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COUNTY COUNCIL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND
AGENDA
Legislative Session 2026, Legislative Day No. 15
Monday, July 20, 2026 – 7:00 P.M.
County Council Chambers
44 Calvert Street
Annapolis, Maryland
A.

Call to Order

B.

Invocation (Volke)

C.

Pledge of Allegiance

D.

Ethics Statement

E.

Invitation to Audience

F.

Announcement of Items Not Appearing on Agenda

G.

Preliminary Motion

H.

Approval of Minutes
July 6, 2026 – Legislative Day No. 14

I.

Introduction of Bills
BILL NO. 61-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Public Safety – Zoning – Article 18
Update – FOR the purpose of adding and modifying definitions of certain terms; removing
the definitions of certain obsolete terms; revising certain general provisions; providing for
the scope, administration, and interpretation of the Zoning Code; establishing certain
requirements for zoning certificate of use applications; establishing exemptions to bulk
regulations for dwellings in existence as of a certain date; modifying certain parking space
requirements; adding purpose clauses for certain zoning districts; modifying, adding, and
removing certain uses allowed in certain zoning districts under certain circumstances;
clarifying certain bulk regulations in certain districts; removing the Open Space
Conservation Overlay as obsolete; modifying certain requirements for certain conditional
uses; modifying certain requirements for certain special exception uses; modifying certain
provisions pertaining to certain special uses; modifying certain provisions pertaining to
nonconforming uses; establishing standards for decisions on nonconforming use
applications and prohibiting subsequent nonconforming use applications; modifying
certain provisions pertaining to applications and hearings before the Administrative
Hearing Officer; clarifying the requirements for keeping a variance or special exception
from expiring; modifying certain provisions pertaining to certain enforcement and
penalties; clarifying certain existing provisions; making certain technical and stylistic

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changes; correcting references to State Code provisions; correcting certain crossreferences; and generally relating to public safety, and zoning.
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
BILL NO. 62-26 – AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning – Conditional
Use Requirements – Licensed Dispensaries of Cannabis – FOR the purpose of requiring a
licensed dispensary be located a certain distance from certain facilities; making this
Ordinance an emergency measure; and generally relating to zoning.
Introduced by Mr. Volke
BILL NO. 63-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning – Data Storage Center – FOR
the purpose of modifying the definition of “data storage center”; grandfathering certain
data storage centers; removing certain parking requirements for data storage centers;
removing certain data storage centers as an allowable use in certain commercial, industrial,
mixed use, and Odenton Town Center districts; removing the conditional use requirements
for certain data storage centers; making certain technical and stylistic changes; and
generally related to zoning.
Introduced by Mr. Volke
BILL NO. 64-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning – Conditional Uses – Workforce
Housing – FOR the purpose of reducing the density of housing in R5 for workforce housing
under certain circumstances; and generally relating to zoning.
Introduced by Mr. Volke
BILL NO. 65-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Public Ethics – Campaign Contribution
Disclosure and Comprehensive Zoning Integrity Act – FOR the purpose of adding a
definition for “applicant”, “covered person”, and “zoning text amendment”; requiring
certain campaign contribution disclosures from applicants for certain land use
determinations, zoning text amendment legislation, and land use legislative actions;
prohibiting certain campaign contributions during certain zoning processes; providing for
a delayed effective date; and generally related to public ethics.
Introduced by Mr. Volke
BILL NO. 66-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Public Ethics – Enforcement – County
Council – FOR the purpose of authorizing the Ethics Commission to impose a civil penalty
for a violation of the public ethics law; authorizing the Ethics Commission to dispose of a
complaint by consent order; establishing procedures for the assessment, collection, waiver,
and reduction of a civil penalty imposed by the Ethics Commission; allowing for judicial
review of a final order of the Ethics Commission for certain unpaid civil penalties; and
generally relating to public ethics.
Introduced by Mr. Volke
BILL NO. 67-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning – BWI Mixed Use Overlay Area
– FOR the purpose of amending the BWI Mixed Use Overlay Area Map; and generally
relating to zoning.
Introduced by Mr. Smith

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J.

Introduction of Resolutions
RESOLUTION NO. 24-26 – RESOLUTION reappointing an Anne Arundel County
citizen to serve on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group
Introduced by Ms. Rodvien
RESOLUTION NO. 25-26 – RESOLUTION confirming nominations to the Board of
Trustees of The Public Library Association of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County,
Incorporated
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
RESOLUTION NO. 26-26 – RESOLUTION condemning Patriot Front and its activities
as a white nationalist organization
Introduced by Ms. Rodvien

K.

Public Hearings and Call of Bills and Resolutions for Final Reading and/or Vote
BILL NO. 51-26 (As Amended) – AN ORDINANCE concerning: the issuance, sale and
delivery of Anne Arundel County, Maryland general obligation bonds and bond
anticipation notes – FOR the purpose of authorizing the issuance by Anne Arundel County,
Maryland (the “County”) of bond anticipation notes in an amount to be outstanding at any
time not in excess of Nine Hundred Million Dollars ($900,000,000) and bonds in an
amount not exceeding Two Billion Ninety Million Three Hundred Seventy-One Thousand
Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($2,090,371,755) One Billion Eight Hundred ThirtyFive Million Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-One Dollars
($1,835,225,721) in order to finance in whole or in part the construction of capital projects
set forth in the capital budget of the County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, or in
such capital budgets for prior fiscal years, or usable portions thereof; authorizing the
issuance by the County of refunding bonds to refund some or all of the outstanding bond
issues of the County listed on Exhibit II attached hereto and incorporated herein in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed 120% of the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding bonds to be refunded, subject to the requirement that debt service savings shall
be achieved in connection with any such refunding; authorizing the County to borrow
money and incur indebtedness otherwise authorized to be borrowed and incurred hereunder
in the form of bonds or bond anticipation notes by obtaining a loan or loans from the
Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration pursuant to and in accordance
with Sections 9-1601 through 9-1622, inclusive, of the Environment Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) for the
public purpose of financing a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping
certain wastewater facilities and water supply systems; providing for the execution and
delivery by the County of a loan agreement and bond to evidence any such loan;
reaffirming and clarifying the guides and standards relating to the borrowing of money to
finance such capital projects heretofore adopted; listing the capital projects to be financed
in whole or in part from the proceeds of sale of the bonds hereby authorized, or usable
portions thereof, estimated costs and probable useful lives thereof; showing compliance
with the limitations on the power of the County to incur indebtedness; providing for
essential flexibility in the financing of such capital projects and the issuance of such bonds

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by authorizing such bond anticipation notes to be repaid from the proceeds of the sale of
such bonds; prescribing the procedure for the issuance and sale of such bond anticipation
notes and bonds; empowering the County Executive of the County (the “County
Executive”), or the Chief Administrative Officer of the County (the “Chief Administrative
Officer”) if authorized by the County Executive, subject to such guides and standards, to
determine the time and method of sale of such bond anticipation notes and refunding bonds,
which sale may be a private (negotiated) sale or a public sale, and the time, place, and
procedure for the public sale of such bonds other than refunding bonds; empowering the
County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County
Executive, subject to such guides and standards, to determine the forms of such bonds and
to determine the forms of such bond anticipation notes; empowering the County Executive,
or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, to provide for
or determine the private (negotiated) sale of any loan agreement or bond to the Maryland
Water Infrastructure Financing Administration, the form or forms thereof and other details
with respect thereto and to the sales thereof; providing that such bond anticipation notes
may be issued as notes in the nature of commercial paper and, in such event, authorizing
the County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County
Executive, to determine various matters and to take various actions in connection with such
issuance; providing that such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be issued as variable
rate demand or similar obligations and, in such event, authorizing the County Executive,
or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, to determine
various matters and to take various actions in connection with such issuance; covenanting
to issue, upon its full faith and credit, the bonds in anticipation of the sale of which any
bond anticipation notes are issued when, and as soon as, the reason for deferring the
issuance thereof no longer exists, to pay the principal of and interest on (to the extent such
is not otherwise paid) such notes from the proceeds of such bonds and that, if the County
shall be unable to issue and sell its bonds in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of
and interest on any notes issued, then to appropriate sufficient revenues in each fiscal year
following the issuance of such bond anticipation notes to pay the maturing principal thereof
and the interest thereon to the extent not otherwise paid; covenanting to appropriate
sufficient revenues in each fiscal year following the issuance of such bonds to pay the
maturing principal thereof and the interest thereon and to meet such appropriation either
by revenues derived from self-liquidating projects or from the proceeds of ad valorem
taxes, or a combination of the foregoing; pledging the full faith and credit of the County,
to the payment of the bonds and bond anticipation notes issued hereunder and the interest
thereon, when due; providing that the pledge of the taxing power to secure such bonds and
bond anticipation notes shall be subject to the limitation imposed by Section 710(d) of the
Anne Arundel County Charter, except in the case where refunding bonds are issued to
refund bonds secured by the pledge of the full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power
of the County; covenanting that the proceeds of such bonds and bond anticipation notes, or
any money which may be deemed to be proceeds, will not be used in a manner to cause
such bonds to be arbitrage bonds; canceling, rescinding, and repealing authority to issue
certain bonds only to the extent such authority has not been previously exercised under Bill
No. 55-25, as amended, and ratifying, confirming and validating the previous
authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of bonds and bond anticipation notes pursuant to
applicable authority; ratifying and authorizing the issuance of Shore Erosion Control
Construction Loans pursuant to and in accordance with Sections 8-1001 to 8-1008,
inclusive, of the Natural Resources Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (2023

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Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement); and generally providing for the consolidation
and authorization of a borrowing program for the County, and matters generally related
thereto.
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
BILL NO. 52-26 (As Amended) – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Planning and
Development – Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage Systems – FOR the purpose
of amending the Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, 2022, as amended,
to alter certain text and maps; and generally relating to the Master Plan for Water Supply
and Sewerage Systems.
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
BILL NO. 54-26 (As Amended) – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Public Works – Utilities
– Non-Compliant Water Service Lines – FOR the purpose of requiring notification to the
owner of the presence of non-compliant water service lines on private property; providing
for the replacement of non-compliant water service lines on private property; establishing
responsibility for costs of replacement of certain non-compliant water lines; authorizing a
lien for the cost of non-compliant water services lines; establishing county assistance for
the replacement of non-compliant water service lines for certain households based on
income; establishing an application process for county assistance; and generally relating to
public works.
Introduced by Mr. Volke
BILL NO. 56-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Pensions – Reemployment – DROP
Accounts – Fire Service Retirement Plan – Detention Officers’ and Deputy Sheriffs’
Retirement Plan – FOR the purpose of modifying the reemployment restriction for certain
participants in the Fire Service Retirement Plan; modifying the DROP participation period
for certain participants in the Detention Officers’ and Deputy Sheriffs’ Retirement Plan;
modifying the annual interest rate for DROP accounts for certain participants in Fire
Service Retirement Plan; modifying the amount of employee contributions for certain
participants in Fire Service Retirement Plan; modifying classifications of Category I
participants in Detention Officers’ and Deputy Sheriffs’ Retirement Plan; and generally
relating to pensions.
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
BILL NO. 57-26 (To Be Withdrawn) – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning – Other
Zoning Districts – Rural Commerce Center – FOR the purpose of adding a new subtitle
“Rural Commerce Center” to Article 18 Title 9; establishing bulk regulations for the rural
commerce center zoning district; establishing allowable uses in a rural commerce center
zoning district; and generally relating to zoning.
Introduced by Ms. Fiedler
RESOLUTION NO. 19-26 – RESOLUTION approving estimates of the annual costs of
providing health insurance benefits and the employer subsidies used to determine the rates
for certain participants under the County Employee and Retiree Health Benefits Program
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)

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RESOLUTION NO. 20-26 – RESOLUTION approving a revised Self Insurance Fund
Investment Policy for Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
RESOLUTION NO. 21-26 – RESOLUTION approving adoption of the revised Investment
Policy for Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
RESOLUTION NO. 22-26 – RESOLUTION approving the determination as surplus and
the terms of a private disposition of certain County-owned property on Marbury Drive in
Crownsville, Maryland
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
L.

Other Business

M.

Adjournment

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Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Councilmembers, Anne Arundel County Council
Office of the County Auditor
July 17, 2026
County Auditor’s Review of Legislation for the July 20, 2026 Council Meeting

CB 51-26 (As Amended) Issuance, sale and delivery of Anne Arundel County, Maryland
general obligation bonds and bond anticipation notes
Summary of Legislation

This bill authorizes the anticipated sale and issuance of General Obligation Bonds (GO Bonds)
and Bond Anticipation Notes (BANs) consistent with the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Capital Budget.
The bill will allow the issuance of up to $1.84 billion in GO Bonds and $900 million in BANs and
authorizes bond issuance through June 30, 2029. This bill was amended on July 6, 2026 to reflect
the adopted FY27 Budget.
Review of Fiscal Impact

The Office of the County Auditor (OCA) reviewed the fiscal impact of CB 51-26 and confirmed
that the proposed bond issuance is consistent with the County's legal debt limits (adopted per
Maryland Local Government Article § 17–207) and debt affordability guidelines. This bill
authorizes the County to issue up to $1,835,225,721 in general obligation bonds and have up to
$900,000,000 in bond anticipation notes outstanding at any one time to finance capital projects
outlined in the adopted FY27 Capital Budget. The Administration also indicated that because
annual growth in new debt is typically lower than revenue growth, it does not anticipate this debt
will increase the financial burden on residents.
CB 52-26 Planning and Development – Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage
Systems
Summary of Legislation

This bill amends the 2022 Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewage Systems (WSMP) to provide
public water and sewer services to several private properties within the County. These
amendments were requested by certain property owners and/or development applicants in order
to connect their properties to public water and sewer services. If approved by the Council, the
modified WSMP will be submitted to the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) for final
confirmation.
Review of Fiscal Impact

OCA agrees with the Fiscal Note that this bill has no direct fiscal impact. This bill amends maps
and text in the 2022 Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage Systems and does not authorize
any new appropriations or commit the County to capital projects.

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Resolution 19-26 approving estimates of the annual costs of providing health insurance
benefits and the employer subsidies used to determine the rates for certain participants
under the County Employee and Retiree Health Benefits Program
Summary of Legislation

This resolution establishes the annual costs of health care benefits for active and retired county
employees for Calendar Year (CY) 2027. Rate increases range between 2.53% – 23.15% for
coverage under the National EPO, National PPO, Medicare Advantage, and Vision plans. Rates
increase 2.39% for Dental PPO Core and Dental PPO Buy-Up plans.
Review of Fiscal Impact

OCA agrees with the Fiscal Note that the FY27 Health Insurance Fund appropriation was already
adopted through the standard budget process. This resolution authorizes the rate schedule to be
administered against that existing appropriation. OCA validated all rate figures in Exhibit A of the
resolution and found no errors.
The Administration provided a cost projection report prepared by an external consultant to validate
the assertion that the FY27 budget accounts for these rate increases. During our review, OCA
identified that the external consultant recommended a premium rate increase of 16.8% over CY26
levels for active employees and pre-65 retirees to fully cover expected claims in CY27. The
County is raising rates 10.0% for those individuals, which may result in a funding gap that will
need to be addressed through a supplemental appropriation or during the FY28 budget process.
Resolution 20-26 approving a revised Self Insurance Fund Investment Policy for Anne
Arundel County, Maryland
Summary of Legislation

This resolution updates the current County investment policy for the Self Insurance Fund. The
County does not rely on third party insurers and utilizes this fund to pay out all claims and
associated liabilities. This policy outlines the standards and principles for investing the assets
within the Self Insurance Fund to ensure its continuity and growth over time. It establishes
pertinent authority, internal controls, prohibited actions, reporting requirements, and more.
Review of Fiscal Impact

OCA agrees that the revised Self Insurance Fund Investment Policy will have no material effect
on the FY27 operating or capital budgets. Additionally, OCA has confirmed that the $74.9 million
investable balance and $2.6 million earnings figures cited in the Fiscal Note accurately describe
the SIF portfolio for the period July 2025 through May 2026.
However, OCA cannot confirm the Fiscal Note’s conclusion that the legislation will have no effect
on revenues, as the expanded investment authorities directly impact the revenue potential of the
fund. Specifically, the revised policy adds four new authorized investment types and removes
certain investment restrictions.

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Resolution 21-26 approving adoption of the revised Investment Policy for Anne Arundel
County, Maryland
Summary of Legislation

This resolution updates the County’s Investment Policy. This policy governs the investment and
management of all money held by the County with the exception of pension and deferred
compensation assets. The policy sets the standard and guidelines for the County’s investment
strategy and money management protocols. Changes reflected in the updated Policy modify
provision references to State law, expansion of the “prudent person” rule, establishing additional
authorized and suitable investment options, and more.
Review of Fiscal Impact

OCA agrees that the revised Investment Policy will have no material effect on the FY27 operating
or capital budgets. Additionally, OCA reviewed investment portfolio data provided by the
Administration and agrees that the $51.7 million in net earnings and $1.5 billion average
investable balance from July 2025 through May 2026 correctly reflect portfolio data, excluding the
Self-Insurance Fund.
However, OCA cannot confirm the Fiscal Note’s conclusion that the legislation will have no effect
on revenues. While the near-term revenue impact of these changes appears limited given the
Administration’s current investment practice, the revised policy contains substantive changes
from the 2014 policy that could affect investment earnings. Specifically, the standard General
Fund maturity limit has been extended from one year to two years, the authorized investment list
has been modified, and the investment authority of the Board of Education, the Public Library
Association, and other entities has been more explicitly defined.
Resolution 22-26 approving the determination as surplus and the terms of a private
disposition of certain County-owned property on Marbury Drive in Crownsville, Maryland
Summary of Legislation

This resolution approves the surplus and disposition of 1525 Crownsville Road to the Anne
Arundel County Food Bank (AACFB) for $0.00. This property is part of the Crownsville Memorial
Hospital campus which was sold by the State of Maryland to Anne Arundel County for $1.00 in
December 2022. While AACFB is currently located on the Crownsville Hospital campus, the
surplus and disposition of ~3.76 acres will support the Crownsville Memorial Hospital Park Master
Plan (2025) for the development, and relocation of a new Food Bank.
Review of Fiscal Impact

OCA agrees with the Fiscal Note that this resolution has no fiscal impact. OCA confirmed through
SDAT records that the subject parcel is already County-owned and fully exempt from property
taxation, supporting the Fiscal Note's conclusion that the resolution will have no effect on
revenues. Additionally, the Administration has confirmed that demolition of the former cafeteria
building was completed between June 8–19, 2026, and basement backfill was completed June
22–26, 2026, at a total cost of $751,677.42 funded from existing appropriations in capital project
P588400 (Crownsville Memorial Park). Because that work is complete, no future capital obligation
to the County remains under the Agreement.

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Resolution 23-26 approving the application to the United States Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, for a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant Program federal FY 2025 Local Solicitation, and recognizing the County
Executive’s authority to act in connection with the grant
Summary of Legislation

This resolution approves the local solicitation for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 application
to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs for a formula grant
amount of $144,724 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The
application requires County Council approval before the funding can be administered to the
County, per federal regulations.
Review of Fiscal Impact

The Office of County Auditor (OCA) concurs with the Fiscal Note's conclusion that this grant has
no net cost to the County. The resolution approves an application for $144,724 in federal grant
funds with no County matching requirement. OCA reviewed the grant application materials indetail to confirm internal calculations underlying the total application amount, identifying two
immaterial errors in FICA calculations for grant-funded positions, which the Administration has
acknowledged. These issues do not alter the overall fiscal impact conclusion.
Unless otherwise noted, this analysis reflects OCA’s review of the legislation as introduced and
is not updated to reflect subsequent amendments.

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COUNTY COUNCIL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND
Minutes of
Legislative Session 2026, Legislative Day No. 14
July 6, 2026 – 7:00 P.M.
The County Council meeting was called to order by Chair Hummer at 7:00 P.M. It was
opened with the Invocation given by Ms. Pickard, and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
The meeting was held in the County Council Chambers in Annapolis, Maryland. There were
approximately 30 persons in the audience.
The following members of the County Council were present:
Pete Smith
Allison Pickard
Nathan Volke
Julie K. Hummer
Amanda Fiedler
Lisa Rodvien
Shannon Leadbetter

First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Fifth District
Sixth District
Seventh District

Meredith Beach, Legislative Counsel, was present. The County Auditor’s Office was
represented by Frank Turner, Deputy County Auditor.
ETHICS STATEMENT
Kaley Schultze, Administrative Officer, read aloud the Ethics Statement.
INVITATION TO AUDIENCE
The Chair opened Invitation to Audience.
The Administrative Officer stated there were three submissions for Invitation to Audience
of written testimony received through the online testimony tool, which were shared with the
Council and posted on the County Council website.
The following persons spoke at Invitation to Audience:
Jeff Kubik, Pasadena
Matt Minahan, Edgewater
Kyle Nembhard, Glen Burnie
closed.

