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San Antonio City Zoning Code

Sec. 82-5

R-3 Residential dwelling district.

(a)

Permitted uses and structures.

(1)

All uses permitted in the R-2 residential dwelling district.

(2)

Duplex dwelling units and their accessory uses.

(b)

Prohibited uses and structures. All structures or uses not specifically permitted in this district are hereby prohibited.

(c)

Minimum floor space.

(1)

Single-family—750 square feet of building area for one-bedroom units, excluding utility area not accessible from within the principal structure by standard door, garage, carport, terraces and open porches. For each additional bedroom, there shall be a minimum of 100 square feet of living area.

(2)

Duplex—575 square feet of building area for one-bedroom units, excluding utility area not accessible from within the principal structure by standard door, garage, carport, terraces and open porches. For each additional bedroom, there shall be a minimum of 100 square feet of living area.

(d)

Minimum lot requirements.

(1)

Area—21,780 square feet (one-half acre).

(2)

Lot depth—100 feet.

(3)

Lot width—60 feet.

(e)

Maximum lot coverage by all buildings. The maximum lot coverage by all buildings shall be 25 percent.

(f)

Minimum yard requirements.

(1)

Front yard setbacks. There shall be a front yard of not less than 25 feet measured from the street line to the front wall of the main building. Where lots comprising 40 percent or more of the frontage between two streets are developed with buildings having an average front yard with a variation of not more than six feet, no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall project beyond the average front yard established.

(2)

Side yard setbacks. There shall be a side yard on each side of a dwelling of not less than ten feet, except that any side yard abutting a street shall have a minimum width of 15 feet measured from the street line.

(3)

Rear yard setbacks. There shall be a rear yard not less than 30 feet in depth.

(g)

Maximum height feet and stories. Buildings shall not exceed 30 feet in height or more than two stories.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 1, 1-7-97; Ord. No. 99-03, § 5, 6-8-99; Ord. No. 2000-02, § 2, 2-8-00; Ord. No. 05-2018, § II, 7-17-18 )