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Preston City Zoning Code

R-3 MULTIPLE-FAMILY

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 155.065 PURPOSE.

   The R-3 District is intended for apartments, row houses, townhouses, dormitories, and other buildings of three or more dwelling units in those areas where such development fits the land use plan, where properly related to other land uses and thoroughfares, and where adequate municipal utilities are available.
(Ord. 221, passed 11-6-1995)

§ 155.066 PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES.

   (A)   Within an R-3 District, unless otherwise provided by this chapter, no building or land shall be used except for the following.
      (1)   One-family detached dwellings and manufactured homes which are not less than 20 feet in width, regardless of construction type.
      (2)   Two-family attached dwellings which are not less than 20 feet in width, regardless of construction type.
      (3)   Churches, libraries, museums, schools, public buildings, memorial structures, water supply facilities and cemeteries, provided that no building shall be located within 50 feet of any lot line of an abutting lot within and R-2 Residential District.
      (4)   Townhouses, cluster housing, patio homes, and the like, as provided in §§ 155.165 through 155.170, Planned Unit Development.
      (5)   Nurseries and greenhouses for growing plants.
      (6)   Multiple-family dwellings, apartment buildings, townhouses, group or row houses.
      (7)   Boarding or lodging houses.
      (8)   Hospitals, convalescent and nursing homes.
      (9)   Institutions of a religious, educational, charitable or philanthropic nature.
      (10)   Private clubs or lodges, except those whose chief activity is a service customarily carried on as a business.
      (11)   Fitness and health services.
   (B)   Height, yard, area and lot width requirements shall be as provided in the Appendix: Height, Area, Yard Regulations.
(Ord. 221, passed 11-6-1995; Am. Ord. 246, passed 11-1-2004) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 155.067 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.

   The following shall be permitted accessory uses in the R-3 Residential District.
   (A)   Uses as permitted in § 155.052, permitted accessory uses in the R-2 Residential District.
   (B)   Any permitted accessory use shall be located on the same lot with the principal use and conform to the minimum provisions thereof.
(Ord. 221, passed 11-6-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 155.068 PERMITTED CONDITIONAL USES.

   Within an R-3 District, buildings or land may be used for one or more of the following uses, if granted a conditional use permit as provided in §§ 155.250 through 155.254.
   (A)   Any use in § 155.053.
   (B)   Multiple dwellings housing more than 12 dwelling units.
   (C)   Manufactured home parks.
   (D)   Bed and breakfast as defined in § 155.196.
   (E)   Home occupations as defined in § 155.197.
(Ord. 221, passed 11-6-1995; Am. Ord. 250, passed 5-22-2006; Am. Ord. 251, passed 12-19-2005) Penalty, see § 10.99