§ 5.704. Property development standards.
The following property development standards shall apply to all land and buildings in the R-3 District:
A.
Required open space.
1.
Minimum open space: 0.36 multiplied by the net lot area distributed as follows.
a.
Frontage open space minimum: 0.12 multiplied by the net lot area, except as follows:
i.
Minimum: Twenty (20) square feet per one (1) linear foot of public street frontage.
ii.
Not required to exceed fifty (50) square feet per one (1) linear foot of public street frontage.
b.
The remainder of the minimum open space, less the frontage open space, shall be common open space.
2.
Private outdoor living space.
a.
First story dwelling units, minimum: 0.10 multiplied by the gross floor area of the unit.
b.
Dwelling units above the first story, minimum: 0.05 multiplied by the gross floor area of the unit.
c.
The private outdoor living space shall be located beside the dwelling unit which it serves and shall be for the exclusive use of the unit occupant(s), but is not part of the unit's gross floor area.
3.
Parking areas and parking lot landscaping are not included in the required open space.
B.
Building height.
1.
No building shall exceed thirty (30) feet in height except as otherwise provided in article VII.
2.
If the R-3 development abuts a single-family residential district or an alley abutting a single-family residential district, the building height may be limited to one (1) story as determined by Development Review Board approval.
C.
Density.
1.
The minimum gross land area per dwelling unit shall be three thousand three hundred seventy (3,370) square feet.
2.
Specialized residential health care facility: the number of beds shall not exceed forty-three (43) beds per gross acre of land.
3.
Minimal residential health care facility: the number of dwelling units shall not exceed twenty-two (22) dwelling units per gross acre of land.
D.
Building setback.
1.
Wherever an R-3 development abuts an R-1, R-4, R-4R or M-H district or an alley abutting any of those districts, a yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet shall be maintained, except that accessory buildings for purpose of storage or carports may be constructed to within fifteen (15) feet of the adjacent district boundary line.
2.
Whenever an R-3 development abuts any district other than R-1, R-2, R-4, R-4R or M-H or abuts an alley adjacent to such other district, a building may be constructed on the property line. However, if any yard is to be maintained, it shall be not less than ten (10) feet in depth. Larger yards may be required by the Development Review [Board] or City Council if the existing or future development of the area around the site warrants such larger yards.
E.
Distance between buildings. There shall be not less than ten (10) feet between an accessory building and the main building or between two (2) main buildings, except that an accessory building with two (2) or more open sides, one (1) of which is adjacent to the main building, may be built to within six (6) feet of the main building.
F.
Walls, fences and required screening.
1.
Walls, fences and hedges not to exceed eight (8) feet in height shall be permitted on the property line or within the required yard areas, except within the required frontage open space, within which they may not exceed three (3) feet in height, or except as otherwise provided in article VII.
2.
All parking areas shall be screened from view from all public streets.
3.
All mechanical structures and appurtenances shall be screened as approved by the Development Review Board.
4.
All storage and refuse areas shall be screened as determined by the Development Review Board.
G.
Access. All lots shall have frontage on and have vehicular access from a dedicated street, unless a secondary means of permanent vehicle access has been approved by the Development Review Board.
(Ord. No. 1922, § 1, 11-4-86; Ord. No. 2509, § 1, 6-1-93; Ord. No. 2818, § 1, 10-17-95; Ord. No. 3811, § 1, 11-17-08; Ord. No. 4005, § 1(Res. No. 8947, Exh. A, §§ 43, 44), 4-3-12)