The purpose of this district is to provide for higher intensities
of residential development consistent with existing neighborhoods,
and to protect these areas from the negative impacts of incompatible
land uses.
[Added 2-20-2003 by Ord.
No. 2003-06; amended 6-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-08; 5-19-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-04]
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or
occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A. Uses permitted
by right. The following uses are permitted by right:
(1) (Al)
Single-Family Detached.
(2) (A4)
Multiple-Family Dwelling.
(8) (B11)
Municipal Services.
(9) (B12)
Public Park/Public Recreational Facility.
(14) (G1a)
Accessory Professional Offices.
(15) (Glb)
Accessory Personal Services.
(16) (Gld)
Accessory Home Crafts.
(18) (Gli)
No-Impact Home-Based Business.
(19) (G2)
Residential Accessory Building, Structure or Use.
B. Uses permitted by special exception: The following uses may be permitted as authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the standards contained in §
205-187 of this chapter:
(2) (B3)
Trade or Commercial School.
(8) (Gle)
Accessory Family Day Care.
(9) (Glf)
Accessory Group Child Day-Care Center.
(10) (G1g)
Accessory Adult Day Care.
(12) (G3) Accessory Apartment.
(13) (A6) Residential Conversion.
C. Conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted as authorized by Council in accordance with the standards contained in §
205-178 of this chapter:
(1) (A8)
Age-Qualified Residential Community.
(2) (G1c)
Accessory Instructional Services.
[Amended 11-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-17]
Unless a greater area or dimensional requirement is listed in Article
III, Use Regulations, for a specific use, all uses in the R-3 District, shall meet the following requirements:
A. Minimum
lot area: 5,000 square feet.
B. Minimum
lot width: 50 feet.
C. Maximum
building area: 30%.
D. Maximum
impervious surface ratio: 40%.
E. Minimum
yards:
(2) Side:
two yards with aggregate width of 14 feet, neither less than six feet.
(4) Corner
lot: two front yards, one along each street, each having a depth of
not less than 25 feet.
(5) Double
frontage lots: two front yards, one along each street, each having
a depth of not less than 25 feet.
F. Minimum
building setbacks: For Use A4 Multiple-Family Dwelling and Use A4.1
Garden-Style Apartments, no more than three contiguous structures
may have the same setback; the difference in setback must be at least
two feet when a change is provided.
(1) Along any street: 25 feet, subject to the provisions of §
205-130A, of this chapter.
(2) Between
parallel structures: 60 feet.
(3) Between
perpendicular structures: 30 feet.
(4) Between
structures placed end to end: 14 feet.