§ 154.017 R-3, MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT, LOW AND MEDIUM DENSITY.

   (A)   Purpose. The major purpose of this district is to allow low-density multi-family dwelling (two to 15 units), including apartments and townhouses in approximate areas of the city.

   (B)   Permitted principal uses.

      (1)   Refer to Table 4-1.

      (2)   Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.

      (3)   In the R-3 zoning district, there shall be no more than one 2- or 3-family dwelling per land parcel, not counting accessory dwelling units.

   (C)   Conditional principal uses.

      (1)   Refer to Table 4-1.

      (2)   Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 for specific requirements that must be met for approval of some Conditional Uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.

      (3)   In the R-3 zoning district, there shall be no more than one 2- or 3-family dwelling per land parcel, not counting accessory dwelling units.

   (D)   Accessory uses.

      (1)   Refer to Table 4-2.

      (2)   Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.

   (E)   Dimensional requirements.

Table 4-11: Required Setbacks, R-3 District

	Front	Side	Corner Side	Rear	Side abutting SF House	From any Water Body
Two- or three-family dwelling	251	10	202	25	15	§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District; § 154.169, Wetlands
Townhouse cluster	25	15	202	25	20
Apartment building, up to 16 dwelling units	25	15	202	25	25
Apartment building, more than 16 dwelling units	25	15	202	25	25
Non-residential buildings	25	15	202	25	25
Driveway	Not applicable	5	10	10	10
Parking3	10	5	202	10	10
1   If two or more existing houses on the same side of the block have front setbacks other than the standard, the setbacks for the remaining lots on that side of the block may be the average setback of the existing houses. 2   If an adjacent house has a front yard facing the side street, then the corner side setback shall equal the front setback of the adjacent house. 3   For parking other than in the driveway.

 

Table 4-12: Minimum Lot Dimensions, R-3 District

 

	Area	Width	Depth
Two- or three-family dwelling (per dwelling unit)	5,000	120	120
Townhouse (per dwelling unit)	4,000	--	--
Apartment building (per dwelling unit)	3,000	--	--
Seniors’ housing (per unit)    Apartments    Townhouses	1,750 3,750	--	--

 

Table 4-13: Maximum Structure Height, R-3 District

 

	Feet
Principal Building1	40
Fences    Front yards    Side or rear yards	4 6

 

1   Or 3.5 stories, whichever is less, measured to the mid-point of the roof slope. See §§ 154.201, Rules of Measurement, Building Height.

Table 4-14: Requirements for Detached Accessory Structures, R-3 District

	Two-or Three-Family Residential Use	Multiple-Family Residential Use	Permitted Non-Residential Use
Number of structures allowed	2	2	2
Size of first structure maximum	700 sf	300 sf / unit	1,000 sf
Size of second structure, maximum	120 sf	250 sf	250 sf
Lot coverage maximum	10 %	10 %	10 %
Height maximum - garage	20	20	20
Side wall height max - garage *	9	9	9
Height maximum - other	12	12	12
Minimum setbacks    Front    Side    Corner side    Rear    From principal structure    From alley	No closer than principal 3 No closer than principal 3 10 5	No closer than principal 3 No closer than principal 3 10 5	No closer than principal 3 No closer than principal 3 10 5
*    See also § 154.150(B)(5) **   No permanent structure (one attached to frost-free footings) shall be located in an easement unless the easement is amended or otherwise allows such structures. A non-permanent structure may be located in an easement but may have to be moved if the easement-holder demands.

 

   (F)   Maximum building coverage. No more than 50% of the parcel shall be occupied by buildings having vertical mass including dwellings, garages, storage buildings, gazebos and greenhouses but not including driveways, parking areas, decks, patios, unscreened courts, Not allowed in this district or solar energy equipment, play equipment or dog houses.

   (G)   Residential driveways shall be a maximum of 28 feet in width at the property line with three foot wide flares (four foot minimum and eight foot maximum length) and maximum slope of 12%. See § 154.155(A)(4) Driveways and Private Internal Access Roads - Number, Separation and Width; and refer also to § 154.162 Parking in Residential Areas, Supplementary.

   (H)   Specific development requirements. Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Requirements. Refer to Table 4-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.

   (I)   General development requirements. See §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.

(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)