Legal Documents of Sweetwater

This district is established to provide for higher density residential options in the downtown Sweetwater area. Within the R-3 High density downtown residential district, as shown on the "Zoning Map Sweetwater, Tennessee," the following regulations and other applicable provisions of this zoning code shall apply.

1. Uses permitted.
   
   1. Detached single-family dwellings and accessory apartments.
   2. Two-family dwellings.
   3. Customary home occupations, provided the conditions in § 14-403 are met.
   4. Public utilities, but not including offices, other buildings, storage areas, or warehousing.
   5. Public parks.
   6. Educational facilities providing education for grades K-12, provided buildings are set back a minimum of thirty feet (30') from all property lines and parking lots are set back a minimum of ten feet (10') from all property lines.
   7. Churches and other places of worship, provided buildings are set back a minimum of twenty feet (20') from all side and rear property lines and parking lots are set back a minimum of ten feet (10') from all property lines.
   8. Cemeteries, provided the conditions in § 14-412 are met.
   9. Cultural facilities and civic clubs, provided the following conditions are met:
      1. Buildings are set back a minimum of twenty feet (20') from all side and rear property lines;
      2. Parking lots are set back a minimum of ten feet (10') from all property lines; and
      3. In addition to parking lots being landscaped per § 14-1005, large evergreen shrubs shall be planted to shield vehicle headlights from adjacent residential lots.
   10. Bed and breakfast homestays, provided parking lots are set back a minimum of ten feet (10') from all property lines.
   11. Short-term rental units, provided an annual permit is obtained from the City of Sweetwater.
   12. Accessory uses, provided the conditions in § 14-402 are met.
2. Area regulations. Buildings and other structures, except fences and signs, shall be located so as to comply with the following requirements:
   
   1. Land area. Minimum lot area for single-family dwellings: seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. Minimum additional lot area for accessory apartment: four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet. Minimum lot area for two-family dwellings: twelve thousand (12,000) square feet
   2. Front yard. The minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five feet (25').
   3. Side yard. The minimum depth of the side yard shall be ten feet (10').
   4. Rear yard. The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be ten feet (10').
   5. Location of accessory buildings. No accessory building shall be erected in any required front or side yard. Accessory buildings shall not cover more than thirty percent (30%) of any required rear yard, and shall be at least five feet (5') from all lot lines and from any other buildings on the same lot.
   6. Lot width. No lot shall be less than seventy-five feet (75') wide at the building setback line.
   7. Maximum lot coverage. Principal and accessory buildings shall cover not more than sixty percent (60%) of the total lot area.
3. Height regulations. No building shall exceed two (2) stories and/or thirty-five feet (35') in height except as provided for in § 14-505. No accessory building shall exceed fifteen feet (15') in height.
4. Off-street parking. As regulated in § 14-404, 14-405, and the landscape ordinance. (1982 Code, § 11-307, modified, as replaced by Ord. #984, Dec. 2020 Ch7_02-07-22)