The RES-SF is a low-density residential district intended primarily for single-family uses on individual lots.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

(a)

The following are permitted uses in the RES-SF district:

(1)

One household dwelling unit (minimum floor area shall be 700 square feet);

(2)

Public schools (elementary through high school only);

(3)

Accessory buildings located more than 40 feet from the front lot line, provided that the accessory building may not be located any closer to the front lot line than the dwelling unit;

(4)

Family foster homes;

(5)

Designated home-based business.

a.

The following uses, subject to the following limitations, may be operated as home-based businesses:

1.

Custom tailoring, sewing of fabric for custom apparel, and custom home furnishings;

2.

Office;

3.

Teaching or tutoring, not more than four students simultaneously;

4.

Fine arts studio in which individual works of art are created;

5.

Rooming and/or boarding of not more than two persons;

6.

Beauty shop;

7.

Pet groomers;

8.

Internet sales;

9.

State-certified massage therapist;

10.

Clerical, word-processing, or desktop publishing services;

11.

Primary caregiver operating pursuant to Chapter 46, Article X (Marijuana Residential Cultivation Restrictions) of the Sheridan Municipal Code;

12.

Day care home.

i.

Limitations. Day care may be provided as a home-based business to children from birth to 16 years of age, with no more than two children (including the caretaker's own children) under two years of age. The following limits on enrollment shall be maintained:

ii.

License requirement. It shall be unlawful to operate or maintain any day care home within the city without first being licensed to operate such home by the State of Colorado.

13.

Other home-based businesses as determined by the zoning administrator to be similar in impact to those uses identified above.

b.

All home-based businesses must comply with all of the following conditions:

1.

The home-based business may not display or create any external evidence of the operation of the homebased business, such as outdoor storage, except on each street front of the lot on which the building is located. All home-based businesses shall comply with all city ordinances regulating signs.

2.

No more than two licensed vehicles related to the home-based business may be on site at any time, and such vehicles may not be parked on public streets;

3.

No more than one assistant or employee that are not residents of the principal dwelling unit shall work at the residence/dwelling unit;

4.

Vehicular traffic associated with the home-based business shall not adversely affect traffic flow or parking in the area;

5.

The home-based business shall not occupy more than 20 percent of the total floor space of the dwelling unit or 300 total square feet, whichever is less, except that for primary caregivers operating pursuant to Chapter 46, Article X (Marijuana Residential Cultivation Restrictions) of the Sheridan Municipal Code, the total cultivation area shall not exceed 150 square feet;

6.

There shall not be a separate entrance to the home-based business from the outside of the building;

7.

A garage may be utilized for the home-based business as long as adequate parking is provided on-site and the square footage limitation in subsection (5) above is not violated.

8.

The activities of the home-based business shall be harmonious with the residential use.

c.

The following home-based businesses shall not be permitted:

1.

Auto repair;

2.

Heavy equipment repair;

3.

Salvage operations;

4.

Auto dealers;

5.

Other than internet sales, a home-based business shall not involve the retail sale of goods from the premises, except when the sale of a product is incidental to the service provided. Display of merchandise pertaining to a home-based business that is visible from outside the home is prohibited.

(6)

Reserved.

(7)

Backyard fowl are permitted as an accessory use to an individual household dwelling unit subject to the following:

a.

No more than six fowl are permitted per dwelling unit.

b.

Roosters and drakes and other poultry or fowl, including, but not limited to quail, geese, pigeons or turkeys are prohibited.

c.

Backyard fowl must be kept within a covered predator-resistant structure, which includes an attached outdoor enclosure which meets the following requirements:

1.

The structure must be properly ventilated and designed to be easily accessible, cleaned and maintained, and provide a minimum of two square feet per fowl.

2.

The outdoor enclosure must provide a minimum of nine square feet per fowl and be adequately fenced to protect the fowl from predators.

3.

Both the structure and outdoor enclosure must be located in the backyard behind the rear of the principal structure and have a minimum setback of ten feet from any adjoining property line.

d.

