RS-3
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right9
Conditional / special use9
Accessory1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Accessory apartmentAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. special exception
An accessory apartment in a single-family detached dwelling, occupied by elderly or handicapped relatives of the owner-occupant, and in accordance with section 21-604.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
Rear yards for accessory buildings shall not be less than five feet.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.3 ft
Side yards for accessory buildings, except for those on corner lots, shall not be less than three feet.
- Average lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for subdivisions7,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For subdivisions of two or more lots the average lot area shall be at least 7,000 square feet.
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.15 ft
The other yard abutting the street shall be a side yard and shall not be less than 15 feet for both main and accessory buildings.
- Maximum unrelated occupants3 persons
No more than three unrelated persons; or four unrelated persons in a single-family detached dwelling if the provisions of section 21-619 et seq. are met.
- Public building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception45 ft
A public or semipublic building such as a school, church or library may be erected up to 45 feet from grade; provided that the required front, side and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot of height over 35 feet.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area required in the single-family dwelling district RS-3 shall be 5,000 square feet...