The “R – 3” Multiple-Family Dwelling District is intended for the purpose of allowing moderate to high residential density land use with the co-mingling of compatible single-family and two-family dwellings, apartments, home occupations, certain community facilities, and certain special uses, yet retaining the basic residential qualities.

In the “R – 3” District, no building shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, altered or enlarged which is arranged, intended, or designed for other than one of the uses listed in SECTION 3 below.

1.    Any use permitted in the “R – 2” Two-Family Dwelling District.

2.    Multiple-Family Dwellings.

3.    Bed and Breakfast Establishments.

4.    Private clubs, fraternities, sororities, and lodges, except those where the chief activity is a service customarily carried on as a business.

5.    The following uses may be allowed by special use permit when submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, and under such conditions as the Board may impose:

a.    Any special use permitted in the “R – 2” Two-Family Dwelling District.

Any residence which is constructed or erected that requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground must be constructed to face the main right of way dedicated to the publics use which provides principal access to the property site. The city shall notify the person and or proprietorship of this requirement upon application and or issuance of a building permit. Upon application, a variance may be granted by the Frontenac City Planning Commission.

The principal building and accessory buildings shall not cover more than forty (40) percent of the lot area.

No building shall exceed forty-five (45) feet in height.

1.    Front Yard:

a.    There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet, except as required for arterial and collector streets in ARTICLE XXVIII.

b.    Where a lot or lots have a double frontage, the required front yard shall be provided on both streets.

c.    Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets, there shall be a front yard on each street side of the corner lot; provided, however, that the buildable width of a single lot of record, as of the effective date of this Ordinance, shall not be reduced to less than thirty-five (35) feet, except as may be required to preserve a minimum setback of six (6) feet from the property line.

2.    Side Yard:

a.    There shall be a side yard on each side of a principal building which shall be one- third (1/3) the height of the building or ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, whichever is the greater, with a minimum of six (6) feet.

b.    Where more than one principal building is constructed on a tract for hospitals, nursing homes, churches, schools, institutions of higher learning, public buildings, or other public or quasi-public uses, the spacing of said buildings shall not be less than the average height of the adjacent buildings.

3.    Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard for each principal building in this district which shall have a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

See ARTICLE XXIII.

See ARTICLE XXIV.