1. Uses. This district is established to permit medium density family developments in the suburban areas, and to serve as a transition from high density developments to single-family residential areas. A building or premises in the “R-3” District shall be used only for the following purposes:
Any use permitted in the “R-2” District
Multiple-family dwellings
Institution of educational, religious, charitable or philanthropic nature
Minimum Lot Size 6,500 square feet
(In no case shall there be less than 2,000 sq. ft. of lot for each family occupancy in multiple-family dwellings.)
Maximum Building Height 4½ stories or 55 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage by Buildings 50 percent
Minimum Front Yard 30 feet
Minimum Side Yard 10 feet each side
Minimum Rear Yard 30 feet or 25% of lot depth, whichever is smaller
A. The minimum front yard shall be 30 feet as described above, all to the rear of a line which line is an extension of the front building line of the majority of existing buildings in the same block.
B. The minimum side yard requirements within the area designated herein for side yards shall be 10 feet on either side of the main building. No accessory building or other structure shall be hereafter constructed within five feet of any side or rear lot lines.
C. For purposes of this section, side lot lines shall not refer and shall specifically exclude the designation “side yard” but shall include only those boundary lines on either side of the property lying behind the rear line of the main building.
D. The maximum side wall height for any accessory building shall be nine feet. For purposes of this section, the side wall height is measured from the average grade at the front building line to the highest point of the side wall.
At least one space for each family dwelling
Churches - one space for each 10 seats
Country clubs - one space for each 2 members
Golf courses - 50 spaces for each 9 holes
Boarding house, lodging house, nursing home, convalescent home, retirement home, home for the elderly - at least one space for each 2-guest sleeping room