The "R-3" Medium Density Residential District is intended for the purpose of allowing low density multi-family dwellings along with compatible single-family and two-family dwellings and some community facilities.

1.

Accessory Structures.

a)

Accessory structure under one hundred twenty (120) square feet shall be allowed without a permit.

b)

Accessory structures one hundred twenty (120) square feet to one thousand (1,000) square feet:

i)

Will be allowed without a residence on the lot;

ii)

Must be floating slab or footing foundation construction;

iii)

Must be colored to match the neighborhood, no galvanized metal;

iv)

Must have an overhang and covered eves;

v)

Large doors must be overhead or roll-up.

2.

Dwelling, Single-Family.

3.

Dwelling, Two-Family.

4.

Dwelling, multi-family up to 6 units (maximum 5 common wall)

5.

Park or Garden.

6.

Places of Worship.

7.

Private Garage - one thousand (1,000) square feet and up:

a)

Will be allowed without a residence on the lot;

b)

Must be floating slab or footing foundation construction;

c)

Must be colored to match neighborhood, no galvanized metal;

d)

Must have overhang and covered eves;

e)

Large doors shall be overhead or roll-up;

f)

Total building footprints cannot exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the lot.

8.

In-Home Daycare: Self-declared or Family License.

(Ord. No. 453, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 514, 1-7-2019; Ord. No. 547, 12-2-2019; Ord. No. 550, 3-2-2020)

1.

Cemetery.

2.

Day Care facilities: Group or Center License.

3.

Funeral Homes.

4.

Group Dwelling.

5.

Home Occupation.

6.

Hospital.

7.

Medical Clinic.

8.

Nursing Home.

9.

Schools.

10.

Temporary Construction Workforce Housing.

11.

Transmission Facility.

12.

Office Buildings (renovation of existing building only, no new office buildings shall be permitted).

13.

Engineered Post-Framed Buildings.

14.

Bed and Breakfast Inns:

(a)

Signage must be followed pursuant to Article XXI of this Ordinance.

(b)

The facility shall have the appropriate off-street parking such that there will be at least two (2) off-street parking places for each single-family dwelling plus one (1) parking space for each guest unit.

(Ord. No. 453, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 514, 1-7-2019)

Except as hereinafter provided, all dwellings hereafter erected, enlarged, relocated or reconstructed shall be located upon lots containing the following areas:

1.

A lot on which there is erected a single-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet.

2.

A lot on which there is erected a two-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet per family.

3.

A lot on which there is erected a multiple-family dwelling shall contain an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, or two thousand (2,000) square feet per family.

4.

Dormitories, lodging houses, nursing homes and boarding houses shall provide five hundred (500) square feet of lot area for each occupant.

5.

Where a single lot of record as of the effective date of this ordinance, as defined in the definitions section of this ordinance, has less than five thousand (5,000) square feet and its boundary lines, along their entire length, touched lands under other ownership on the effective date of this ordinance and have not since been changed, such lot may be used only for single-family dwelling purposes, or for any other nondwelling use permitted in this district, providing said structure does not occupy more than forty (40) percent of the lot area and providing the structure conforms with other yard and height requirements of this district.

No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, except as provided in the additional height, area and use regulations of this ordinance.

1.

Front Yard:

a)

There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

b)

Where a lot or lots have double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

c)

Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of the corner lot: the front/side shall be reduced to twenty (20) feet. In all cases, the site must be reviewed by the City staff to ensure proper sight triangulation. However, that the buildable width of a lot of record, as of the effective date of this ordinance, as defined in the definitions of this ordinance, shall not be reduced to less than twenty-eight (28) feet. No accessory building shall project beyond the front yard line on either street.

2.

Side Yard:

a)

Except as hereinafter provided in the following paragraph and the additional height, area and use regulations of this ordinance, there shall be a side yard having a width of not less than five (5) feet on each side of a building thirty-five (35) feet or less in height.

b)

Wherever a lot of record, as of the effective date of this ordinance, as defined in the definitions of this ordinance, has a width of fifty (50) feet or less, the side yard on each side of a building may be reduced to a width of not less than three (3) feet providing the height of the building does not exceed thirty-five (35) feet.

3.

Rear Yard:

a)

Except as otherwise provided in the additional height, area and use regulations, there shall be a rear yard for buildings in this district which shall have a depth of not less than twenty-two (22) feet.

(Ord. No. 548, 12-2-2019; Ord. No. 572, 5-3-2021)