildings including accessory buildings shall not cover more than 30% of the area of the lot.
(1994 Code, § 155.042) (Ord. 200, passed 4-28-1969; Ord. 212, passed 8-31-1970; Ord. 234, passed 7-10-1972; Ord. 97-02, passed 6-9-1997)