Chapter 17.36
R-3 RESIDENCE DISTRICT
Sections:
17.36.050 Pavement location and landscape surface ratio.
17.36.010 Permitted uses.
Any use permitted in the R-1 residence district. (Prior code § 17.31(1))
17.36.020 Building locations.
A. Setback: fifty (50) feet minimum.
B. Offset: 25 feet for any lot platted after August 15, 1989, and a minimum of 50 feet to a rear property line when such property line is adjacent to a less restrictive district or railroad right-of-way;
20 feet for landsplits. (Ord. 2862-24 § 5, 2024; prior code § 17.31(2))
17.36.030 Height regulations.
A. Principal building: thirty-five (35) feet maximum.
B. Accessory buildings: fifteen (15) feet maximum.
C. Attached garages: no higher than the principal building’s roof ridge. The garage must be consistent with the principal dwelling’s architecture and building materials as well as the character of the neighborhood. (Ord. 1666 § 1 (part), 1998: prior code § 17.31(3))
17.36.040 Area regulations.
A. Floor Area.
1. Minimum required: see Chapter 17.116.
2. Maximum FAR permitted, applicable to conditional uses only: 30% including accessory buildings.
B. Lot Size.
1. Minimum Area.
a. Twenty-two thousand five hundred square feet for subdivision lots platted after August 15, 1989;
b. Twenty thousand square feet for any land reconfiguration or lot that does not fall within subsection (B)(1)(a) or (c) of this section;
c. Eight thousand two hundred fifty square feet for land reconfigurations of lots within the Bluemound Park Estates; Columbia Gardens, the Gem of the Bluemound Road; Greenfield Heights Estates; Kinsey’s Garvendale, First Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Second Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Third Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Fourth Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale; Linfield Crossing or Brookfield Heights subdivisions.
2. Minimum Average Width.
a. One hundred thirty feet for subdivision lots platted after August 15, 1989;
b. One hundred twenty feet for any land reconfiguration or lot that does not fall within subsection (B)(2)(a) or (c) of this section;
c. Seventy-five feet for land reconfigurations of lots within the Bluemound Park Estates; Columbia Gardens, the Gem of the Bluemound Road; Greenfield Heights Estates; Kinsey’s Garvendale, First Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Second Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Third Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Fourth Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale; Linfield Crossing or Brookfield Heights subdivisions.
C. Minimum open space per dwelling unit: 15,000 square feet minimum per dwelling unit for lots platted before August 15, 1989; 17,500 square feet per dwelling unit for lots platted after August 15, 1989; and 70% for two-story dwellings and 45% for single-story dwellings within the Bluemound Park Estates; Columbia Gardens, the Gem of the Bluemound Road; Greenfield Heights Estates; Kinsey’s Garvendale, First Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Second Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Third Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Fourth Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale; Linfield Crossing or Brookfield Heights subdivisions.
D. Maximum lot coverage: principal building: 20%; 40% for a single-story building within Bluemound Park Estates; Columbia Gardens, the Gem of the Bluemound Road; Greenfield Heights Estates; Kinsey’s Garvendale, First Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Second Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Third Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale, Fourth Continuation of Kinsey’s Garvendale; Linfield Crossing or Brookfield Heights subdivisions; accessory buildings including attached garages: 5%. (Ord. 2855-23 § 6, 2023; Ord. 2021-061504 § 7, 2021; Ord. 1996-05 § 3, 2005; Ord. 1666 § 1 (part), 1998; prior code § 17.31(4))
17.36.050 Pavement location and landscape surface ratio.
A. For conditional uses, pavement offset shall be twenty-five (25) feet, and pavement setback shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
B. For conditional uses, landscape surface ratio shall be a minimum of fifty (50) percent. (Ord. 2606-20 § 6, 2020)