Winthrop Harbor City Zoning Code
R-3 RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT
§ 154.055 PERMITTED USES.
Any use permitted in the R-1 Residential District shall be permitted in the R-3 Residential District when community sewer facilities are provided, except that agricultural uses, as defined herein, are expressly prohibited in the R-3 District.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64)
§ 154.057 LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS.
(A) The minimum lot area shall be as follows:
(1) For single-family dwellings: 7,000 square feet.
(2) For all other buildings and structures: 20,000 square feet.
(B) The minimum lot width shall be as follows:
(1) For single-family dwellings: 50 feet.
(2) For all other buildings and structures: 100 feet.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64; Am. Ord. 1988-O-34, passed 9-20-88; Am. Ord. 2017-O-27, passed 11-5-17)
§ 154.058 BUILDING BULK REGULATIONS.
(A) The maximum building height shall be 25 feet, provided that a building or structure may exceed this maximum if it is set back from each lot line an additional 2 feet for each 1 foot by which it exceeds 25 feet in height.
(B) The lot coverage shall not exceed 45% of the area of the lot.
(C) No residential building shall contain more than 2 floors devoted to residential occupancy.
(D) Yard requirements shall be as follows:
(1) For single-family dwellings:
(a) A front yard of not less than 25 feet.
(b) A side yard on each side of the lot of not less than 8 feet and a combined total of side yards that is not less than 18 feet. On a corner lot the side yard adjacent to the street shall be not less than 10 feet wide.
(c) A rear yard of not less than 8 feet.
(2) All buildings or other structures located on a lot that fronts on a major or a secondary street, as defined in § 154.003, shall be set back from the center line of such street as follows:
(a) On major streets: 75 feet.
(b) On secondary streets: 65 feet.
(Ord., passed 2-18-64; Am. Ord. 1988-O-34, passed 9-20-88; Am. Ord. 2003-O-10, passed 5-6-03; Am. Ord. 2017-O-27, passed 11-5-17)