The purpose of the R-3 Multifamily Residential District is to protect the integrity of residential areas by prohibiting the incursion of incompatible nonresidential uses.
In the R-3 District, no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered for other than one or more of the following permitted principal uses:
A. 
One-family detached dwellings.
B. 
Two-family dwellings.
C. 
Multifamily dwellings.
The following uses shall be permitted accessory uses in the R-3 District:
A. 
Private garages.
B. 
Home occupations.
C. 
Aboveground and in-ground swimming pools.
D. 
Signs as permitted by law.
The following special uses shall be permitted only upon authorization of the Board of Trustees, after review by the Planning Board, upon finding that the use complies with the requirements of § 245-119 of this chapter:
A. 
Cemeteries.
B. 
Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations.
C. 
Golf courses and public swimming pools, excluding miniature golf courses operated on a commercial basis.
D. 
Essential services.
E. 
Hospitals.
F. 
Mobile home parks.
G. 
Churches and private schools located in R-3 Districts as of October 1, 2001.
H. 
Bed-and-breakfasts.
I. 
Public and private schools.
J. 
Public recreational facilities.
K. 
Libraries.
L. 
Museums.
M. 
Planned unit developments (PUD).
The following shall be the minimum lot requirements for uses in the R-3 District:
A. 
Single-family uses:
(1) 
Lot area: 6,000 square feet.
(2) 
Lot area per dwelling unit: 6,000 square feet.
(3) 
Lot width: 50 feet.
(4) 
Lot depth: 90 feet.
B. 
Two-family uses:
(1) 
Lot area: 8,000 square feet.
(2) 
Lot area per dwelling unit: 4,000 square feet.
(3) 
Lot width: 80 feet.
(4) 
Lot depth: 90 feet.
C. 
Row dwellings:
(1) 
Lot area: 12,000 square feet.
(2) 
Lot area per dwelling unit: 3,000 square feet for an internal unit; 4,000 square feet for an end unit.
(3) 
Lot width: 100 feet.
(4) 
Lot depth: 90 feet.
D. 
Garden apartments:
(1) 
Lot area: 12,000 square feet.
(2) 
Lot area per dwelling unit: 3,000 square feet, and 1,000 square feet for each dwelling unit in excess of three.
(3) 
Lot width: 80 feet.
(4) 
Lot depth: 90 feet.
The following shall be the minimum yard requirements for uses in the R-3 District:
A. 
Single-family uses:
(1) 
Front: 25 feet, or an average of other front yards on the block, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Rear: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side:
(a) 
One: six feet.
(b) 
Both: 12 feet.
B. 
Two-family uses:
(1) 
Front: 25 feet or an average of other front yards on the block, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Rear: 30 feet.
(3) 
Side:
(a) 
One: six feet.
(b) 
Both: 12 feet.
C. 
Row dwellings:
(1) 
Front: 20 feet, or an average of other front yards on the block, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Rear: 25 feet.
D. 
Garden apartments:
(1) 
Front: 20 feet, or an average of other front yards on the block, whichever is greater.
(2) 
Rear: 25 feet.
(3) 
Side:
(a) 
One: 10 feet.
(b) 
Both: 15 feet.
In the R-3 District, no building or premises hereafter erected or altered shall exceed the following height restrictions:
A. 
Single-family: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
B. 
Two-family: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
C. 
Row dwellings: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
D. 
Garden apartments: 45 feet or 3 1/2 stories.
E. 
In the R-3 District, a single-family dwelling shall consist of enclosed living area of at least 750 square feet, each dwelling in a two-family dwelling unit shall consist of at least 625 square feet of enclosed living area, and each dwelling in a multifamily dwelling unit shall consist of at least 600 square feet of enclosed living area.
In the R-3 District, the area of any lot which may contain buildings or structures of any kind shall not exceed the following:
A. 
Single-family: 30%.
B. 
Two-family: 30%.
C. 
Row dwellings: 50%.
D. 
Garden apartments: 30%.