The following regulations shall apply in R-3 Districts.
The following uses are permitted in the R-3 District:
The following uses are prohibited in the R-3 District:
The following are permitted accessory uses in the R-3 District:
A.
Home occupations.
B.
Private garages, carports, and driveways.
C.
Private swimming pools.
D.
Satellite dish antennas less than 38 inches in diameter.
E.
Tool houses, sheds and other similar buildings used for the storage
of common supplies.
F.
Telephone and public utility installations and cable television installations.
[Amended 1-15-2013; 1-2-2019 by Ord. No. 2018-20; 6-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-07]
The following are conditional uses in the R-3 District:
A.
Artificial lake, pond.
B.
Cemeteries.
C.
Colleges and universities.
D.
Public, parochial and private, elementary, junior high and senior
high schools.
E.
Religious institutions in the form of convents, seminaries, monasteries,
churches, chapels, temples, synagogues, rectories, parsonages, and
parish houses.
F.
Satellite dish antennas larger than 38 inches and less than 12 feet
in diameter.
G.
Accessory structures and fences which do not conform to the requirements
identified elsewhere in this chapter, but which are designed, constructed
and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance
with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity or
use and will not change the essential character of the same area.
H.
Public utility and service uses, and civic buildings as follows:
(1)
Substations.
(2)
Fire stations.
(3)
Gas regulator stations.
(4)
Police stations, public works facilities.
(5)
Railroad right-of-way but not including railroad yards and shops,
other than for passenger purposes.
(6)
Telephone exchanges, transmission equipment buildings and microwave
relay towers.
A.
Area: 18,000 square feet minimum.
B.
Lot frontage. Minimum lot frontage shall be 120 feet, as measured
along the street right-of-way line. An exception shall be made for
culs-de-sac or curvilinear streets, in which case, the one-hundred-twenty-foot
minimum shall be as measured along the lot's building setback line.
Right-of-way frontage, in no case, however, shall be less than 85
feet.
Residential dwellings: 35 feet maximum, except as provided by § 295-13, Height regulations.
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Principal Structure
|
Accessory Building
|
Driveways
| |
|---|---|---|---|
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Front yard
|
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
|
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
|
6 feet from property line
|
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Side yard
|
1 story - 10 feet minimum each side
2 story - 15 feet minimum each side
|
10 feet minimum
|
6 feet from property line
|
|
Rear yard
|
25 feet minimum
|
10 feet minimum
|
6 feet from property line
|
|
Corner lot
|
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
|
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
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75 feet from center line of intersection
|
A.
Minimum
size of residential dwelling shall be 1,400 square feet for a single-family
dwelling.
B.
All single-
and two-family dwellings and attached/detached accessory and utility
buildings shall have faces constructed of or faced with finish materials
which are intended for that use by the manufacturer for purposes of
preservation and appearance, are aesthetically compatible with other
dwelling facades in the general area, and presents an attractive appearance
to the public and to surrounding properties. Acceptable materials
include, but are not limited to, weatherproof materials such as wood,
decorative masonry, decorative concrete, stucco, exterior insulation
and finish systems (EFIS), Masonite, "hardie" board and vinyl, aluminum
or steel lap siding, or other materials of a similar character, providing
said materials or combination of materials meet the intent of this
section. This regulation has been established to enhance the aesthetic
compatibility with the surrounding area and neighborhood.
[Added 1-6-2015 by Ord.
No. 01-2015]
[Amended 1-6-2015 by Ord.
No. 01-2015]
Attached and detached accessory and utility buildings shall conform to district requirements and those set forth in § 295-11, Building and uses.
Parking shall conform to the requirements as set forth in Article XXVIII, Off-Street Parking Requirements.
Signs shall be regulated as set forth in § 295-361, Regulation of signs.