There was no one else present who wished to speak, and the Invitation to Audience was

ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA
Ms. Rodvien expressed her thanks for the first responders who worked over the holiday
weekend.
PRELIMINARY MOTION
On motion of Ms. Pickard, seconded by Mr. Smith, the Council voted that the partial
reading of any bill, resolution, minutes, or amendment constitutes the reading of the whole.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion of Mr. Smith, seconded by Ms. Pickard, the minutes for June 15, 2026,
Legislative Day 13 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
BILL NO. 58-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Legislative Branch – Compensation – FOR the
purpose of determining the salaries of members of the County Council as recommended
by the Salary Standard Commission; and generally relating to the Legislative Branch.
Introduced by Ms. Hummer
BILL NO. 59-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Public Ethics – Conflicts of Interest – County
Council – FOR the purpose of amending the definition of “legislative action”; defining
“participation”; expanding the types of presumed conflicts of interest that would prohibit
a Councilmember from participating in legislative action to include Councilmembers and
their immediate family members; and generally relating to public ethics.
Introduced by Mr. Volke
BILL NO. 60-26 – AN ORDINANCE concerning: Finance, Taxation, and Budget – Community
Benefit Program – Grants for Councilmanic Districts – FOR the purpose of adding all
Councilmanic districts as eligible for grants under the Community Benefit Program under
certain circumstances; establishing certain grants to be applied for and approved by
individual Councilmembers and funded by the County Executive’s budget under certain
circumstances; and generally relating to finance, taxation, and budget.
Introduced by Mr. Volke
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION NO. 19-26 – RESOLUTION approving estimates of the annual costs of providing
health insurance benefits and the employer subsidies used to determine the rates for certain
participants under the County Employee and Retiree Health Benefits Program
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)

RESOLUTION NO. 20-26 – RESOLUTION approving a revised Self Insurance Fund Investment
Policy for Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
RESOLUTION NO. 21-26 – RESOLUTION approving adoption of the revised Investment Policy
for Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
RESOLUTION NO. 22-26 – RESOLUTION approving the determination as surplus and the terms
of a private disposition of certain County-owned property on Marbury Drive in
Crownsville, Maryland
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
RESOLUTION NO. 23-26 – RESOLUTION approving the application to the United States
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, for a grant under the Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program federal FY 2025 Local Solicitation, and
recognizing the County Executive’s authority to act in connection with the grant
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CALL OF BILLS FOR FINAL READING AND/OR VOTE
BILL NO. 51-26
The Chair called for Bill No.51-26, AN ORDINANCE concerning: the issuance, sale and
delivery of Anne Arundel County, Maryland general obligation bonds and bond anticipation notes
– FOR the purpose of authorizing the issuance by Anne Arundel County, Maryland (the “County”)
of bond anticipation notes in an amount to be outstanding at any time not in excess of Nine
Hundred Million Dollars ($900,000,000) and bonds in an amount not exceeding Two Billion
Ninety Million Three Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars
($2,090,371,755) in order to finance in whole or in part the construction of capital projects set
forth in the capital budget of the County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, or in such capital
budgets for prior fiscal years, or usable portions thereof; authorizing the issuance by the County
of refunding bonds to refund some or all of the outstanding bond issues of the County listed on
Exhibit II attached hereto and incorporated herein in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
120% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding bonds to be refunded, subject to the
requirement that debt service savings shall be achieved in connection with any such refunding;
authorizing the County to borrow money and incur indebtedness otherwise authorized to be
borrowed and incurred hereunder in the form of bonds or bond anticipation notes by obtaining a
loan or loans from the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration pursuant to and in
accordance with Sections 9-1601 through 9-1622, inclusive, of the Environment Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) for the public
purpose of financing a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing and equipping certain

wastewater facilities and water supply systems; providing for the execution and delivery by the
County of a loan agreement and bond to evidence any such loan; reaffirming and clarifying the
guides and standards relating to the borrowing of money to finance such capital projects heretofore
adopted; listing the capital projects to be financed in whole or in part from the proceeds of sale of
the bonds hereby authorized, or usable portions thereof, estimated costs and probable useful lives
thereof; showing compliance with the limitations on the power of the County to incur
indebtedness; providing for essential flexibility in the financing of such capital projects and the
issuance of such bonds by authorizing such bond anticipation notes to be repaid from the proceeds
of the sale of such bonds; prescribing the procedure for the issuance and sale of such bond
anticipation notes and bonds; empowering the County Executive of the County (the “County
Executive”), or the Chief Administrative Officer of the County (the “Chief Administrative
Officer”) if authorized by the County Executive, subject to such guides and standards, to determine
the time and method of sale of such bond anticipation notes and refunding bonds, which sale may
be a private (negotiated) sale or a public sale, and the time, place, and procedure for the public sale
of such bonds other than refunding bonds; empowering the County Executive, or the Chief
Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, subject to such guides and
standards, to determine the forms of such bonds and to determine the forms of such bond
anticipation notes; empowering the County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if
authorized by the County Executive, to provide for or determine the private (negotiated) sale of
any loan agreement or bond to the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration, the
form or forms thereof and other details with respect thereto and to the sales thereof; providing that
such bond anticipation notes may be issued as notes in the nature of commercial paper and, in such
event, authorizing the County Executive, or the Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the
County Executive, to determine various matters and to take various actions in connection with
such issuance; providing that such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be issued as variable
rate demand or similar obligations and, in such event, authorizing the County Executive, or the
Chief Administrative Officer if authorized by the County Executive, to determine various matters
and to take various actions in connection with such issuance; covenanting to issue, upon its full
faith and credit, the bonds in anticipation of the sale of which any bond anticipation notes are
issued when, and as soon as, the reason for deferring the issuance thereof no longer exists, to pay
the principal of and interest on (to the extent such is not otherwise paid) such notes from the
proceeds of such bonds and that, if the County shall be unable to issue and sell its bonds in an
amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on any notes issued, then to appropriate
sufficient revenues in each fiscal year following the issuance of such bond anticipation notes to
pay the maturing principal thereof and the interest thereon to the extent not otherwise paid;
covenanting to appropriate sufficient revenues in each fiscal year following the issuance of such
bonds to pay the maturing principal thereof and the interest thereon and to meet such appropriation
either by revenues derived from self-liquidating projects or from the proceeds of ad valorem taxes,
or a combination of the foregoing; pledging the full faith and credit of the County, to the payment
of the bonds and bond anticipation notes issued hereunder and the interest thereon, when due;
providing that the pledge of the taxing power to secure such bonds and bond anticipation notes
shall be subject to the limitation imposed by Section 710(d) of the Anne Arundel County Charter,
except in the case where refunding bonds are issued to refund bonds secured by the pledge of the
full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power of the County; covenanting that the proceeds of
such bonds and bond anticipation notes, or any money which may be deemed to be proceeds, will
not be used in a manner to cause such bonds to be arbitrage bonds; canceling, rescinding, and

repealing authority to issue certain bonds only to the extent such authority has not been previously
exercised under Bill No. 55-25, as amended, and ratifying, confirming and validating the previous
authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of bonds and bond anticipation notes pursuant to
applicable authority; ratifying and authorizing the issuance of Shore Erosion Control Construction
Loans pursuant to and in accordance with Sections 8-1001 to 8-1008, inclusive, of the Natural
Resources Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025
Supplement); and generally providing for the consolidation and authorization of a borrowing
program for the County, and matters generally related thereto; and the Administrative Officer read
a portion of the title.
Ethan Hunt, Director of Government Relations, Administration, was accompanied by
Billie Penley, Controller, Finance Department, Ellie Pinto, Bond Counsel, and Lori Blair
Klasmeier, Deputy County Attorney, Office of Law.
Mr. Hunt explained the background and purpose of the bill.
The Chair called for the public hearing on Bill No. 51-26.
The Administrative Officer stated there were no submissions of public testimony received
ahead of time for Bill No. 51-26.
There was no one present who wished to speak and the public hearing was closed.
The Chair called for Bill No. 51-26, AN ORDINANCE concerning: the issuance, sale and
delivery of Anne Arundel County, Maryland general obligation bonds and bond anticipation notes;
and the Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Amendment No. 1-26
The Administrative Officer read a brief summary of the amendment:
This amendment decreases the amount of bond authority, corrects certain amounts in the
bill to conform to the final capital budget, substitutes Exhibit I-A for Exhibit I, substitutes Exhibit
IV-A for Exhibit IV, and adds Exhibit V.
Mr. Hunt explained the amendment.
On motion of Ms. Pickard, seconded by Mr. Smith, Amendment No. 1 was adopted by the
following roll call:
Aye – Mr. Smith, Ms. Pickard, Mr. Volke, Ms. Fiedler, Ms. Rodvien, Ms. Leadbetter
Ms. Hummer
Nay – None
The Chair stated that Bill No. 51-26, as amended, will be heard at the Council Meeting on
July 20, 2026.

BILL NO. 29-26 (As Amended)
The Chair called for Bill No. 29-26, as amended, AN ORDINANCE concerning:, Zoning
– Conditional Use Requirements – Licensed Dispensaries of Cannabis – FOR the purpose of
requiring a licensed dispensary be located a certain distance from certain facilities; requiring a
licensed dispensary be located a certain distance from property with a residential use; requiring a
licensed dispensary be a certain distance from any other licensed dispensary; and generally relating
to zoning; and the Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Mr. Volke explained the background and purpose of the bill.
Ethan Hunt, Director of Government Relations, Administration, was accompanied by Lynn
Miller, Assistant Planning and Zoning Officer, and Kelly Kenney, Supervising County Attorney,
Office of Law.
Mr. Hunt spoke on the bill.
Ms. Pickard shared more context to Mr. Volke’s explanation.
Ms. Hummer expressed her concerns of the bill.
The Chair stated the public hearing was closed at the last meeting.
Bill No. 29-26 was defeated by the following roll call:
Aye – Mr. Volke, Ms. Fiedler, Ms. Leadbetter
Nay – Mr. Smith, Ms. Pickard, Ms. Rodvien, Ms. Hummer
BILL NO. 49-26 (As Amended)
The Chair called for Bill No. 49-26, as amended, AN ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning
– Parking, Outdoor Lighting, and Signage – Signs – FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum
sign area square footage of freestanding signs under certain circumstances; and generally relating
to zoning, and the Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Ms. Fiedler explained the background and purpose of the bill.
Ethan Hunt, Director of Government Relations, Administration, was accompanied by Lynn
Miller, Assistant Planning and Zoning Officer, and Kelly Kenney, Supervising County Attorney,
Office of Law.
Mr. Hunt spoke on the bill.
Ms. Leadbetter clarified the language of the bill.
Ms. Fiedler responded.

The Chair called for the public hearing on Bill No. 49-26, as amended.
The Administrative Officer stated there were forty-six submissions for Bill No. 49-26, as
amended, of written testimony received through the online testimony tool, which were shared with
the Council and posted on the County Council website.
The following person spoke on Bill No. 4-26, as amended:
Pastor Arcand, Severna Park
There was no one else present who wished to speak and the public hearing was closed.
The Chair called for Bill No. 49-26, as amended, AN ORDINANCE concerning: Zoning
– Parking, Outdoor Lighting, and Signage – Signs; and the Administrative Officer read a portion
of the title.
Bill No. 49-26, as amended, was passed by the following roll call:
Aye – Mr. Smith, Ms. Pickard, Mr. Volke, Ms. Fiedler, Ms. Rodvien, Ms. Leadbetter
Ms. Hummer
Nay – None
BILL NO. 52-26
The Chair called for Bill No.52-26, AN ORDINANCE concerning: Planning and
Development – Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage Systems – FOR the purpose of
amending the Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, 2022, as amended, to alter
certain text and maps; and generally relating to the Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage
Systems; the Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Ethan Hunt, Director of Government Relations, Administration, was accompanied by
Cindy Carrier, Planning Administrator, Office of Planning and Zoning, Desirae Williams, Senior
Planner, Office of Planning and Zoning, Chris Murphy, Engineer Administrator, Department of
Public Works, and Kelly Kenney, Supervising County Attorney.
Mr. Hunt explained the background and purpose of the bill.
The Chair called for the public hearing on Bill No. 52-26.
The Administrative Officer stated there were no submissions of public testimony received
ahead of time for Bill No. 52-26.
The following persons spoke on Bill No. 52-26:
Stephen Miller, on behalf of Growth Action Network
Amy Leahy, on behalf of Greater Severna Park Council

There was no one else present who wished to speak and the public hearing was closed.
The Chair called for Bill No. 52-26, AN ORDINANCE concerning: Planning and
Development – Master Plan for Water Supply and Sewerage Systems; and the Administrative
Officer read a portion of the title.
Amendment No, 1
The Administrative Officer read a brief summary of the amendment:
This amendment corrects incorrect sewer map references.
Mr. Hunt spoke on the amendment.
On motion of Ms. Pickard, seconded by Ms. Fiedler, Amendment No 1 was adopted by the
following roll call:
Aye – Mr. Smith, Ms. Pickard, Mr. Volke, Ms. Fiedler, Ms. Rodvien, Ms. Leadbetter
Ms. Hummer
Nay – None
The Chair stated that Bill No. 52-26, as amended, will be heard at the Council Meeting on
July 20, 2026.
Ms. Fiedler clarified removing properties from the bill.
Ms. Kenney and Mr. Hunt responded.
Ms. Rodvien asked about a certain property.
Mr. Murphy answered.
BILL NO. 53-26
The Chair called for Bill No. 53-26, An Ordinance concerning: Subdivision and
Development – General Provisions – Modifications – Nontidal Wetlands and Buffers – FOR the
purpose of establishing criteria for certain modifications to a prohibition against development in
nontidal wetlands and buffers to nontidal wetlands; enumerating certain mitigation conditions to
be imposed on a modification to allow development in nontidal wetlands and buffers to nontidal
wetlands; and generally relating to subdivision and development; and generally relating to zoning;
and the Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Ethan Hunt, Director of Government Relations, Administration, was accompanied by
Courtney Wilson, Planning Administrator, Office of Planning and Zoning, and Kelly Kenney,
Supervising County Attorney.

Mr. Hunt explained the background and purpose of the bill.
The Chair called for the public hearing on Bill No. 53-26.
The Administrative Officer stated there were no submissions of public testimony received
ahead of time for Bill No. 53-26.
There was no one present who wished to speak and the public hearing was closed.
The Chair called for Bill No. 53-26, An Ordinance concerning: Subdivision and
Development – General Provisions – Modifications – Nontidal Wetlands and Buffer; and the
Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Ms. Rodvien asked for more information on the bill.
Ms. Wilson responded.
Ms. Pickard clarified wording in the bill.
Ms. Wilson answered.
There was further discussion of the bill.
Bill No. 53-26 was passed by the following roll call:
Aye – Mr. Smith, Ms. Pickard, Mr. Volke, Ms. Fiedler, Ms. Rodvien, Ms. Leadbetter
Ms. Hummer
Nay – None
BILL NO. 54-26
The Chair called for Bill No. 54-26, An Ordinance concerning: Public Works – Utilities –
Non-Compliant Water Service Lines – FOR the purpose of requiring notification to the owner of
the presence of non-compliant water service lines on private property; providing for the
replacement of non-compliant water service lines on private property; authorizing a lien for the
cost of non-compliant water services lines; and generally relating to public works; and the
Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Mr. Volke explained the background and purpose of the bill.
Ethan Hunt, Director of Government Relations, Administration, was accompanied by Erin
Dey, Assistant Director, Department of Public Works, Chris Murphy, Engineer Administrator,
Office of Public Works, and Kelly Kenney, Supervising County Attorney.
Mr. Hunt spoke on the bill.

The Chair called for the public hearing on Bill No. 54-26.
The Administrative Officer stated there were no submissions of public testimony received
ahead of time for Bill No. 54-26.
There was no one present who wished to speak and the public hearing was closed.
The Chair called for Bill No. 54-26, An Ordinance concerning: Public Works – Utilities –
Non-Compliant Water Service Lines; and the Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Amendment No. 1
The Administrative Officer read a brief summary of the amendment:
This amendment clarifies circumstances under which the County shall replace certain water
service lines; identifies responsibility for costs of replacement for certain water service lines; and
inserts certain missing taglines.
Mr. Volke spoke on the amendment.
The Administration supports.
Ms. Pickard clarified adding the provisions.
Ms. Dey responded.
There was further discussion of the amendment.
On motion of Mr. Volke, seconded by Ms. Pickard, Amendment No. 1 was adopted by the
following roll call:
Aye –Mr. Smith, Ms. Pickard, Mr. Volke, Ms. Fiedler, Ms. Rodvien, Ms. Leadbetter
Ms. Hummer
Nay – None
Amendment No. 2
The Administrative Officer read a brief summary of the amendment:
This amendment provides for financial assistance to certain households for the replacement
of non-compliant water service lines; and inserts certain missing taglines.
Ms. Hummer spoke on the amendment.
Mr. Hunt spoke on the amendment.

On motion of Ms. Hummer, seconded by Mr. Volke, Amendment No. 2 was adopted by
the following roll call:
Aye –Mr. Smith, Ms. Pickard, Mr. Volke, Ms. Fiedler, Ms. Rodvien, Ms. Leadbetter
Ms. Hummer
Nay – None
The Chair stated that Bill No. 54-26, as amended, will be heard at the Council Meeting on
July 20, 2026.
BILL NO. 55-26
The Chair called for Bill No.55-26, Finance, Taxation, and Budget – Real Property Taxes
– Land Preservation Tax Credit – Subdivision and Development – Agricultural Land and
Woodland Preservation – FOR the purpose of modifying provisions related to the agricultural land
real property tax credit; modifying the definition of “agricultural preservation subdivision”;
modifying provisions relating to the establishment of the County agricultural land preservation
areas and program; modifying and adding certain definitions applicable to the County agricultural
and woodland preservation program; modifying the membership, duties, quorum, and actions of
the Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board; modifying the procedures and requirements for the
establishment of County agricultural and woodland preservation districts; modifying provisions
related to the use of land in a County agricultural or woodland preservation district; modifying the
procedures for termination or modification of a County agricultural or woodland preservation
district; modifying the program for acquiring County land preservation easements; modifying
provisions relating to the application by a landowner for the sale of a County preservation
easement; modifying provisions related to the valuation and County priority for purchase of
preservation easements; modifying provisions related to the donation of preservation easements to
the County; repealing a certain provision relating to a right to sell land in an agricultural district or
under an easement; adding provisions allowing the release of certain land from a County
preservation easement under certain conditions; adding provisions allowing corrections to County
preservation easements under certain conditions; adding a provision allowing the County to inspect
property under a County preservation easement under certain conditions; modifying a provision
relating to public access to land under a County preservation easement; repealing a provision
relating to regulations adopted in 1999; adding a provision relating to the preparation and
maintenance of administrative policies and procedures related to the County agricultural land
preservation program; modifying the application of the County land preservation program
regulations adopted in 1999; making certain stylistic changes; and generally relating to finance,
taxation, and budget, and subdivision and development; and the Administrative Officer read a
portion of the title.
Ethan Hunt, Director of Government Relations, Administration, was accompanied by
Christina Pompa, Deputy Planning and Zoning Officer, Michael Stringer, Agricultural and
Woodland Preservation Program Manager, and Lori Blair Klasmeier, Deputy County Attorney.
Mr. Hunt explained the background and purpose of the bill.

Ms. Pompa spoke on the bill.
Mr. Stringer provided an overview of the bill.
Ms. Rodvien asked about the acreage of farms with an easement.
Mr. Stringer answered.
The Chair called for the public hearing on Bill No. 55-26.
The Administrative Officer stated there were four submissions for Bill No. 55-26 of written
testimony received through the online testimony tool, which were shared with the Council and
posted on the County Council website.
The following persons spoke on Bill No. 55-26:
Deana Tice, on behalf of Anne Arundel County Agriculture Commission
Kayla Griffith, Lothian
Brad Nordholm, on behalf of Anne Arundel County Agriculture Commission
Charles Hill, Harwood
Thomas Collinson, Harwood
BK Holsendorf, Shady Side
There was no one else present who wished to speak and the public hearing was closed.
Ms. Pickard and Ms. Leadbetter thanked those involved with the bill.
Ms. Leadbetter asked to be added as a sponsor to the bill.
Ms. Hummer thanked the public for their testimonies.
The Chair called for Bill No. 55-26, An Ordinance concerning: Finance, Taxation, and
Budget – Real Property Taxes – Land Preservation Tax Credit – Subdivision and Development
and the Administrative Officer read a portion of the title.
Bill No. 55-26 was passed by the following roll call:
Aye – Mr. Smith, Ms. Pickard, Ms. Fiedler, Ms. Rodvien, Ms. Leadbetter
Ms. Hummer
Nay – None
Abstain – Mr. Volke
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on motion of Ms. Pickard, seconded by Ms. Leadbetter,
the meeting adjourned at 8:36 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

By

Anna Macaulay

For

Kaley Schultze
Administrative Officer

PROPOSED
COUNTY COUNCIL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND
Legislative Session 2026, Legislative Day No. 15
Bill No. 61-26
Introduced by Ms. Hummer, Chair
(by request of the County Executive)
By the County Council, July 20, 2026

Introduced and first read on July 20, 2026
Public Hearing set for September 8, 2026
Bill Expires October 23, 2026
By Order: Kaley Schultze, Administrative Officer

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AN ORDINANCE concerning: Public Safety – Zoning – Article 18 Update
FOR the purpose of adding and modifying definitions of certain terms; removing the
definitions of certain obsolete terms; revising certain general provisions; providing for
the scope, administration, and interpretation of the Zoning Code; establishing certain
requirements for zoning certificate of use applications; establishing exemptions to bulk
regulations for dwellings in existence as of a certain date; modifying certain parking
space requirements; adding purpose clauses for certain zoning districts; modifying,
adding, and removing certain uses allowed in certain zoning districts under certain
circumstances; clarifying certain bulk regulations in certain districts; removing the
Open Space Conservation Overlay as obsolete; modifying certain requirements for
certain conditional uses; modifying certain requirements for certain special exception
uses; modifying certain provisions pertaining to certain special uses; modifying certain
provisions pertaining to nonconforming uses; establishing standards for decisions on
nonconforming use applications and prohibiting subsequent nonconforming use
applications; modifying certain provisions pertaining to applications and hearings
before the Administrative Hearing Officer; clarifying the requirements for keeping a
variance or special exception from expiring; modifying certain provisions pertaining to
certain enforcement and penalties; clarifying certain existing provisions; making
certain technical and stylistic changes; correcting references to State Code provisions;
correcting certain cross-references; and generally relating to public safety, and zoning.

