Horse Heads City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
R-3 Multifamily Residential District
§ 245-33 Purpose.
The purpose of the R-3 Multifamily Residential District is to protect the integrity of residential areas by prohibiting the incursion of incompatible nonresidential uses.
§ 245-34 Permitted principal uses.
§ 245-35 Permitted accessory uses.
§ 245-36 Special uses.
The following special uses shall be permitted only upon authorization of the Board of Trustees, after review by the Planning Board, upon finding that the use complies with the requirements of § 245-119 of this chapter:
A.
Cemeteries.
B.
Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations.
C.
Golf courses and public swimming pools, excluding miniature golf courses operated on a commercial basis.
D.
Essential services.
E.
Hospitals.
F.
Mobile home parks.
G.
Churches and private schools located in R-3 Districts as of October 1, 2001.
H.
Bed-and-breakfasts.
I.
Public and private schools.
J.
Public recreational facilities.
K.
Libraries.
L.
Museums.
M.
Planned unit developments (PUD).
§ 245-37 Minimum lot requirements.
§ 245-38 Minimum yard requirements.
§ 245-39 Height and area restrictions.
In the R-3 District, no building or premises hereafter erected or altered shall exceed the following height restrictions:
A.
Single-family: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
B.
Two-family: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
C.
Row dwellings: 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories.
D.
Garden apartments: 45 feet or 3 1/2 stories.
E.
In the R-3 District, a single-family dwelling shall consist of enclosed living area of at least 750 square feet, each dwelling in a two-family dwelling unit shall consist of at least 625 square feet of enclosed living area, and each dwelling in a multifamily dwelling unit shall consist of at least 600 square feet of enclosed living area.