Chapter 17.28
GENERAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-3)
Sections:
17.28.030 Development standards.
17.28.040 Other applicable regulations.
17.28.010 Purpose and intent.
The purpose of the general residential district is to provide for a variety of available housing choices and to provide an area for the location of manufactured homes. The average density of the general residential district is 22 units per acre. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).
17.28.020 Uses.
Examples of uses in the R-3 district are provided in Table 17.12.070. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).
17.28.030 Development standards.
All development in the R-3 district shall comply with the following standards:
A. Minimum lot size: 6,000 square feet.
B. Residential density provisions: for greater than five units, the minimum lot area requirements shall be increased by 1,300 square feet for each additional unit.
C. Minimum lot width: 60 feet.
D. Yard requirements:
1. Front yard: 20 feet.
2. Rear yard: 15 feet.
3. Side yard: five feet, except 10 feet on the street side of a corner lot.
E. Maximum lot coverage: 50 percent.
F. Building height: three stories or 42 feet, whichever is less. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).
17.28.040 Other applicable regulations.
In addition to the requirements contained in this chapter, the requirements contained in Article III, Supplementary Standards, shall also apply to development in the R-3 district. (Ord. 1160 NS § 1, 1997).