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EXPLANATION:
CAPITALS indicate new matter added to existing law and taglines.
[[Brackets]] indicate matter deleted from existing law and taglines.
Captions and taglines in bold in this bill are catchwords and are not law.
Asterisks *** indicate existing Code provisions in a list or chart that remain unchanged.

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BY repealing: §§ 18-4-103; 18-9-202; 18-9-204; 18-9-302; 18-10-108; 18-10-141; 18-10159; 18-10-169; 18-11-111; 18-11-120; 18-11-131; 18-11-138; 18-11-141; 18-11-164;
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Anne Arundel County Code (2005, as amended) (as amended by Bill No. 9-26)
BY renumbering: §§ 18-10-110; 18-10-111; 18-10-116; 18-10-117; 18-10-119; 18-10-121;
18-10-132 through 18-10-136; 18-10-139; 18-10-140; 18-10-144; 18-10-148; 18-10151; 18-10-152; 18-10-154 through 18-10-158; 18-10-161; 18-10-168; 18-10-171; 1810-176; and 18-10-179, respectively, to be §§ 18-10-109; 18-10-110; 18-10-115; 1810-116; 18-10-118; 18-10-120; 18-10-133 through 18-10-137; 18-10-142; 18-10-143;
18-10-146; 18-10-151; 18-10-154; 18-10-155; 18-10-157 through 18-10-161; 18-10163; 18-10-170; 18-10-172; 18-10-178; and 18-10-181, respectively; §§ 18-11-112;
18-11-113; 18-11-115; 18-11-116; 18-11-119; 18-11-123 through 18-11-130; 18-11132; 18-11-134; 18-11-135; 18-11-137; 18-11-139; 18-11-140; 18-11-142; 18-11-143;
18-11-145 through 18-11-151; 18-11-153; 18-11-155; 18-11-156; 18-11-158; 18-11160; 18-11-162; 18-11-163; 18-11-165; and 18-11-167 to be §§ 18-11-111; 18-11-112;
18-11-114; 18-11-115; 18-11-118; 18-11-121 through 18-11-128; 18-11-129; 18-11131; 18-11-132; 18-11-134; 18-11-135; 18-11-136; 18-11-137; 18-11-138; 18-11-140
through 18-11-146; 18-11-148; 18-11-150; 18-11-151; 18-11-153; 18-11-155; 18-11157; 18-11-158; 18-11-160; and 18-11-161, respectively; and §§ 18-15-103 and 18-15104, respectively, to be §§ 18-15-104 and 18-15-105, respectively
Anne Arundel County Code (2005, as amended) (as amended by Bill No. 9-26)
BY repealing, reenacting, and renumbering, with amendments: §§ 18-4-104 through 18-4106, respectively, to be §§ 18-4-103 through 18-4-105, respectively; §§ 18-10-109; 1810-112 through 18-10-115; 18-10-118; 18-10-120; 18-10-124 through 18-10-131; 1810-137; 18-10-138; 18-10-142; 18-10-143; 18-10-145; 18-10-146; 18-10-147; 18-10149; 18-10-150; 18-10-153; 18-10-160; 18-10-162; 18-10-163; 18-10-164; 18-10-165;
18-10-166; 18-10-167; 18-10-170; 18-10-172; 18-10-173; 18-10-174; 18-10-175; 1810-177; and 18-10-178, respectively, to be §§ 18-10-108; 18-10-111 through 18-10114; 18-10-117; 18-10-119; 18-10-125 through 18-10-132; 18-10-140; 18-10-141; 1810-144; 18-10-145; 18-10-147; 18-10-148; 18-10-150; 18-10-152; 18-10-153; 18-10156; 18-10-162; 18-10-164; 18-10-165; 18-10-166; 18-10-167; 18-10-168; 18-10-169;
18-10-171; 18-10-173; 18-10-174; 18-10-176; 18-10-177; 18-10-179; and 18-10-180,
respectively; §§ 18-11-114; 18-11-117; 18-11-118; 18-11-121; 18-11-122; 18-11-133;
18-11-136; 18-11-144; 18-11-152; 18-11-154; 18-11-157; 18-11-159; and 18-11-161
to be 18-11-113; 18-11-116; 18-11-117; 18-11-119; 18-11-120; 18-11-130; 18-11-133;
18-11-139; 18-11-147; 18-11-149; 18-11-152; 18-11-154; and 18-11-156,
respectively; and §§ 18-15-101 and 18-15-102, respectively, to be §§ 18-15-102 and
18-15-103, respectively
Anne Arundel County Code (2005, as amended) (as amended by Bill Nos. 92-25, 9-26,
and 31-26)
BY adding: §§ 18-2-107(c); 18-2-112 through 18-2-114; 18-2-305; 18-2-306; 18-2-501
under the new subtitle “Subtitle 5. Lot in More Than One District”; 18-9-202; 18-9302; 18-10-121; 18-10-124; 18-10-138; 18-10-139; 18-10-149; 18-10-175; 18-11-159;
18-15-101; and 18-17-105
Anne Arundel County Code (2005, as amended)

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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments: §§ 12-4-801(d)(9); 18-1-101; 18-2-101;
18-2-103; 18-2-104(b) and (f); 18-2-202; 18-2-203(a); 18-2-204; 18-2-207(d); 18-2301; 18-2-303; 18-2-304; 18-2-404; 18-3-104; 18-3-105(c); 18-3-106(b); 18-3-201(a);
18-4-203(e); 18-4-301; 18-4-401; 18-4-501; 18-4-601; 18-4-701; 18-4-801; 18-4-901;
18-4-1001; 18-5-102; 18-5-201; 18-5-301; 18-5-401; 18-5-501; 18-6-103; 18-6-201;
18-6-301; 18-6-401; 18-7-102; 18-7-107; 18-8-102; 18-8-103; 18-8-301; 18-8-302; 188-303; 18-9-103; 18-9-105; 18-9-108; 18-9-201; 18-9-301; 18-9-401; 18-9-402; 18-10104; 18-10-105; 18-10-106; 18-10-107; 18-10-122; 18-10-123; 18-11-102; 18-11-104;
18-11-106; 18-11-109; 18-11-110; 18-12-101; 18-12-202; 18-12-501; 18-12-601; 1812-701; 18-13-204; 18-14-101; 18-14-502; 18-14-601; 18-16-201; 18-16-305; 18-16405; 18-17-102 through 18-17-104; 18-17-202; 18-17-203; and 18-18-101
Anne Arundel County Code (2005, as amended) (as amended by Bill Nos. 92-25, 9825, 6-26, 9-26, and 28-26)
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the County Council of Anne Arundel County, Maryland,
That §§ 18-4-103; 18-9-202; 18-9-204; 18-9-302; 18-10-108; 18-10-141; 18-10-159; 1810-169; 18-11-111; 18-11-120; 18-11-131; 18-11-138; 18-11-141; 18-11-164; and 18-11166 of the Anne Arundel County Code (2005, as amended) (as amended by Bill No. 9-26)
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That §§ 18-10-110; 18-10-111; 18-10-116; 1810-117; 18-10-119; 18-10-121; 18-10-132 through 18-10-136; 18-10-139; 18-10-140; 1810-144; 18-10-148; 18-10-151; 18-10-152; 18-10-154 through 18-10-158; 18-10-161; 1810-164; 18-10-168; 18-10-171; 18-10-176; and 18-10-179, respectively, of the Anne
Arundel County Code (as amended by Bill No. 9-26) are hereby renumbered to be §§ 1810-109; 18-10-110; 18-10-115; 18-10-116; 18-10-118; 18-10-120; 18-10-133 through 1810-137; 18-10-142; 18-10-143; 18-10-146; 18-10-151; 18-10-154; 18-10-155; 18-10-157
through 18-10-161; 18-10-163; 18-10-166; 18-10-170; 18-10-172; 18-10-178; and 18-10181, respectively, of the Anne Arundel County Code; §§ 18-11-112; 18-11-113; 18-11115; 18-11-116; 18-11-119; 18-11-123 through 18-11-130; 18-11-132; 18-11-134; 18-11135; 18-11-137; 18-11-139; 18-11-140; 18-11-142; 18-11-143; 18-11-145 through 18-11151; 18-11-153; 18-11-155; 18-11-156; 18-11-158; 18-11-160; 18-11-162; 18-11-163; 1811-165; and 18-11-167, respectively, of the Anne Arundel County Code (as amended by
Bill No. 9-26) are hereby renumbered to be §§ 18-11-111; 18-11-112; 18-11-114; 18-11115; 18-11-118; 18-11-121 through 18-11-128; 18-11-129; 18-11-131; 18-11-132; 18-11134; 18-11-135; 18-11-136; 18-11-137; 18-11-138; 18-11-140 through 18-11-146; 18-11148; 18-11-150; 18-11-151; 18-11-153; 18-11-155; 18-11-157; 18-11-158; 18-11-160; and
18-11-161, respectively, of the Anne Arundel County Code; and §§ 18-15-103 and 18-15104, respectively, of the Anne Arundel County Code are hereby renumbered to be §§ 1815-104 and 18-15-105, respectively.
SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That Section(s) of the Anne Arundel County
Code (2005, as amended) (as amended by Bill Nos. 92-25, 98-25, 6-26, 9-26, 15-26, 2826, and 31-26) read as follows:
ARTICLE 12. PUBLIC SAFETY
TITLE 4. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES

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12-4-801. Animals outdoors.
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(d) Enclosure for animals outdoors other than dogs. An enclosure shall be provided
for any animal other than a dog that is kept outdoors, and shall be maintained in accordance
with the following provisions.
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(9) Miniature pigs, as that term is defined in [[§ 18-4-104]] § 18-4-103, shall be
provided shelter that:
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ARTICLE 18. ZONING
TITLE 1. DEFINITIONS
18-1-101. Definitions.
Unless defined in this article, the Natural Resources Article of the State Code, or
COMAR, words defined elsewhere in this Code apply in this article. The following words
have the meanings indicated:
“ABUTTING”, “ADJOINING”, OR “CONTIGUOUS” MEANS TO BE TOUCHING OR BOUNDING
AT A PROPERTY BOUNDARY, POINT OR LINE.
“ACCESSORY STRUCTURE” SEE “STRUCTURE, ACCESSORY”.

[[(1)]] “Accessory USE” means a use [[or structure that customarily is incidental and
subordinate to another use or structure]] LOCATED ON THE SAME LOT AS THE PRINCIPAL
USE THAT IS CLEARLY INCIDENTAL AND CUSTOMARILY FOUND IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE PRINCIPAL USE.

[[(2)]] “Adult bookstore” means a commercial establishment that has a significant or
substantial portion of its stock-in-trade in, derives a significant or substantial portion of its
revenues or devotes a significant or substantial portion of its interior business or advertising
from, or maintains a significant or substantial section of its sales or display space for the
sale or rental, for any form of consideration, of any one or more of the following:
[[(i)]] (1) books, magazines, periodicals, or other printed matter, or photographs,
films, movies, videotapes, cassettes, compact discs, slides, or other visual representations
that are characterized by their emphasis upon display of sexual activities; or
[[(ii)]] (2) instruments, devices, or paraphernalia designed for use or marketed
primarily for sexual activities.

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For purposes of this definition, “sexual activities” means sadomasochistic abuse, sexual
conduct, or sexual excitement, as those terms are defined in § 11-101 OF the Criminal Law
Article[[, § 11-101,]] of the State Code.
[[(3)]] “Adult day care center” has the meaning stated in § 24-701 OF the Health-General
Article[[, § 24-701,]] of the State Code.
[[(4)]] “Adult movie theater” means a commercial establishment, including an adult
film arcade with display devices, that regularly and routinely offers for viewing on the
premises films, videos, or similar material characterized by an emphasis upon display of
sexual activities, but the term does not include a hotel, motel, or similar place of
accommodation that offers such films, videos, or similar material for viewing by guests in
their rooms. For purposes of this definition:
[[(i)]] (1) “Adult film arcade” means a commercial establishment that contains
display devices for viewing films, videos, or similar material in viewing booths on the
premises if a significant or substantial portion of the films, videos, or similar material
available for viewing is characterized by an emphasis upon display of sexual activities;
[[(ii)]] (2) “Display device” means an electronically or mechanically controlled still
or motion picture machine, film projector, videotape player, DVD player, or other imageproducing device that is activated by or at the request of a customer in return for money or
any other form of consideration;
[[(iii)]] (3) “Sexual activities” means sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or
sexual excitement, as those terms are defined in § 11-101 OF the Criminal Law Article[[, §
11-101,]] of the State Code; and
[[(iv)]] (4) “Viewing booth” means an enclosed or partially enclosed area for use by
customers to view films, videos, or similar material by means of a display device.
[[(5) “Aggregate net energy facility” means an industrial scale, renewable energy
generating facility that uses energy from the sun to produce electricity and that operates as
a principal use to supply electricity generated at that location to one or more pre-specified
locations, and is regulated by Maryland net metering rules and utility tariffs.]]
[[(6)]] “Aggregation” or “aggregated”, with respect to agritourism and farming, means
gathering and selling agricultural products from multiple farm sources to create a larger
and more consistent supply to meet consumer demand.
[[(7)]] “Agricultural heritage site” means a property listed on the County Inventory of
Historic Resources that is determined by the Planning and Zoning Officer to be historically
significant for its contribution to the agricultural history of the County.
[[(8)]] “Agritourism” means a business enterprise on a farm related to agriculture or
natural resources that is offered to the public or invited groups. Agritourism shall be
accessory to a principal use of farming and shall be located on land that qualifies for an
agricultural use assessment pursuant to § 8-209 OF the Tax-Property Article[[, § 8-209]] of
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plan approved by the Anne Arundel Soil Conservation District. Agritourism includes
fishing; wildlife study; corn mazes; pumpkin patches; harvest festivals; field trips;
hayrides; pick-your-own operations; farm tours; food services, including commercial
kitchens for preparation of value-added products and service of farm to table meals;
aggregation; farm museums; educational classes; and other activities or events related to
agriculture, historical, cultural, or natural resources, agricultural products, or agricultural
skills.
[[(9)]] “Airfield” or “airport” means a facility for the takeoff, landing, fueling, and
housing of aircraft, the discharging and receiving of passengers and cargo from or to the
aircraft, and the provision of shelter and conveniences for passengers.
[[(10)]] “Animal hospital” or “veterinary clinic” means a structure used by a licensed
veterinarian for the practice of veterinary medicine and may include the sale of pet supplies
and the boarding and grooming of animals to the extent necessary to the practice of
veterinary medicine.
[[(11)]] “Animal hospital with non-medical overnight stays” or “veterinary clinic with
non-medical overnight stays” means a structure used by a licensed veterinarian for the
practice of veterinary medicine and may include the sale of pet supplies and grooming, in
addition to boarding for non-medical purposes.
[[(12)]] “Animal rescue” means a facility licensed under Article 12 of this Code, where
animals other than livestock or fowl on a property used as a farm, are kept and given care,
and that provides adoption services, but does not include commercial activities such as
kenneling, breeding, sale, training, or grooming of animals.
[[(13)]] “Antenna structure” means the rigid part of an assembly that receives or
transmits radio energy and the mast or tower on which the assembly is mounted, but does
not include non-rigid items such as wire, cable, transmission lines, lightning rods, guy
wires, or guy wire anchors.
[[(14)]] “Arcade” means a facility with nine or more coin-operated amusement devices.
[[(15)]] “Assisted care unit” means a discrete living space within an assisted living
facility intended to be occupied by individuals desiring or requiring to participate in an
assisted living program as defined in § 19-1801 OF the Health-General Article[[, § 19-1801,]]
of the State Code, but does not include a comprehensive care unit.
[[(16)]] “Assisted living facility” means a facility with an assisted living program as
defined in § 19-1801 of the Health-General Article of the State Code that is not a group
home or a community-based assisted living facility.
[[(17)]] “Assisted living facility I, community based” means a facility with an assisted
living program as defined in § 19-1801 of the Health-General Article of the State Code that
is not a group home and that houses no more than eight residents other than staff.

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[[(18)]] “Assisted living facility II, community based” means a facility with an assisted
living program as defined in § 19-1801 of the Health-General Article of the State Code that
is not a group home and that houses between 9 and 16 residents other than staff.
“ATTACK DOG” MEANS A DOG TRAINED TO ATTACK ON COMMAND OR TO PROTECT
HUMAN BEINGS OR PROPERTY.

[[(19)]] “Automobile and truck dismantling and recycling facility” means a facility that
dismantles, tests, and cleans parts from inoperable motor vehicles and may include the sale
of parts from dismantled motor vehicles.
[[(20)]] “Automobile gasoline station” means a facility that offers retail sales to the
public of gasoline, motor oil, lubricants, motor fuels, travel aids, or minor automobile
accessories.
“AUXILIARY USE” MEANS A USE IN A BUSINESS COMPLEX THAT IS INDEPENDENT FROM
THE PRINCIPAL USES OF A SITE BUT THAT TYPICALLY PROVIDES SERVICE OR SUPPORT TO
USES IN THE BUSINESS COMPLEX.

[[(21)]] “Banquet hall” means an establishment, not open to the public, that prepares
or serves food and beverages only for ceremonial gatherings honoring guests or special
occasions.
“BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, FRONT-OF-THE-METER” MEANS AN
ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE THAT CHARGES OR COLLECTS ENERGY FROM THE GRID OR A
GENERATION FACILITY AND THAT STORES THE ENERGY FOR DISCHARGE AT A LATER TIME
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY OR OTHER GRID SERVICES. A “BATTERY ENERGY
STORAGE SYSTEM, FRONT-OF-THE-METER” DOES NOT INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE OR
EQUIPMENT OWNED OR OPERATED BY A PUBLIC UTILITY.
“BED AND BREAKFAST HOME” MEANS AN OWNER-OCCUPIED SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED DWELLING USED FOR THE LODGING OF TRANSIENT GUESTS IN NOT MORE
THAN THREE GUEST ROOMS.
“BED AND BREAKFAST INN” MEANS AN OWNER-OCCUPIED OR MANAGER-OCCUPIED
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING USED FOR THE LODGING OF TRANSIENT GUESTS
THAT CONTAINS AT LEAST FOUR BUT NO MORE THAN 12 GUEST ROOMS.

[[(22)]] “Beer” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Alcoholic Beverages and
Cannabis Article of State Code.
[[(23)]] “Bird sanctuary” means a facility where birds are kept and given care.
[[(24)]] “Bog” means an ecosystem consisting of peatland characterized by sphagnous
mat, organic soils, or accumulated peat and soils saturated to the surface throughout the
year with minimal fluctuation in water level and contiguous nontidal wetlands.
[[(25)]] “Bog protection area” means an area shown on the Bog Protection Area
Guidance Map, consisting of a bog, contributing streams, a one-hundred foot upland area
buffer, the limited activity area, and contributing drainage area.

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[[(26)]] “Borrow pits” means areas from which soil and other natural materials are
removed for use, without further processing, as fill for activities such as landscaping,
building construction, or highway construction and maintenance.
[[(27)]] “BRAC Mixed Use Development” means development that meets the
requirements of [[§ 18-10-113]] § 18-10-114.
“BREEZEWAY” MEANS A ROOFED PASSAGEWAY NOT EXCEEDING 10 FEET IN WIDTH
CONNECTING THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE TO ANOTHER BUILDING OR STRUCTURE ON THE
SAME LOT.

[[(28)]] “Brewery” means a facility that has been issued a Class 5 manufacturer’s
license under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article of State Code that produces more
than 22,500 barrels of beer per year.
[[(29)]] “Brewery, craft” means a facility that has been issued a Class 5 manufacturer’s
license or a Class 7 micro-brewery license under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis
Article of State Code that produces not more than 22,500 barrels of beer per year.
[[(30)]] “Buffer” has the meaning stated in § 8-1802 OF the Natural Resources Article[[,
§ 8-1802,]] of the State Code and COMAR, Title 27.
[[(31)]] “Building restriction line” [[for a lot other than a flag lot]] means a line OR
LINES [[drawn parallel to the lot line at a distance equal to the required setback or to any
applicable minimum width requirement, whichever is greater. “Building restriction line”
for a flag lot means the line created when the following two hypothetical lines are
connected: a line equal to the minimum lot width drawn from the opening of the pipestem
and continuing along the pipestem lot line and a line equal to the minimum lot width drawn
from the opening of the pipestem and continuing along the lot line of the flag]]
ESTABLISHED ON A SUBDIVISION PLAN, SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, OR RECORD PLAT TO
INDICATE THE MINIMUM STRUCTURE SETBACKS REQUIRED IN THE ZONING DISTRICT IN
WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED OR THE SETBACKS REQUIRED BY THE
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN GUIDELINES.
“BULK REGULATIONS” MEANS REGULATIONS THAT CONTROL THE LOT SIZE,
COVERAGE, HEIGHT, FLOOR AREA RATIO, SETBACKS, DENSITY, OR LOCATION OF
BUILDINGS ON A LOT.
“BUS TERMINAL” MEANS A FACILITY FOR THE STORAGE OR PARKING OF BUSES AND
THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF PASSENGERS.

[[(32)]] “Business complex” means a PLANNED development on a lot or lots under
single ownership or control that combines two or more [[of the permitted, conditional, or
special exception]] NON-RESIDENTIAL uses allowed in the district in which the
development is located.
[[(33)]] “Carwash” means a facility for the washing or cleaning of vehicles. A [[car
wash]] CARWASH may be:
[[(i)]] (1) a bay or a group of bays with each bay to accommodate one vehicle only
where a person uses a high-pressure hose to wash the vehicle by hand; or

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[[(ii)]] (2) an automated conveyor or drive-through bay that allows washing a
vehicle while moving through the structure.
“CATERING ESTABLISHMENT” MEANS AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF
FOOD AND BEVERAGE FOR OFFSITE CONSUMPTION.
“CHARTER BUS FACILITY” MEANS A FACILITY USED FOR THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE
STORAGE, MAINTENANCE, SERVICE, AND ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS OF CHARTER BUSES
THAT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO PATRONS THAT PAY FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF A
CHARTER BUS.

