R-3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right10
Conditional / special use5
- adult day program
- school
- public use
- commercial wireless communications facilities on City-owned or privately-owned public/quasi-public property
- Child Care Center
Accessory1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. homes and duplexes28 ft
Single-family homes and duplexes have a maximum building height of twenty-eight (28) feet.
Other
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for carport entrances and garage doors20 ft
Carport entrances and garage doors must be set back a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the front property line.
- Minimum pervious area20 pct
A minimum of twenty percent (20%) of each lot, and a minimum of sixty percent (60%) of the front yard area shall be pervious.
- Minimum building site for public or quasi-public buildings40,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
With the exception of religious uses, the minimum building site for public or quasi-public buildings shall be forty thousand (40,000) square feet. Such building sites shall have a minimum average width of one hundred (100) feet.
- Interior side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 pct
One-story structures must be set back a minimum distance of ten percent (10%) of the lot width at each interior side yard. In no case shall the minimum required setback be less than four (4) feet or more than six (6) feet.
- Exterior side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for corner lots25 pct
For corner lots, structures must be set back from the street side lot line a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot width. In no case shall the minimum required setback be less than twelve and one-half (12.5) feet or more than fifteen (15) feet.
From the ordinance
Maximum height 35 ft (28 ft for single-family/duplex); max lot coverage 60%; front setback 15 ft; rear setback 20 ft; side setback 10% of lot width (min 4 ft, max 6 ft); street side setback 25% of lot width (min 12.5 ft, max 15 ft); min pervious area 20% of lot and 60% of front yard.