The purpose of the RR-3 District is to provide areas for the location of multiple-family structures of low and intermediate density with proper design and landscape standards. The RR-3 District is intended to serve as a transition zone between high density and low density residential development, and between commercial and residential development. The RR-3 District should be accessible to public transportation and other necessary Parish services.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(IX(1)), 9-22-99)

In RR-3 Districts only the following uses of property shall be permitted:

(1)

Any existing stand-alone single-family dwelling shall be recognized as a conforming use; and furthermore, shall be allowed to be restored if it is demolished or destroyed beyond seventy-five (75) percent of its value or more, provided that the new construction meets the minimum dimensional standards provided below:

a.

The restoration of a single-family dwelling shall be subject to the area regulations of the R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District.

b.

Restoration of the dwelling shall be the same dwelling type as prior to the demolition or destruction (i.e., a single-family dwelling may only be restored as a single-family dwelling).

(2)

Accessory hair care service. Section 33-5.3, specific use standards, shall apply.

(3)

Board and care home provided all applicable requirements are met and approval is obtained in accordance with section 33-2.23, special permitted uses.

(4)

Cemeteries provided the following criteria are met:

a.

No structure shall be permitted within the required yard area, however, in no case shall a structure be located closer than ten (10) feet to the front property line in any zoning district.

b.

All required yard areas shall be landscaped and permanently maintained.

c.

An opaque fence, living fence, or any combination thereof shall be provided at a minimum height of six (6) feet along common lot lines. Additionally, a living fence shall also require the construction of a chain-link fence at a minimum height of six (6) feet.

d.

Approval is obtained from the Jefferson Parish Council in accordance with section 33-2.23, special permitted uses, however, any cemetery established and/or dedicated at the time of adoption of this ordinance shall be considered conforming and shall not have to comply with the provisions of section 33-2.23, special permitted uses.

(5)

Ceramic article manufacture or similar arts and crafts only as an accessory use to a dwelling. Section 33-5.3, specific use standards, shall apply.

(6)

Religious structures and uses when the site has a minimum lot area of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.

(7)

Clubs, private or service, provided the following criteria are met:

a.

Lot area shall be a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

b.

Clubs with recreational uses such as tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses, but not to include stadiums or athletic fields, shall have a minimum lot area of five (5) acres.

c.

The required setback of all buildings shall be a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet, measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the nearest exterior structural wall of the building to the lot line when abutting property zoned residentially.

d.

Approval is obtained from the Jefferson Parish Council in accordance with section 33-2.23, special permitted uses.

e.

Clubs approved under this provision shall be recognized as conforming uses.

(8)

Condominiums.

(9)

Day care centers.

a.

Section 33-5.3, specific use standards, shall apply.

b.

Lot area shall be a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

c.

The required setback of all buildings shall be a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet when abutting a residential zoning district.

d.

Approval is obtained from the Jefferson Parish Council in accordance with section 33-2.23, special permitted uses.

(10)

Home occupations.

(11)

Libraries, museums, and community centers. Any building or structure used exclusively by the Parish of Jefferson or its assigns for public purposes, and any building used by the federal or state government for public purposes, except correctional institutions or mental hospitals, and only with the approval of the Jefferson Parish Council.

(12)

Mobile homes, provided the applicable criteria is met and approval is obtained in accordance with article XXXVIII, manufactured homes and mobile homes.

(13)

Private and public parks or playgrounds. Athletic fields and stadiums must meet applicable additional criteria set forth in section 40-747, regulations for stadiums and athletic fields.

(14)

Private gardens, truck gardens, greenhouses and nurseries for the propagation and cultivation of plants, only when such plants, flowers and produce are not offered for sale.

(15)

Schools, elementary, junior high or high, provided the following criteria are met:

a.

Lot area shall be a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

b.

The required setback of all buildings shall be a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet, measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the nearest exterior structural wall of the building to the lot line when abutting property zoned residentially, and twenty-five (25) feet to the lot line when abutting a right-of-way or property zoned non-residentially.

c.

Notwithstanding the regulations regarding non-conforming uses, any school in existence on the effective date shall not be required to meet the above setback criteria for new construction, additions or alterations to the buildings on campus. Instead, new construction, additions or alterations shall meet the setbacks required by the zoning district.

d.

