§ 70-264. Permitted density in R-3 multiple-family residential district.

The following densities may be permitted in the R-3 multiple-family residential district:

(1)	Minimum lot size and setbacks:				13,500 ft.
	a.	Additional square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit in excess of four			2,000 ft
	b.	Width:
		1.	Interior lot		75 ft.
		2.	Corner lot		85 ft.
		3.	Additional lot frontage for each unit in excess of two on grade level		10 ft.
	c.	Depth:			100 ft.
	d.	Front yard setback:
		1.	Principal building		30 ft.
		2.	Accessory buildings		60 ft.
		3.	Minimum landscape depth requirement		15 ft.
		4.	Maximum width of one-way access or egress through landscaped area		16 ft.
		5.	Maximum width of two-way access/egress through landscaped area		26 ft.
		6.	Maximum total frontage to be used for access and egress		30 percent
	e.	Side yard setback:
		1.	Interior lot:
			i.	Principal building	½ ft. setback for each 1 ft. of building height with a 20 ft. minimum for each side
			ii.	Accessory building	½ ft. setback for each 1 ft. of building height with a 5 ft. minimum for each side
		2.	Corner lot setback:
			i.	Requirement on side streets	30 ft.
			ii.	Principal building	30 ft.
			iii.	Accessory buildings	30 ft.
	f.	Rear yard setback:
		1.	Principal building		20 ft.
		2.	Accessory buildings		5 ft.

 

(2)

Maximum lot coverage (percentage of total lot area):

a.

Principal building, 40 percent

b.

Total for all accessory buildings, 20 percent

(3)

Maximum height of buildings:

a.

Principal building, 40 ft.

b.

Accessory buildings, 20 ft.

(4)

Minimum floor area (square feet) per unit:

a.

One-bedroom unit, 500 ft.

b.

Two-bedroom unit, 650 ft.

c.

Three-bedroom unit, 800 ft.

d.

Four-bedroom unit, 950 ft.

(5)

Playground and recreational requirement: For each multiple unit development there shall be a fenced and improved playground or recreational area equaling the greater of 15 percent of the total square footage of the units, or 1,000 square feet; and a landscaped area equal to 100 percent of the total square footage of the units.

(Code 1985, § 10-4-2)