Golden Meadow City Zoning Code

Permitted uses in the R-3 district shall be as follows:

A.

Uses permitted in the R-2 district;

B.

Apartment motels;

C.

Multifamily dwellings;

D.

Tourist courts;

E.

Beauty shops;

Occupations in subsections A through E of this section shall be conducted in the main building, and persons conducting such occupations shall reside on the premises and advertising signs shall not exceed one square foot and shall be nonilluminated.

F.

The expansion of existing home occupation uses by not more than twenty-five percent in area;

G.

Boat docks and boat rental;

H.

Trailer courts.

(Ord. 77 § 2.301, 1961; Ord. No. 471, § 1, 9-16-2013)

Prohibited uses in the R-3 district shall be all uses not permitted in Section 18.28.010.

(Ord. 77 § 2.302, 1961.)

No building in the R-3 district shall exceed forty-five feet in height.

(Ord. 77 § 2.303, 1961.)

Area regulations for buildings in the R-3 district shall be as follows:

A.

Yards.

1.

The front building lines of any front yard shall conform to the average building lines in a developed block, but in no case shall the front yard be less than twenty feet. On through lots, this minimum depth shall be provided on both streets.

2.

There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building, having a minimum width of five feet each. However, this regulation shall not be so interpreted as to reduce to less than twenty-four feet the buildable width of a corner lot existing before September 15, 1961, the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title. To maintain the buildable width of a corner lot, the necessary reduction shall be on the side yard not abutting the street.

3.

There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty percent of the depth of the lot; provided, however, that the depth of the required rear yard shall not be less than twenty feet and need not exceed fifty feet.

4.

The requirements of this Section shall not be deemed violated on account of the building located in the side yard at 2213 North Bayou Drive, Golden Meadow, LA 70357 on June 5, 2023.

B.

Lot Size.

1.

There shall be a lot width of a minimum of fifty feet at the building line.

2.

Every lot shall contain an area of not less than five thousand square feet per family; where more than one family occupies the same building, an additional two thousand five hundred square feet per family is required.

(Ord. 77 § 2.304, 1961.; Ord. No. 546, 6-5-2023)

Off-street parking requirements in the R-3 district are as provided for in Chapter 18.52.

(Ord. 77 § 2.305, 1961.)