§ 78-138. R-3 multiple-family residential district.

(a)

Purpose. The R-3 multiple-family residential district is intended to provide appropriate areas for multifamily land uses only in urban areas served by public sewers. The district is also intended to provide rental housing in an area protected from traffic hazards.

(b)

Permitted uses. The following uses shall be considered permitted uses within an R-3 district:

(1)

Multifamily dwellings containing up to and including four residential units.

(2)

Public parks and playgrounds.

(c)

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be considered conditional uses within an R-3 district:

(1)

Charitable institutions, rest homes or nursing homes, private nonprofit clubs and lodges;

(2)

Group homes and assisted living facilities for the disabled or elderly;

(3)

Churches, public and parochial schools, and licensed daycare facilities;

(4)

Multifamily dwellings containing more than four residential units.

(d)

Requirements. In order to be considered a conforming lot or structure within an R-3 multiple-family residential district, a lot or structure must:

(1)

Have a minimum living space of 900 square feet per residential unit, a minimum lot size of 4,000 square feet per residential unit up to and including four residential units, and a minimum lot size of 2,500 square feet per residential unit thereafter and a minimum lot width of 100 feet.

(2)

Have a front yard setback of 30 feet, a rear yard setback of 25 feet, and a side yard setback of 15 feet;

(3)

Not exceed a maximum principal building height of 45 feet; and

(4)

Have an accessory building side yard setback of three feet and not exceed a maximum accessory building height of 20 feet.

(Ord. of 2-21-94(2), § 3; Ord. No. 78-138, § I, 3-11-02; Ord. No. 78-138, § I, 6-13-05; Ord. of 3-9-09(2), §§ I(1)—(3); Ord. of 10-11-10(2), § I; Ord. of 12-13-10(1), § I)