The Town of Sweden has spent nearly a year reviewing and updating various sections of the Town Code. A brief overview of the changes includes: changing various parts of the sign code, deleting the requirement for plumbers to have a Town of Sweden plumbing license, increasing the size of a shed from 100 square feet to 144 square feet before a building permit is required, creating a time limit on building permits, and giving the Planning Board the ability to approve land banking of up to 25 percent of the required parking spaces.
Proposals also include changing the definition of home occupation and moving the permitting process from the planning/zoning boards to the building department and changing the name Retail Business District to Business District and creating a new Non-Retail Business District. The Non-Retail Business District would include businesses like medical and dental offices, insurance offices, banks, architects, attorneys, engineers, commercial schools, and municipal buildings.
Other non-zoning/building type changes include: making it unlawful for any person to own, possess or harbor a “dangerous dog” as defined by New York State Law, abolishing the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council Code, and amending the records retention schedule.
The proposed code changes are available for review at www.townofsweden.org under legal notices. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on July 28 at 6 p.m. at the Sweden Town Hall, 18 State Street, to hear all comments for or against the proposals. Comments may be submitted in writing prior to the hearing. For those who plan to attend, masks are required and chairs will be marked to ensure social distancing.
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