R-3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right12
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
21 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 setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
An accessory building may be no closer than five feet to any property line of an adjoining property owner.
- 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 main structure10 ft
An accessory building shall be located behind and not closer than ten feet to the main structure.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from centerline for streets <50 ft wide60 ft
Buildings shall be located 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, 60 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from right-of-way for streets >=50 ft wide35 ft
Buildings shall be located 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, 60 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- Interior yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. increase per foot over 25 ft heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1 ft/ft
All interior yards shall be increased one foot for each additional foot of height over 25 feet.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building area as percentage of main structure50 pct
An accessory building may comprise not more than 50 percent of the area of the main structure.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory buildings shall be more than one story in height.
- 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 satellite dish antenna heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
Private noncommercial radio and television satellite dish antennas may be permitted to be constructed to a height not in excess of 20 feet only when installed at ground level
- Minimum separation between facing living areas60 ft
For dwelling groups, each multiple-family building shall be separated by 60 feet between facing living areas and 30 feet between exterior walls or corners of buildings placed at right angles (90 degrees) to one another.
- Minimum separation between exterior walls at right angles30 ft
For dwelling groups, each multiple-family building shall be separated by 60 feet between facing living areas and 30 feet between exterior walls or corners of buildings placed at right angles (90 degrees) to one another.
- Satellite dish setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line3 ft
All towers, antennas, guy anchorages or similar devices shall be at least three feet from any property line except on the side yard facing the side street the setback requirement shall be 25 feet.
- Screening required on sides fronting R-1/R-2
Screen planting shall be maintained for all uses in this R-3 residential district, except for single-family and two-family dwellings, on all sides fronting on R-1 or R-2 residential districts.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. increase per foot over 25 ft heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1 ft/ft
Each side yard shall be a minimum of 25 feet plus one foot for each foot of height over 25 feet.
- Site plan required
A detailed site plan will be required by the administrator for all uses prior to the issuance of a zoning permit unless otherwise provided for
- Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from centerline for streets <50 ft wide60 ft
The side yard facing the side street shall be 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, 60 feet or more from the center of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for streets >=50 ft wide35 ft
The side yard facing the side street shall be 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, 60 feet or more from the center of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
Parking
- Minimum landscaped buffer between parking and street/R-1/R-26 ft
a landscaped area of at least six feet in width shall be maintained at all times between parking areas and any street right-of-way line or any lot zoned for R-1 or R-2 residential districts.
Signage
- Maximum sign area for business use25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
On any lot with a business use, one sign not to exceed one square foot for each lineal foot of street frontage, with a maximum combined surface area of 25 square feet and a height not to exceed ten feet.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for business use10 ft
On any lot with a business use, one sign not to exceed one square foot for each lineal foot of street frontage, with a maximum combined surface area of 25 square feet and a height not to exceed ten feet.
- Maximum wall sign area25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Wall signs are permitted with a maximum combined surface of 25 square feet and are permitted on more than one wall only when each wall faces directly onto a public highway or where more than one wall has a public entrance to the building; service entrances at the rear of a building may have an identification sign not exceeding three square feet in area.
From the ordinance
Multiple-family dwellings may be erected to a maximum height, from the first floor elevation of 35 feet. Maximum lot coverage of all buildings shall be 50 percent or less.