Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 120 - Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission
Chapter 10 - Zoning Regulations for the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District
Subchapter 3 - Specific District Regulations
Section 120:10-3-22 - Low Rise General Residential District (RD-3)

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 120:10-3-22

Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024

(a) General Description. The Low Rise General Residential District (RD-3) is intended to provide areas for low intensity multiple family housing which will be compatible, in terms of limitations of bulk and the provision of open space, with adjoining single, two, and three-family residential development. These areas are intended to facilitate conversion and in fill development of various low rise residences including garden apartments and townhouses.

(b) Uses Permitted. Property and buildings in an RD-3, Low Rise General Residential District, shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1) Any use permitted in the RD-2, Low Density General Residential District.

(2) Townhouse.

(3) Three-family residence.

(4) Multiple-family residence.

(5) Boarding or rooming house.

(6) Accessory buildings and uses when customarily incident to any of the uses in (1) through (5) of this Section when located on the same lot.

(c) Conditional Uses Permitted Upon Review. The following uses may be permissible on review in accordance with the provisions contained in 120:10-13-19.

(1) Any conditional use permitted on review in an RD-2, Low Density General Residential District.

(2) Fraternity or sorority house.

(3) Institutions of a religious, philanthropic or eleemosynary character.

(d) Height Regulations. Height regulations shall be the same as those in the RD-1, Single Family Residential District.

(e) Area Regulations.

(1) Front Yard. All buildings shall be setback from the street right-of-way lines to comply with the following front yard requirements.
(A) The minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet.

(B) If twenty five percent (25%) or more of the lots on one side of the street between two (2) intersecting streets is improved with buildings all of which have observed an average setback line of greater than twenty-five (25) feet, and no building varies more than six (6) feet from the average setback line, then no building shall be erected closer to the street line than the minimum setback so established by the existing building; but this district shall not require a front yard of greater depth than seventy-five (75) feet.

(C) When a lot has double frontage, the front yard requirements shall be complied with on both sides.

(2) Side Yard. Except as hereinafter provided in OAC 120:10-5-4.1, there shall be a side yard on each side of a building which shall have a width of not less than five (5) feet. On any corner lot a building shall be setback from the street line of the intersecting street a distance of fifteen (15) feet in case such lot is back to back with another corner lot, and twenty (20) feet in every other case.

(3) Rear Yard. Except as hereinafter provided in OAC 120:10-5-4.1, there shall be a rear yard which shall have a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet or twenty percent (20%) of the average depth of the lot, whichever is smaller.

(4) Intensity of Use.
(A) A lot occupied by a single-family dwelling shall contain not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet.

(B) A lot occupied by a two-family dwelling or single family dwelling and garage apartment shall have not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet.

(C) For each additional family unit in excess of two family dwellings, two thousand (2,000) square feet shall be added to the size of the lot.

(5) Coverage. Main and accessory building shall not cover more than thirty percent (30%) of the lot area on interior lots and thirty-five percent (35%) of the lot area on corner lots.

(6) Limit on buildings. The density of main buildings shall be in accordance with the area requirements set forth in (e) of this Section.

(f) Storage of Building Materials. Outside storage of building or other materials or supplies for a time period over 60 days is prohibited.

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