R-3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use8
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building over one story setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line10 ft
Accessory buildings over one story in height shall be at least 10 feet from any lot line.
- 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 line5 ft
Accessory buildings may be located in a rear yard area but shall not be located closer than five feet to any property line or to any other structure.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. in small lot subdivision25 ft
Structures in a small lot subdivision shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from any street right-of-way.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in small lot subdivision35 ft
Buildings in small lot subdivision may be erected up to 2½ stories but not to exceed 35 feet in height.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. in small lot subdivision4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot area for small lot subdivision shall be 4,000 square feet.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces per lot in small lot subdivision2 spaces
A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each lot in a small lot subdivision.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. in small lot subdivision20 ft
The minimum rear yard in a small lot subdivision shall be 20 feet.
- Recreational open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for first 20 lots4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Four thousand square feet of recreational open space be provided for the first 20 building lots in a small lot subdivision
- Total side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. in small lot subdivision12 ft
Each side yard shall be a distance that maintains 12 feet minimum between structures in a small lot subdivision, with total of both sides being a minimum of 12 feet.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area shall be 7,500 square feet for freestanding one-family, two-family or converted three-family detached structures. Structures shall be located 30 feet or more from any street right-of-way. Buildings may be erected up to four stories but not to exceed 45 feet in height.