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Omro City City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

32.- R-3 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sec. 17.32.010.- Purpose.

This district is intended to provide for multifamily year-round residential development in areas, which are serviced by adequate utilities and municipal facilities.

(Prior Code, § 13-1-44(a); Code 1998, § 17.32.010; Ord. No. 346, § 1(part), 1997; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003)

Sec. 17.32.020. - Permitted uses.

A.

Multifamily year-round dwellings;

B.

Single-family residential and duplex uses and structures existing as of January 1, 2018 shall be considered to be legally conforming and such uses and structures may be expanded, replaced, rebuilt or altered without changing the legally conforming nature of the uses and structures;

C.

Authorized signs;

D.

Telephone, telegraph and power transmission towers, poles and lines, including transformers, substations, relay and repeater stations, equipment housing and other necessary appurtenant equipment and structures.

(Prior Code, § 13-1-44(b); Code 1998, § 17.32.020; Ord. No. 346, § 1(part), 1997; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003; Ord. No. 479, 12-19-2017)

Sec. 17.32.030. - Conditional uses.

A.

Community living arrangements;

B.

Public and semi-private uses, including, but not limited to the following: public and private schools, churches, hospitals, day care centers, rest homes and elderly housing, bed and breakfast establishments, fire and police stations and historic sites;

C.

Rooming and boarding homes, tourist homes, bed and breakfasts and motels.

(Prior Code, § 13-1-44(c); Code 1998, § 17.32.030; Ord. No. 346, § 1(part), 1997; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003; Ord. No. 479, 12-19-2017)

Sec. 17.32.040. - Dimensional requirements.

A.

Maximum Building Height.

1.

Principal building: 35 feet or a maximum of two and one-half stories.

2.

Accessory building: 15 feet.

B.

Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet and at least a minimum of 2,000 square feet per unit.

C.

Minimum lot width: 80 feet.

D.

Front yard setback: 25 feet.

E.

Rear Yard Setback.

1.

Principal building: 25 feet.

2.

Accessory building: ten feet.

F.

Side yard setback: ten feet from foundation or utility easement.

G.

Minimum living space: 500 square feet per unit.

H.

Landscaping. At least 30 percent of the site shall be open space and be landscaped with grass or permeable ground cover and shrubs or trees.

I.

Landscaping and drainage plan to be approved by the planning commission, shall include site elevations, location of garbage and recycling dumpsters, loading and parking areas, air conditioners, utility meters, etc., screening fences and plantings.

J.

The permit application shall include garages of at least 200 square feet per unit.

(Prior Code, § 13-1-44(d); Code 1998, § 17.32.040; Ord. No. 346, § 1(part), 1997; Ord. No. 387, § 1(part), 2003; Ord. No. 479, 12-19-2017)