Elk Run Heights City Zoning Code

165.12 R-3

MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

1. Purpose. The R-3 (Multiple Residential) District is intended and designed to provide for multiple-family dwellings, mobile home parks, hotels, motels, and small commercial offices at a high density.

2. Permitted uses. Principal permitted uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

A. Day nursery, nursery school, or day care (private or public).

B. Multiple-family dwellings.

C. Mobile home parks.

D. Funeral homes and mortuaries.

E. Hotels, motels, and auto courts in which retail shops may be operated for convenience of the occupants of the building; provided, however, that there shall be no entrance to such place of business, except from the inside of the building, nor shall any display of stock or goods for sale be so arranged that it can be viewed from the outside of the building.

F. Offices such as:

(1) Accountants.

(2) Architects.

(3) Art schools.

(4) Artists.

(5) Barber shops.

(6) Beauty shops.

(7) Civil engineers.

(8) Collection agencies.

(9) Credit bureaus.

(10) Dental offices.

(11) Insurance.

(12) Lawyers.

(13) Medical offices with dispensary.

(14) Nurses registry.

(15) Psychologists.

(16) Public stenographers.

(17) Real estate.

(18) Other uses similar to the foregoing designated uses, but subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approval of the City Council;

G. Tourist home.

H. Hospitals, nursing and convalescent homes, and clinics, subject to recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approval of the City Council. The City Council may require special conditions for such use.

3. Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

A. Accessory uses permitted in the R-2 District.

B. Other accessory uses and structures, not otherwise prohibited, customarily accessory and incidental to any permitted principal use, including an indirectly non-flashing lighted sign not to exceed one square foot for each five feet of frontage of property occupied by the use in question.

C. Storage garages for personal belongings and tools relevant to the maintenance of buildings where the lot is occupied by a multiple dwelling, a hospital, or an institutional building.

4. Height regulations. No buildings shall exceed three stories or 45 feet in height, whichever is lower, except additional height for additional stories may be added at the rate of two feet in height for each one foot that the building or portion thereof is set back from the required yard lines.

5. Area regulations. The minimum regulations that shall be observed in the R-3 District are set out in Table 165.12.

TABLE 165.12 R-3 (Multiple Residential) District Area Regulations
Use	Lot Area	Lot Width (in feet)	Lot Area Per Family (in square feet)	Front Yard Required (in feet)	Side Yard Required (in feet)	Rear Yard Required (in feet)
Multi-Family and Other Permitted Uses:
1 and 1 ½ Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	65	2,000 for the first 4 units, plus 850 per unit on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor	20	10	35
2 and 2 ½ Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	65		20	10	35
3 Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	70		20	10	35
4 or More Stories	10,000 sq. ft.	80		20	10	35
Motels and Auto Courts1	1 acre	100	1,500 per unit	25	20	40
Mobile Home Parks1	1 acre	100	3,000 per unit	25	20	40
Accessory Uses	Two feet side and rear yard from furthest projection, if accessory structure is located in rear yard and at least five feet behind dwelling.
1All access drives to motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks shall be all-weather, dust-free surfacing. Above yard requirements for motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks apply to total area and no individual units. Side yard requirements for motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks may be reduced to 10 feet where such motel, court, or park abuts a less restrictive zoning district.

Elk Run Heights City Zoning Code

165.12 R-3

MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

2. Permitted uses. Principal permitted uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

A. Day nursery, nursery school, or day care (private or public).

B. Multiple-family dwellings.

C. Mobile home parks.

D. Funeral homes and mortuaries.

F. Offices such as:

(1) Accountants.

(2) Architects.

(3) Art schools.

(4) Artists.

(5) Barber shops.

(6) Beauty shops.

(7) Civil engineers.

(8) Collection agencies.

(9) Credit bureaus.

(10) Dental offices.

(11) Insurance.

(12) Lawyers.

(13) Medical offices with dispensary.

(14) Nurses registry.

(15) Psychologists.

