The R-3, multiple-family residential district, is designed primarily for multiple-family dwellings not to exceed three stories in height. It is designed to promote a harmonious mixture of multiple-family and group housing and related educational, cultural and religious land uses in a basically residential environment.

(Ord. No. 442, § 7.1, 8-19-81)

In the R-3 district, no uses shall be permitted unless otherwise provided in this article, except the following:

(1)

All principal permitted uses in the R-2 district, subject to the terms and conditions therein.

(2)

All permitted uses after special approval in the R-2 district.

(3)

Multiple-family dwellings, including apartments, townhouses and row houses, provided all such dwellings shall have at least one property line abutting a major thoroughfare or have vehicular access to a major thoroughfare through property zoned R-3 or R-4. All ingress and egress shall be directly onto such major thoroughfare.

(4)

Private schools and educational institutions.

(5)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above principal permitted uses.

(6)

Off-street parking in accordance with the requirements of article XVII of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 442, § 7.2, 8-19-81)

The following uses may be permitted subject to the conditions imposed in sections 24-119 and 24-413 and subject further to the approval of the planning commission:

(1)

Hospitals, medical clinics, medical office complexes, dental clinics.

(2)

Convalescent homes, nursing homes and foster care group homes.

(3)

Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work.

(Ord. No. 442, § 7.3, 8-19-81)

Where required parking lots of any use permitted in an R-3 district are erected such that the headlights of the cars in the parking lot will face into any other residential zoned property, a solid masonry wall or other barrier of material approved by the planning commission, which shall be a minimum of three feet in height, shall be required along that parking lot boundary line facing the residentially zoned property.

(Ord. No. 442, § 7.4, 8-19-81)

Site plan review requirements are as provided in section 24-118.

(Ord. No. 442, § 7.5, 8-19-81)

Area, height, bulk and placement requirements unless otherwise specified are as provided in section 24-411.

(Ord. No. 442, § 7.6, 8-19-81)