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Sweden City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VI

Residential Districts

§ 175-36 R1-2 One-Family Residential Districts.

A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
One-family dwelling.
(2) 
Churches and similar places of worship, under the following conditions:
(a) 
Minimum lot frontage: 300 feet.
(b) 
Three-hundred-square-foot parking area to be provided for each four seats in sanctuary.
(c) 
No parking or accessory building construction within 75 feet of highway right-of-way or 50 feet of side and rear lot lines.
(3) 
Public elementary and high schools, public parks and playgrounds.
(4) 
Customary agricultural operations; provided, however, that no storage of manure or odor- or dust-producing substance, nor barns used for housing any animals other than traditional domesticated pets, shall be permitted within 100 feet of any property line.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses located on the same lot with permitted principal use:
(1) 
Private garage.
(2) 
Customary home occupations.
(3) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 175-33C, Uses permitted upon issuance of a special permit, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-11-2000.
C. 
Uses prohibited.
(1) 
Business, commercial, industrial or manufacturing enterprises.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former § 175-33D(2), which immediately followed this subsection and dealt with the parking of abandoned or dismantled vehicles, was deleted 8-22-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006.
D. 
Lot and area requirements shall be as follows:
(1) 
Specific requirements.
(a) 
Minimum lot size.
[1] 
Area: 80,000 square feet.
[2] 
Width (at front line of house): 200 feet.
[3] 
Depth: 200 feet.
[4] 
Road frontage: 60 feet.
(b) 
Minimum area of buildings.
[1] 
Ranch type: 1,000 square feet.
[2] 
One-and-one-half-story, split-level or raised ranch: 710 square feet.
[3] 
Two-story: 576 square feet.
(c) 
Required setbacks.
[1] 
Front: 75 feet.
[2] 
Rear: 40 feet.
[3] 
Side: 10 feet.
(d) 
Maximum height of structures: 36 feet.
(2) 
Additional requirements.
(a) 
A lot using an aboveground modified raised fill septic system (due to mineral deposits or shallow bedrock) shall have an area of 150,000 square feet with 60 feet of road frontage. The width at the front line of the house shall be 260 feet minimum.
(b) 
A lot using a full raised fill septic system shall have a minimum area of five acres and a minimum road frontage of 60 feet, and the width at the front of the house shall be 260 feet minimum.
(c) 
Lots served by public water and with an in-ground or modified raised fill system shall have a minimum area of 40,000 square feet and a width at the front line of the house of 150 feet.
(d) 
Lot areas shall be exclusive of designated wetlands and their one-hundred-foot buffers, highway rights-of-way and reserved strips, and land containing the driveways on flag lots.
(e) 
Aboveground modified raised fill systems on lots of 150,000 square feet shall have a minimum of seventy-five-foot side setbacks and a minimum of fifty-foot front and/or rear setbacks. Aboveground modified raised fill systems on lots of 40,000 square feet shall have minimum twenty-five-foot setbacks to all property lines. Front leach field setbacks shall be measured from the point at which the lot attains the required width at the front line of the house.
E. 
Every such dwelling unit shall have no less than one habitable room per person residing therein, which shall have no less than 120 square feet of gross floor area. Each bedroom or room for sleeping shall have at least 70 square feet per person. Other rooms, if any, shall have no less than 70 square feet, except that kitchens shall be exempt from this minimum requirement. In the event that more than one person resides in the same room, there shall be a minimum of 70 square feet for each such person in such room. In addition, for all dwelling units for which a building permit is issued for construction or renovation on and after the first day of the month following the effective date of this subsection, there shall be at least one bathroom, with water closet, lavatory and shower or bathtub, in each such dwelling unit for each eight persons residing in said dwelling unit.
[Added 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]

§ 175-37 R1-2S One-Family Residential District.

