The following regulations shall apply to the "R-3(A)" Apartment district:

A.

Use regulations: A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Apartment houses or multiple-family dwellings.

(2)

Institution of a religious, educational or philanthropic nature, with conditional use permit.

B.

Height regulations: No building shall exceed three (3) stories or forty (40) feet in height.

C.

Yard regulations:

(1)

Front yard. There shall be a front yard along the front line of the lot. The minimum depth of such front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

(2)

Side yards. There shall be a side yard on each side of a building and shall not be less than five (5) feet in width. Where there is a corner lot, side yard shall not be less than ten (10) feet from the side of the building to the property line running adjacent to any street.

(3)

Rear yard. The depth of the rear yard shall not be less than sixteen (16) feet in depth.

(4)

Depth of lot. The lot shall have a minimum depth of one hundred ten (110) feet.

D.

Intensity of use: Except as hereinafter provided, all dwellings hereafter erected, enlarged, relocated or reconstructed, shall be located on lots containing the following areas:

(1)

A lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

(2)

A lot on which there is erected a two-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet.

(3)

A lot on which there is erected an apartment house or multiple-family dwelling shall contain a minimum lot area of not less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet and one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet per dwelling unit for each unit over four (4) units.

(4)

Where a lot or tract has less area than herein required and its boundary lines along their entire length touched lands under other ownership on the effective date of this ordinance and have not since been changed, such parcel of land may be used for a single-family dwelling.

E.

Parking regulations: Whenever a structure is erected, converted, or structurally altered for two-family dwelling, or a multi-family dwelling, two (2) parking spaces shall be provided and maintained on the lot for each dwelling unit in the building. Such parking spaces shall be on the lot and so arranged as to permit satisfactory egress and ingress of an automobile, and such parking area shall be in addition to driveways. Other standards contained in section 12.1, Parking Requirements shall also apply.

F.

Additional use, height, and area regulations:

(1)

Additional use, height, and area regulations and exceptions are found in section 12 herein.

(2)

Signs: Signs shall be as permitted by the section 15 of this ordinance.

(Ord. No. 06-13, § 2, 7-11-2006; Ord. No. 2020-08, § 1, 4-21-2020)