[[(34)]] “Child care center” has the meaning stated in § 9.5-401 OF the Education
Article[[, § 9.5-401,]] of the State Code.
[[(35)]] “Coffee roaster” means a facility that roasts green coffee beans for use in
brewing and that may sell roasted coffee beans, either whole or ground, to retailers or
directly to individuals.
“COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL FACILITY” MEANS AN INDOOR OR OUTDOOR FACILITY
USED FOR ACTIVE RECREATION OR AMUSEMENT.

[[(36)]] “Commercial telecommunication facility” means a structure, such as a tower,
antenna, monopole, panel, microwave dish, or in-building wireless communication
enhancement system, including accessory structures, used for the wireless electromagnetic
transmission of information, but the term does not include a satellite earth station, a
structure used for amateur or recreational purposes such as a ham radio or citizens band
radio, a small cell system, or a facility owned by a public utility that is used to control the
utility’s distribution systems.
[[(37)]] “Composting facility” means a facility where composting takes place under a
Tier 1 or Tier 2 composting facility permit issued by the Maryland Department of the
Environment pursuant to COMAR 26.04.11.05 or 26.04.11.06.
[[(38)]] “Comprehensive care unit” means a room within an assisted living facility
intended to be occupied by individuals requiring continuous health care services.
“CONDITIONAL USE” MEANS A USE ALLOWED WITHIN A ZONING DISTRICT SUBJECT TO
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING USES
AND THE GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

[[(39)]] “Conference retreat facility” means a facility with lodging, dining, and other
supporting services that are used for educational or religious conclaves, seminars, or
similar activities by educational, religious, fraternal, social, service, or other similar groups,
but not as accommodations for the general public.
[[(40)]] “Confront” or “confronting” when used in reference to real property means a
lot or parcel that would adjoin another lot or parcel but for an intervening public or private
road or right-of-way.
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“CONTRACTOR, GENERAL” MEANS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT PROVIDES BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION, LANDSCAPING, CONCRETE, ELECTRICAL, EXCAVATION, DRILLING, HVAC,
PLUMBING, PAVING, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, SEWER OR SIMILAR SERVICES, WITH ONSITE
STORAGE SPACE, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, FOR MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OR
VEHICLES NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTRACTOR SERVICE.
“CONTRACTOR, LIMITED” MEANS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT PROVIDES ELECTRICAL,
PLUMBING, HVAC, PAINTING AND SIMILAR CONTRACTOR SERVICES WITH LIMITED
OUTSIDE STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES.

[[(42)]] “Contributing drainage area” means an area shown on the Bog Protection Area
Guidance Map that drains to the bog and contributing streams.
[[(43)]] “Contributing streams” means areas shown on the Bog Protection Area
Guidance Map as watercourses or streams that drain into the bog.
“CONVENIENCE STORE” MEANS A BUSINESS THAT SELLS A RANGE OF CONSUMER
GOODS, FOOD, AND BEVERAGES FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR OFF OF THE PREMISES.

[[(44)]] “Cosmetic facial hair salon” means a business that uses cosmetic equipment,
including microblades, to remove or temporarily enhance facial hair but does not include
use of tattoo equipment or permanent cosmetic procedures.
[[(45)]] “Cottage food business” means a business that produces and packages cottage
food products onsite in a residential kitchen, sells the cottage food products in accordance
with § 21-330.1 of the Health-General Article of the State Code and COMAR, and has
annual revenues from the sale of cottage food products [[of $25,000 or less]] NOT
EXCEEDING THE ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OUTLINED IN COMAR . For purposes of this
definition, “cottage food product” has the meaning stated in § 21-301 of the Health-General
Article of the State Code.
“CREMATORY” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 7-101(I) OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
ARTICLE OF THE STATE CODE.

[[(46)]] “Critical area” means all lands and waters defined in § 8-1807 OF THE Natural
Resources Article[[, § 8-1807,]] of the State Code.
[[(47)]] “Dance hall” means a facility that is open to the public or to a limited
membership that does not have an alcoholic beverage license and that provides
entertainment, such as music, a floor show, a stage show, or dancing.
[[(48)]] “Data storage center” means a facility use primarily for the storage,
management, processing, and transmission of digital data, which houses computer or
network equipment, systems, servers, appliances and other associated components related
to digital data storage and operations.
[[(49)]] “Density” means the number of dwelling units for each acre of gross area,
except that accessory dwelling units, CARETAKER DWELLINGS, and farm tenant houses may
not be included when calculating density, unless they are located within the resource
conservation area of the critical area.

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“DIRECT SALE PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION” MEANS THE SALE OF PRODUCTS
PRODUCED ONSITE OR OFFSITE VIA AN INTERNET PLATFORM. “DIRECT SALE PRODUCTION
DISTRIBUTION” DOES NOT INCLUDE ONSITE OR IN PERSON SALE OF PRODUCTS.

[[(50)]] (68) “Distillery” means a facility that has been issued a Class 1 distillery license
under SUBTITLE 2 OF Title 2[[, Subtitle 2]] of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article
of State Code or a facility that has been issued a Class 2 rectifying license under SUBTITLE
2 OF Title 2[[, Subtitle 2]] of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article of State Code
that rectifies, blends, or bottles more than 100,000 gallons of product per calendar year.
[[(51)]] “Distillery, limited” means a facility that has been issued a Class 9 limited
distillery license under SUBTITLE 2 OF Title 2[[, Subtitle 2]] of the Alcoholic Beverages and
Cannabis Article of State Code or a facility that has been issued a Class 2 rectifying license
under SUBTITLE 2 OF Title 2[[, Subtitle 2]] of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article
of State Code that rectifies, blends, or bottles 100,000 gallons or less of product per
calendar year.
[[(52)]] “Dwelling unit” means a single unit, including attached garages and decks,
providing complete, independent living facilities for at least one person, including
permanent KITCHEN FACILITIES AND provisions for sanitation, [[cooking, eating,]]
sleeping, and other activities routinely associated with daily life. The following
[[variations]] CLASSIFICATIONS of “dwelling” AND “DWELLING UNITS” have the meanings
indicated:
[[(i)]] (1) “Dwelling, duplex” means a structure that contains two dwelling units
arranged side-by-side or one above the other.
(2) “DWELLING, FARM TENANT HOUSE” MEANS AN ACCESSORY SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED DWELLING ON THE SAME PROPERTY AS A WORKING FARM THAT QUALIFIES
FOR AN AGRICULTURAL USE ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO § 8-209 OF THE TAX-PROPERTY
ARTICLE OF THE STATE CODE OCCUPIED BY AT LEAST ONE PERSON ACTIVELY ENGAGED
IN THE AGRICULTURAL OPERATION ON THE FARM.

[[(ii)]] (3) “Dwelling, fourplex” means a structure that contains four dwelling units
with each unit separated horizontally or vertically from another dwelling unit by a common
wall or partition.
[[(iii)]] (4) “Dwelling, marina caretaker’s residence” means a dwelling for the sole
purpose of housing a person directly involved in the custodial, managerial, or operational
aspects of a marina.
[[(iv)]] (5) “Dwelling, multifamily” means a structure that contains twelve or more
dwelling units with each unit separated horizontally or vertically from another dwelling
unit by a common wall or partition and with each unit having access from an interior
corridor system.
[[(v)]] (6) “Dwelling, multiplex” means a structure that contains between five and
eleven dwelling units with each unit separated horizontally or vertically from another
dwelling unit by a common wall or partition and having access from an interior corridor
system.

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[[(vi)]] (7) “Dwelling, single-family detached” means a structure that contains one
dwelling unit used as a principal dwelling and entirely separated from any other structure
on all sides.
[[(vii)]] (8) “Dwelling, stacked townhouse” means a structure that contains four or
more dwelling units arranged over and under or back-to-back with each unit separated
horizontally or vertically from another dwelling unit by a common wall or partition and
with each unit having separate access directly to the exterior of the structure or to a garage
or small egress landing.
[[(viii)]] (9) “Dwelling, townhouse” means a structure that contains at least three
and no more than eight dwelling units [[side by side]] SIDE-BY-SIDE with each unit
separated by a common wall or partition, and with each unit having separate access directly
to the exterior of the structure.
[[(ix)]] (10) “Dwelling, triplex” means a structure that contains three dwelling units
with each unit separated horizontally or vertically from another dwelling unit by a common
wall or partition.
(11) “DWELLING UNIT, ABUTTING HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE” MEANS A DWELLING
UNIT APPROVED PURSUANT TO § 17-3-505 OF THIS CODE.

[[(x)]] (12) “Dwelling unit, accessory” means a [[smaller]] dwelling unit located on
the same lot as a principal single-family detached dwelling AND THAT HAS LESS FLOOR
AREA THAN THE PRINCIPAL DWELLING.
[[(xi)]] (13) “Dwelling unit, adult independent” means a dwelling unit of any type
that is occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of age or older and resident minor
children are prohibited.
[[(xii)]] (14) “Dwelling unit, apartment” means a single dwelling unit in conjunction
with another allowed use in the zoning district.
[[(xiii) “Dwelling unit, abutting heavy industrial zone” means a dwelling unit
approved pursuant to § 17-3-505 of this Code.]]
[[(xiv)]] (15) “Dwelling unit, cottage home” means a structure that contains one
detached dwelling unit used as a principal dwelling and that contains no more than 800
square feet of floor area that is built on a permanent foundation and constructed according
to all building and life safety codes.
[[(53)]] “Eating disorder treatment facility” means a facility treating persons for and
with a mental health diagnosis of eating disorder that is licensed as a limited private
inpatient facility pursuant to §§ 10-501 et seq., of the [[Health General]] HEALTH-GENERAL
Article of the State Code, COMAR 10.07.16.02, and as otherwise required by federal and
State law and regulations.
[[(54)]] “Eating disorder treatment unit” means a discrete living space within an eating
disorder treatment facility occupied by individuals receiving treatment in an eating disorder

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treatment facility that is licensed as a limited private inpatient facility pursuant to §§ 10501 et seq., of the [[Health General]] HEALTH-GENERAL Article of the State Code,
COMAR 10.07.16.02, and as otherwise required by federal and State law and regulations.
[[(55)]] “Electric vehicle repair facility” means a facility that provides mechanical and
electrical services for vehicles powered solely by electrically charged batteries.
[[(56)]] “Electric vehicle towing and storage facility” means a facility that provides
towing and storage services for vehicles powered solely by electrically charged batteries.
[[(57) “Battery energy storage system, front-of-the-meter” means an electrochemical
device that charges or collects energy from the grid or a generation facility and that stores
the energy for discharge at a later time in order to provide electricity or other grid services.
A “battery energy storage system, front-of-the-meter” does not include infrastructure or
equipment owned or operated by a public utility.]]
[[(58)]] “Entertainment complex” means a facility for the presentation of the
performing arts, including indoor movie theaters, theaters for live performances, and
indoor and outdoor concert halls, but excluding adult movie theaters.
“EQUIPMENT SALES, REPAIR, AND STORAGE, COMMERCIAL” MEANS AN
ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE SALE OR REPAIR OF COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT, FARM
EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, TRACTORS, SNOWMOBILES, AND SIMILAR
EQUIPMENT.

[[(59)]] “Excavation area” means that part of a clay and borrow pit or a sand and gravel
operation in which the extraction and removal of natural materials or deposits takes place.
[[(60)]] “Fabrication” means the assemblage or packaging of products or parts,
predominantly using previously prepared material.
“FACILITY” MEANS ALL DEVELOPED PORTIONS OF A SITE WHICH ARE BUILT,
INSTALLED, ESTABLISHED OR USED TO SERVE A PARTICULAR USE.

[[(61)]] “Farm” means land use for farming.
[[(62)]] “Farm alcohol production facility” means a facility used for “agricultural
alcohol production” as defined in § 4-214 of the Land Use Article of the State Code that is
located on a farm that qualifies for an agricultural use assessment pursuant to § 8-209 of
the Tax-Property Article of the State Code or that is covered by a current and active soil
conservation and water quality plan approved by the Anne Arundel Soil Conservation
District.
[[(63)]] “Farm dual use” means a lot or parcel on which the principal use is farming
and that includes one of the following commercial uses: contractor and construction yards;
well and septic service; excavation service; farm vehicle and equipment repair; trades, such
as plumbers, mechanical/HVAC, electricians, or other trades required to be licensed by
Article 15 of this Code; and outside storage of equipment associated with these commercial
uses.

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[[(64)]] “Farm or agricultural heritage site special event” means a gathering of the
public or invited groups limited to attendance by invitation or reservation for compensation
for events including parties, celebrations, weddings, or receptions on a farm that qualifies
for an agricultural use assessment pursuant to § 8-209 of the Tax-Property Article of the
State Code or that is covered by a current and active soil conservation and water quality
plan approved by the Anne Arundel Soil Conservation District, or an agricultural heritage
site.
[[(65)]] “Farm or agricultural heritage site stay” means a hosted accommodation for
overnight guests who pay to stay on a farm that qualifies for an agricultural use assessment
pursuant to § 8-209 of the Tax-Property Article of the State Code or that is covered by a
current and active soil conservation and water quality plan approved by the Anne Arundel
Soil Conservation District, or on an agricultural heritage site. “Farm or agricultural heritage
site stay” does not include a bed and breakfast inn, bed or breakfast home, or short-term
residential rental.
[[(66)]] “Farming” means the use of land or structures for agricultural purposes,
including agriculture, urban agriculture, apiaries, horticulture and floriculture,
greenhouses, orchards, agricultural nurseries, viticulture, aquaculture, hydroponics,
agroforestry, animal and poultry husbandry subject to the requirements of [[§ 18-4-104]] §
18-4-103, dairying, on-farm composting as regulated by COMAR 26.04.11.06, and primary
and [[value added]] VALUE-ADDED agricultural processing. For purposes of this definition:
[[(i)]] (1) “agriculture” means the business, science and art of cultivating and
managing soil for the production, growing, or harvesting of crops, agricultural or
horticultural products, and may also include selling crops, agricultural, or horticultural
products grown or produced onsite or aggregated from multiple sites;
[[(ii)]] (2) “agroforestry” means the integration of trees and shrubs into farming
systems and includes forestry (including silviculture), tree farming, and forest farming;
[[(iii)]] (3) “animal and poultry husbandry” means the breeding, feeding, raising,
and general care or use of animals, including equine animals, swine, cattle, goats, chickens,
and similar farm or livestock animals;
[[(iv)]] (4) “aquaculture” means the farming or culturing of finfish, shellfish, other
aquatic plants or animals, or both, in lakes, streams, inlets, estuaries, and other natural or
artificial water bodies or impoundments, including hatching, cultivating, planting, feeding,
raising, and harvesting of aquatic plants and animals;
[[(v)]] (5) “primary agricultural and [[value added]] VALUE-ADDED processing”
means the processing of one or more agricultural ingredients or products in the course of
preparing it for market or on-site consumption, so long as at least one of the ingredients or
products are grown or produced on the farm, including cutting, drying, packaging, canning,
milling, grinding, freezing, heating, and fermenting;
[[(vi)]] (6) “farmers’ market” means a facility located on a farm that offers for public
sale locally produced agricultural, horticultural, dairy, meat products, or similar products
produced on that farm or aggregated from other farms;

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[[(vii)]] (7) “farm stand” means a wagon, trailer, vehicle, or temporary structure
located on a farm that offers for public sale agricultural, horticultural, dairy, meat products,
or similar products produced on that farm or aggregated from other farms;
[[(viii)]] (8) “farm store” means a permanent structure located on a farm that offers
for public sale agricultural, horticultural, dairy, meat products, or similar products
produced on that farm or aggregated from other farms; and
[[(ix)]] (9) “farming” does not include the cultivation, processing or dispensing of
cannabis, as defined in § 1-101 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article of the
State Code.
“FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING” MEANS THE PROCESSING OF MATERIALS, WHETHER
OF A NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC ORIGIN, INCLUDING ORGANIC AND INORGANIC
MATERIALS, THAT IS APPLIED TO SOIL OR TO PLANT TISSUES TO SUPPLY PLANT
NUTRIENTS.

[[(67)]] “Floor area” means the sum of the gross horizontal area of all floors of a
structure other than those areas used for or related to the parking of vehicles, and it is
measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center line of party walls.
[[(68)]] “Floor area ratio” means the floor area of a structure divided by the gross area
of the lot on which the structure is located.
“FOOD BANK” MEANS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT COLLECTS AND STORES
LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO
PEOPLE IN NEED PRIMARILY THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES AND
SOUP KITCHENS.
“FOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING” MEANS THE TRANSFORMATION OF RAW
INGREDIENTS BY PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL MEANS INTO FOOD, OR OF FOOD INTO OTHER
FORMS.
“FOOD TRUCK” MEANS A VEHICLE, TRAILER, OR CART THAT MOVES FROM PLACE TO
PLACE FROM WHICH FOOD OR DRINK IS SOLD OR DISPENSED.

[[(69)]] “Gaming position” means a seat at a video lottery terminal.
[[(70)]] “Garden center” means a facility that sells plants, bushes or trees, grown onsite
or offsite, as well as other items customarily used for plants and gardens including seeds,
mulch, fertilizer, soil, gardening tools, and pots, but does not include a hardware store, a
home center, or a building supply store.
“GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN” MEANS THE MOST RECENT VERSION, AS ADOPTED
BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, OF THE MASTER PLAN REQUIRED BY § 531 OF THE CHARTER,
WHICH IS ALSO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REQUIRED BY §§ 1-405, ET SEQ. OF THE LAND
USE ARTICLE OF THE STATE CODE, THAT ESTABLISHES POLICIES TO GUIDE THE USE AND
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LAND OVER A 20-YEAR PLANNING HORIZON AND INCLUDES
THE CONTENTS REQUIRED BY §§ 1-405, ET SEQ. OF THE LAND USE ARTICLE OF THE STATE
CODE.

[[(71)]] “Gross area” means the total area of a lot.

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[[(72)]] “Group home I” means a residential facility authorized by federal, State or local
law or regulation, or licensed or supervised by a federal, State, or local agency that houses
no more than eight persons, other than staff, with intellectual, development, or physical
disabilities, or mental health issues.
[[(73)]] “Group home II” means a residential facility authorized by federal, State or
local law or regulations, or licensed or supervised by a federal, State, or local agency that
houses between 9 and 16 persons, other than staff, with intellectual, development, or
physical disabilities or mental health issues.
[[(74)]] “Health club or spa” means a facility in which [[memberships in]] a program
of physical exercise [[are]] IS offered, including the right to use saunas, whirlpools,
weightlifting rooms, massages, steam rooms, or exercising machines.
[[(75)]] “Height” when used in reference to a structure means the vertical distance from
the average height of the highest roof surface for a structure with a roof or from the highest
point of a structure without a roof to the grade plane. For purposes of this definition, “grade
plane” means the average of the finished ground levels between the structure and a point
six feet from the structure or, if the lot line is closer than six feet from the structure, the lot
line.
[[(76)]] “Heliport” means a facility for the takeoff, landing, fueling, and housing of
helicopters, the discharging and receiving of passengers and cargo from or to a helicopter,
and the provision of shelter and conveniences for helicopter passengers.
“HOME OCCUPATION” MEANS THE ACCESSORY USE OF A DWELLING UNIT BY THE
OCCUPANT FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.

[[(77)]] “Homeowner’s association” means a nonprofit community association,
condominium association, improvement association, or similar association that owns,
leases, or has easement rights on property within a recorded subdivision.
[[(78)]] “Hospice facility” has the meaning stated in § 19-901 OF the Health-General
Article[[, § 19-901,]] of the State Code and includes a facility that provides full inpatient
care.
“HOSPITAL” MEANS ANY INSTITUTION THAT HAS A GROUP OF PHYSICIANS ORGANIZED
AS A MEDICAL STAFF FOR THE INSTITUTION, MAINTAINS FACILITIES TO PROVIDE
MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES, AND PROVIDES OVERNIGHT CARE FOR
INDIVIDUALS.
“HOTELS” AND “MOTELS” MEANS A BUILDING OR PORTION THEREOF OR GROUP OF
BUILDINGS CONTAINING GUEST ROOMS, WITH OR WITHOUT KITCHEN FACILITIES, FOR
COMPENSATION, THAT PROVIDES SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS TO TRANSIENT GUESTS
ON A DAILY, WEEKLY, OR MONTHLY BASIS. A “HOTEL” OR “MOTEL” IS NOT A DWELLING
UNIT.

[[(79)]] “Institutional uses” means those uses that serve a recreational, social, medical,
educational, or religious purpose[[, such as schools, nursing homes, assisted living
facilities, hospitals, libraries, museums, and nonprofit charitable or philanthropic
organizations]].

