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Village of Owego, NY
Tioga County
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In R3 Districts, the regulations in this article shall apply.
In an R3 District, 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. 
All uses permitted in R2 Districts subject to all provisions specified for such district.
B. 
Multiple dwelling (three-family or more dwelling units).
C. 
Boarding-, lodging, rooming or tourist houses.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (d), allowing trailers to be used as dwellings in R3 Districts, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 7-29-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996.
D. 
Hotels and motels and the necessary accessory service areas or accessory buildings, only after the issuance of a special permit by the Board of Appeals as provided in § 195-34 of this chapter.
[Amended 7-29-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
In an R3 District, no building shall be erected or altered so as to exceed three stories or 45 feet in height; provided, however, that this height limit may be increased one foot for each one foot that each yard exceeds the minimum required.
In an R3 District:
A. 
Single-family and two-family dwelling units shall conform with lot requirements specified in § 195-56 of this chapter.
B. 
For multiple dwellings, the minimum lot area shall not be less than 3,000 square feet per family unit and a lot width not less than 75 feet for the first three dwelling units, but for every dwelling unit beyond three, an additional 1,000 square feet of lot area shall be required.
In an R3 District, all buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not cover more than 40% of the lot.
Multiple dwellings in an R3 District shall meet the following yard requirements:
A. 
Front yard: 30 feet.
B. 
Side yard: Each 1/3 the height of the building, but no one side yard shall be less than six feet, and the aggregate measurement of both shall not be less than 15 feet.
C. 
Rear yard: 30 feet.
In an R3 District, accessory building height, yards and coverage shall be the same as required in R2 Districts.