The intent of this district is to provide for the development of one- to four-unit residential structures. It should provide for changing patterns of residential areas where facilities can be provided to serve the residents and for a variety of housing types to serve the varied needs of families of different size, age, and character, while reducing the adverse effects of nonresidential uses.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
All permitted uses in this district shall undergo a zoning review during the building permit process. The required submittal for that can be found on the town website or at Town Hall. Permitted uses in the R-3 district are:
A. 
Accessory dwelling units subject to Chapter 17.30.
B. 
Accessory uses to include:
1. 
Private swimming pools.
2. 
Fallout shelters.
C. 
Churches.
D. 
Condominiums.
E. 
Duplexes.
F. 
Multi-unit dwellings (up to six dwelling units).
G. 
Newly constructed one-unit dwellings; including prefabricated homes per the definition in Chapter 17.04.
H. 
Single-story triplexes.
I. 
Temporary buildings for and during construction only.
J. 
Townhouses (up to four units).
K. 
Triplex.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
The uses that are permitted in the R-3 district if successful in acquiring a conditional use permit approval from the town of West Yellowstone are as follows:
A. 
Clubs, fraternal lodges when associated with another use in this chapter.
B. 
Fourplex.
C. 
Home occupations.
D. 
Libraries.
E. 
Multi-unit dwelling (seven or more units).
F. 
Playgrounds.
G. 
Private parks.
H. 
Schools.
I. 
Townhouses (five or more units).
J. 
Any combination of two or more permitted uses on one lot.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
A. 
Minimum lot area for two or four units shall be two thousand five hundred square feet per dwelling unit with a lot width of at least thirty-six feet.
B. 
Minimum lot area for other uses shall be three thousand square feet with a minimum lot width of fifty feet.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Every lot in the R-3 district shall have the following minimum yards:
A. 
Front yard, twenty-five feet.
B. 
Rear yard, twenty feet.
C. 
Side yards, eight feet each side.
Zero lot lines may be acceptable, between side yards, if the properties are in single ownership or if a legally binding agreement between separate property owners is submitted and reviewed by appropriate town officials. Zero lot lines will be reviewed by the town manager prior to approval. If utilizing a zero lot line the applicant shall ensure that all construction complies with the adopted building and fire code of the town of West Yellowstone.
No accessory building shall be erected in any required yard, unless it is a residential garage in conformance with the definition in Section 17.04.070 and it may be placed with ten feet of the rear property line, and no accessory building shall be erected within ten feet of any principal building unless a variance is granted by the town of West Yellowstone.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
When a lot faces more than one street and front yard setbacks have been established on both streets, corner lot setbacks shall be at least as great as the minimum front yard setback established for the district. If the lot is completely in one district then both sides of a corner lot shall conform to the front setback in that district.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Every part of a required yard or court shall be open and unobstructed by any building or structure from its lowest point upward except as follows:
A. 
Architectural features that include belfries, cornices, chimneys, canopies, eaves, balconies, steeples, or other similar features may extend into a required yard space not more than three feet.
B. 
Open, unwalled, uncovered steps and entrance landings may extend into a required yard space not more than five feet.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Maximum building height in the R-3 district shall be thirty-two feet. All elements of a structure shall be at or below the maximum height in the district, unless it is an architectural feature, as defined in Chapter 17.04, which may extend to six feet above the maximum height.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
On corner lots on streets in all districts, no fence, wall, or planting in excess of four feet above the street centerline grade is permitted within the area defined as follows: beginning at the intersection of the physical roadway twenty feet along each roadway, except when traffic control signals are installed.
At the intersection of each driveway or alley with a street, no fence, wall, or planting in excess of four feet above the street centerline grade is permitted fifteen feet on each side of the physical intersection of the driveway or alley with the street.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
All signs in this district shall be in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 17.40.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
A. 
Fences, walls, and hedges in any district may be located on lot lines provided such fences, walls, and hedges do not exceed eight feet in height, measured from the adjacent ground elevation. Fences, walls, and hedges exceeding eight feet in height, measured from the ground elevation, shall be subject to the minimum yard requirements of the district in which they are located unless a variance is granted by the town of West Yellowstone.
B. 
No fences, walls, and hedges shall exceed four feet in any front yard as defined in this title.
C. 
No barbed wire or other sharp fencing materials and no electrically charged fence shall be erected or maintained in any district created by this title.
D. 
In case of a fence erected on top of a retaining wall, the height shall be measured from the grade of the high side of the wall.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)
Curb cuts for residential uses shall be a maximum of twelve feet throat width for a single-car garage and a maximum of twenty feet throat width for two or more stall garage.
(Ord. 276 Exh. 1, 2024)