Emory City Zoning Code
§ 11 R3
MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - HIGH DENSITY.
A.
PURPOSE
The R3 District is established to meet the needs for higher density residential areas where such development is in concert with area aesthetics, is environmentally sound, is compatible to the neighborhood, and promotes the character of the community.
B.
USES PERMITTED
In addition to those uses allowed in the R2 District, the following uses shall be permitted:
(1)
Multiple-family dwellings and clustered multiple-family dwellings, which clustered multiple-family dwellings have a site plan approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission for the particular project in which they are proposed;
(2)
Townhouses;
(3)
Two-family dwelling units;
(4)
Public and private schools;
(5)
Churches, parish houses, convents;
(6)
County clubs, tennis courts, and such additional recreational uses as are for private recreation purposes or private club recreational purposes. Clubhouses and maintenance buildings shall be located not less than two hundred (200) feet from any adjacent lot in an adjoining residence district;
(7)
Parks and playgrounds;
(8)
Accessory uses, including but not limited to the following:
(a)
Athletic field and playfields, noncommercial, including stadiums and grandstands;
(b)
Temporary buildings for storage of building materials and equipment and construction purposes, when on the same or adjoining lot as the principal use, for a period not to exceed the duration of such construction;
(9)
Day care centers.
C.
CONDITIONAL USES
The following conditional uses may be allowed in the R3 District subject to the provisions of Section 6:
(1)
Any uses allowed as a conditional use in the R2 District unless permitted above.
D.
AREA; YARD; HEIGHT; AND LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS
The requirements regulating the minimum lot size, minimum yard sizes (front, side, and rear), and maximum building height (stories and feet), and maximum percent of lot coverage by buildings, as pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions of Section 18, “Schedule of District Regulations,” and other applicable provisions of Section 19, “Supplementary District Regulations.”
(Ordinance 4B-2005 adopted 3/15/05)