Brooklyn Center City Zoning Code
35-312 R3
Multiple Family Residence District
35-312R3 Multiple Family Residence District1)Permitted Usesa)Townhouses or garden apartments and condominium single family attached dwelling units as defined in Section 35-900.b)Parks, playgrounds, athletic fields and other recreational uses of a noncommercial nature.c)Accessory uses incidental to the foregoing principal uses when located on the same property with the use to which it is accessory, but not including any business or industrial accessory use. Such accessory uses to include but not be restricted to the following:1)Offstreet Parking and offstreet loading.2)Garages, carports, screen houses, conservatories, etc. for use by the occupants of the principal use.3)Public recreational structures in parks, playgrounds and athletic fields.4)Playground equipment and installations, including private swimming pools and tennis courts.5)Home occupations not to include special home occupations as defined in Section 35-900.6)Signs as permitted in the Brooklyn Center Sign Ordinance.7)A temporary tract office for the purpose of promoting the development in which it is located.8)Rummage sales as defined in Section 35-900.d)Licensed residential programs with a licensed capacity of seven to 16 adults or children required to be permitted by Minnesota Statute 245A.11, Subdivision 3 and Minnesota Statute 462.357, Subdivision 8.e)Licensed nonresidential programs with a licensed capacity of 13 to 16 persons required to be permitted by Minnesota Statute 245A.14, Subdivision 2.f)Licensed day care facility serving from 13 through 16 persons required to be permitted by Minnesota Statute 462.357, Subdivision 8.2)Special Requirementsa)See Section 35-410 of these ordinances.3)Special Usesa)Noncommercial uses required for the public welfare in an R3 district, as determined by the City Council.b)Planned Residential Developments comprising a variety of dwelling modes as a special use permitted in the R3 district subject to the following conditions:1)The minimum land area shall be 5 acres.2)At least 25% of the total number of dwelling units shall be townhouse/garden apartments or condominium single family attached dwelling units as defined in Section 35-900.3)If the Planned Residential Development is to be constructed in multiple phases, at least 20% of the total number of dwelling units in each phase shall be townhouse/garden apartments or condominium single family attached dwelling units, until the above minimum requirement has been fulfilled.4)No dwelling unit or other permitted structure shall exceed three stories in height.5)Certain commercial uses intended for the convenience and enjoyment of the residents of said development shall be permitted, including retail grocery shops, laundry and dry cleaning pickup stations, beauty parlors, barber shops and valet shops, within multiple family dwellings containing thirty (30) or more dwelling units, subject to the following conditions:aa)Such shops shall be accessible to the residents through a common hall or lobby.bb)No advertising or display shall be visible from outside the building.cc)Such shops shall be restricted to the ground floors or subfloors.dd)The total area of such shops shall not exceed 50% of the total floor area of the ground level of the building.ee)Such shops are subject to all applicable codes, ordinances and laws relative to licensing for the health, safety and welfare of the community.ff)Any shop or shops not indicated on the initial approved plans shall be considered and approved by the Planning Commission and City Council before said commercial use is established.gg)The size and number of said shops shall represent a factor in the determination of required parking spaces for the building.c)Office uses not more than two stories in height and which are described in Section 35-320, Subsection 1 (b) through 1 (d) and 1 (j) through 1 (s). Such office uses shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 35-411.