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West St Paul City Zoning Code

R-3 TOWNHOUSE

3-8 UNIT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

§ 153.110 PERMITTED USES.

   Within any R-3, Townhouse Residential District, no structure or land shall be used except for of the following uses:
   (A)   Structures housing three to eight dwelling units; and
   (B)   Farmers market for the sale of agricultural and horticultural products.
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 16-12, passed 11-14-2016; Ord. 17-14, passed 11-27-2017)

§ 153.111 CONDITIONAL USES.

   Within the R-3, Townhouse Residential District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by conditional use permit:
   (A)   Any conditional use regulated in the R-1A District, § 153.051, except small wireless facilities, as defined in § 95.15, which are permitted uses, however, they must be located in the right-of- way, and comply with the provisions of § 95.24;
   (B)   Multiple dwelling structures containing more than eight dwelling units;
   (C)   Two-family dwellings subject to lot and yard requirements of the R-2 District, § 153.098; or
   (D)   State licensed residential care facility serving seven through 16 persons or a licensed day care facility serving 13 through 16 persons.
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 16-12, passed 11-14-2016; Ord. 17-14, passed 11-27-2017)

§ 153.112 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.

   Within the R-3, Townhouse Residential District, the following uses shall be permitted accessory uses: any permitted accessory use regulated in the R-1A District, § 153.052.
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 16-12, passed 11-14-2016)

§ 153.113 LOT AREA, HEIGHT, LOT WIDTH AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   No limit shall be placed on height of buildings in this R-3 Zone, except that buildings over 35 feet shall have front, side and rear yards not less than one-half of the height of the building.
   (B)   The following minimum requirements shall be observed subject to additional requirements, exceptions and modifications as set forth elsewhere in this chapter:
      (1)   Average number of units per acre: 20-40;
      (2)   Lot width: 100 feet;
      (3)   Yard, building setback:
         (a)   Front: 30 feet;
         (b)   Side: ten feet adjacent to another lot, 20 feet adjacent to street, except where the lot in question abuts any R-1 District where the side yard setback shall conform to the established setback or 30 feet, whichever is greater; and
         (c)   Rear: 30 feet or 20% of average lot depth, whichever is greater.
      (4)   Distance between principal structures: 30 feet.
   (C)   Exterior walls of all principal structures must be covered only with siding (e.g., wood, vinyl, aluminum or metal horizontal lap), stucco, brick, glass or other comparable material as approved by the Zoning Administrator. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, cloth, fabric, canvas, plastic sheets, tarps, tarpaper, insulation, sheet metal and corrugated metal.
(Ord. 09-19, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 16-12, passed 11-14-2016; Ord. 20-019, passed 10- 12-2020)