(16) Public stenographers.

(17) Real estate.

(18) Other uses similar to the foregoing designated uses, but subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approval of the City Council;

G. Tourist home.

3. Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

A. Accessory uses permitted in the R-2 District.

C. Storage garages for personal belongings and tools relevant to the maintenance of buildings where the lot is occupied by a multiple dwelling, a hospital, or an institutional building.

5. Area regulations. The minimum regulations that shall be observed in the R-3 District are set out in Table 165.12.

TABLE 165.12 R-3 (Multiple Residential) District Area Regulations
Use	Lot Area	Lot Width (in feet)	Lot Area Per Family (in square feet)	Front Yard Required (in feet)	Side Yard Required (in feet)	Rear Yard Required (in feet)
Multi-Family and Other Permitted Uses:
1 and 1 ½ Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	65	2,000 for the first 4 units, plus 850 per unit on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor	20	10	35
2 and 2 ½ Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	65		20	10	35
3 Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	70		20	10	35
4 or More Stories	10,000 sq. ft.	80		20	10	35
Motels and Auto Courts1	1 acre	100	1,500 per unit	25	20	40
Mobile Home Parks1	1 acre	100	3,000 per unit	25	20	40
Accessory Uses	Two feet side and rear yard from furthest projection, if accessory structure is located in rear yard and at least five feet behind dwelling.
1All access drives to motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks shall be all-weather, dust-free surfacing. Above yard requirements for motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks apply to total area and no individual units. Side yard requirements for motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks may be reduced to 10 feet where such motel, court, or park abuts a less restrictive zoning district.

Elk Run Heights City Zoning Code

165.12 R-3

MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

2. Permitted uses. Principal permitted uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

A. Day nursery, nursery school, or day care (private or public).

B. Multiple-family dwellings.

C. Mobile home parks.

D. Funeral homes and mortuaries.

F. Offices such as:

(1) Accountants.

(2) Architects.

(3) Art schools.

(4) Artists.

(5) Barber shops.

(6) Beauty shops.

(7) Civil engineers.

(8) Collection agencies.

(9) Credit bureaus.

(10) Dental offices.

(11) Insurance.

(12) Lawyers.

(13) Medical offices with dispensary.

(14) Nurses registry.

(15) Psychologists.

(16) Public stenographers.

(17) Real estate.

(18) Other uses similar to the foregoing designated uses, but subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approval of the City Council;

G. Tourist home.

3. Permitted accessory uses. Permitted accessory uses in the R-3 District are as follows:

A. Accessory uses permitted in the R-2 District.

C. Storage garages for personal belongings and tools relevant to the maintenance of buildings where the lot is occupied by a multiple dwelling, a hospital, or an institutional building.

5. Area regulations. The minimum regulations that shall be observed in the R-3 District are set out in Table 165.12.

TABLE 165.12 R-3 (Multiple Residential) District Area Regulations
Use	Lot Area	Lot Width (in feet)	Lot Area Per Family (in square feet)	Front Yard Required (in feet)	Side Yard Required (in feet)	Rear Yard Required (in feet)
Multi-Family and Other Permitted Uses:
1 and 1 ½ Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	65	2,000 for the first 4 units, plus 850 per unit on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor	20	10	35
2 and 2 ½ Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	65		20	10	35
3 Stories	8,000 sq. ft.	70		20	10	35
4 or More Stories	10,000 sq. ft.	80		20	10	35
Motels and Auto Courts1	1 acre	100	1,500 per unit	25	20	40
Mobile Home Parks1	1 acre	100	3,000 per unit	25	20	40
Accessory Uses	Two feet side and rear yard from furthest projection, if accessory structure is located in rear yard and at least five feet behind dwelling.
1All access drives to motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks shall be all-weather, dust-free surfacing. Above yard requirements for motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks apply to total area and no individual units. Side yard requirements for motels, auto courts, and mobile home parks may be reduced to 10 feet where such motel, court, or park abuts a less restrictive zoning district.