Athletic fields and stadiums must meet applicable additional criteria set forth in section 40-747, Regulations for stadiums and athletic fields.

(16)

Government structures and lands.

(17)

Public utility structures. See article XXXIX, exceptions and modifications, for additional criteria.

(18)

Dwellings, three- and four-family.

(19)

Dwellings, two-family.

(20)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses within this district when located on the same lot and not involving the conduct of a business.

(21)

Townhouses, provided no more than four (4) townhouse units may be grouped in one (1) building.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(IX(2)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 20834, § 3, 12-1-99; Ord. No. 21734, § 6, 12-11-02; Ord. No. 22962, § 11, 1-10-07; Ord. No. 23898, § 5, 10-13-10; Ord. No. 24364, § XVI, 11-7-12; Ord. No. 24807, § XXVII, 8-27-14; Ord. No. 24823, § VI, 9-17-14; Ord. No. 26302, § 19, 11-10-21; Ord. No. 26351, § 11, 1-26-22; Ord. No. 26490, § 20, 9-28-22; Ord. No. 26625, § 39, 6-14-23; Ord. No. 26792, § 46, 5-22-24)

No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(IX(3)), 9-22-99)

(a)

Yard.

(1)

Front yard.

a.

There shall be a front yard with a minimum depth of twenty-five (25) feet. Where the average front yard of lots improved with buildings within one hundred (100) feet, measured from the outer corners of the front property line of the subject property on both sides of the property and of the street, within the same zonoing district, is less than the minimum required front yard, the front yard on the subject property may be the average of the of the existing yards; however no front yard shall be less than ten (10) feet. The front yard setbacks of the properties within one hundred (100) feet, as measured from the outer corners of the subject property's front property line, shall be provided by the subject property owner or applicant.

b.

On through lots the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

(2)

Side yard.

a.

There shall be two (2) side yards, one (1) on each side of the structure. The minimum width per side yard shall be seven and one-half (7.5) feet.

b.

On corner lots the minimum width of the side yard abutting the street shall be twelve (12) feet.

c.

The required setback of buildings for a nonresidential principal use, except for accessory buildings less than five hundred (500) feet, shall be a minimum distance of ten (10) feet when abutting residentially zoned property unless a more restrictive use-specific setback applies.

(3)

Rear yard.

a.

There shall be a rear yard with a minimum depth of twenty (20) feet.

(b)

Minimum lot requirements.

MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS

(c)

Townhouse minimum requirements.

(1)

Lot area—Two thousand (2,000) square feet.

(2)

Lot width—Eighteen (18) feet.

(3)

Lot depth—Ninety (90) feet.

(d)

Minimum setback requirements.

(e)

Summary chart.

MINIMUM RR-3 AREA REGULATIONS

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(IX(4)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 24807, § XXVIII, 8-27-14; Ord. No. 26351, § 12, 1-26-22; Ord. No. 26369, § 24, 2-16-22)

Signs shall be permitted in accordance with section 40-80 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 24364, § XVII, 11-7-12; Ord. No. 24807, § XXIX, 8-27-14)

The development site or campus of a nonresidential use shall be landscaped in accordance with section 40-84 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(IX(6)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 22670, § 5, 1-11-06; Ord. No. 23330, § V, 6-11-08; Ord. No. 24807, § XXX, 8-27-14)

(a)

Parking spaces shall be oriented so that no vehicle is able to back directly into a public right-of-way.

(b)

In developments consisting of two (2) or more structures, the front of each adjacent structure shall be set back or forward at least two (2) feet from the structure immediately next to it.

(c)

The façade of adjacent structures shall be varied in material and design.

(d)

Trash disposal.

(1)

The trash disposal area shall be screened by an opaque fence.

(2)

When dumpsters are utilized, the required fence shall be a minimum height of seven (7) feet.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(IX(7)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 24823, § VII, 9-17-14)

(a)

Residential dwellings.

(1)

Dwellings shall meet the requirements set forth in section 40-46 of this Code.

(2)

Manufactured and mobile homes shall meet the requirements set forth in section 40-720 of this Code.

(b)

Nonresidential buildings and nonresidential accessory buildings shall be compatible as defined in section 40-46 of this Code, except when the building is less than five hundred (500) square feet in area.

(c)

A variance may be granted for exterior wall materials under the provisions set forth in section 40-792 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 24240, § VIII, 3-28-12)