Tilden Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
R-3 Residential District
§ 500-16 General.
In R-3 Residential District the following regulations shall apply.
§ 500-17 Use regulations.
§ 500-18 Area and height regulations.
[Amended 1-2-2007 by Ord. No. 172; 7-11-2009 by Ord. No. 195]
A.
Lot area and width.
(1)
For every principal building hereafter erected or used for any permitted use in this district, a lot without an approved public sanitary sewage system and an approved public water supply shall have an area of not less than 40,000 square feet and a lot width of not less than 140 feet at the building line. A lot size may be reduced to no less than 30,000 square feet provided that for each lot having less than 40,000 square, the developer shall be required to dedicate to open space use an area equivalent to the difference between the lot size and 40,000 square feet.
(2)
For every principal building hereafter erected or used for any use permitted in this district, a lot served by both an approved public sanitary sewage system and an approved public water supply shall have an area of not less than 15,000 square feet and a lot width of not less than 100 feet at the building line. A lot size may be reduced to no less than 10,000 square feet provided that for each lot having less than 15,000 square feet, the developer shall be required to dedicate to open space use an area equivalent to the difference between the lot size and 15,000 square feet.
B.
Building area. The building area shall not exceed 15% of the lot area.
C.
Front yards. There shall be a front yard on each street or road on which the lot abuts, the depth of which shall be at least 40 feet measured from the street or road line.
D.
Side yards.
(1)
For any building or use served with on-lot water supply and on-lot sanitary sewer system there shall be two side yards not less than 75 feet in aggregate width and neither less than 30 feet in width.
(2)
For any building or use served with approved public water supply and an on-lot sanitary sewer system there shall be two side yards not less than 40 feet in aggregate width and neither less than 15 feet in width.
(3)
For any building or use served with an approved public water supply and an approved public sanitary sewage system there shall be two side yards neither having a width of less than 15 feet.
E.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 40 feet.
F.
Detached garages. Detached private garages erected on any lot shall not be less than 25 feet from the rear property line and shall not be less than 10 feet from the side line, except for nonconforming lots. Detached private garages on nonconforming lots shall not be less than three feet from the rear and side property lines.
G.
Attached garages. Attached private garages which are connected to any dwelling with or without a breezeway shall be considered a part of the dwelling for the purpose of measuring any required open spaces.
H.
Height regulations. The height of any building shall not exceed 35 feet or two stories and the height of any accessory building shall not exceed 20 feet.
I.
Accessory buildings. Accessory buildings, which are not a structural part of the dwelling, may be erected in the required rear or side yards, provided that such accessory building shall be situated not less than 10 feet from any property line and shall not exceed 15 feet in height. Accessory buildings on nonconforming lots shall not be less than three feet from the rear and side property lines.