A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
One-family dwelling.
(2) 
Churches and similar places of worship, under the following conditions:
(a) 
Minimum lot frontage: 300 feet.
(b) 
Three-hundred-square-foot parking area to be provided for each four seats in sanctuary.
(c) 
No parking or accessory building construction within 75 feet of highway right-of-way or 50 feet of side and rear lot lines.
(3) 
Public elementary and high schools, public parks and playgrounds.
(4) 
Customary agricultural operations; provided, however, that no storage of manure or odor- or dust-producing substance, nor barns used for housing any animals other than traditional domesticated pets, shall be permitted within 100 feet of any property line.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses located on the same lot with permitted principal use:
(1) 
Private garage.
(2) 
Customary home occupations.
(3) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 175-33C, Uses permitted upon issuance of a special permit, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-11-2000.
C. 
Uses prohibited.
(1) 
Business, commercial, industrial or manufacturing enterprises.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former § 175-33D(2), which immediately followed this subsection and dealt with the parking of abandoned or dismantled vehicles, was deleted 8-22-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006.
D. 
Lot and area requirements shall be as follows:
(1) 
Minimum lot size.
(a) 
Area: 15,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width at front line of house: 100 feet.
(c) 
Depth: 150 feet.
(d) 
Road frontage: 60 feet.
(2) 
Minimum area of buildings.
(a) 
Ranch type: 1,000 square feet.
(b) 
One-and-one-half-story, split-level or raised ranch: 710 square feet.
(c) 
Two-story: 576 square feet.
(3) 
Required setbacks:
(a) 
Front: 50 feet; 75 feet on arterial highways.
(b) 
Rear: 40 feet.
(c) 
Side: 10 feet.
(4) 
Maximum height of structures: 36 feet.
E. 
Every such dwelling unit shall have no less than one habitable room per person residing therein, which shall have no less than 120 square feet of gross floor area. Each bedroom or room for sleeping shall have at least 70 square feet per person. Other rooms, if any, shall have no less than 70 square feet, except that kitchens shall be exempt from this minimum requirement. In the event that more than one person resides in the same room, there shall be a minimum of 70 square feet for each such person in such room. In addition, for all dwelling units for which a building permit is issued for construction or renovation on and after the first day of the month following the effective date of this subsection, there shall be at least one bathroom, with water closet, lavatory and shower or bathtub, in each such dwelling unit for each eight persons residing in said dwelling unit.
[Added 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]

§ 175-38 R1-3S One-Family Residential District.

A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
One-family dwelling.
(2) 
Churches and similar places of worship, under the following conditions:
(a) 
Minimum lot frontage: 300 feet.
(b) 
Three-hundred-square-foot parking area to be provided for each four seats in sanctuary.
(c) 
No parking or accessory building construction within 75 feet of highway right-of-way or 50 feet of side and rear lot lines.
(3) 
Public elementary and high schools, public parks and playgrounds.
(4) 
Customary agricultural operations; provided, however, that no storage of manure or odor- or dust-producing substance, nor barns used for housing any animals other than traditional domesticated pets, shall be permitted within 100 feet of any property line.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses located on the same lot with permitted principal use:
(1) 
Private garage.
(2) 
Customary home occupations.
(3) 
Other customary accessory uses and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity commonly conducted as a business.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 175-33C, Uses permitted upon issuance of a special permit, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-11-2000.
C. 
Uses prohibited.
(1) 
Business, commercial, industrial or manufacturing enterprises.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former § 175-33D(2), which immediately followed this subsection and dealt with the parking of abandoned or dismantled vehicles, was deleted 8-22-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006.
D. 
Lot and area requirements shall be as follows:
(1) 
Minimum lot size.
(a) 
Area: 10,200 square feet.
(b) 
Width at front line of house: 85 feet.
(c) 
Depth: 120 feet. The depth may be reduced up to 10%, provided that the minimum square-foot area of the lot is maintained.
(d) 
Road frontage: 50 feet.
(2) 
Minimum area of buildings.
(a) 
Ranch type: 1,000 square feet.
(b) 
One-and-one-half-story, split-level or raised ranch: 710 square feet.
(c) 
Two-story: 576 square feet.
(3) 
Required setbacks:
(a) 
Front: 40 feet; 75 feet on arterial highways. All property lines abutting a street must meet front setback requirements.
(b) 
Rear: 40 feet.
(c) 
Side: 10 feet.
(4) 
Maximum height of structures: 36 feet.
E. 
Every such dwelling unit shall have no less than one habitable room per person residing therein, which shall have no less than 120 square feet of gross floor area. Each bedroom or room for sleeping shall have at least 70 square feet per person. Other rooms, if any, shall have no less than 70 square feet, except that kitchens shall be exempt from this minimum requirement. In the event that more than one person resides in the same room, there shall be a minimum of 70 square feet for each such person in such room. In addition, for all dwelling units for which a building permit is issued for construction or renovation on and after the first day of the month following the effective date of this subsection, there shall be at least one bathroom, with water closet, lavatory and shower or bathtub, in each such dwelling unit for each eight persons residing in said dwelling unit.
[Added 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]

