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§301.13. "R-3” Rental Multi-Family Residential District.
The "R-3" District is established to provide for rental multiple family
residential uses (apartments).
A. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the uses of structures or land listed in this
Section shall be permitted in the "R-3" District.
1. Uses permitted in the "R-2" District.
2. Multiple family dwellings intended for rental occupancy (apartments),
exclusive of row dwellings and townhomes, consisting of not more than
twenty-four (24) dwelling units in one building.
January 20, 2004 – Ordinance 2453
3. Boarding and Rooming Houses.
4. Nursing, convalescent, and retirement homes.
5. Child care centers and nursery schools.
B. Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. Storage garages, where the lot is occupied by multiple dwellings.
2. Accessory uses as permitted in the "R-1” District.
C. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed
subject to the modifications contained in Section 301.26. Sanitary sewer is
required for other than R-1 or R-2 residential use.
1. Lot Area: 10,000 square feet.
2. Lot Area Per
Dwelling Unit: 2,500 square feet per unit.
3. Minimum Floor
Area: 750 square feet per unit, except for efficiency units
and one (1) bedroom apartments, which shall be 600
square feet.
March 18, 2002 - Ordinance #2367
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4. Lot Width: 75 feet.
5. Front Yard: 30 feet; when fronting on the right-of-way
of a major thoroughfare shown on the
Official Major Street Plan, the front yard
shall be measured from the proposed right-
of-way line.
6. Side Yards: A total of 15 feet; one side may be reduced
to not less than 7 feet; 15 feet for any other
principal building.
7. Rear Yards: Dwelling - 30 feet.
Any other principal building - 40 feet.
8. Maximum Height: Principal Building - 40 feet, Accessory
Building - 14 feet, except that radio communication
towers constructed in compliance with §221.1 of the
Waukee Municipal Code may not exceed 45 feet in
height.
9. Maximum Number
of Stories: Principal Building – 3 stories.
Accessory Building - 1 story.
10. More than one Where more than one principal building is
dwelling unit constructed on a lot such principal buildings
on a lot: shall be separated by not less than 40 feet and the
front, rear and side yards shall be determined
considering all principal buildings as one unit.
D. Minimum Width Regulation. The minimum dimension of the main body of the
principal building shall not be less than twenty-four (24) feet.
E. Perimeter Foundation Requirement. A permanent perimeter foundation,
meeting the Waukee Building Code standards, shall be required for all principal
buildings.
F. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Spaces for off-street parking and loading shall
be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 301.27.
G. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 304 of the Municipal Code.
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H. Minimum Open Space. The total land area devoted to open space and
landscaping shall not be less than twenty (20) percent of the gross land area
included in the building lot. Such open space shall be maintained as grassed and
landscaped area and shall not include access drives, parking areas, structures or
buildings; except ornamental structures included as part of the landscaping theme.
October 20, 2003 – Ordinance 2436
(Repealed & Replaced with) December 20, 2004 – Ordinance 2498
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§301.13. "R-3A" Owner Occupied Multi-Family Residential District.
The "R-3A" District is established to provide for owner occupied multiple
family residential uses (condominium dwellings).
A. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the uses of structures or land listed in this
Section shall be permitted in the "R-3A" District.
1. Uses permitted in the "R-2" District.
2. Multiple family dwellings intended for owner occupancy (condominiums),
exclusive of row dwellings and townhomes, consisting of not more than
twenty-four (24) dwelling units in one building.
January 20, 2004 – Ordinance 2453
3. Boarding and Rooming Houses.
4. Nursing, convalescent, and retirement homes.
5. Child care centers and nursery schools.
B. Permitted Accessory Uses.
1. Storage garages, where the lot is occupied by multiple dwellings.
2. Accessory uses as permitted in the "R-1” District.
C. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum requirements shall be observed
subject to the modifications contained in Section 301.26. Sanitary sewer is
required for other than R-1 or R-2 residential use.
1. Lot Area: 10,000 square feet.
2. Lot Area Per
Dwelling Unit: 2,500 square feet per unit.
3. Minimum Floor
Area: 750 square feet per unit, except for efficiency units
and one (1) bedroom units, which shall be 600
square feet.
March 18, 2002 - Ordinance #2367
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4. Lot Width: 75 feet.
5. Front Yard: 30 feet; when fronting on the right-of-way
of a major thoroughfare shown on the
Official Major Street Plan, the front yard
shall be measured from the proposed right-
of-way line.
6. Side Yards: A total of 15 feet; one side may be reduced
to not less than 7 feet; 15 feet for any other
principal building.
7. Rear Yards: Dwelling - 30 feet.
Any other principal building - 40 feet.
8. Maximum Height: Principal Building - 40 feet, Accessory
Building - 14 feet, except that radio communication
towers constructed in compliance with §221.1 of the
Waukee Municipal Code may not exceed 45 feet in
height.
9. Maximum Number
of Stories: Principal Building – 3 stories.
Accessory Building - 1 story.
10. More than one Where more than one principal building is
dwelling unit constructed on a lot such principal buildings
on a lot: shall be separated by not less than 40 feet and the
front, rear and side yards shall be determined
considering all principal buildings as one unit.
D. Minimum Width Regulation. The minimum dimension of the main body of the
principal building shall not be less than twenty-four (24) feet.
E. Perimeter Foundation Requirement. A permanent perimeter foundation,
meeting the Waukee Building Code standards, shall be required for all principal
buildings.
F. Off-Street Parking and Loading. Spaces for off-street parking and loading shall
be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 301.27.
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G. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 304 of the Municipal Code.
H. Minimum Open Space. The total land area devoted to open space and
landscaping shall not be less than twenty (20) percent of the gross land area
included in the building lot. Such open space shall be maintained as grassed and
landscaped area and shall not include access drives, parking areas, structures or
buildings; except ornamental structures included as part of the landscaping theme.
October 20, 2003 – Ordinance 2436
(Addition of new district) December 20, 2004 – Ordinance 2499