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[[(80)]] “Junk” means any kind of salvage or waste material [[that is not handled as
recyclables or solid waste by an automobile and truck dismantling and recycling facility,
recyclables recovery facility, rubble landfill, rubble processing facility, or solid waste
transfer station]], including old, scrap, dismantled, inoperable, or dilapidated motor
vehicles, BOATS OR WATERCRAFT or motor vehicle, BOATS OR WATERCRAFT parts,
machinery, household furniture and appliances, construction equipment and materials,
tanks and drums, tires, pipes, WIRE, wood, paper, metals, rags, and glass.
[[(81)]] “Junkyard” means any land or structure used for the storage, keeping,
collection, salvage, sale, disassembling, wrecking, baling, maintenance, or abandonment
of junk, but the term does not include an automobile and truck dismantling and recycling
processing facility, recyclables recovery facility, rubble landfill, rubble processing facility,
or solid waste transfer station.
[[(82)]] “Kennel, commercial” means a facility for the housing of dogs, cats, or other
domesticated animals for the purpose of commercial breeding, sale, boarding, training, or
grooming, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE TRAINING OF ATTACK DOGS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT
K-9 DOGS.
“KITCHEN FACILITIES” MEANS AN AREA WITHIN A BUILDING DESIGNED AND
INTENDED TO BE USED FOR THE COOKING OR PREPARATION OF FOOD. THE PRESENCE OF
A RANGE OR OVEN, OR UTILITY CONNECTIONS SUITABLE FOR SERVICING A RANGE OR
OVEN, SHALL BE CONSIDERED A KITCHEN FACILITY.

[[(83)]] “Land-clearing debris” means solid waste that is acceptable for disposal in a
land-clearing debris landfill under State law and regulation.
[[(84)]] “Land-clearing debris landfill” means a sanitary landfill permitted under State
law and regulation as a land-clearing debris landfill.
[[(85)]] “Landscaping and tree contracting” means a business engaged in providing the
services of planting, seeding, sodding, removing, cutting, trimming, pruning, mulching,
aerating, applying chemicals, watering, fertilizing, or similar services to establish, promote,
or control growth of trees, shrubs, flowers, grass, ground cover, and other flora, or
otherwise maintaining a lawn or landscape for ornamentation or other nonagricultural
purpose.
[[(86)]] “Limited activity area” means the 200-foot area shown on the Bog Protection
Area Guidance Map that is measured as the 300-foot area surrounding the outer edge of
the bog but excluding the 100-foot upland buffer.
[[(87)]] “Lot, corner” means a lot that [[has frontage]] ABUTS on more than one
intersecting road. For purposes of this definition, a road with angles that are 135 degrees
or less, measured from the centerline of the road, is considered two intersecting roads.
[[(88)]] “Lot, corner through” means a lot that [[has frontage]] ABUTS on three roads.
[[(89)]] “Lot, through” means a lot other than a corner lot or corner through lot [[with
frontage]] THAT ABUTS on more than one road.

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[[(90)]] “Lot line, front” means the boundary of a lot that abuts the road right-of-way
or, for a waterfront lot, the mean high-water line OR A BOUNDARY LINE THAT ABUTS
PLATTED LAND OWNED BY A HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION OR THE COUNTY THAT ABUTS
THE MEAN HIGH-WATER LINE.
“MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING, GENERAL” MEANS THE MANUFACTURING,
PRODUCTION, PROCESS, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, TREATMENT, REPAIR, OR PACKAGING
OF FINISHED PRODUCTS, FROM PREPARED OR REFINED MATERIALS, OR FROM RAW
MATERIALS THAT DO NOT NEED REFINING. THE TERM ALSO INCLUDES WAREHOUSING,
WHOLESALING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF FINISHED PRODUCTS PRODUCED AT THE SITE AS
AN ACCESSORY USE.

[[(91)]] “Marina” means a facility located along the shoreline that has docks, moorings,
supplies, and other services for watercraft and watercraft passengers. The following types
of marinas have the meanings indicated:
[[(i)]] (1) “Marina, commercial” means a marina for servicing, fueling, and storage
of watercraft that may include covered or uncovered wet storage slips, dry storage of
watercraft, and boat sales.
[[(ii)]] (2) “Marina, community” means a marina that provides limited watercraft
services in a recorded residential riparian subdivision for residents and their guests and that
is located on property leased or owned by a homeowner’s association.
[[(iii)]] (3) “Marina, neighborhood” means a marina that provides limited watercraft
services.
(4) “MARINA, YACHT CLUB” MEANS A PRIVATE CLUB WITH LAND AND FACILITIES
OWNED OR LEASED, MAINTAINED, CONTROLLED, AND MANAGED BY THE MEMBERS THAT
PROVIDES LIMITED MARINA FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS.

[[(92)]] “Mean high-water line” means the average level of high tides at a given
location.
[[(93)]] “Meteorological tower” means a meteorological tower or structure designed to
support the gathering of wind or solar energy resource data, and includes the tower, base
plate, anchors, guy cables and hardware, anemometers, wind direction vanes, booms to
hold equipment, data loggers, wiring, and telemetry devices used to monitor and transmit
data for over a period of time for instant or historic data.
[[(94)]] “Mobile home” has the meaning stated for “manufactured home” in [[§§]] §
11-9-101 of this Code.
[[(95)]] “Natural wood waste” means tree and other natural vegetative matter, including
tree stumps, brush and limbs, root mats, logs, leaves, grass clippings, and unadulterated
wood wastes.
[[(96)]] “Natural wood waste recycling facility” means a facility for the recycling of
natural wood waste or for the production of compost or mulch, but the term does not
include a collection or processing facility that provides recycling services solely for its own
employees or for its own recyclable materials generated onsite.

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[[(97)]] “Net area” means gross area minus the 100-year nontidal floodplain, steep
slopes, and tidal and nontidal wetlands.
[[(98)]] “Net density” means the number of dwelling units allowed for each acre of net
area.
[[(99)]] “[[Night club]] NIGHTCLUB” or “comedy club” means a facility that is open to
the public, has an alcoholic beverage license, and provides entertainment, such as music, a
floor show, a stage show, or dancing.
[[(100)]] “Nonconforming use” means a use that was allowed when it came into
existence but that is no longer allowed under the law in effect in the zoning district in which
the use is located.
[[(101)]] “Nurseries with landscaping and plant sales” means a facility for the
cultivating, harvesting, and sale of plants, bushes, trees, and other nursery items grown
onsite, either in the ground or in containers, prior to sale, and includes the sales of products
related to landscaping and the cultivation of plants, bushes, trees, and other nursery items.
[[(102)]] “Nursing home” has the meaning stated in § 19-1401(E) OF the Health-General
Article[[, § 19-1401(e),]] of the State Code.
[[(103)]] “Open area” has the meaning stated in § 17-1-101 of this Code.
“OUTSIDE STORAGE” MEANS THE STORAGE, KEEPING, OR MAINTENANCE, OF
EQUIPMENT, PRODUCTS, MERCHANDISE, CONTAINERS, OR OTHER GOODS IN USABLE
CONDITION OR GOOD WORKING CONDITION IN A FENCED OR UNENCLOSED AREA,
EXCLUDING PARKING LOTS AND ACCESSORY PARKING.
“OVERLAY ZONE” MEANS A MAPPED GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AS APPROVED BY THE
COUNTY COUNCIL, THAT ESTABLISHES DEVELOPMENT, ZONING, USE, OR DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO OR DIFFERENT THAN THOSE IN THE UNDERLYING
ZONING DISTRICT.
“OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING LOT” MEANS THE PRINCIPAL USE OF PARKING OF
REGISTERED AND OPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLES WITH A MANUFACTURER’S GROSS
VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF MORE THAN 10,000 POUNDS FOR TEMPORARY, SHORT-TERM,
DAILY OR OVERNIGHT, OFF-STREET PARKING, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE SERVICE OR
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR FACILITIES OR STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE. AN
OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING LOT IS NOT CONSIDERED OUTSIDE STORAGE.

[[(104)]] “Package goods store” means a retail store that keeps for sale and sells beer,
wine, and liquor in sealed packages or containers that may not be opened or consumed on
the premises where sold.
“PARKING LOT” MEANS THE PRINCIPAL USE OF PARKING OF REGISTERED AND
OPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLES FOR TEMPORARY, SHORT-TERM, DAILY OR OVERNIGHT, OFFSTREET PARKING, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE AUTOMOBILE SERVICE OR REPAIR FACILITIES,
THE STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE, OR THE PARKING OF VEHICLES WITH A
MANUFACTURER’S GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF MORE THAN 10,000 POUNDS. A
PARKING LOT IS NOT CONSIDERED OUTSIDE STORAGE.

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“PAWN SHOP” MEANS A BUSINESS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 11 OF THIS CODE AS A
PAWN BROKER OR SECOND-HAND DEALER.

[[(105)]] “Pedestrian circulation system” means the sidewalks and other pedestrian
ways that serve as access to and between the uses, structures, parking areas, and other
elements of a development.
“PERMITTED USE” MEANS A USE ALLOWED BY RIGHT WITHIN A ZONING DISTRICT.

[[(106)]] “Personal fitness studio” means a facility with classrooms or offices offering
personal health and wellness counseling or classes, supplemented by use of exercising
machines and physical training in an exercise area occupying less than 2,000 square feet
of the total square footage of the space.
[[(107)]] “Personal fitness studio, water-based” means a personal fitness studio in
which all or part of the physical training offered shall involve activities that take place on
a body of navigable water. A personal fitness studio under this definition shall be
considered an accessory use to the principal maritime use in MA2, MB and MC Maritime
Districts.
“PET CARE BUSINESS” MEANS A HOME OCCUPATION FOR THE TEMPORARY KEEPING
OF PETS OWNED BY OTHERS IN A RESIDENCE FOR A FEE, INCLUDING DAY CARE, BOARDING
OR TRAINING, BUT “PET CARE BUSINESS” DOES NOT INCLUDE PET GROOMING OR
TRAINING OF ATTACK DOGS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT K-9 DOGS.
“PET DAY CARE FACILITIES” MEANS THE TEMPORARY KEEPING OF PETS OWNED BY
OTHERS FOR A FEE, INCLUDING DAY CARE OR TRAINING, BUT “PET DAY CARE FACILITIES”
DOES NOT INCLUDE PET GROOMING, OVERNIGHT BOARDING, OR TRAINING OF ATTACK
DOGS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT K-9 DOGS.
“PET GROOMING PARLOR” MEANS AN ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THE BATHING,
DIPPING, CUTTING, OR GROOMING OF PETS IS PROVIDED.

[[(108)]] “Petroleum products” means liquid petroleum gas, fuel oil, and light fractions
of crude oil, including kerosene, naphtha, gasoline, and diesel fuel.
[[(109)]] “Pier” means a floating or fixed platform, including associated pilings and
similar features, that extends over water from the shoreline. The following types of piers
have the meanings indicated:
[[(i)]] (1) “Pier, commercial” means a pier used for commercial purposes that is not
located in a residential zoning district.
[[(ii)]] (2) “Pier, community” means a pier for watercraft that is established and
operated for the benefit of a recorded residential riparian subdivision.
[[(iii)]] (3) “Pier, private” means a pier for watercraft that extends from a privately
owned [[residential]] lot IN A RESIDENTIAL OR OPEN SPACE DISTRICT or community owned
property for which a pier construction agreement (PCA) has been executed.

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[[(iv)]] (4) “Pier, recreational” means a pier used by residents of a recorded
residential riparian subdivision and their guests for crabbing, fishing, sunning, swimming,
and similar activities, but not for watercraft or boating activities of any kind.
“PILE DRIVING AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS” MEANS THE USE OF LAND
FOR STORING AND STAGING EQUIPMENT, VESSELS, MATERIALS, AND VEHICLES IN
SUPPORT OF CONSTRUCTING, REPAIRING, OR REMOVING PILES, BULKHEADS, PIERS,
DOCKS, OR SIMILAR MARINE STRUCTURES.

[[(110)]] “Plasma center” means a for-profit business licensed under the HealthGeneral Article of State Code that collects human blood plasma and compensates
individuals for their blood plasma or other blood product.
[[(111)]] “Principal use” means a primary structure or activity for which a lot is
employed.
[[(112)]] “Private club” means an establishment that provides facilities for members
for social or recreational purposes, is not open to the public, is not operated for profit or
commercial purposes[[, and is exempt from taxation under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code]].
[[(113)]] “Processing site” means that part of a clay and borrow pit or a sand and gravel
operation in which washing, screening, blending, and stockpiling take place.
[[(114)]] “Produce market” means a facility, not located on a farm, where local
produce, meat products, fruits, vegetables, value-added agricultural or horticultural
products, and prepared foods and beverages are sold directly to the public primarily for
off-site consumption.
[[(115)]] “Public activity area” means a plaza, square, village green, pocket park,
courtyard, or similar area of a noncommercial nature that serves as a place for the public
to gather and that includes amenities such as benches, fountains, gazebos, pavilions, art,
and shade trees.
[[(116)]] “Public utility essential services” means 69 kv or lesser transmission lines,
distribution lines, and accessory equipment and structures that distribute or transmit such
services as electricity, communications, power, or fuel.
[[(117)]] “Public utility uses” means an electric substation, a fuel transmission pumping
station, and a telephone switching station.
[[(118)]] “Reclamation” means the rehabilitation of disturbed land for useful purposes
and the protection of the natural resources of adjacent areas, including bodies of water.
[[(119)]] “Recovery residence” means a facility that provides recovery residence
services as defined under § 8-101 of the Health-General Article of the State Code.
[[(120)]] “Recreational uses, active” means recreational activities, other than golf
courses, that require special facilities, fields, or equipment, such as playgrounds, ice skating

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rinks, running tracks, and athletic facilities, including playing fields for athletic events,
tennis courts, basketball courts, and swimming pools.
[[(121)]] “Recreational uses, passive” means recreational activities that require
minimal changes to the site and preserve natural features, such as nature areas, picnic areas,
walking or hiking areas, fishing areas, hunting areas and bird or wildlife watching areas.
“RECREATIONAL VEHICLE” MEANS A VEHICLE DESIGNED AS TEMPORARY LIVING
QUARTERS FOR RECREATION, CAMPING OR TRAVEL USE, WHICH EITHER HAS ITS OWN
MOTOR POWER OR IS MOUNTED ON OR DRAWN BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND INCLUDES A
“CAMPING TRAILER”, “PARK MODEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLE”, AND “TRAVEL TRAILER”
AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 11 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE OF THE STATE CODE.

[[(122)]] “Recyclables” has the meaning stated for “recyclable materials” in § 9-1701
OF the Environment Article[[, § 9-1701,]] of the State Code.

[[(123)]] “Recyclables recovery facility” means a facility used for recycling, but the
term does not include an automobile and truck dismantling and recycling facility or a
natural wood waste recycling facility.
[[(124)]] “Recycling” means any process in which materials that would otherwise
become solid waste are collected, separated, or processed and returned to the marketplace
in the form of raw materials or products.
[[(125)]] “Refuse” means ashes, garbage, rubbish, junk, industrial waste, dead animals,
and salvable waste and other solid waste materials.
“REGION PLAN” MEANS A LONG-RANGE VISION DOCUMENT FOR A SPECIFIC
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE COUNTY AS ADOPTED IN THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
THAT PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMUNITIES IN THAT REGION ON TOPICS
INCLUDING SENSITIVE AREAS, LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, CULTURAL RESOURCES,
COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TO ACHIEVE A COMMUNITY’S
GOALS.

[[(126)]] “Regional commercial complex” means a large commercial development
with retail, entertainment, and service uses, and which may include residential uses, of a
scale and function to serve a regional market that contains at least 750,000 square feet of
non-residential floor area.
“RELIGIOUS FACILITY” MEANS A MEETING AREA FOR RELIGIOUS PRACTICES,
INCLUDING A CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE, MOSQUE, MONASTERY, OR SIMILAR FACILITY.
“RENTAL ESTABLISHMENT” MEANS AN ESTABLISHMENT PROVIDING THE RENTAL OF
TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, PARTY SUPPLIES, OR SIMILAR GOODS AND EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING
STORAGE AND INCIDENTAL MAINTENANCE. “RENTAL ESTABLISHMENT” DOES NOT
INCLUDE A MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL FACILITY.

[[(127)]] “Restaurant” means an establishment, open to the public, that prepares or
serves food and beverages for consumption onsite [[and may include]], take-out, [[and]]
DRIVE-THROUGH, OR delivery services. Restaurants may also provide banquet hall or
catering services for ceremonial gatherings honoring guests or special occasions, as long
as such services are not provided exclusively.

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“RETAIL SPECIALTY STORES OR SHOPS FOR RETAIL SALES AND SERVICE” MEANS AN
ESTABLISHMENT THAT SELLS COMMODITIES OR GOODS DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS.
“REZONING” MEANS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING MAP TO CHANGE THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY FROM ONE ZONING DISTRICT TO ANOTHER.
“RIGHT-OF-WAY” MEANS PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND LEGALLY DEDICATED FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC USE FACILITIES, SUCH AS ROADS, RAILROADS,
SIDEWALKS, SHARED USE PATHS, OR UTILITY LINES.

[[(128)]] “Road” means an open way that is dedicated as a public or private right-ofway or easement for the passage of vehicles and persons. The following types of roads are
defined from the lowest to the highest classification:
[[(i)]] (1) “Local road” means a road designed to provide vehicular access to
abutting properties and to discourage through traffic, but the term does not include a
parking lot, a drive aisle, or an alley.
[[(ii)]] (2) “Collector road” means a road that provides primary access to an arterial
road from one or more neighborhoods; allows for traffic circulation within residential,
commercial, and industrial areas and for the internal distribution of trips within a
neighborhood; and may provide access to local roads, other collector roads, and abutting
properties.
[[(iii)]] (3) “Minor arterial road” means a road that serves trips of moderate length;
interconnects and augments the principal arterial system; provides primary access to or
through communities of high density residential, commercial, retail, or industrial land uses
and distributes traffic to smaller geographic areas; and partially controls access to abutting
commercial, industrial, and residential properties at predetermined locations to discourage
direct access to individual properties at other locations.
[[(iv)]] (4) “Principal arterial road” means a road that serves the needs of through
traffic for moderately long trips and serves major activity centers and major portions of the
trips entering or leaving urban areas; is a primary travel route for commercial, commuter,
and recreational travel in rural areas; provides secondary linkages between large urban
centers, suburban population, and employment centers; and permits direct access to
individual properties only under unusual circumstances.
[[(v)]] (5) “Freeway” means a road that provides for efficient and uninterrupted
travel over long distances; serves interstate and commuter needs; does not allow direct
access to abutting properties; and has access only by interchange facilities.
“ROADSIDE VENDOR” MEANS A PERSON WHO SELLS GOODS OR FOOD OF ANY KIND AT
A FIXED LOCATION ON OR ABUTTING ANY ROAD, BUT “ROADSIDE VENDOR” DOES NOT
INCLUDE A PERSON WHO SELLS CHRISTMAS TREES, PRODUCE GROWN ON THE PREMISES,
OR, IN AN RA DISTRICT, PRODUCE OF ANY KIND.

[[(129)]] “Rooming house” means all or part of a [[single-family detached dwelling]]
BUILDING that is occupied by a resident owner or resident manager and that has rooms

without cooking facilities for rent.

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[[(130)]] “Rubble” means solid waste that is acceptable for disposal in a rubble landfill
under State law and regulation.
[[(131)]] “Rubble landfill” means a sanitary landfill permitted under State law and
regulation as a rubble landfill.
[[(132)]] “Rubble processing facility” means a facility used to reduce or alter the
volume or characteristics of rubble that is permitted under State law and regulation as a
processing facility.
[[(133)]] “Sanitary landfill” means a land-clearing debris landfill, municipal landfill,
or rubble landfill.
“SCENIC OR HISTORIC ROAD” MEANS A ROAD SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL MAP ENTITLED
“SCENIC AND HISTORIC ROADS” ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL.

[[(134)]] “Scenic or historic rural road” means a road shown on the official map entitled
“Scenic and Historic Rural Roads[[, 2006]]” adopted by the County Council.
[[(135)]] “School bus facility” means a facility that:
[[(i)]] (1) is used in whole or in part for the inside or outside storage, maintenance,
service, and associated operations of school buses; and
[[(ii)]] (2) provides school bus transportation for the Board of Education of Anne
Arundel County.
“SCHOOL, CHARTER” HAS THE MEANING FOR “PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL” IN § 9-102 OF
THE EDUCATION ARTICLE OF THE STATE CODE.

[[(136)]] “School, private academic” means a private institution that offers an academic
course of instruction and that is operated by a religious facility or under a certificate of
approval by the State Department of Education.
“SCHOOL, PUBLIC” HAS THE MEANING FOR “PUBLIC SCHOOLS” IN § 1-101 OF THE
EDUCATION ARTICLE OF THE STATE CODE.

[[(137)]] “Self-service storage facility” means an arrangement of enclosed or
unenclosed individual secured storage areas for sale, lease, or rent, but the term does not
include storage for wholesale or retail activity, a freight or distribution center, or
warehousing as part of a commercial or industrial operation.
[[(138)]] “Service organization” means an association of persons for the promotion of
a common object or goal other than the operation of a profit-making business.
[[(139)]] “Setback” means a minimum distance between a lot line and a structure.
[[(140)]] “Shoreline” means the mean high-water line.

