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Collier Township City Zoning Code

PART 7

R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-701 Purpose.

[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
The purpose of this district is to provide for medium-density single-family development; to provide multifamily housing opportunities in planned residential developments; and to provide for compatible public, semipublic and accessory uses as conditional uses or uses by special exception.

§ 27-702 Authorized Uses.

[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-3 Medium Density Residential District, only the following uses are authorized:
702.1. 
Permitted Uses.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling.
(2) 
Conservation subdivision, having one or more of the following housing types:
(a) 
Single-family dwelling.
(b) 
Two-family dwelling.
(c) 
Triplex.
(d) 
Fourplex.
(e) 
Townhouse.
(3) 
Essential services.
(4) 
Forestry.
(5) 
Public recreation, subject to § 27-1906.47.
B. 
Accessory Uses:
(1) 
Fences, subject to § 27-2104.
(2) 
Home office.
(3) 
No-impact home-based business.
(4) 
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 22.
(5) 
Outdoor hydronic heater, subject to § 27-1906.51.
(6) 
Private garages and storage buildings subject to § 27-2104.
(7) 
Private residential swimming pools or sports courts, subject to § 27-2104.
(8) 
Signs, subject to Part 23.
(9) 
Solar energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(10) 
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 27-2108.
(11) 
Wind energy system (small), subject to § 27-1906.51.
(12) 
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use authorized in this district.
702.2. 
Conditional Uses.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast, subject to § 27-1906.4.
(2) 
Churches, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(3) 
Firehouses, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(4) 
Neighborhood commercial uses, subject to § 27-1906.40.
(5) 
Public buildings, subject to § 27-1906.9.
(6) 
Public utility building or structure, subject to § 27-1906.49.
(7) 
Retirement community, subject to § 27-1906.53.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(8), Schools (public or private), which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed by Ord. No. 719, 7/26/2021.
B. 
Accessory Uses:
(1) 
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or on an existing public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 27-1906.10.
(2) 
Uses accessory to an approved conditional use, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.
702.3. 
Uses by Special Exception.
A. 
Principal Uses:
(1) 
Day-care center or preschool facility in a church or school, subject to § 27-1906.15.
(2) 
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 27-1906.56.
B. 
Accessory Uses:
(1) 
Family day-care home, subject to § 27-1906.17.
(2) 
Home occupation, subject to § 27-1906.24.
(3) 
Uses accessory to an approved use by special exception, other than fences or signs, subject to § 27-1903.2.

§ 27-703 Area and Bulk Regulations.

[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
In the R-3 Medium Density Residential District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 19.
703.1. 
Minimum Lot Area:
A. 
Single-family dwelling:
(1) 
Without public sewers: one acre.
(2) 
With public sewers: 12,000 square feet.
B. 
Conservation subdivisions (requires public sewer):
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 8,000 square feet.
(2) 
Two-family, triplex, fourplex: 5,000 square feet per unit.
(3) 
Townhouse: 4,000 square feet per unit.
C. 
All other principal uses: one acre.
703.2. 
Minimum Lot Width:
A. 
Single-family dwelling:
(1) 
Without public sewers: 175 feet.
(2) 
With public sewers: 90 feet.
B. 
Conservation subdivisions (requires public sewer):
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 75 feet.
(2) 
Two-family dwelling: 100 feet.
(3) 
Triplex or fourplex: 125 feet.
(4) 
Townhouse: 160 feet.
C. 
All other principal uses: 100 feet.
703.3. 
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage:
A. 
Single-family dwelling: 35%.
B. 
Conservation subdivision:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 50%.
(2) 
Two-family, triplex and fourplex dwelling: 55%.
(3) 
Townhouse: 60%.
703.4. 
Minimum Front Yard:
A. 
Single-family dwelling: 35 feet.
B. 
Conservation subdivision: 15 feet.
703.5. 
Minimum Rear Yard:
A. 
Principal structures:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling: 35 feet.
(2) 
Conservation subdivision:
(a) 
Single-family, two-family, triplex or fourplex: 25 feet.
(b) 
Townhouse: 35 feet.
B. 
Accessory structures: See § 27-2104.3 for setbacks applicable to the particular uses specified therein.
703.6. 
Minimum Side Yard:
A. 
All principal structures: 10 feet.[1]
[1]
Note: For the side occupied by the party wall between the units, the minimum side yard shall be zero feet.
B. 
Accessory structures: See § 27-2104.3 for setbacks applicable to the particular uses specified therein.
703.7. 
Special Yard Requirements: See § 27-2104.
703.8. 
Permitted Projections Into Required Yards: See § 27-2105.
703.9. 
Maximum Height:
A. 
All principal structures: three stories but no more than 45 feet.
B. 
All accessory structures: one story but no more than 20 feet.
703.10. 
Height Exceptions: See § 27-2106.
703.11. 
Minimum Lot Frontage: 50 feet.

§ 27-704 Parking and Loading.

[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 22.

§ 27-705 Signs.

[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 23.

§ 27-706 Buffer Areas and Landscaping.

[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2103.

§ 27-707 Storage.

[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See § 27-2110.

§ 27-708 Conservation Subdivision Design.

[Ord. 687, 8/12/2015]
See Part 20.