§ 9.05. R-3 Multiple-Family Residence District.

1.

Purpose. The R-3 District is established as a general residence district to provide for a wider variety of dwelling accommodations with a higher density of dwelling units than would be permitted in the R-2 District; to provide for multiple-family dwellings with adequate open space for family living; to provide for and encourage the redevelopment of older residential districts in the central area of the city; to provide for a transition between non-residential areas and single-family areas of lower density.

2.

Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted:

Any of the uses permitted in the E-1 One-Family Residence District.

Boarding house, lodging house or rooming house.

Multiple-family dwellings and apartments.

One-family row dwellings (party-wall) with not more than six (6) dwellings in a row or building.

Family residential-care homes. (Ord. No. 88-O-010, § 4, 3-21-88)

Transitional Uses, as follows:

Business and professional offices, provided that each such office is situated in the same dwelling unit as the home of the occupant, with not more than two persons other than members of the occupant's immediate family being employed, and provided further that the residential character of the exterior of the dwelling is maintained.

3.

Special Uses. The following uses may be allowed by special use permit:

Any use which may be allowed as a special use in the R-1-A District, except cluster subdivisions.

Medical and dental offices and medical centers.

Mobile home parks, provided that public or community sewer and water facilities are available for each mobile home, and that each mobile home site contains not less than twenty-six hundred (2,600) square feet of area, including parking space, but not including roadways.

Philanthropic or eleemosynary uses or institutions, provided that not more than 20 percent of the gross floor area or two thousand (2,000) square feet, whichever is greater, shall be used as office space.

Private clubs or lodges, except those the chief activity of which is a service normally carried on as a business.

Off-street open parking areas, provided there is a need for this facility in the interest of public necessity and convenience and that no appropriate site is available in nearby business or manufacturing districts.

Undertaking establishments, funeral parlors.

Group residential-care homes provided:

1.

Such home is duly licensed and, prior to admitting residents, the operator shall demonstrate that the dwelling will comply with applicable licensing and code standards.

2.

They are located not less than 600 feet from any other residential-care home.

3.

Applicant shall submit a statement of the exact nature of the home, the qualifications of the agency or agencies that will operate the home, staffing pattern of the home, and the number and nature of the residents who will reside in the home.

4.

The home shall, to the extent feasible, conform to the type and outward appearance of the area in which it is located.

5.

Prior to occupancy, a certificate of zoning compliance is applied for and received. (Ord. No. 88-O-010, § 5, 3-21-88)

4.

Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required or permitted in Section 13.00

5.

Minimum Lot Sizes:

a.

Every one-family detached dwelling hereafter erected shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet and a width at the building line of not less than sixty (60) feet.

b.

All two-family dwellings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet and a width at the building line of not less than sixty (60) feet.

c.

All structures or buildings containing three or more dwelling units shall be located on a lot which provides a minimum lot area per dwelling unit as follows:

(1)

Apartments with three or more bedrooms: 3,500 sq. ft.

(2)

Apartments with two bedrooms: 2,500 sq. ft.

(3)

Apartments with one bedroom and efficiency apartments: 1,500 sq. ft.

provided, however, that in no case shall the minimum lot area be less than seven thousand, five hundred (7,500) square feet with a width at the building line of not less than sixty (60) feet.

Existing residential buildings in the R-3 District may be altered to provide for not more than four (4) dwelling units, provided that no existing residential building is altered in such a way as to conflict with or further conflict with the foregoing requirements.

d.

All non-residential principal uses permitted in this district shall be located on a lot having an area of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet and a width at the building line of not less than sixty (60) feet.

e.

Minimum lot sizes for special uses shall be prescribed at the time a special use permit is authorized, but in no case shall any such lot be less than six thousand (6,000) square feet.

6.

Yard Areas. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained:

a.

Front Yard. The same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-2 Two-Family Residence District.

b.

Side Yards. In the R-3 District, the minimum interior side yard requirements for permitted uses shall be not less than those itemized below:

(1)

For one and two-family buildings, the same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-2 Two-Family Residence District.

(2)

For buildings containing three or more dwelling units, interior side yards shall not be less than five (5) feet unless the building height exceeds twenty-five (25) feet, in which case the interior side yard on each side of the building shall equal one-fifth (1/5) the building height; however, buildings fifty (50) feet or more in overall width or projected upon the front lot line shall have side yards not less than 10 percent of the building width or 20 percent of the building height, whichever is greater.

(3)

For one-family row dwellings, the same regulations as paragraph (2) above, except there may be not less than twenty (20) feet between adjacent row buildings.

(4)

For permitted non-residential buildings, interior side yards on each side of the building shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet, plus one (1) foot for each two (2) feet by which the building height exceeds fifteen (15) feet.

(5)

For special uses, the interior side yards shall be as specified in the special use permit, but in no case shall the interior side yards be less than those specified for non-residential buildings in paragraph (4) above.

(6)

Minimum Corner Side Yard. In an R-3 District, the minimum corner side yard requirements for permitted uses shall be not less than those itemized below:

(a)

For one and two-family dwellings, the same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-2 Two-Family Residence District.

(b)

For buildings containing three or more dwelling units—ten (10) feet, except that buildings fifty (50) feet or more in overall width—as projected upon the front lot line—shall have corner side yards not less than 15 percent of the building width or 30 percent of the building height, whichever is greater.

(c)

For permitted non-residential uses, twenty-five (25) feet, plus one (1) foot for each two (2) feet by which the building height exceeds fifteen (15) feet.

(d)

For special uses, corner side yards shall be as specified in the special use permit, but in no case shall such side yard be less than that specified for non-residential buildings in paragraph (c) above.

c.

Rear Yard. For one-family row dwellings a rear yard of not less than thirty (30) feet.

For all other uses, the same regulations shall apply as permitted or required in the R-2 Two-Family Residence District.

7.

Maximum Lot Coverage. Not more than 35 percent of the lot area may be occupied by buildings and structures, including accessory buildings.

8.

Floor Area Ratio. The maximum floor area ratios shall be as follows:

a.

Permitted Uses:

(1)

One-family dwellings: 0.4.

(2)

Two-family dwellings: 0.5.

(3)

Multiple-family dwellings: 1.00

(4)

Boarding house, lodging house, rooming house: 1.00

(5)

Non-residential uses: 1.0.

b.

Special Uses:

(1)

Medical and dental clinics: 1.0.

(2)

Fraternity and sorority houses: 1.0.

(3)

Hospitals, sanitariums, rest homes and nursing homes: 2.0.

(4)

Private clubs and lodges: 1.0.

(5)

Undertaking establishments, funeral parlors: 0.7.

(6)

For other special uses, the same floor area ratio as the E-1 One-Family Residence District shall apply.