Odor, noise, dust, waste and drainage must be controlled so as not to constitute a nuisance or safety or health hazard to properties in the vicinity.

e.

Feed and waste shall be kept only in re-sealable, airtight, predator-resistant containers and all waste must be disposed of in a sanitary manner.

f.

Backyard fowl shall not be slaughtered on-site, except pursuant to a lawful order of an appropriate state, county, or city official, or for the purpose of euthanasia after surrender of the fowl to a licensed veterinarian or animal shelter for such purpose, or as otherwise expressly permitted by law.

(8)

Home gardens as an accessory use in conjunction with a primary residential use; provided, however, that the retail or commercial sale of products cultivated from the home garden on site is prohibited.

(9)

Beekeeping, as defined in section 56-3, as an accessory use in conjunction with a primary residential use; provided, however, that such accessory use complies the following conditions:

a.

Africanized bees are prohibited, and it shall be unlawful to maintain Africanized bees.

b.

Hive boxes cannot exceed six feet in height or ten cubic feet in volume.

c.

No more than two hive boxes may be allowed on any lot or parcel.

d.

Hives shall be located in the rear yard of a lot or parcel and shall have a minimum ten feet setback from any side or rear property line.

e.

No hive shall be located between the rear of a principal structure and the front yard lot line.

f.

A fresh water supply must be maintained within five feet of the hive.

g.

Hives located within 25 feet of any side or rear property line require the use of a flyway, as defined in section 56-3.

h.

The retail or commercial sale of honey generated or produced from the beekeeping operation on site is prohibited.

(10)

Accessory dwelling units, provided such use is in compliance with article XXXI of this Code.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009; Ord. No. 6-2014, § 1, 4-28-2014; Ord. No. 12-2014, § 2, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 7-2019, §§ 11, 12, 9-23-2019; Ord. No. 6-2021, § 1, 9-13-2021; Ord. No. 10-2021, § 2, 11-8-2021)

(a)

The minimum lot area for one household dwelling unit shall be 6,000 square feet.

(b)

The minimum lot frontage shall be 60 feet, unless a flag lot is authorized in the subdivision approval process. On lots that are adjacent to a cul-de-sac circle, the minimum lot frontage shall be measured at the front setback line.

(c)

All buildings, including accessory structures, shall not cover more than 35 percent of the total area of any lot.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed 35 feet nor two stories in height.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

There shall be a rear setback of not less than 20 feet.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

There shall be a side setback on each side of any building of not less than five feet in width, with six inches additional side yard for each foot of building height above 15 feet; provided, however, that on a lot having a width of less than 40 feet as shown by the last recorded sale at the time of the passage of the ordinance from which this article was derived, there shall be a side setback on each side of a building of not less than three feet in width.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

There shall be a front setback of not less than 20 feet.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

(a)

Accessory buildings shall be a maximum of 15 feet in height.

(b)

Accessory buildings shall not be located in the front yard of the principal building.

(c)

Accessory buildings, including a detached or attached garage where access is from an alley, shall have rear and side setbacks of not less than five feet, except for front-loaded garages where the garage doors are oriented to a street, which shall have driveways of not less than 20 feet.

(d)

Portable storage containers, excluding converted semi-trailers, are allowed as accessory buildings only if they do not exceed 200 square feet floor area, except that for lots exceeding 8,000 square feet the portable storage container can be a maximum of 400 square feet floor area. This does not preclude the use of dumpsters and portable storage containers during construction for a period of no longer than 90 days in any calendar year.

(e)

Backyard fowl structures shall be a maximum of 32 square feet and eight feet in height.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009; Ord. No. 12-2014, § 3, 7-14-2014; Ord. No. 7-2019, § 14, 9-23-2019)

All structures, including accessory buildings and structures shall be finished in a neat and workmanlike manner by paint, stucco or other finish suitable for the type of materials used in their construction.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)