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[[(141)]] “Sign” means any writing, letter, or numeric work, pictorial presentation,
illustration or decoration, emblem, device, symbol, trademark, banner, figure, or character,
or any other device, [[figure, or character,]] fixture, placard or structure, including its
component parts, utilized to advertise, announce, identify, or make known or attract
attention.
[[(i)]] (1) “Sign” does not include graveyard and cemetery markers, clearance bars
associated with a height restriction and other safety notices integral to an object’s purpose,
vending machines, mail drop-off boxes, mailbox signs regulated by the United States
Postal Service, flags, pennants, decorations, murals, artwork, a building’s architectural
features, or a manufacturer or seller’s markings on machinery or equipment.
[[(ii)]] (2) Types of signs and sign-related terms are defined in § 18-3-301.
[[(142)]] “Slip” means a water area used for the wet storage or temporary docking of a
watercraft.
[[(143)]] “Small cell system” means any [[short range]] SHORT-RANGE equipment
installed for the purpose of supplementing or extending wireless communications coverage
in a localized area. “Small cell system” includes:
[[(i)]] (1) any pole, strand, or other structure used to support a system or to which a
system is attached;
[[(ii)]] (2) any radio transceiver, antenna, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular or
[[back- up]] BACK-UP power supply, and comparable equipment, regardless of
technological configuration; and
[[(iii)]] (3) any ancillary or accessory structure or equipment to house any part of
the system.
[[(144)]] “Small wind energy system” means a wind energy conversion system which
may consist of a wind turbine, a tower and base, and associated control or conversion
electronics for the purpose of generating energy for use on site and not for sale.
[[(145)]] “Solar energy generating facility – accessory” means a renewable energy
generating facility that uses energy from the sun to produce electricity for on-site use as
accessory to a principal use; for which excess electricity generated and not immediately
utilized for on-site use or temporarily stored for future on-site use may be provided to a
utility company in exchange for a credit or other compensation methodology as prescribed
by the utility company, provided the property has existing electrical service supplied by
the utility. If the facility is ground-based, the development of the facility shall be subject
to Article 17 of this Code and the square footage of the solar panels for the system may not
exceed the total square footage of the roofs of all existing structures on the site.
[[(146)]] “Solar energy generating facility – community” means a renewable energy
generating facility that uses energy from the sun to produce electricity and that satisfies the
requirements of a “community solar energy generating system” set forth in § 7-306.2 of
the Public Utilities Article of the State Code.

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[[(147)]] “Solar energy generating facility – utility scale” means an industrial scale,
renewable energy generating facility as a principal use that uses energy from the sun to
produce electricity for sale to a regional wholesale electricity market through transmission
lines and not to end-users.
[[(148)]] “Solar panel” means that part of a solar energy system containing one or more
receptive cells or modules, the purpose of which is to capture solar energy.
[[(149)]] “Solid waste” means solid waste regulated by COMAR, Title 26.
[[(150)]] “Solid waste transfer station” means a facility where nonhazardous solid
waste is taken from a collection vehicle, temporarily stored or stockpiled, and ultimately
placed in a transportation unit for movement to another facility that is permitted under State
law and regulation as a transfer station.
“SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE” MEANS A USE THAT IS ALLOWED WITHIN A ZONING
DISTRICT SUBJECT TO A UNIQUE SET OF REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THE USE IS
COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND THE GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND
REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
OFFICER.

[[(151)]] “Stables or riding club” means a commercial or community facility used for
the purpose of boarding, selling, riding, or training equines; teaching equestrian skills; or
day camps related to those activities.
“STAGING AREAS FOR COUNTY CAPITAL PROJECTS” MEANS LAND USED DURING A
COUNTY CAPITAL PROJECT FOR THE STORAGE OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES,
STOCKPILES, TOOLS, AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AS WELL AS FOR
ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING COMPONENTS BEFORE USE ON THE MAIN CONSTRUCTION
SITE.

[[(152)]] “State-licensed medical clinic” means an outpatient medical clinic licensed
by the State of Maryland as a [[detoxification facility or a substance abuse treatment
program under Title 8, Subtitle 4 of the Health-General Article including programs exempt
from licensing requirements under § 7.5-401(b)(1) of the Health-General Article of the
State Code]] BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM UNDER SUBTITLE 4 OF TITLE 7.5 OF THE
HEALTH-GENERAL ARTICLE OF THE STATE CODE . The term does not include a medical
clinic located on property owned or leased by the County or the State, or an Early
Intervention Level 0.5 program as described in COMAR 10.47.02.03.
[[(153)]] “Storage, dry” means the keeping of watercraft on land on a trailer, cradle,
rack, or other device.
[[(154)]] “Storage, dry covered” means the keeping of watercraft in a covered enclosed
structure on land.
[[(155)]] “Storage, multilevel watercraft rack structure” means a structure or rack
system that is in excess of 10 feet in height and is constructed or used for storing watercraft
and appurtenances.

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[[(156)]] “Storage, wet” means the storage of watercraft by docking, mooring, or
berthing a watercraft to a pier, wharf, dock, piling, buoy, or similar facility.
[[(157)]] “Structure” means anything constructed the use of which requires permanent
location on the ground or attachment to something permanently located on the ground.
“STRUCTURE, ACCESSORY” MEANS A STRUCTURE THAT CUSTOMARILY IS INCIDENTAL
AND SUBORDINATE TO ANOTHER USE OR STRUCTURE ON A LOT ON WHICH THE PRINCIPAL
STRUCTURE IS LOCATED OR ON AN UNIMPROVED LOT ABUTTING A LOT IMPROVED BY A
PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP.

[[(158)]] “Structure, principal” means a structure that serves a principal use of the lot
on which it is located.
“SUBURBAN COMMUNITY CENTER” MEANS A DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES A
VARIETY OF LAND USES SUCH AS ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, RETAIL, PERSONAL SERVICES,
AND HOUSING AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 12.

[[(159)]] “Tavern” means an establishment that has been issued a Class D beer, wine,
and liquor license by the Board of License Commissioners.
[[(160)]] “Telecommunication” means the process that permits the passage of
information from a sender to one or more receivers in a useable form by means of any
electromagnetic system.
“TEMPORARY” MEANS A FIXED PERIOD OF TIME.

[[(161)]] “Transitional housing facility” means [[any use]] A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY
that [[regularly]] provides temporary [[shelter]], INTERMEDIATE-TERM HOUSING, with or
without food, AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT SERVICES to individuals without permanent
housing but does not include temporary shelter in periods of extreme heat or cold or during
a state of disaster or emergency.
[[(162)]] “Transportation shelter” means a structure that protects users from the
weather while awaiting transportation and that is an inherent part of the overall
transportation system of the County, including bus, light rail, and rapid transit service.
[[(163) “Twenty-year registered use” means a use not allowed as a permitted,
conditional or special exception use under the law in effect for the zone in which the use is
located when the use commenced, and for which no enforcement action has been initiated
within 20 years of the date the use commenced.]]
[[(164)]] “Unmerge” means to restore merged lots to their status as individual lots for
the purpose of complying with the requirements of this article applicable to individual lots.
[[(165)]] “Use” means a purpose for which a lot is employed.
“VARIANCE” MEANS A REQUEST CONSIDERED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
OFFICER TO VARY OR MODIFY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE WHERE IT IS ALLEGED
STRICT CONFORMANCE COULD RESULT IN PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES OR UNWARRANTED
HARDSHIP.

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[[(166)]] “Vehicular circulation system” means the streets and roads, driveways, and
other vehicular ways that serve as access to and between the uses, buildings, parking areas,
and other elements of the development.
[[(167)]] “Veterinarian clinic, large animal” means a facility operated by at least one
licensed diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons specializing in the
health and treatment of large farm animals such as equine, swine, cattle, goats, fowl, and
similar farm or livestock animals.
[[(168)]] “Video lottery facility” has the meaning [[set forth]] STATED in § 9-1A-01 OF
the State Government Article[[, § 9-1A-01,]] of the State Code.
[[(169)]] “Video lottery terminal” has the meaning [[set forth]] STATED in § 9-1A-01 OF
the State Government Article[[, § 9-1A-01,]] of the State Code.
[[(170)]] “Warehouse” means all or part of a commercial structure for the storage of
goods, wares, or merchandise and where trucks or similar commercial vehicles may load
or unload cargo.
[[(171)]] “Water-dependent uses OR FACILITIES” has the meaning stated in COMAR,
Title 27 AND INCLUDES STRUCTURES OR FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL,
MARITIME, RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, OR FISHERIES ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE A
LOCATION AT OR NEAR THE SHORELINE WITHIN THE BUFFER.

[[(172)]] “Waterfront lot” means a lot that:
[[(i)]] (1) abuts the mean high-water line; or
[[(ii)]] (2) abuts platted land owned by a homeowner’s association or the County
that abuts the mean high-water line and, through agreements or conveyances, has the right
to function as a waterfront lot.
[[(173)]] “Waterway” means a navigable body of water shown on waterway maps
adopted as part of this article, consisting of the main bodies of the Chesapeake Bay and the
Patapsco River, and the main bodies and tributaries of the following tributaries of the
Chesapeake Bay or the Patapsco River: Broadwater Creek, Bodkin Creek, Curtis Creek,
Magothy River, Parrish Creek, Rhode River, Rock Creek, Rockhold Creek, Severn River,
South River, Stoney Creek, West River, and Whitehall Bay.
“WHOLESALE TRADE, WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION OR STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS”
MEANS AN ESTABLISHMENT ENGAGED IN THE STORAGE AND SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING
OF GOODS, FOOD, WARES, OR MERCHANDISE TO RETAILERS, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL,
INSTITUTIONAL, OR PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS USERS, OR TO OTHER WHOLESALERS;
INCLUDING AREAS FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING OF CARGO.

[[(174)]] “Wind turbine” means the parts of the small wind energy system including
the blades, generator and tail mounted on a monopole, lattice or guyed structure or mounted
on a building.

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[[(175)]] “Winery” means a facility that has been issued a Class 3 or Class 4
Manufacturer’s License under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article of THE State
Code.
[[(176) “Yacht club” means a private, nonprofit club with land and facilities owned or
leased, maintained, controlled, and managed by the members that provides limited marina
facilities for the use of members and their guests.]]
[[(177)]] “Yard” means the land area between the lot line and the principal structure,
with a front and rear yard extending to the side lot line and a side yard extending ONLY to
the front and rear [[lot lines]] YARDS.
[[(178)]] “Youth nature immersion program” means a program for youth who are 18
years of age or younger that focuses on outdoor exploration and nature-related activities
and may include educational enrichment, occupational and behavioral therapies, and day
camp programs.
[[(179)]] “Zoning certificate of use” means a certification issued by the Office of
Planning and Zoning that authorizes a use in a specific zoning district.
“ZONING DISTRICT” MEANS A GEOGRAPHIC AREA DELINEATED ON THE ANNE
ARUNDEL COUNTY DIGITAL ZONING LAYER, AS APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNCIL, THAT
MUST CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ASSIGNED ZONING CATEGORY.

TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBTITLE 1. IN GENERAL
18-2-101. Scope; applicability.
(a) Scope. This article applies to all land located in the County, except that it does not
apply to LAND OWNED OR LEASED BY THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT, OR land
owned or leased [[and developed]] by the County or the Board of Education AND
DEVELOPED FOR A GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION OR PURPOSE unless federal or state law
requires compliance with this article. The provisions of this article are minimum
requirements and are in addition to other requirements of law.
(b) Applicability to pending and future proceedings. Subject to the grandfathering
provisions of COMAR Title 27, this article applies to all pending and future proceedings
and actions of any board, department, or agency empowered to decide applications under
this Code, except that:
(1) an application for a special exception or variance filed on or before April 4,
2005 shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to May 12, 2005 for the special
exception or variance as approved;
(2) an application for a special exception or variance filed before July 6, 2010 shall
be governed by the law as it existed prior to November 22, 2010 for the special exception
or variance as approved if the County approves an administrative waiver as stipulated in
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(3) an application for a special exception filed before June 4, 2018 shall be governed
by the law as it existed prior to June 4, 2018;
(4) development that falls within one of the exceptions set forth in § 17-2-101(b)(1)
through (b)(5) of this Code shall be governed by the law relating to parking, lot size, width
at the front building restriction line, coverage, setbacks, height limitations, and density that
existed prior to May 12, 2005;
(5) development that falls within one of the exceptions set forth in § 17-2-101(b)(6)
or (b)(7) of this Code shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to July 6, 2010 if the
County approves an administrative waiver as stipulated in COMAR, Title 26 or the project
is exempt from the administrative waiver process;
(6) subject to the election provisions of subsection (8), an application for a special
exception or variance filed before November 19, 2012 shall be governed by the law as it
existed prior to April 16, 2013 for the special exception or variance as approved;
(7) subject to the election provisions of subsection (8), development that falls within
one of the exceptions set forth in § 17-2-101(b)(8) or (b)(9) of this Code shall be governed
by the law as it existed prior to April 16, 2013;
(8) for any application described in subsection (6) or (7), the applicant may make
an election, in writing and filed with the Planning and Zoning Officer no later than July 1,
2013, to be governed by the law as it exists after April 16, 2013;
(9) an application for a solar energy generating facility – community filed before
January 1, 2018, shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to January 1, 2018 for a
solar energy system – principal; [[and]]
(10) the following shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to August 1, 2020:
(i) an application for a grading permit, building permit, or zoning certificate of
use filed on or before February 18, 2020 for a group home that would be deemed an
“assisted living facility I, community based”, an “assisted living facility II, community
based,” a “group home I,” or a “group home II” under Bill No. 16-20;
(ii) an application for a grading permit, building permit, or zoning certificate of
use filed on or before February 18, 2020 for an existing use with a group home license
issued by the State; and
(iii) an application for a grading permit, building permit, or zoning certificate
of use filed on or before February 18, 2020 for a group home or a rooming house;
(11) the following shall be governed by the location of critical area boundaries in
existence prior to October 8, 2021:
(i) an application for development, provided any permits associated with the
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(ii) an application for a variance or a special exception, provided the application
is filed on or before October 8, 2021 and any permits associated with the application are
issued on or before December 1, 2021. A variance or special exception grandfathered under
this subsection may not be extended by variance;
(12) for a property located in the Odenton Town Center, any application listed in §
17-2-101(b)(18) of this Code or any application under this article filed on or before March
29, 2024 shall be governed by Subtitle 1 of Title 9 as it existed prior to March 29, 2024;
and
(13) for a property located in a mixed use district, any application listed in § 17-2101(b)(19) of this Code filed on or before February 2, 2025 and any application under this
article associated with those applications shall be governed by the law as it existed prior to
February 2, 2025.
18-2-103. Planning for future development.
(a) Guides. The following documents shall be used as a guide in the future development
of land in and the location of public services and facilities by the County:
(1) the current General Development Plan for Anne Arundel County;
(2) all current master plans, concept plans, preservation plans, and management
plans adopted by the County Council; and
(3) all region plans authorized by the current General Development Plan and
adopted by the County Council.
(b) Rule of construction. Except as provided in [[§ 3-1-205(i)]] § 3-2-205(I) or § 18-16303(g) of this Code, the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any of the documents listed in
subsection (a) may not be construed to evidence or constitute a mistake in the zoning map
then existing or a change in the character of any neighborhood.
(c) Current General Development Plan supersedes other land use plans. Unless
specifically provided in subsection (d)(5) or otherwise in this Code or the State Code, the
land use plan contained in the current General Development Plan supersedes the land use
plan in any other adopted plan.
(d) Green Infrastructure Master Plan.
(1) The 2022 Green Infrastructure Master Plan is not regulatory, does not have the
force of law, and does not impose restrictions on development or land use in the County.
(2) On or before July 1, 2023, and on or before July 1 of every year following, the
Office of Planning and Zoning, in conjunction with the Department of Recreation and
Parks, shall submit to the County Executive and County Council a report on the progress
of the implementation of the Green Infrastructure Master Plan. In coordination with the
annual report the Office of Planning and Zoning shall update the Green Infrastructure
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(i) remove any areas identified as technical errors;
(ii) designate areas in the Network where development has been approved;
(iii) designate areas in the Network where land has been conserved through
acquisition, easement, or similar mechanisms; and
(iv) add any adjacent, contiguous areas that have been conserved through
acquisition, easement, or similar mechanisms.
(e) Region plans.
(1) Any General Development Plan adopted by the County Council shall designate
no less than seven region planning areas encompassing all unincorporated areas of the
County.
(2) The General Development Plan shall provide for creation of region plans for
each region planning area, and shall specify:
(i) the content of the region plans;
(ii) the implementation process and schedule for completion of the region plans;
and
(iii) the composition of stakeholder advisory committees, which shall include
no less than nine and up to fifteen members, all of whom shall be residents of, own property
in, or have an interest in land use planning in the region planning area, nominated by the
County Executive, and approved by resolution of the County Council. Of the members,
two-thirds shall be residents of the region, and including one resident from each
Councilmanic District included in the region planning area, who is recommended to the
County Executive by the County Councilmember from the Councilmanic District.
(3) The Office of Planning and Zoning shall work with the stakeholder advisory
committees to create the region plans and to ensure that the region plans are consistent with
the policies in the General Development Plan.
(4) Each region plan shall include maps depicting any changes to the land use map
included in the current General Development Plan, and a description of how the changes
are consistent with the goals and policies of the General Development Plan.
(5) Region plans adopted by the County Council after adoption of the General
Development Plan shall be considered amendments to the General Development Plan, until
adoption of the next General Development Plan.
18-2-104. Contents and review of the General Development Plan.
(a) Definition. In this section, “specified public facilities” means County and State
roads, public elementary and secondary schools, and the capital improvements necessary
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(b) Contents. The General Development Plan, referred to as a “master plan” in § 531
of the Charter, shall include the contents required by §§ 1-405 ET SEQ. OF THE Land Use
Article[[, §§ 1-405 et seq.,]] of the State Code, for the comprehensive plan of a chartered
county; a concurrency management plan for protecting the quality of life in the County
from the adverse impacts of new development by ensuring that public facilities adequate
to support future development are in place at the time the future development occurs; and
other information deemed necessary by the Planning and Zoning Officer to plan for the
orderly growth and development of the County.
(c) Concurrency management plan. The concurrency management plan contained in
the General Development Plan shall include:
(1) a level of service standards for each of the specified public facilities;
(2) a description of the existing specified public facilities and an evaluation of the
existing demand on those specified public facilities, with detailed findings on the
improvements to the specified public facilities necessary to accommodate existing demand
at the applicable level of service standards and the costs of making those improvements;
(3) an evaluation of the impact of anticipated future development on the specified
public facilities, with detailed findings on the existing capacities of the specified public
facilities to accommodate future development at the applicable level of service standards
and improvements to the specified public facilities necessary to accommodate future
development; and
(4) a method for measuring and tracking the impacts on the specified public
facilities of development approvals, including the approval of subdivisions and the
issuance of building permits, and land use decisions such as comprehensive rezonings,
administrative rezonings, special exceptions, and amendments to the master plan for water
and sewer.
(d) Relationship of concurrency management plan to capital improvement
program. The concurrency management plan contained in the General Development Plan
shall guide the allocation of funds to the County capital improvement program.
(e) Relationship of concurrency management plan to laws relating to adequacy of
public facilities and development impact fees. The concurrency management plan shall
be prepared so as to contain the required information and constitute a sufficient basis for
adequacy of public facilities and development impact fee ordinances that:
(1) regulate the timing and sequencing of future development by conditioning
approval of the development on the program of capital improvements described in
subsection (d);
(2) do not require future development to bear the costs of the capital improvements
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(3) require future development to bear the costs of the capital improvements
attributable to the impact of the future development.
(f) Review. The Office of Planning and Zoning continually shall monitor the
effectiveness of the General Development Plan in accomplishing its function and shall
prepare and provide to the Council an annual report that conforms with State requirements
for annual comprehensive plan reports. At intervals not to exceed [[eight]] 10 years, the
Office of Planning and Zoning shall undertake a comprehensive review of the General
Development Plan and its implementing mechanisms and shall recommend those revisions
to the Plan and implementing mechanisms as are necessary due to changes in demographic
characteristics and social, economic, and environmental factors.
18-2-107. Zoning district line corrections.
(a) In general. The Planning and Zoning Officer may either submit proposed changes
to the County Council for adoption by ordinance or certify changes to the digital zoning
layer to correct minor or technical errors to a zoning district line:
(1) to follow the boundaries established in § 18-2-106(e)(1) through (4);
(2) to follow the boundaries established in § 18-2-106(e)(5), if there is a clear
indication that the zoning district line was intended to match the property boundary, when:
(i) more accurate or updated parcel information becomes available due to
approved development activity, a recorded plat, an updated sealed property survey, or other
improved information; or
(ii) minor drafting or other technical errors or omissions identified within the
GIS mapping system are corrected for a parcel and the correction results in a zoning district
line falling inside or outside of the parcel boundary; or
(3) when written text or a map exhibit adopted by a comprehensive zoning
ordinance or other property rezoning clearly indicates a discrepancy between a zoning
district line as shown on the digital zoning layer and the adopted text or map exhibit.
(b) Effect of correction. Any correction made in accordance with subsection (a) may
not be construed as a rezoning.
(C) CONSISTENCY WITH GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WHEN A ZONING DISTRICT
LINE CORRECTION MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (A) WOULD NOT BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE MAP IN THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE LAND
USE MAP MAY ALSO BE CORRECTED TO MATCH ANY ZONING DISTRICT LINE CORRECTION.
18-2-112. ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION.
THIS ARTICLE IS ADMINISTERED AND INTERPRETED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING
OFFICER AND THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING.
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(A) INTERPRETATION. INTERPRETATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSISTENT
WITH THE GOALS, POLICIES, AND STRATEGIES OF THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO
PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF COUNTY RESIDENTS.
(B) CONSISTENCY. WHEN AN AMENDMENT TO THIS ARTICLE IS PROPOSED, THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND ZONING SHALL ADVISE THE COUNTY COUNCIL IF THE AMENDMENT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS REQUIRED BY § 1-417 OF THE
LAND USE ARTICLE OF THE STATE CODE.
18-2-114. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS CODE, IF ANY PROVISION IN THIS ARTICLE
CONFLICTS WITH ANOTHER PROVISION OF THIS CODE OR STATE LAW, THE STRICTER
PROVISION APPLIES.

