R-3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right11
- single-family detached dwelling
- single-family attached dwelling
- two-family dwelling
- nursing home
- group home
- church
- propagation and cultivation of crops, flowers, trees and shrubs not for sale on premises
- rights-of-way, easements and appurtenances for public utilities and public transportation
- home occupation
- private well (exclusive)
- accessory uses and structures
Conditional / special use10
Accessory1
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Maximum attached dwellings in a row6 units
Not more than six single-family attached dwellings shall be attached in a series
Other
- Minimum yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. between buildings on same lot50 ft
yards of not less than 50 feet shall be provided between such buildings
- Minimum living area for one-bedroom/efficiency unit in two-family/multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.720 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
each one-bedroom or efficiency dwelling unit in a two-family or multiple-family dwelling shall contain not less than 720 square feet
- Minimum living area for two-bedroom unit in two-family/multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.832 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
each two-bedroom dwelling unit in a two-family or multiple-family dwelling shall contain not less than 832 square feet
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. attached dwelling2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Single-family attached dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 2,000 square feet in area
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached without public sewer/water15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Single-family detached dwellings which are not served by public sewer and water systems shall be located on lots of not less than 15,000 square feet
- 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.8,750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two-family dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 8,750 square feet in area
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for end lots of attached row28 ft
end lots of each row of attached units shall be not less than 28 feet in width
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. attached18 ft
Single-family attached dwellings ... shall be located on lots of not less than 18 feet in width
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. at each end of attached row10 ft
a side yard of not less than ten feet shall be provided at each end of a row of single-family attached dwellings
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for uses other than single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached/attached10 ft
side yards of not less than ten feet shall be provided on lots devoted to all permitted uses other than single-family detached and single-family attached dwellings
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached7.5 ft
side yards of not less than 7½ feet shall be provided on lots devoted to single-family detached dwelling uses.
- Usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for nursing/group homesGroup homeA dwelling shared by unrelated residents receiving supervision or care.2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. floor area
usable open space in the amount of not less than two square feet for each one square foot of floor area
From the ordinance
In the R-3 District, single-family detached dwellings served by public sewer and water systems ... shall be located on lots of not less than 5,750 square feet in area.