Ithaca City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 8
R-3 Community Residential District
§ 8.01 Purpose.
The R-3 Community Residential District is intended to accommodate a variety of housing types within higher density residential areas in the City of Ithaca. The Community Residential District encompasses the City's existing mature neighborhoods where new large scale residential development is highly unlikely, and where the character of the various neighborhoods will be retained.
§ 8.02 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted within the R-3 Community Residential District:
(a)
Detached single-family and attached two-family dwellings.
(b)
Accessory uses and structures.
(c)
Performance subdivision.
(d)
Adult foster care family group homes, foster family homes, or foster family group homes.
(e)
Temporary buildings and structures used during construction.
(f)
Essential public utility service buildings, gas or electric regulator stations or buildings, or radio and television towers, subject to site development requirements of §§ 22.01:36 and 22.01:37.
§ 8.03 Uses allowed by special permit.
The following uses may be permitted subject to applicable site design standards in Article 22 and subject further to the approval of the City Planning Commission in accordance with processing procedures in Articles 20 and 22.
(a)
Planned unit developments (see Article 23).
(b)
Home occupation subject to the requirements of § 22.01:21.
(c)
Child care centers or day care centers, family child care homes, group child care homes, or adult foster care small group homes, subject to the applicable requirements of §§ 22.01:2, 22.01:3, 22.01:13, or 22.01:20.
(d)
Religious institutions, including churches, convents, parsonages, and other housing for religious personnel, subject to the requirements of § 22.01:10.
(e)
Funeral homes, subject to site development requirements of § 22.01:26.
(f)
Hospitals, medical centers, subject to site development requirements of § 22.01:22.
(g)
Public or private elementary and secondary schools, subject to site development requirements of § 22.01:39.
(h)
Public and semipublic institutions, subject to site development requirements of § 22.01:39.
(i)
Site condominiums (see Article 24).
(j)
Public and private parks/playgrounds, subject to site development requirements of § 22.01:31.
(k)
Private clubs, lodges and meeting places, subject to site development requirements of § 22.01:32.
(l)
Accessory buildings incidental to the main building.
§ 8.04 Regulations.
The composite schedule of regulations for all districts is identified in Article 24.
8.04:1.
Minimum lot size for each single-family dwelling unit: 12,000 square feet.
8.04:2.
Minimum average density for single-family and two-family residential units within a planned unit development: four units per acre.
8.04:3.
Minimum lot width at the front setback line for single-family and two-family residential unit: 80 feet.
8.04:4.
Maximum lot coverage: The maximum lot coverage shall not exceed 20% for residential development and 40% for all other uses, except for public and private parks and playgrounds, which may cover up to 100% of the gross area of a lot.
8.04:5.
Maximum height of structure: 35 feet.
8.04:6.
Maximum yard setbacks:
(a)
Single-family and two-family dwelling units:
(1)
Front yard: 30 feet.
(b)
Side yard: 15 feet each side; zero lot line development allowed as long as total side yard clearance is minimum of 20 feet.
(c)
Rear yard: 30 feet.
8.04:7.
Minimum floor area for each dwelling unit:
(a)
Single-family and two-family units: 1,000 square feet, provided that for dwelling units of two or more stories, the minimum floor area of the first floor shall be 960 square feet.
8.04:8.
For regulations for all other permitted and special uses allowed within the R-1 District, refer to the standards for the specific use in Article 22.