R-3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right7
Conditional / special use7
- fraternities, sororities, and denominational student headquarters
- medical care facility
- medical facility (except veterinary hospital or clinic)
- private day nurseries and kindergartens
- planned residential development
- single-family attached dwellings and single-family semi-detached dwellings
- additional dwelling unit(s)
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase by special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
By special use permit as set forth in Chapter 18.210 SCC, city council may allow an increase to the allowable height of this district.
Lot
- Maximum lot length to width ratio3 ratio
For lots having a width of not more than 150 feet, the lot length shall be not greater than three times the lot width.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for multiple-family structures
For multiple-family structures, there shall be a lot area of not less than 6,000 square feet plus an additional 1,500 square feet for each dwelling unit. For those structures which provide off-street parking within the main structure, the lot area requirement may be reduced 200 square feet per dwelling unit.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for two-family dwellingTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex.9,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each two-family dwelling there shall be a lot area of not less than 9,000 square feet.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for multiple-family dwellings100 ft
For multiple-family dwellings there shall be a minimum lot width of 100 feet at the front building line.
Other
- Additional dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Additional Dwelling Unit(s) may be permitted on review for existing single-family dwellings with 3,000 sq ft or more net floor area.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for non-dwelling buildings35 ft
Churches and other main and accessory buildings, other than dwellings, shall have a front setback of 35 feet.
- Minimum usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. for multiple-family400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For multiple-family structures there shall be usable open space provided for each dwelling unit of not less than 400 square feet.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings5 ft
Five-foot setback for accessory buildings.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. buildings8 ft
For unattached buildings of accessory use there shall be a side yard of not less than eight feet; provided, however, that unattached one-story buildings of accessory use shall not be required to set back more than five feet from an interior side lot line when all parts of the accessory building are located more than 10 feet behind the main building.
- Side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for single-story dwellings8 ft
For single-story dwellings, located on interior lots, side yards shall be not less than eight feet in width; however, the sum of the two side yards shall be not less than 20 feet each.
- Total side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for single-story dwellings20 ft
the sum of the two side yards shall be not less than 20 feet each.
From the ordinance
For single-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings the minimum depth of the front yard shall be 25 feet and in no case shall an accessory building be located or extend into the front yard.