Requirements of R-3 District

Medium Density Single- and Two-family Residential District, but including customary incidental home occupations, public and semipublic uses.

7.4-1  Lot Area.  Minimum required lot area shall be seven thousand (7,000) square feet for a single-family dwelling, and nine thousand (9,000) square feet for a two-family dwelling.

7.4-2  Lot Coverage.  Maximum lot coverage shall be fifty percent (50%).

(Ch. No. 7846. Sec. 1 – 10.06.2015)

7.4-3  Street Frontage.  Minimum required frontage on a public street shall be seventy (70) feet for a single-family dwelling, and eighty (80) feet for a two-family dwelling.

7.4-4  Lot width at the Building Line.  Minimum required lot width at the building line shall be seventy (70) feet for a single-family dwelling, and eighty (80) feet for a two-family dwelling.

7.4-5  Yards and Open Spaces.  All buildings shall meet the following requirements:

7.4-5.1  Front Setback.  All buildings, including unattached accessory buildings, shall be set back from the street right-of-way line on which they front to conform to or exceed a line formed by extending the setbacks of buildings on adjoining lots, except that in no case shall such setback be less than twenty (20) feet.  A variance may be granted by the zoning board of review where existing development on adjoining lots is less than twenty (20) feet, but no variance shall be granted to permit a setback which does not conform to or exceed the line formed by extending the setbacks of buildings on the adjoining lots. The zoning board of review may grant a variance where an unenclosed structure such as a porch, deck or gazebo that does encroach into the front setback area more than fifty percent (50%) into the area and where no vision obstruction is created; provided that such permitted structure may not be enclosed at any later date. (Ch. 7852, 11-23-2015)

7.4-5.2  Side Setback.  All buildings shall be set back from each side lot line a minimum of ten (10) feet, except that unattached accessory buildings, and attached garages or garages with breezeways where no living space is included as part of the garage structure, shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet from each side lot line.

7.4-5.3  Rear Setback.  All buildings except unattached accessory buildings shall be set back from the rear lot line a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet.  Unattached accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of five (5) feet.

7.4-6  Height.  No building or structure shall exceed thirty (30) feet in height, unless each side yard is increased over the minimum setback requirement by ten (10) feet for every five (5) feet, or fraction thereof, of additional height.  In no case shall the height of a building or structure exceed forty (40) feet.

7.4-7. Accessory Dwelling Unit. An accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted in accordance with Section 6.18-2 of this Ordinance.

(Ch. 8558, Sec. 8, 3-3-2025)