The purpose of residential district, R-3, is to provide for
the highest density, single-family (detached and attached), two-family
and multi-family residential development and related uses including
those public and semi-public uses and accessory uses as may be necessary
or are normally compatible with residential surroundings.
[Amended by Ord. No. 6-12-2000(8); Ord. of 4-8-2002(3)]
(1) Single-family dwelling, detached.
(3) Single-family attached dwellings, such as townhouses as set forth in §
2.7 of this zoning ordinance.
(4) Multi-family dwelling, as set forth in section
2.13 of this ordinance.
(5) Public park and playground.
(6) Existing railroad lines, not including switching or storage yard,
or other station facilities.
(7) Public utility, neighborhood.
(8) Public utility, community.
(19) Assisted living facility.
(20) Public maintenance and service facility.
[Amended by Ord. No. 6-12-2000(8); Ord. of 4-8-2002(3)]
Certain uses are allowed by conditional use permit in the R-3
district, as follows:
(4) Antenna and/or Satellitein accordance with article XXIII.
(5) Educational facility, primary/secondary.
(6) Educational facility, college/university.
(7) Adult day treatment facility.
(8) Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development (As regulated under Article
VII of Appendix D, Zoning Ordinance of the City Code.
[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(2); Ord. No. 2005-16, 6-13-2005]
Accessory uses, customarily incidental to a permitted principal
use or a conditional use, are allowed on the same lot including but
not limited to the following:
(1) Private garage or carport.
(2) Storage building other than shipping containers, sea containers,
freight containers, portable storage units and like containers.
(5) Sign, as permitted by article XXII of this ordinance.
(6) Fences and walls as permitted in §
2.9 of this ordinance.
[Added 5-22-2006]
(7) Additional provisions dealing with the location, size and height
size of accessory structures are found in §§ 2.7(i)
and 19.2(11) of this ordinance.
(8) Temporary family health care structure.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-07, 6-25-2018]
(9) Accessory dwelling unit.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-08, 6-25-2018]
(10) Gardening (no zoning permit required).
[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(6)]
(1) The minimum area for the establishment of a mixed-residential development
is five (5) acres.
(2) Single-family, detached and Two-family: The minimum lot area shall
be 4,000 square feet.
For Single-family, attached: The minimum lot area shall be 60,000
square feet.
For Multi-family: The minimum lot area shall be 5 acres.
(3) Refer to article XIX for exceptions to the minimum lot area.
[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(3)]
All structures shall be set back at least 20 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets. Pursuant to subsection
19.2(5), for the purpose of calculating setbacks no street shall be considered to have a right-of-way less than 50 feet wide.
[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(4)]
This section sets forth the minimum yard dimensions in the district.
Additional provisions dealing with size and special circumstances
can be found in articles II and XIX.
(1) Side yards.
(a) The minimum width of a side yard for single-family and two-family
dwellings shall be five feet for one yard and ten feet for both yards.
(b) For single family attached, see section
2.7 and for multi-family, see section
2.13.
(c) The minimum width of a side yard for other uses shall be 10 feet
for one yard and 20 feet for both yards. Side yards for corner lots.
The minimum width of side yards for corner lots for all uses is as
set forth in subsections 19.2(7)b. and c.
(2) Rear yard.
(a) The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be at least 20 feet from
the principal permitted structure, if single-family or two-family.
(b) For single-family attached, see section
2.7 and for multi-family, see section
2.13.
(c) For all other principal permitted structures, the minimum depth of
the rear yard shall be at least 30 feet.
(3) Front yard. Except as provided for in articles II and XIX, front yard regulations are set forth in §
6.6 of this article.
The maximum height of all structures shall not exceed 50 feet
and may not exceed three stories.
All provisions for the regulation of signs in this district
are found in article XXII.
All provisions for the regulation of parking in this district
are found in article XVIII.
Floodplain regulations that apply to certain properties within
the district are set forth in article XXI.
Certain properties within the district may also be located within
the aircraft approach zone. Applicable regulations are found in § XX.