[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 550; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2]
In R-3 Residence Districts, the following regulations shall apply.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 551; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2; and as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
1. 
A building may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot or premises may be used, for any of the following purposes and for no other:
A. 
A use permitted in R-1 Residence Districts and R-2 Residence Districts.
B. 
Townhouse dwelling.
C. 
Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, subject to the limitations contained in § 27-402D(2) of this chapter (pertaining to home occupations).
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 552; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2; and as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
A lot area of not less than the following amounts shall be provided for every building hereafter erected, altered, or used in whole or in part as a dwelling.
Type
Area
(square feet)
For a single or two-family dwelling
5,500
For a double house
7,200
For townhouse dwellings (row houses)
Not less than 2,700 per dwelling unit
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 553; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2]
1. 
Every dwelling shall be so erected that the distance from one side line of the lot to the other (or to the street in the case of a corner lot) shall be at least the number of feet specified below when measured on a line parallel to the front street line and touching that part of the dwelling which is nearest to the front street line.
Type
Setback
(feet)
Single-family dwelling
40
Two-family dwelling
50
Double house
60
2. 
Townhouse Dwellings (Row Houses). A width at the building line of not less than 75 feet for a row house containing three or more dwelling units under one ownership. If the dwellings under this description are arranged, designed, or intended to be sold or owned in separate ownerships between party walls, the minimum width of lot between center lines of party walls shall be 16 feet, and the seventy-five-foot minimum width of total site frontage shall apply for the entire structure. The minimum size of lot for a structure classified as a row or townhouse shall be 12,000 square feet for a single structural unit, or 1/4 of an acre when constructed in complexes of more than two structural units.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 554; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2; and as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
The following percentages of the area of any lot shall be the maximum areas thereof that may be occupied by the principal building and the accessory building or buildings thereon.
Maximum Area
Where the principal building is
Principal Building
Accessory Buildings
A single-family dwelling
25%
4%
A double house
25%
5%
A two-family dwelling
20%
7%
Any other building
25%
7%
Townhouse dwelling (row house)
35%
7%
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 555; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2; and as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
1. 
The following minimum areas shall be covered by all dwellings hereafter erected.
Type
Coverage
(square feet)
One-story single-family dwelling
770
One and one-half story single-family dwelling
700
Two-story single-family dwelling
500
Two-family dwelling
720
Double house
950
2. 
In determining the area of any dwelling, the area of the private garage, if any shall not be included.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 556; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2; and as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
There shall be a front yard the depth of which shall be at least 25 feet.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 557; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2]
On each lot other than a corner lot there shall be two side yards, each having a width of not less than five feet in the case of a double house, 10 feet in the case of a two-family dwelling or row or town house structure, five feet in the case of a single-family dwelling, and 10 feet in the case of all other buildings or structures. In the case of a corner lot, there shall be two side yards with the side yard along the side street line having a width of not less than one-half the distance from the front street line to the nearest part of the building, and with the side yard along the other side line having a width of not less than five feet.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 558; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2; and as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
The provisions of § 27-409 of this chapter shall apply in R-3 Residence Districts.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 559; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2; and as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
No building or structure shall exceed 25 feet or 2 1/2 stories in height.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 560; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2; and as amended by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
No dwelling hereafter erected shall be less then 14 feet in height.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 561; as added by Ord. 276, 3/6/1979, § 2]
The provisions of §§ 27-508 and 509 of this chapter shall not apply to farm buildings which are not dwellings.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 562; as added by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
The provisions of § 27-413 shall apply to single family dwellings in the R-3 District. Section 27-513 of this chapter shall apply to all other dwelling units in the R-3 District.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 563; as added by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
The requirements of § 27-414 shall apply to all accessory buildings and other accessory structures within the R-3 Zoning District.
[Ord. 1-1953, 2/9/1953, Art. V-A, § 564; as added by Ord. 436, 8/7/2007, § 1]
The requirements of § 27-415 shall apply to all parabolic dish antennas within the R-3 Zoning District.