[Ord. 741, passed 7-3-1978]
The purpose of the R-3 District is to provide areas for townhouses
and garden apartments. A one or two story garage and a community or
similar building are permitted within the buildable area.
[Ord. 741, passed 7-3-1978; Ord. 770, passed 7-23-1979; Ord. 818, passed 5-18-1981; Ord. 974, passed 12-21-1987; Ord. 1004, passed 3-27-1989; Ord. 1052, passed 4-22-1991; Ord. 1127, passed 8-22-1994]
The required standards are:
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(a)
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Dwelling unit density per acre of net lot area:
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Townhouses
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10 max.
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Garden apartments
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14 max.
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(b)
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Front yard depth:
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Abutting R-1 and R-2 Districts and streets abutting
such Districts
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100 feet min.
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Abutting all other zoning districts and/or a street
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30 feet min.
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(c)
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Rear yard depth:
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Abutting R-1 and R-2 Districts and streets abutting
such Districts
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100 feet min.
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Abutting all other zoning districts and/or a street
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20 feet min.
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(d)
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Combined front yard depth and rear yard depth between buildings
not adjacent to R-1 and R-2 Districts
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80 feet min.
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(e)
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Side yard width:
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Abutting R-1 and R-2 Districts and streets abutting
such Districts
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100 feet min.
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Abutting all other zoning districts and/or a street
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25 feet min.
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If a townhouse building is perpendicular to a street,
the side yards are in front and back of the townhouse units. At no
time shall there be less than 80 feet between the back of the townhouse
unit and the front of a second townhouse unit.
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(f)
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Apartment units per building
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24 max.
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(g)
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Townhouse units per building
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8 max.
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(h)
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Bufferyards as described in Section 1314.04.
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(1)
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Adjacent to residential districts and street rights of way abutting
these districts.
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Bufferyard D
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(2)
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Adjacent to all other street rights of way.
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Bufferyard C
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(3)
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Adjacent to commercial and institutional.
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As stated in Section 1314.04.
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(i)
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Height:
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Townhouses
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35 feet max.
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Garden apartments
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45 feet max.
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(j)
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Distance between buildings:
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Townhouses
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50 feet min.
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Garden apartments
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60 feet min.
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(k)
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Coverage based on net lot area
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30% max.
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[Ord. 1052, passed 4-22-1991]
Accessory buildings for swimming pools, tennis courts and similar
facilities for recreation are permitted in the buildable area. Other
accessory buildings are not permitted.
[Ord. 906, passed 5-28-1985]
The Zoning Hearing Board may as a special exception authorize
retail and service businesses which they and the majority of the residents
consider reasonably necessary to the convenience of the residents
if the development contains more than 50 dwelling units. Any such
business shall be located in one of the apartment buildings and shall
be limited in area to 1% of the total residential floor area. A day
care center shall be a permitted use.
[Ord. 741, passed 7-3-1978]
Access shall be from an arterial or collector road.
[Ord. 1027, passed 2-26-1990]
(a)
An area at least equal to 200 square feet per dwelling unit shall
be provided for active and/or passive recreation. Of this area, at
least 100 square feet per dwelling unit shall be developed and prepared
for specific uses.
(b)
The area shall be easily and safely accessible from all areas of
the development to be served, have good ingress and egress and have
a minimum of 100 feet of frontage on a public road.
(c)
The area shall have suitable topography and soil conditions for use
as a recreation area. Water surfaces and continuously wet soils shall
be deleted from the gross area for all calculations, unless the area
is a floodplain.
(d)
Size and shape of the area shall be suitable for development as a
park. No single side of a property with a rectangular configuration
shall amount to more than 40% of the perimeter of the tract.
(e)
The area shall be easily accessible to essential utilities including
power, water, sewerage and telephone. If any of these facilities are
placed underground, no part of them or their supportive equipment
shall protrude above ground level except as approved by Council.
(f)
The finished grade of the recreational area provided shall have a
slope of 3% or less.
(g)
A dedication of this recreational area shall be made in accordance
with Section 1371.12 of the Land Development and Subdivision Regulations
or a fee of $400 per dwelling unit in lieu of the provision of active/passive
recreational area within the development may be made in accordance
with Section 1371.12 of the Land Development and Subdivision Regulations.
