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Burnsville City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 10

16 R-3A MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

10-16-1: Permitted Uses

Within any R-3A medium density residential district no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses:

Uses permitted in the R-2 district.

Nursing homes, rest homes, and retirement homes; provided, the site shall contain not less than eight hundred (800) square feet of lot area for each person to be accommodated, and are fifty feet (50') or more from a lot line of an abutting lot in an R district.

One to nine (9) family dwelling structures.

Those uses as allowed and regulated in chapter 7 of this title. (Ord. 379, 8-6-1990)

10-16-2: Permitted Accessory Uses

  1. Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, within any R-3A medium density residential district, the following shall be permitted accessory uses:

    Accessory uses permitted in the R-2 district with the following exceptions. (Ord. 674, 7-7-1997)
  2. Exceptions:

    Daycare centers as home occupations with more than three (3) children in a structure with more than two (2) dwelling units is prohibited.

    Farmers' markets.

    Towers supporting amateur radio antennas. (Ord. 1316, 4-8-2014)

10-16-3: Conditional Uses

Within any R-3A medium density residential district, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by conditional use permit:

Conditional uses allowed in the R-2 district.

Daycare nursery, provided that not less than fifty (50) square feet of outside fenced play space per pupil is provided.

A residential program (group home) for seven (7) to sixteen (16) persons as defined and licensed by the state of Minnesota department of human services. Conditions of the conditional use permit shall be imposed only to assure the proper maintenance and operation of the program and shall not be more restrictive than those imposed on other conditional uses of multi-family residential property unless such additional conditions are necessary to protect the health and safety of the program participants. A conditional use permit shall not be issued for a residential program that is within one thousand three hundred twenty feet (1,320') of another residential program. (Ord. 376, 7-2-1990; amd. Ord. 379, 8-6-1990)

10-16-3A: Interim Uses

Within any R-3A medium density residential district, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by interim use permit:

Interim uses permitted in the R-1 district. (Ord. 375, 7-2-1990)

10-16-4: Lot Area, Lot Width And Yard Requirements

Lot area (interior)
20,000 square feet plus 5,000 square feet for every dwelling unit over 4 units
Lot area (corner)
22,000 square feet plus 5,000 square feet for every dwelling unit over 4 units
Lot width
100 feet
Setback - principal structure:
Front yard
30 feet
Side yard
30 feet
Side yard (street)
30 feet
Rear yard30 feet
Setback - accessory structure:
Front yard
30 feet
Side yard
5 feet
Side yard (street)
30 feet
Rear yard5 feet
Setback - parking:
Front yard
20 (30) feet
Side yard5 (15) feet
Side yard (street)
20 (30) feet
Rear yard5 (15) feet

Setbacks in parentheses apply adjacent to R-1, R-1A and R-2 districts. (Ord. 379, 8-6-1990)

10-16-5: Supplemental Provisions

  1. When structures within the R-3A district abut streets of higher carrying capacities than standard residential streets, the basic minimum setback for the principal structure from the street shall be increased to the following:

    Setback
    Street Classification
    45 feetCollector, thoroughfare, minor arterial
    50 feetIntermediate and principal arterial
    (Ord. 379, 8-6-1990)
  2. Structures within the R-3A district shall not exceed thirty five feet (35') in height, except as provided in chapter 29 of this title. (Ord. 674, 7-7-1997)
  3. The maximum horizontal length of the above grade portion of any building within the R-3A district shall be one hundred fifty feet (150'), as measured at the widest point between any two (2) edges on the structure. (Ord. 379, 8-6-1990)