Section 175-29        USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT.


A.  Only one (1) use and its accessory buildings and/or uses may be erected on any lot or parcel of land in Residential District R-3.

 

B.  Uses permitted by right are as follows:

 

      1.  Single-family dwellings.

 

      2.  Two-family dwellings.

 

      3.  Duplexes.

 

4.  Townhouses developed on sites of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet up to one (1) acre as set forth in Section 175-112.

 

      5.  Tourist homes.

 

(Ord. No. Z-10-90 Added “Lodging/Rooming/Boarding Houses” 5-14-90-Effective Upon Passage)

(Ord. No. 3-08 Removed "Lodging/Rooming/Boarding House”" 5-12-08-Eff. Upon Passage)

 

      6.  Schools.

 

7.  Churches, lodges, hospitals and other public and semipublic facilities of an institutional nature.

 

      8.   Rest, convalescent or nursing homes as set forth in  Section 175-107.

 

      9.  Parks and playgrounds.

    

    10.  Professional offices as set forth in Section 175-108.

 

    11.  Pharmaceutical centers as set forth in Section 175-108.

    

    12.  Home Occupations.

 

    13.  Off-street parking for uses permitted in this district as set forth in Section 175-104.

 

14. Accessory buildings, including portable storage containers as set forth in Section 175-109.2.

 

 (Ord. No. 19-05 Amended 7-25-05-Effective Upon Passage)

 

a.  Accessory buildings with a height not to exceed the height of the principal structure for such structures less than or equal to one and one-half (1 1/2) stories or two-thirds (2/3) of the height of any other principal structure and with a ground floor area (footprint) not to exceed the ground floor area (footprint) of the principal structure may be built in the rear yard.  Any such building or buildings shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the required rear yard.  Any such building shall not be nearer than five (5) feet to any side or rear lot line, or shall not be nearer to any side or rear lot line than one-half (1/2) the total height of the accessory building, whichever is greater.  When a garage is entered from an alley, such building shall not be located closer than five (5) feet to the alley line.  No accessory building shall have more than one (1) story to its structure, excluding the roof.  A story shall have a maximum permitted height of ten (10) feet.  No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main building has actually been commenced, and no accessory building shall be used except for the temporary storage of construction materials unless the main building on a lot is completed and used.


(Ord. No. Z-4-91 Amended “a”12-10-90-Effective Upon Passage)

(Ord. No. Z-4-95 Amended “a” 3-27-95-Effective Upon Passage)


b.  For lots with an area of one-half (1/2) acre or  more, accessory buildings not to exceed the principal structure in height may be built in a rear  yard, but any such building or buildings shall not occupy more than thirty percent (30%) of the  required rear yard.  Any such building shall not be nearer than five (5) feet to any side or rear lot line or shall not be nearer to any side or rear lot line than one-half (1/2) the total height of the accessory building, whichever is greater. When a garage is entered from an alley, such building shall not be located closer than five (5) feet to the alley line.  No accessory building shall be constructed upon a lot until the construction of the main building has actually been commenced, and no accessory building shall be used except for the temporary storage of construction materials unless the main building on a lot is completed and used.

 

16.  Public utilities, including poles, booster and relay stations, distribution transformers, pipes, meters and other facilities necessary for the provision and maintenance of public utilities, including water and sewerage facilities.

 

     17.  Signs as set forth in Section 175-106.

 

     18.  Fences as set forth in Section 175-102.