175 Walnut St, Paterson, NJ 07522

High Medium Density Residential District

The R-3 High Medium Density Residential District is designed to permit more intensive residential use of land than permitted in the R-1 and R-2 Districts, with various types of dwellings being permitted, including townhouses, garden apartment developments and low rise apartment buildings. Population is maintained in the medium range, while building height is kept low enough to be generally compatible with one- and two-family residential development (i.e., high-rise apartment building are strictly prohibited). Certain low-intensity, nonresidential uses that are not permitted in the lower density residential districts, but that are appropriately located in higher density residential area (e.g., funeral homes, long term care facilities, and small scale professional offices) are permitted in the R-3 District. In addition, neighborhood retail and personal service uses that are located on corner lots along major roads are permitted in order to serve the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods. However, all other business, industrial and other non-residential uses are strictly prohibited from this district. No new construction of such prohibited land uses, nor conversion of existing buildings into such prohibited land uses, is permitted to occur with the R- 3 District. In-fill development consisting of the permitted residential and non-residential uses and that preserve the character, density and scale of the existing neighborhood is encouraged.