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Sec. 30-994. R-3 townhome district. (a) Statement of purpose. The purpose of the R-3 townhome district is to accommodate a variety of housing types, including single-family detached, duplex and townhouse dwellings, at low to moderate residential densities (approximately 11 units per acre or less). This district is also intended to function as a transition between the less intense single-family district and the more intense multifamily districts. Certain other structures and uses necessary to serve governmental, educational, religious, recreational, and other needs of neighborhoods are allowed as permitted or conditional uses subject to restrictions intended to preserve and protect the residential character of the district. (b) Permitted uses. Permitted uses in the R-3 district are as follows: (1) Public parks. (2) Residential, single family. (3) Residential facilities (one to six persons). (4) State licensed residential facilities or a housing with services establishment registered under chapter 144D serving six or fewer persons, a licensed day care facility serving 12 or fewer persons, and a group family day care facility licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0315 to 9502.0445 to serve 14 or fewer children shall be considered a permitted single family residential use of property for the purposes of zoning, except that a residential facility whose primary purpose is to treat juveniles who have violated criminal statutes relating to sex offenses or have been adjudicated delinquent on the basis of conduct in violation of criminal statutes relating to sex offenses shall not be considered a permitted use. (5) Townhouse, attached. (c) Accessory uses. Accessory uses in the R-3 district are as follows: (1) Accessory structures. (2) Home occupations, permitted. (3) Private recreational facilities. (4) Signs (as permitted in section 30-851 et seq.). (d) Conditional uses. Conditional uses in the R-3 district are as follows: (1) Cemeteries (minimum lot size four acres). (2) Daycare, licensed (for 13 or more children). (3) Educational institutions. (4) Government facilities. (5) Home occupations, conditional. (6) Religious institutions. (7) Residential facilities (7-16 persons). (e) Density and open space. Development standards for density and open space are as follows: (1) Density. The maximum development density within the R-3 district shall be eight units per acre of net buildable area of the subdivision. Net buildable area shall be the total area less public street rights-of- way, wetlands, major drainageways as defined by the comprehensive storm water management plan, water bodies and slopes steeper than three to one (3:1) slope ratio. (Supp. No. 56) Created: 2022-10-17 18:42:10 [EST] Page 1 of 5