R-3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right24
- single-family dwelling
- two-family dwelling
- townhouse
- multiple-family dwelling
- fire station
- police station
- rescue squad station
- public school
- public recreational facility
- public library
- church or place of worship
- assisted living facility (8 or fewer)
- group home (8 or fewer)
- family day home (1-5 children)
- park
- playground
- minor home occupation
- off-street parking and loading
- sign
- public utility
- condominium
- construction trailer
- portable storage container
- urban agriculture
Conditional / special use14
- owner-occupied boardinghouse
- short-term transient occupancy dwelling
- planned housing development
- private school
- private recreational facility
- private library
- family day home (6-12 children)
- rest home (max 4 elderly/handicapped)
- club or lodge
- professional office (max 5 employees)
- major home occupation
- communications monopole
- home adult day care center
- child day care center
Accessory5
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density for planned housing developments20 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
The overall dwelling unit density shall not exceed 20 dwelling units per gross acre.
Height
- Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building2 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
Accessory buildings shall not exceed the main structure in height, except that when the accessory building is located at a lower ground elevation, then the elevation of the roofline of the accessory building shall not be higher than the elevation of the roofline of the main structure, but not to exceed two stories in height.
- Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building within 10 ft of property line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within ten feet of any property lot line shall be more than one story high.
- Maximum parapet wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above building4 ft
Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for public buildings60 ft
A public or semi-public building, such as a school, church, library or hospital, may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade; provided, that required front, side and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line3 ft
no accessory building shall be closer than three feet to any property line
- ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from private drive/access road/parking15 ft
No apartment building shall be located closer than 15 feet from a private drive, access road or open common parking area.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on side street for corner lots30 ft
The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 30 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
- Minimum front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. greenspace20 pct
The front yard shall contain a minimum of 20 percent greenspace or landscaped area.
- Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. per apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. building12 units
No apartment building shall contain more than 12 dwelling units.
- Maximum contiguous apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. buildings3 buildings
No more than three apartment buildings shall be contiguous.
- Maximum building entry landing size36 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum building entry landing size shall be six feet by six feet.
- Minimum separation between apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. buildings25 ft
a minimum distance of 25 feet shall separate any two buildings, or groups of apartment buildings, from any other abutting use or building type.
- Minimum livable floor area per apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. unit600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each apartment dwelling unit shall contain at least 600 square feet of livable floor area.
- Minimum commonly usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. unit400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
At least 400 square feet of commonly usable open space shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
- Parking lot setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way15 ft
Parking lots shall have a minimum setback of 15 feet from any street right-of-way.
- Refuse container screening required
Where community refuse containers are provided as accessory uses to apartment developments, such containers shall be conveniently located for pickup vehicle access and completely screened from view by means of a fence or wall with outside landscaping and an appropriately designed gate which can be latched open and closed.
- Sidewalk and curb/gutter required
Sidewalks and curb and gutter shall be required on both sides of the public streets for all new streets and for all multifamily residential development.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot area for a multiple-family dwelling shall be 15,625 square feet and density of development shall not exceed the ratio of ten dwelling units per gross acre.