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Excelsior Springs City Zoning Code

SECTION 400

120 "R-3" Cluster, Townhouse or Garden Apartment District.

[R.O. 2012 §400.120; Ord. No. 88-5-5 §§I — III, 5-16-1988; Ord. No. 91-4-2 §12, 4-1-1991; Ord. No. 94-3-5 §VI, 3-7-1994; Ord. No. 22-07-01, 7-18-2022; Ord. No. 25-10-03, 10-6-2025]
A. 
Permitted Uses. In District "R-3" no building, structure, land or premises, shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, except for one (1) or more following uses:
1. 
Any use permitted in District "R-2";
2. 
Garden apartment buildings and townhouses;
3. 
Innovation housing techniques such as patio houses, zero lot line homes and mixed housing system.
B. 
Height And Area Regulations. In District "R-3" the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, the minimum lot area per family permitted on any lot shall be as follows: (For exceptions see Section 400.270.)
1. 
Height. Buildings or structures shall not exceed three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height plus a basement.
2. 
Front Yards. Any building hereafter constructed shall provide for a front yard, the minimum depth of which shall be twenty (20) feet.
3. 
Side And Rear Yards.
a. 
Side Yards. There shall be a side yard on each side of the dwelling. The minimum depth of which shall not be less than seven (7) feet. Buildings on corner lots shall provide a side yard on the street side of not less than twenty (20) feet.
b. 
Rear Yards. The depth of the rear yard shall be at least twenty (20) feet.
4. 
Lot Area Per Family. The minimum lot area for any dwelling hereafter erected, moved, or altered shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet or three thousand (3,000) square feet per dwelling unit, whichever is greater.
5. 
Parking Regulations. Single-family homes, duplexes, and other multi-family residential units shall have parking that best suits the principal use. All permitted non-residential uses shall comply with the parking requirements outlined in Section 400.280.
a. 
Single-Family Homes. A minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each family dwelling unit, at least one (1) of which shall be enclosed.
b. 
Duplexes. A minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each family dwelling unit, at least one (1) of which shall be enclosed.
c. 
Multi-Plex And Garden Apartments. The minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be as follows:
(1) 
Studio and one-bedroom units shall provide a minimum of one and one-half (1 1/2) off-street spaces per unit.
(2) 
Two-bedroom units or larger shall provide a minimum of two (2) off-street spaces per unit.
When the total required minimum off-street parking spaces contains a fraction, the required minimum number of spaces shall be rounded up to the nearest integer.
(For additional parking requirements see Section 400.280.)