Residential Urban

The R-3 district is intended to provide predominantly residential development near retail, employment, transit, and other concentrated uses, as well as supportive civic, public, institutional uses, and limited commercial uses.

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R-3 Lot and Building Standards (Table 11-02.11)

LOT STANDARDS [1]

Lot Area (minimum) [2]

Single-Family Attached: 1,500 sf.

All Other Uses: 2,00 sf.

Lot Width (average)20 ft.
Street Frontage (minimum)20 ft.
Density (maximum) [2][3]N./A

SETBACKS (MINIMUM)

AFront
Front Entry Parking/Garage20 ft.
Remainder of Structure10 ft.
Side Street
Side Street Entry Parking/Garage20 ft.
Remainder of Structure15 ft.
BInterior Side [3]5 ft. or 10 ft. [4]
CRear15 ft. [5]

HEIGHT (MAXIMUM)

DBuilding Height4 stories not to exceed 50 ft.
Depiction of Dimensional Standards including setbacks and building height.

Streetscape Standards


(1) Each frontage on a local street shall include a detached sidewalk at least five feet in width that is separated from the curb line by a minimum of eight to 10 feet when a Class I, II, III street tree is provided depending on the site conditions. This area will accommodate a landscape buffer and street trees required by Section 11-04-09.4, Street Frontage Landscaping. Class I trees are permitted only when overhead powerlines are present.


(2) Each frontage on a collector or arterial street shall include a detached sidewalk at least 10 feet in width that is separated from the curb line by a minimum of eight to 10 feet when a Class I, II or III street tree is provided depending on the site conditions. This area will accommodate a landscape buffer and street trees required by Section 11-04-09.4, Street Frontage Landscaping. Class I trees are permitted only when overhead powerlines are present.

Depiction of Streetscape Standards including landscape buffers.

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