SUBTITLE 2. USES AND STRUCTURES
18-2-202. Zoning certificate of use.
(a) Application. A person may file an application for a zoning certificate of use on the
form provided by the Office of Planning and Zoning. IF A SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS
REQUIRED BY TITLE 4 OF ARTICLE 17 OF THIS CODE, AN APPLICATION FOR A ZONING
CERTIFICATE OF USE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF A SITE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING MAY DENY THE ISSUANCE
OF A ZONING CERTIFICATE OF USE IF THE OFFICE DETERMINES THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN
ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF ARTICLES 15, 16, OR 18 OF THIS CODE ON THE
PROPERTY AND THE VIOLATION HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.

(b) Acquisition of certificate required. A zoning certificate of use is required for all
uses except single-family dwellings and accessory dwelling units. A person may not initiate
or change a use that will exist for a period exceeding 60 days without obtaining a zoning
certificate of use. For a commercial telecommunication facility or a small cell system,
“person” includes the owner and each user of the facility or system and “alter” includes
any change in configuration, transmit frequency range, or maximum power level from that
shown on the application for the zoning certificate of use.
(c) Adult bookstores and theaters. An application for a zoning certificate of use for
an adult bookstore or adult movie theater that is not granted or denied within 30 days shall
be considered as having been denied.
(d) Farm dual uses. An application for a zoning certificate of use for a farm dual use
that is located outside of the critical area may be accompanied by an approved soil
conservation and water quality plan in lieu of a site plan, provided the plan depicts
sufficient information for the Office of Planning and Zoning to determine that the
conditional use requirements will be met.
(e) When effective. A zoning certificate of use remains effective so long as the use
remains in conformity with the application granted. A change in ownership does not itself
cause the need for a new zoning certificate of use.
(F) COMPLIANCE. A PERSON MAY NOT USE PROPERTY IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT
CONFORM WITH AN APPROVED ZONING CERTIFICATE OF USE OR SITE DEVELOPMENT
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(G) RIGHT-OF-ENTRY. THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
TO ENTER PROPERTY, INCLUDING STRUCTURES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSPECTING THE
PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY AND STRUCTURES THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR A USE SHOWN
IN A ZONING CERTIFICATE OF USE APPLICATION TO CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH THE
APPLICATION, A SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND THIS ARTICLE.

18-2-203. Temporary uses.
(a) TEMPORARY USE AUTHORIZATION. Except where specific temporary uses are
provided for in this Code, and except as provided in subsection (b), upon a determination
that a temporary use of land will not adversely affect nearby properties and will not require
significant or permanent changes to existing topography, vegetation, or other natural
features, the Planning and Zoning Officer may authorize the use in any zoning district for
a period not exceeding 60 days. The Planning and Zoning Officer may grant up to two
extensions of the temporary use for periods not exceeding 60 days each. The land shall be
entirely cleared of the temporary use within five days after the expiration of the period.
(b) Farm or agricultural heritage site special events, one to eight annual events.
The Planning and Zoning Officer may authorize up to eight farm or agricultural heritage
site special events on a property in the RA, RLD, or R1 zoning districts as a temporary use
if:
(1) the Planning and Zoning Officer determines that the event will not adversely
affect nearby properties and will not require significant or permanent changes to existing
topography, vegetation, or other natural features;
(2) no more than eight events on the same property within a 12-month period are
authorized;
(3) authorization is given for each individual event to be held on a property;
(4) an event will not exceed one day;
(5) any outdoor assembly areas are located and designed to shield surrounding
residential properties from the effects of noise, hazards, or other offensive conditions;
(6) the maximum capacity for an event will not exceed 25 attendees per acre;
(7) the owner has owned the property for the immediately preceding two years and
has been engaged in active farming for the immediately preceding two years;
(8) for property in the critical area, provisions of this Code relating to lot coverage
and limits on clearing are applicable, and include access, parking regardless of surface,
temporary structures, temporary tents, and temporary pavement surfaces; and
(9) for property in the critical area, no new lot coverage, including for access or
parking, is added in the buffer to accommodate the event.
(c) Clearing land of use. The land shall be entirely cleared of the temporary use within
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18-2-204. Accessory structures.
(a) When not accessory. A structure [[located within three feet of a principal structure
and a structure]] connected to a principal structure by an enclosed breezeway less than 15
feet long is part of the principal structure and is not an accessory structure.
(b) In front yard.
(1) Access ramps to accommodate a person under disability, driveways, paved or
gravel at-grade surfaces, fences, noise barriers or noise walls, signs, walkways eight inches
or less above grade, and walls may be located in the front yard.
(2) When a new principal structure is constructed in an RA or RLD district, an
existing barn may be retained in the front yard.
(3) (i) An accessory structure may be located in the front yard of a through lot or
corner through lot provided that the accessory structure is located in the front yard that
does not provide access to the lot.
(ii) If both front lot lines provide access to the lot, the prevailing front yard
pattern on adjoining lots shall be used to determine the front yard in which the accessory
structures may be located.
(4) An accessory structure may not be located in the front yard of a
[[nonwaterfront]] NON-WATERFRONT lot.
(c) On a different lot. An accessory structure [[or use]] may not be located on a lot
other than the lot on which a principal structure is located, except that:
(1) a fence may be located on a lot without a principal structure;
(2) a private residential pier to serve a lot with a principal structure may be located
on land owned by a homeowner’s association that abuts the mean high-water line if an
agreement is recorded among the land records that allows location and use of the pier on
the land owned by the homeowner’s association; and
(3) an accessory structure may be located on an unimproved lot abutting a lot
improved by a principal structure, provided the lots are under common identical ownership
and the accessory structure serves the lot with the principal structure for the exclusive use
of the owner or the principal structure on the abutting lot. The Office of Planning and
Zoning may require that a structure built pursuant to this subsection be removed as a
condition of issuance of a building permit in the event a principal structure is to be
constructed on the same lot as the accessory structure.
(d) Floor area. The TOTAL floor area of [[an]] ALL accessory [[structure]]
STRUCTURES, including an accessory structure constructed pursuant to subsection (c)(3),
BUT NOT INCLUDING A DETACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, may not be greater than
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(e) Right-of-way setback. An accessory structure may not be located in a setback from
a [[right- of-way]] RIGHT-OF-WAY line.
18-2-207. Outdoor seating related to food and beverage service.
(a) Definition. For purposes of this section, “food service facility” has the meaning
stated in § 21-301 of the Health-General Article of the State Code.
(b) Requirements. Subject to subsection (d), a food service facility may continue to
utilize outdoor seating for food and beverage service if:
(1) the food service facility has utilized outdoor seating pursuant to Executive Order
No. 22, dated May 29, 2020, issued by County Executive Pittman, as renewed by Executive
Order No. 46, dated April 27, 2021, issued by County Executive Pittman, continuously
since a date between March 13, 2020, and May 21, 2021;
(2) the food service facility has continuously complied with all requirements of
Executive Order No. 22, dated May 29, 2020, issued by County Executive Pittman, as
renewed by Executive Order No. 46, dated April 27, 2021, issued by County Executive
Pittman, and Bill No. 55-21, as amended by Bill No. 83-21, Bill No. 1-23, and Bill No. 8523; and
(3) (i) within 90 days of June 23, 2024, the food service facility shall file an
application on a form provided by the Planning and Zoning Officer to continue to utilize
outdoor seating for food and beverage service; and
(ii) the Planning and Zoning Officer issues a written determination, within their
sole discretion, that the applicant has established that it has met the requirements of
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and may continue to utilize outdoor seating for food and
beverage service so long as it continues to comply with all requirements of Executive Order
No. 22, dated May 29, 2020, issued by County Executive Pittman, as renewed by Executive
Order No. 46, dated April 27, 2021, issued by County Executive Pittman, and Bill No. 5521, as amended by Bill No. 83-21, Bill No. 1-23, and Bill No. 85-23.
(c) Compliance – other. If a food service facility does not meet the requirements of
subsection (b), then outdoor seating for food and beverage service shall comply with all
other applicable provisions of this Code.
(d) Nonconforming use. Any nonconforming use that meets the requirements of
subsection (b) may utilize outdoor seating for food and beverage service only so long as it
complies with [[§ 18-15-102(b) or § 18-15-103]] § 18-15-103(B) OR § 18-15-104.
SUBTITLE 3. BULK REGULATIONS
18-2-301. Setbacks.
[[(a) Lot in more than one district. A lot located in more than one zoning district shall
comply with the setback requirements applicable to the district in which the majority of the
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[[(b)]] (A) Certain architectural features. An architectural feature that does not
contain floor area, such as an areaway, bay window, greenhouse window, chimney,
cornice, eave, sill, steps required for access, or stoop that does not exceed [[five feet by
five]] 25 SQUARE feet IN AREA, may extend no more than three feet into a required setback
and be located no closer than five feet from any lot line. For purposes of this subsection,
“areaway” means an uncovered subsurface space adjacent to a structure, such as an
entrance to a basement.
[[(c)]] (B) Open fire escapes. An open fire escape may extend no more than five feet
into a required setback and be no closer than five feet from any lot line.
[[(d)]] (C) Decks. An open deck attached to a dwelling unit may project no more than
10 feet into a rear setback so long as the deck is located at least three feet from the lot line.
[[(e)]] (D) Certain uses or structures. The following uses or structures need not
comply with setback requirements contained in this article and are not included in
determining requirements relating to maximum coverage by structures: access ramps,
ELEVATORS OR TRAMS to accommodate a person under disability, driveways, [[paved or
gravel]] at-grade surfaces, fences, noise barriers or noise walls, signs, walkways eight
inches or less above grade, and walls.
[[(f)]] (E) Dwellings on nonconforming lots. A single-family detached dwelling on a
lot that does not meet the area or width requirements of this article may be expanded if the
expansion is set back at least 25 feet from the front and rear lot lines [[and]], seven feet
from side lot lines, 20 FEET FROM CORNER SIDE LOT LINES, and does not exceed 35 feet in
height. THE EXPANSION MAY ALSO BE ALLOWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BULK
REGULATIONS OF THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT IF LESS RESTRICTIVE.

[[(g)]] (F) Residential subdivisions abutting heavy industrial zones. A dwelling on
a lot in a residential subdivision that abuts a W3 Industrial District shall comply with the
setback requirements for the district in which the property is located or the setback
requirements permitted pursuant to § 17-3-505 of this Code.
[[(h)]] (G) Setbacks from alleys and easements. An alley or easement for the passage
of vehicles and persons may not be considered a road for the purposes of assessing a front
lot line.
(H) ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ON NONCONFORMING LOTS. ACCESSORY
STRUCTURES ON A LOT THAT DOES NOT MEET THE AREA OR WIDTH REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SETBACK AT LEAST 40 FEET FROM A FRONT LOT LINE, SEVEN FEET
FROM SIDE AND REAR LOT LINES, 20 FEET FROM CORNER SIDE LOT LINES, AND MAY NOT
EXCEED A HEIGHT OF 25 FEET OR THE HEIGHT OF THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE, WHICH IS
LESS. ACCESSORY STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE ALLOWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
BULK REGULATIONS OF THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT IF LESS RESTRICTIVE.

18-2-303. Exemptions to bulk regulations.
(A) IN-KIND REPLACEMENT. In-kind replacement is exempt from applicable bulk

regulations if:

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(1) the original structure has been in the same location for at least twenty years; OR
(2) THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE OR NATURAL
CATASTROPHE; and

[[(2)]] (3) a building permit is obtained within eighteen months after the removal or
destruction of the original structure.
(B) DWELLINGS IN EXISTENCE AS OF A CERTAIN DATE. A DWELLING IN EXISTENCE
AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF BILL NO. 61-26 IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEET CURRENT BULK
REGULATIONS OR CONDITIONS FOR THE DWELLING TYPE IN TITLE 10, AND DOES NOT NEED
TO BE REGISTERED AS A NONCONFORMING USE, PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING ARE MET:
(1) THE DWELLING IS LOCATED ON PROPERTY IN A ZONING DISTRICT WHERE THE
DWELLING TYPE IS AN ALLOWED USE AND IS THE ONLY DWELLING ON THE PROPERTY;
AND
(2) AT THE TIME THE DWELLING WAS CONSTRUCTED, A BUILDING PERMIT WAS
ISSUED AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION, OR A MULTIPLE DWELLING LICENSE HAS
BEEN PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE DWELLING; OR IF RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE,
PROOF IS PROVIDED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING SHOWING THAT THE
DWELLING HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 20 YEARS.
(C) DWELLINGS IN EXISTENCE AS OF A CERTAIN DATE; IMPROVEMENTS. ANY
DWELLING DETERMINED TO MEET THE CRITERIA UNDER SUBSECTION (B) SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO THE CURRENT PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
DWELLING OR PROPERTY.

18-2-304. Front lot line designation for corner lots.
On a corner lot OR A CORNER THROUGH LOT other than one that is corner waterfront,
the owner may designate which of the [[two roads]] LOT LINES ABUTTING A ROAD is the
front [[road]] LOT LINE so long as the designation is consistent with setback requirements
for an existing structure that is to remain.
18-2-305. COVERAGE BY STRUCTURES AND PARKING OR COVERAGE BY STRUCTURES.
COVERAGE BY STRUCTURES AND PARKING OR COVERAGE BY STRUCTURES FOR A
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING SUBDIVISION SHALL BE BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL LOT.
COVERAGE BY STRUCTURES AND PARKING FOR ALL OTHER RESIDENTIAL USES SHALL BE
BASED ON THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT SITE.
18-2-306. RECONFIGURATION OF COVERAGE BY STRUCTURES AND PARKING.
ON A SITE WITH EXISTING COVERAGE THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED
COVERAGE FOR THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT, REDEVELOPMENT OR
RECONFIGURATION OF IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SITE MAY NOT RESULT IN ANY NET
INCREASE OF COVERAGE.

SUBTITLE 4. WATERFRONT PROVISIONS
18-2-404. Piers and mooring pilings.

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(a) Location. The Office of Planning and Zoning designates the location of a pier or
mooring piling based on its impact on the use and enjoyment of adjacent waterfront lots.
(b) Setbacks. A pier or mooring piling shall be located at least 15 feet from a lot line
extended for a private pier or at least 25 feet from a lot line extended for all other piers.
The Office of Planning and Zoning determines the method of the lot line extension in
accordance with one or more of the following methods:
(1) from the side lot line at a 90-degree angle to the shoreline;
(2) from the extension of the last course of the lot line into the water;
(3) from the side lot lines to the center of cove; or
(4) from the side lot lines generally parallel with existing piers located on adjacent
lots.
(c) Length. A pier or mooring piling may not extend into the water any further than
the lesser of the following AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING:
(1) one-half the distance from the mean high-water line to the center line of the
body of water on which it is situated;
(2) one-half the distance from the mean high-water line to the center point of a
cove; or
(3) 300 feet from the [[waterfront at mean high tide]] MEAN HIGH-WATER LINE.
(d) Joint use of private pier. By agreement recorded among the land records, two
contiguous waterfront property owners may agree to share the use of a private pier located
on one of their waterfront lots or located as extending from the common lot line or from a
line extending from the common lot line over land owned by a homeowner’s association.
(e) Restrictions on mooring or docking. No person may use a private pier or mooring
piling for the mooring or docking of watercraft other than the owner or occupant of the lot
from which the pier extends, the owners or occupants with a right to use the pier by virtue
of an agreement allowed by this article and recorded among the land records, or guests who
are visiting those owners or occupants for no more than 30 days in a six-month period. No
more than four watercraft exceeding 16 feet in length may be moored or docked at a private
pier or mooring piling. Watercraft exceeding 150 feet in length or 35 feet in width may not
be moored or docked at a private pier or mooring piling for more than seven days in any
30-day period unless the pier or mooring piling is on the Patapsco River or the Chesapeake
Bay.
(F) RIPARIAN RIGHTS. THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING IS AUTHORIZED TO
VERIFY AND ENFORCE THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A BUILDING PERMIT
APPLICATION FOR A RESIDENTIAL PIER OR BULKHEAD AS SET FORTH IN §§ 105.3.1.7 AND
105.3.1.7.1 OF THE CONSTRUCTION CODE.

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SUBTITLE 5. LOT IN MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT
18-2-501. LOT IN MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT.
A LOT LOCATED IN MORE THAN ONE ZONING DISTRICT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
BULK REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE MAJORITY OF THE
PROPERTY IS LOCATED, EXCEPT THAT CALCULATIONS OF FLOOR AREA RATIO AND
MAXIMUM COVERAGE LIMITS SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE AREA OF THE LOT IN EACH
ZONING DISTRICT AND NOT THE GROSS AREA OF THE ENTIRE LOT.

TITLE 3. PARKING, OUTDOOR LIGHTING, AND SIGNAGE
SUBTITLE 1. PARKING
18-3-104. Parking space requirements.
The minimum onsite required parking spaces are listed in the chart below. They may
be increased based on site development plan review or special exception approval, reduced
as provided in § 18-3-105, or superseded by a parking program allowed by this Code. The
Planning and Zoning Officer may determine reasonable and appropriate onsite parking
requirements for structures and land uses that are not listed on the chart based on
requirements for similar uses, comments from reviewing agencies, and the parking needs
of the proposed use.
Use
Adult day care
Airports and airfields

Parking
2 spaces for every 10 adults or less
0.5 spaces for each acre of land, with a minimum of
20 spaces and 2 spaces for each planned tie-down
Amusement parks
10 spaces for each ride or activity
Arenas,
exposition
halls, 1 space for every 3 seats and 1 space for every 10
stadiums,
racetracks, persons in designated standing areas
fairgrounds, concert facilities
Art galleries, libraries, and 1 space for every 150 square feet of floor area
museums
Assisted living facilities
1 space for each adult independent dwelling unit, 1
space for each employee per major shift, and visitor
parking at the rate of 2 spaces for every 10 adult
independent dwelling units, comprehensive care
units, and assisted care units
Assisted living facilities I and II, [[The number of spaces required for the applicable
community-based
type of dwelling unit]] 1 SPACE FOR EVERY 3 BEDS
PLUS 1 SPACE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE PER MAJOR
SHIFT

Automobile
dismantling
facilities

and
truck 1 space shall be provided for every two employees
and
recycling and one space shall be provided for every 1,000
square feet of covered floor area devoted to the
storage or sale of parts
Automobile gasoline stations
1 space for each 400 square feet of floor area, service
racks count 1 for 1; aisles and pumps not to be used
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Automobile
gasoline
stations[[,]] WITH convenience
stores[[,]]
OR
food
service/restaurants
Automobile repair and service
facilities
Automobile sales show rooms
and rental facilities
Banks
Bed and breakfast homes
Bed and breakfast inns
Bingo facilities, commercial
Bowling alleys
Child care centers
Clay and borrow pits and sand
and gravel operations
Clubs, lodges, and related
[[facilities]] USES

Parking
1 space for every 100 square feet OF FLOOR AREA
plus 1 space for every 5 restaurant seats; AISLES AND

COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSES AND
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

1 SPACE FOR EVERY 3 SEATS OR 1 SPACE FOR EVERY
100 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA, WHICHEVER IS
GREATER

Conference retreat facility

PUMPS MAY NOT BE COUNTED AS SPACES

1 space for every 500 square feet of floor area
1 space for every 500 square feet of floor area
1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area
1 space for each guest room
1 space for each guest room
1 space for every 2 seats
4 spaces for each lane
2 spaces for each group of 10 children or less
1 space for each employee and at least 5 spaces for
visitors
1 space for every 2 people at rated capacity per Fire
Prevention Code

1 space for every 2 people at rated capacity per Fire
Prevention Code, plus 1 space for each employee and
at least 5 spaces for visitors
Cottage home development
1 space for each dwelling unit
Data storage center
1 space per 1,000 square feet of floor area for the first
5,000 square feet and 1 space for each additional
5,000 square feet of floor area
Dwellings: townhouses and 2.5 spaces for each dwelling unit
stacked townhouses
Dwellings:
single-family 2 spaces for each dwelling unit
detached, duplex, triplex, and
fourplex
Dwellings: adult independent 1.5 spaces for each dwelling unit
units
Dwellings, multifamily and
multiplex
Efficiency and 1 bedroom
1 space for each dwelling unit
2 bedrooms
1.5 spaces for each dwelling unit
3 or more bedrooms
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
Eating disorder treatment facility 1 space for every 3 eating disorder treatment units
plus 1 space for each employee per major shift
Farm alcohol production facility 1 space per 5 attendees for outdoor event; 1 space for
every 1,000 square feet of building area; and 1 space
for every 2 employees. This does not include areas
dedicated to agricultural production unrelated to the
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Parking

FUNERAL HOMES

1 SPACE FOR EVERY 3 SEATS OR 1 SPACE FOR EVERY
100 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA, WHICHEVER IS
GREATER

Garden center
Golf courses
Golf course facilities, private

4 spaces for each acre
8 spaces for each hole
2 spaces for each hole; plus 1 space for each guest
room
Group homes I
The number of spaces required for a single-family
dwelling
Group homes II
The number of spaces required for a multifamily
dwelling
Health clubs, spas, gymnasiums 4 spaces for every 1,000 square feet of floor area
Heliports
15 spaces plus 1 space for each tiedown
Hospitals
1 space for each bed, plus 1 space per employee per
major shift, plus 1 space for each hospital vehicle, 10
spaces for out-patient services
Hotels and motels
1 space for each room or unit
Housing for the elderly of 3 spaces for every four units
moderate means
Kennels, commercial
1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area,
excluding indoor and outdoor runs
Landfills, rubble and land- 1 space for each employee and at least 5 spaces for
clearing debris
visitors
Manufacturing, general
1 space for every 1,000 square feet of floor area
Marinas[[, commercial and 1space for every 2 boat slips or moorings; 1 space for
community]]
every 3 boat slips in dry covered storage or in
multilevel storage rack building; 2 trailer spaces per
ramp for community AND NEIGHBORHOOD marinas;
5 trailer spaces per ramp for commercial marinas;
AND 1 SPACE FOR EVERY 2 BOAT SLIPS OR
MOORINGS; 1 SPACE FOR EVERY 3 BOAT SLIPS IN DRY
COVERED STORAGE OR IN MULTILEVEL STORAGE
RACK BUILDING FOR YACHT CLUB MARINAS

