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Augusta City Zoning Code

SECTION 17

- R-3B Multiple-Family Residential Zone.

17-1

Permitted uses:

(a)

Any use permitted in the R-3A (Multiple-family Residential) Zone subject to the restrictions and regulations of the R-3A Zone;

(b)

Single-family attached dwellings and condominiums developed in accordance with Section 13 of this Ordinance, provided that the density of dwellings shall not exceed the regulations set forth in Section 17-5 (a) of this Ordinance.

(c)

Boarding and tourist home.

(d)

Family and group personal care homes.

(e)

Fraternity or sorority house.

( Ord. No. 7633 , § VI, 8-21-2018)

17-2

Special exception. The following may be permitted in the R-3B Zone by Special Exception:

(a)

Public parking areas, when located and developed as in Section 4 and where the area adjoins a use other than provided for in the R-1 Zone, provided such transitional use does not extend more than one hundred (100) feet from the boundary of the less restricted zone.

(b)

Lodging or boarding home - subject to performance standards established in Section 26-1(u).

( Ord. No. 7633 , § VII, 8-21-2018)

17-3

Deleted.

17-4

Height. Maximum height shall not exceed four (4) stories or seventy-five (75) feet, except that the height may be increased as provided for in Section 29 of this Ordinance.

17-5

Area:

(a)

Lot area per dwelling unit. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in an R-3B Zone.

(b)

Tract area. The tract area provisions of the R-3A (Multiple-family Residential) Zone shall apply to the R-3B Zone.

17-6

Lot coverage. The lot coverage provisions of the R-3A (Multiple-family Residential) Zone shall apply to the R-3B Zone.

17-7

Setbacks:

(a)

Front setbacks. The front yard setback provisions of the R-3A Zone shall apply to the R-3B Zone.

(b)

Side setbacks. The side yard setback provisions of the R-3A Zone shall apply to the R-3B Zone.

(c)

Rear setbacks. The rear yard setback provisions of the R-3A Zone shall apply to the R-3B Zone.

17-8

Special exceptions. Any use established as a result of a Special Exception granted per Subsection 17-2 must be initiated within six (6) months of the granting, or the Special Exception shall no longer be valid. The initiation of a use is established by the issuance of a valid business license by the Augusta Planning and Development Department or by other reasonable proof of the establishment of vested rights. If a Special Exception is granted and the use is initiated but later ceases to operate for a period of one (1) year, then the Special Exception shall no longer be valid.

Amended August 2006, Section 17-1 (b)

Amended Sept. 2004, Section 17-8

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