§ 175-39 MR-1 Multiple Residence District.

A. 
Permitted principal uses:
(1) 
Multiple dwelling.
(2) 
Town homes.
(3) 
Patio homes.
(4) 
Condominiums.
(5) 
Zero lot-line duplexes and quadplexes.
B. 
Lot and area requirements shall be as follows:
(1) 
Building height: 36 feet.
(2) 
Required lot area.
(a) 
Frontage: 200 feet.
(b) 
Depth: 200 feet.
(3) 
Required setbacks.
(a) 
Front: 20 feet.
(b) 
Side: 20 feet.
(c) 
Rear: 50 feet.
(d) 
Minimum distance between buildings: 20 feet.
(4) 
Lot coverage: 50% and no more than 12 dwelling units per acre.
(5) 
Open area requirement. At least 25% of the total lot area shall remain open and unused. This open area may include open areas otherwise required in this section and may include areas for landscaping, stormwater retention or detention, underground utilities, screening and fencing. This open area shall not be paved or used for parking, storage, buildings or accessory buildings.
(6) 
Appropriate landscaping is required in all multiple residence districts. Any structure erected in conjunction with a permitted multiple residence district use, the height of which is regulated by any federal or state licensing agency or bureau, shall conform to and be governed by the requirements of such agency or bureau.
C. 
Parking spaces.
(1) 
For apartment projects and individual multiple dwelling buildings comprising more than four dwelling units: two motor vehicle spaces per apartment.
(2) 
For town homes, patio homes, condominiums, duplexes and quadplexes: three motor vehicle spaces per dwelling unit. At least one motor vehicle space must be within an enclosed garage. Additional parking space requirements may be met by enclosed garage, off-street private driveway or specially designated resident/visitor parking areas.
(3) 
If the real property is owned by a housing development fund company organization pursuant to the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law and Article XI of the Private Housing Finance Law and is used exclusively to provide housing for handicapped or aged persons of low income and is financed by a federally aided mortgage, one motor vehicle parking space per apartment shall be provided per dwelling unit.
D. 
Common property in an MR-1 District is a parcel or parcels of land, together with the improvements thereon, the use and enjoyment of which are shared by the owner and occupants of the individual dwelling units. When common property exists, satisfactory arrangements must be made for the improvement, operation and maintenance of such common property and facilities, including private streets, drives, service and parking areas and recreational and open spaces.
E. 
Every such dwelling unit shall have no less than one habitable room per person residing therein, which shall have no less than 120 square feet of gross floor area. Each bedroom or room for sleeping shall have at least 70 square feet per person. Other rooms, if any, shall have no less than 70 square feet, except that kitchens shall be exempt from this minimum requirement. In the event that more than one person resides in the same room, there shall be a minimum of 70 square feet for each such person in such room. In addition, for all dwelling units for which a building permit is issued for construction or renovation on and after the first day of the month following the effective date of this subsection, there shall be at least one bathroom, with water closet, lavatory and shower or bathtub, in each such dwelling unit for each eight persons residing in said dwelling unit.
[Added 3-24-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]