(A) Purpose. An R-3 District is established to allow multiple-family dwellings in areas that are provided with community water and sewer systems or systems approved by the Pollution Control Agency, the County Environmental Health Officer and substantiated by specific engineering data.
(B) Permitted uses. All uses permitted in Urban/Rural Residential Districts.
(C) Accessory uses. All accessory uses permitted in Urban/Rural Residential Districts.
(D) Conditional and interim uses.
(1) Conditional uses.
(a) Essential services - telephone, telegraph and power distribution poles and lines and necessary appurtenant, equipment and structures such as transformers, unit substations and equipment housing; and
(b) City or town hall;
(c) Churches;
(d) Single-family attached dwellings; and
(e) Duplexes.
(2) Interim uses.
(a) Multiple-family dwellings;
(b) Student housing;
(c) All home occupations;
(d) Agricultural land use already existing at time of zoning. No intensification or modification of agricultural activities should be allowed in multiple-family dwelling areas;
(e) Commercial recreational areas;
(f) Prefabricated or modular manufactured housing units;
(g) Medical and dental clinics;
(h) Rest homes, hospitals;
(i) Community center;
(j) Boarding or lodging houses;
(k) Schools;
(l) Public recreation including golf courses (public or private);
(m) Mobile home parks subject to the standards in § 155.099 of this chapter; and
(n) Solar energy systems as regulated under § 155.108.
(E) Prohibited uses. All other uses not listed as permitted, accessory, conditional, or interim shall be prohibited.
(F) Performance standards.
(1) Locational requirements. Apartment developments should be located on major thoroughfares, near open green space or in large areas specifically designed for high density development.
(a) When possible, apartment should serve as a buffer between single-family homes and non-residential uses.
(b) The site should not be located in such a manner as to channel traffic onto minor streets in low density residential neighborhoods.
(2) Site development.
(a) Height regulations. No building hereafter erected shall exceed two and one-half stories or 35 feet in height.
(b) Front yard regulations.
1. Setbacks:
Required Setback Distance From Road Centerline | Road Class |
130 | Federal/State Highway |
130 | County Road and State Aid Highway |
65 | Local Road |
25 | From right-of-way of cul-de-sac or approved “T” |
2. Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more roads or highways, there shall be a front yard setback on each road or highway side of each corner lot. No accessory buildings shall project beyond the front yard of either road.
(c) Side yard regulations. Side yard (setback) adjacent to another lot: 15 feet or three-fourths the height of the building, whichever is greater.
(d) Front and rear yard regulations. There shall be a front yard having a depth of at least 32 feet and a rear yard of 50 feet.
(e) Lot area regulations. The density of single-family attached or multi-family units shall not exceed eight per acre. No more than 30% of the lots’ ground area shall be covered by structures.
(f) Lot width and depth regulations. There shall be a lot width of at least 85 feet and a lot depth of 85 feet.
(g) Land use. The design shall make use of all land contained in the site. All of the site shall be related to the circulation, recreation, screening, building, storage, landscaping and the like so that no portion of the site remains undeveloped.
(G) General regulations.
(1) In shoreland areas, additional restrictions concerning docking facilities and other centralized facilities may apply in accordance with statewide standards for management of shorelands areas.
(Ord. passed 7-28-2015; Ord. 16-8, passed 12-27-2016; Ord. 18-4, passed 6-19-2018; Ord. 22-4, passed 11-29-2022; Ord. 23-1, passed 5-2-2023)