Miniature golf courses/driving
ranges/batting cages
Mobile homes
Natural wood waste recycling
facilities
Nurseries, landscaping and plant
sales
Nursing homes

2 spaces for each tee or cage
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
1 space for each employee and at least 5 spaces for
visitors
4 spaces for each acre

1 space for every 3 beds plus 1 space for each
employee per major shift
Offices, professional and general 1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area except
that medical and dental offices shall provide 1 space
for every 150 square feet of floor area
Produce markets
4 spaces for each acre
Public assembly and meeting 1 space for every 3 seats or 1 space for every 100
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Public launching facilities

Parking
1 space for every two boat slips or moorings plus 10
trailer spaces per boat ramp
[[The number of spaces required for the applicable
type of dwelling unit]] 1-8 BEDS – THE NUMBER OF

Recovery residences

SPACES
REQUIRED
DWELLING;

FOR

A

SINGLE-FAMILY

9 OR MORE BEDS – THE NUMBER OF SPACES
REQUIRED FOR A MULTIFAMILY DWELLING

Recreation centers
Recyclables recovery facilities
Religious facilities

Religious
facilities
combination with a school

4 spaces for every 1,000 square feet of floor area
1 space for each employee and at least 5 spaces for
visitors
1 space for every 3 seats (fixed seats) or 1 space for
every 100 square feet of floor area (unfixed seating),
whichever is greater
in 1 space for every 3 seats plus 1 space for every 15
classroom seats plus 1 space for every 5 seats in a
[[multi- purpose]] MULTIPURPOSE room or 1 space
for every 3 permanent auditorium seats
and 1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area

Research
offices
laboratories
Retail or Service Business:
For establishments and
multiple-use centers with under
50,000 square feet of floor area
For establishments and
multiple-use centers with 50,000
square feet of floor area and
over, but less than 600,000
square feet of floor area
For establishments and
multiple-use
centers
with
600,000 square feet of floor area
and over
Restaurants, banquet halls, and
taverns
Rooming houses

1 space for every 160 square feet of floor area

1 space for every 180 square feet of floor area

1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area

1 space for every 3 seats or 1 space for every 200
square feet of floor area, whichever is greater
1 space for every 2 beds and 1 space for each resident
owner or resident manager
Rubble processing facilities
1 space for each employee and at least 5 spaces for
visitors
Schools,
arts,
business, 1 space for every 160 square feet of floor area
technical, or trade
Schools, public charter and
private academic:
Elementary
1 space for every 20 classroom seats; 1 space for
every 5 seats in multi-purpose rooms; 5 spaces for
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Secondary schools

Parking
1 space for every 10 classroom seats; 10 spaces for
visitors; 1 space for every 3 permanent auditorium
seats or 1 space for each 40 square feet of seating area
where fixed seating is not used
Colleges, junior colleges, 1 space for every 6 classroom seats; 20 spaces for
and universities
visitors; 1 space for every 3 permanent auditorium
seats or 1 space for each 40 square feet of seating area
where fixed seating is not used
Self-storage facilities
1 space for every 60 storage bays; 4 spaces located
adjacent to each unenclosed storage area of 8,000
square feet; 2 spaces for employee parking; 5 spaces
located at the business office
Skating rinks
5 spaces for every 1,000 square feet of floor area
Solid waste transfer stations
1 space for each employee and at least 5 spaces for
visitors
State-licensed medical clinics
[[1 space for each employee and]] 1 space for every
[[20 clients served by the clinic]] 150 SQUARE FEET
OF FLOOR AREA

Swimming pools, commercial
Swimming pools, community
Tennis courts
Theaters
TRANSITIONAL
FACILITIES

HOUSING

1 space for every 4 persons based on facility’s design
capacity
1 space for every 10 persons based on facility’s
design capacity
3.5 spaces for each court
1 space for every 3 seats
1 SPACE FOR EVERY 3 BEDS PLUS 1 SPACE FOR EACH
EMPLOYEE PER MAJOR SHIFT

Truck and trailer rental facilities
in conjunction with automobile
service stations
Veterinary offices, clinics, and
hospitals
Video lottery facilities

1 space for each rental vehicle or trailer and one
space every 100 square feet of floor area, with a
minimum of at least 5 additional spaces.
1 space for every 200 square feet of floor area,
excluding overnight rooms for animals
1 space for every 2 gaming positions at a video
lottery terminal
Video rental establishments
1 space for every 100 square feet
Warehouse and goods storage 1 space for every 1,000 square feet of floor area
areas
Watercraft charter operations at 1 space for every 4 passengers
maritime facilities
Workforce housing
Efficiency and 1 bedroom
1 space for each dwelling unit
2 bedrooms
1.5 spaces for each dwelling unit
3 bedrooms
2 spaces for each dwelling unit
[[Yacht clubs
1 space for every 2 boat slips or moorings; 1 space
for every 3 boat slips in dry covered storage or in
multilevel storage rack building]]
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(a) Reduced parking requirements. Upon written application, the Planning and
Zoning Officer may reduce the parking requirements of this subtitle if the applicant
demonstrates that the facility to be served would not require in its day-to-day operation a
full complement of parking. The application shall be accompanied by a parking needs study
that includes an estimate of the parking needs for the use, a thorough explanation of the
basis for the estimate, any data used in calculating the estimate, including parking
generation studies and previous experience with similar uses, and an explanation of any
other relevant considerations, such as availability of commercial or public parking areas.
(b) Joint use parking. The Planning and Zoning Officer may allow joint use parking
arrangements if the applicants enter into a written agreement acceptable to the County.
Joint use arrangements may be authorized for a multiple-use facility when parking is
provided at a common onsite facility that has the number of spaces required for each
individual use. Joint use of the same parking spaces may be used to meet the parking and
loading requirements if:
(1) the uses operate at different times with no overlap and the parking spaces
provided are the number required for the greater generator; or
(2) the uses operate during overlapping time periods and the parking spaces
provided are 100% of the number required for the greater generator plus 50% of the number
required for the secondary generator; and
(3) vehicular and pedestrian access is provided within the development, separately
from roads and freeways.
(c) Reduced parking requirements – Workforce housing.
(1) For workforce housing, the parking requirements of this subtitle shall be
reduced by 10% if the workforce housing is located within one-quarter mile of a highfrequency transit stop.
(2) If workforce housing contains secured covered bicycle storage, the parking
requirements of this subtitle shall be reduced by an amount not to exceed[[:
(i)]] 1 space for every eight bicycle locking positions [[; or
(ii)]] UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 10% of the total parking required.
18-3-106. Parking programs.
(a) Parking program. The developer of a mixed use project or a PUD shall submit a
parking program to the Office of Planning and Zoning. If approved, the program shall
supersede the standards of this subtitle to the extent of any conflict.
(b) Onsite parking. Onsite parking for a mixed use project or a PUD shall be separated
from walkways by landscaped screening, low-profile walls, berms, or decorative fencing;
be well-illuminated; be free of pedestrian barriers; be designed to minimize the number of
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adjacent areas of onsite parking; AND have well illuminated access ways for pedestrians[[;
and be located to the rear of buildings, below grade, or in a parking structure, except for
short-term convenience parking]].
(c) Rideshare spaces. The Office of Planning and Zoning may require that parking
spaces in a mixed use project or PUD be designated for those who rideshare.
(d) On-street parking. The Office of Planning and Zoning may require or allow
parking on both public and private streets in a mixed use project or PUD to promote streetlevel access to buildings and amenities.
(e) Vehicular circulation system. The vehicular circulation system in a mixed use
project or PUD shall provide for the safe and convenient movement of vehicles and
pedestrians and adequate space for the loading and unloading of persons, goods, and
materials.
(f) Special uses. The parking program for a government reuse facility is governed by
§ 18-12-106.
SUBTITLE 2. OUTDOOR LIGHTING
18-3-201. Outdoor lighting.
(a) Applicability. This section does not apply to light fixtures on public streets or
PUBLIC rights-of-way.

(b) Outdoor lighting in nonresidential zoning districts. Outdoor light fixtures in
nonresidential zoning districts shall be:
(1) located at least 25 feet from the boundary of any residential district, except that
the Office of Planning and Zoning may approve a lesser setback upon the filing of an
application that describes the type, location, lumen rating, and height of an outdoor lighting
fixture and the reasons why a lesser setback should be allowed. Potential reasons for a
lesser setback may include the following:
(i) fixtures will not be visible at any point along the boundaries of the lot on
which they are located due to the location of buildings or walls, topography, or similar
visual barriers;
(ii) lighting will have minimal offsite impact due to the distance of the fixtures
from roads and neighboring properties;
(iii) fixtures will incorporate additional shielding or other features to prevent
offsite impact; or
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(2) arranged to direct the light down toward the property on which the light fixture
is located and away from adjoining lots with residential use or aimed to confine the light
to a specific feature, such as a parking lot, walkway or entrance.
(c) Outdoor lighting in residential zoning districts. Outdoor light fixtures installed
on a residentially zoned lot shall be:
(1) arranged to direct the light down towards the property on which the light fixture
is located and away from adjoining residential lots or aimed to confine the light to an object,
such as a flag or landscaping; and
(2) installed using motion sensing if used for security purposes.
TITLE 4. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
SUBTITLE 1. IN GENERAL
[[18-4-103. Limitations on mobile homes.
A mobile home may not be stored on land or occupied for dwelling purposes unless
located in a mobile home park licensed under § 11-9-103 of this Code or on a manufactured
home space licensed under § 11-9-104 of this Code.]]
[[18-4-104.]] 18-4-103. Pets; livestock or fowl.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, “miniature pig” means a type of swine
that is less than 22 inches tall at the shoulder when fully grown, including a pot-bellied pig
and is spayed or neutered.
(b) Pets. The keeping of pets for other than commercial purposes is allowed.
(1) The keeping of cats is limited to no more than nine per household.
(2) The keeping of dogs shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Number of Dogs
1 to 4
5 to 6
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Minimum Lot Size
No requirement
25,000 square feet
40,000 square feet, plus 5,000 square feet for each additional dog
above 7

(3) The keeping of miniature pigs as pets shall be in accordance with the following
schedule:
Number of Miniature Pigs Minimum Lot Size
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(4) Miniature pigs shall be kept within a fenced area.

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(c) Livestock or fowl. The keeping of livestock or [[domestic]] fowl is allowed in
accordance with the following:
(1) Livestock may be kept on a lot of 40,000 square feet or greater and may not
exceed a ratio of one animal unit per 40,000 square feet. An animal unit is defined as
follows:
2 horses or mules
2 head of cattle
4 ponies, burros, miniature horses, or donkeys
10 sheep or goats
8 swine
8 llamas
8 alpacas
Other animals, 2,000 pounds

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10
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12

(2) [[Domestic fowl]] FOWL may be kept on a lot 40,000 square feet or greater and
may not exceed a ratio of one bird unit per 40,000 square feet. A bird unit for lots 40,000
square feet or greater is defined as follows:
32 chickens
16 ducks
8 turkeys
8 geese
1 ostrich
2 emus
Other fowl, 100 pounds

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15
16
17
18

= 1 animal unit
= 1 animal unit
= 1 animal unit
= 1 animal unit
= 1 animal unit
= 1 animal unit
= 1 animal unit
= 1 animal unit

= 1 bird unit
= 1 bird unit
= 1 bird unit
= 1 bird unit
= 1 bird unit
= 1 bird unit
= 1 bird unit

(3) Chickens and ducks may be kept on a lot of 20,000 square feet or greater
improved by a [[single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY dwelling and may not exceed a ratio of
one bird unit per 20,000 square feet. A bird unit for lots 20,000 square feet or greater but
less than 40,000 square feet is defined as follows:
8 chickens – hens only = 1 bird unit
4 ducks
= 1 bird unit

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21
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(4) Chickens, not including roosters, may be kept on a lot of less than 20,000 square
feet improved by a [[single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY dwelling in accordance with the
following schedule:
Minimum Lot Size Maximum Number of Chickens
10,000 square feet
4
15,000 square feet
6

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(5) Combinations of animals are allowed if the lot is 40,000 square feet or greater
and the allowed ratio of animal units to square footage is maintained.

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(6) All livestock and fowl shall be kept within a fenced area. Chickens or ducks on
lots less than 40,000 square feet shall be kept in a secured enclosure with a chicken coop.
(7) Except for coops or enclosures for chickens or ducks on lots less than 40,000
square feet, MANURE STORAGE AND accessory structures relating to livestock or fowl [[and
manure storage]] shall be located at least 50 feet from [[side and rear]] ALL lot lines.
(8) Coops and enclosures for chickens or ducks on lots less than 40,000 square feet
shall be located at least 25 feet from side or rear lot lines and five feet from an onsite
dwelling.
[[18-4-105.]] 18-4-104. Noncommercial antennas.
A noncommercial antenna structure in a residential district shall comply with the
following:
(1) the height of the structure may not exceed the lesser of 100 feet or the width or
depth of the property as determined by a line bisecting the structure and measured from
one side of the lot line to the other or from the front lot line to the rear lot line at the shortest
distance between the two lines;
(2) the setback for the central vertical portion of the antenna structure shall be at
least 10 feet from each lot line for a structure up to 35 feet high and 10 feet plus one
additional foot for each three feet in excess of 35 feet for a structure over 35 feet high;
[[and]]
(3) each rigid radiating element of the structure shall be set back at least 10 feet
from any lot line[[.]]; AND
(4) NO COMMERCIAL FREQUENCY MAY BE USED FOR TRANSMISSION OR
PROPAGATION, AND THERE MAY NOT BE COMMUNICATION FOR HIRE OR COMPENSATION,
EXCEPT AS ALLOWED BY FCC REGULATIONS.

[[18-4-106.]] 18-4-105. Permitted, conditional, and special exception uses.
The permitted, conditional, and special exception uses allowed in each of the residential
districts are listed in the chart in this section using the following key: P = permitted use; C
= conditional use; AND SE = special exception use. A blank means that the use is not
allowed in the district. Except as provided otherwise in this article, uses and structures
customarily accessory to the listed uses also are allowed[[, except that guest houses as
accessory structures are prohibited and outside storage as an accessory use is limited to the
lesser of 10% of the allowed lot coverage or 500 square feet]].
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Agritourism

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

C

C

C

C

C

R10

R15

R22

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 52
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Airports
and
airfields
Alcoholic beverage
uses as accessory to
other uses
Animal
hospitals
and
veterinary
clinics
Animal rescue
Assisted
living
facilities
Assisted
living
facilities
I,
community-based
Assisted
living
facilities
II,
community-based
Battery
energy
storage
system,
front-of-the-meter
Bed and breakfast
homes
Bed and breakfast
inns
Bird sanctuaries

RA

RLD

SE

R1

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

C

C

C

C

C

SE

C

C

C

SE

SE

SE

C

C
SE

C
SE

C
SE

C
SE

SE

SE

SE

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]]

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

C

C

C

C

SE

SE

SE

SE

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

P

P

P

CAMPGROUNDS,
COMMERCIAL
RECREATIONAL

SE

SE

SE

Camps, private, for
seasonal residence
only
[[Campgrounds,
commercial
recreational]]
Carnivals, circuses,
and fairs, temporary
Cemeteries
Child care centers
other than as a home
occupation
Christmas tree sales

P

P

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

SE
SE

SE
SE

SE
SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

P

P

P

P

BOATHOUSES
EXISTING AS OF
FEBRUARY 14, 1994

Business complexes

C

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 53
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Clay and borrow
pits or sand and
gravel operations
Commercial
recreational
facilities, including
miniature
golf;
driving
ranges;
tennis, racquet, and
handball barns or
courts; artificial ski
slopes;
indoor
soccer;
bowling
alleys; BMX bike,
skateboard or roller
blade parks; and
skating rinks

RA

RLD

R1

COMMERCIAL
TELECOMMUNICATION
FACILITIES
FOR
TESTING
PURPOSES
OR
EMERGENCY
SERVICES FOR A
PERIOD
NOT
EXCEEDING
30
DAYS
IF
THE
FACILITY
IS
A
MONOPOLE
NOT
EXCEEDING
100
FEET IN HEIGHT
AND IS LOCATED AT
LEAST 300 FEET
FROM
ANY
DWELLING

Commercial
telecommunication
facilities
permanently located
on the ground

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

SE

SE

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 54
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Commercial
telecommunication
facilities
permanently located
on the ground on
land owned by a
governmental entity
or a volunteer fire
company or located
in a transmission
[[rightof-way]]
RIGHT-OF-WAY and
not attached to a
transmission
line
pole or tower or
within 100 feet of a
transmission
line
right-of-way
Commercial
telecommunication
facilities that are
antennas attached to
a
nonresidential
structure if the
antenna does not
exceed 15 feet in
height above the
structure, does not
project more than
two feet beyond the
facade, and does not
support lights or
signs
unless
required for safety
reasons

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 55
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
[[Commercial
telecommunication
facilities for testing
purposes
or
emergency services
for a period not
exceeding 30 days if
the facility is a
monopole
not
exceeding 100 feet
in height and is
located at least 300
feet
from
any
dwelling]]
Composting
facilities
Conference retreat
facilities
Construction
or
sales
trailers,
temporary, in an
approved
development
actively
under
construction
[[Conversion
of
existing
singlefamily
detached
dwellings to duplex
dwellings]]
Cottage
home
development
Country
clubs,
private clubs, and
service[[, nonprofit,
charitable]]
organizations with
less than 125 onsite
parking spaces

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

SE

SE

SE

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

P

P

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 56
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Country
clubs,
private clubs, and
service[[, nonprofit,
and
charitable]]
organizations with
125 or more onsite
parking spaces

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

SE

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

[[P]]

[[P]]

C

C
C
C

C
C
C

C
C
P

C
C
P

C
P

C

C

C

C

P

[[P]]

[[P]]

P

P

P

DWELLING
UNIT,
ABUTTING HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL ZONE

Dwelling
units,
accessory
[[Dwelling
unit,
abutting
heavy
industrial zone]]
Dwellings, duplex
Dwellings, fourplex
Dwellings,
multifamily
Dwellings,
multiplex
Dwellings, singlefamily detached

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

DWELLINGS,
SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED,
EXISTING AS OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF
BILL NO. 61-26

Dwellings,
townhouses
and
stacked townhouses
Dwellings, triplex
Eating
disorder
treatment facility
Farm
alcohol
production facility
Farm dual uses
Farm or agricultural
heritage site special
event, 9 to 15
annual events
Farm or agricultural
heritage site special
event, 16 to 30
annual events

C

SE
C

C

C

C
C

C
C

C

SE

SE

SE

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 57
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Farm or agricultural
heritage site stay
Farm tenant houses
Farming
Festival,
renaissance

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

C

C

C

C
P
SE

C
P

C
P

C
P

P

P

P

P

C

C

C

C

FOOD BANKS
FOOD TRUCKS

C

C
C

C

C

Garden center

C

C

C

C

GOLF
COURSE
FACILITIES,
PRIVATE

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Golf courses
[[Golf
course
facilities, private]]
Government reuse
facilities (see Title
12)
Group homes I
Group homes II

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P

P

P

P

P

P

Heliports
Home occupations
Hospice facilities
Housing for the
elderly of moderate
means
Kennels,
commercial
Landscaping
and
tree contracting
Landscaping
and
tree
contracting
with
accessory
recycling of logs
into firewood
Libraries, museums,
parks, and similar
uses
of
a
noncommercial
nature that are
located on a lot with
[[an]] A historic
structure or activity

SE
C
P

SE
C
P

SE
C
P

C
P
C

C
P
C

C
P
C

C
P
C

C
P
C

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

P

P

P

P

P

C

SE

P

P

P

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 58
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Licensed grower of
cannabis, as defined
in State law and
regulation
Licensed processor
of cannabis, as
defined in State law
and regulation

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

MOBILE
OUTSIDE
MOBILE
PARK

HOME
OF
A
HOME

C

Mobile
home
outside of a mobile
home park on a
contiguous lot of at
least 60 acres
Mobile home parks
Nurseries
with
landscaping
and
plant sales
Nursing homes

P

R10

R15

C

C

C

C

SE
C

SE
C

SE
C

SE
C

SE

SE

SE

R22

C

C

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

OUTSIDE STORAGE
AS AN ACCESSORY
USE LIMITED TO
THE LESSER OF 10%
OF
ALLOWABLE
COVERAGE
BY
STRUCTURES FOR
THE UNDERLYING
ZONING DISTRICT
OR 500 SQUARE
FEET

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Piers and launching
ramps, community

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

[[SE]]

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
[[P]]

C
[[P]]

C
[[P]]

C
[[P]]

C
[[P]]

C
[[P]]

C
[[P]]

C
[[P]]

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

C

C

C

C

PIERS,
PRIVATE
RESIDENTIAL,
IF
ACCESSORY TO A
DWELLING UNIT

Piers, recreational
[[Piers,
private
residential,
if
accessory to a
dwelling unit]]
Planned
unit
developments (see
Title 12)
Produce markets

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Page No. 59
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Public
utility
essential services
Public utility uses
Recovery
residences
Religious facilities
on a lot of at least
two acres with less
than 300 onsite
parking spaces
Religious facilities
on a lot of at least
two acres with 300
or more onsite
parking spaces
Religious facilities
on a lot of at least 5
acres if the coverage
for all buildings,
including
onsite
parking, is not more
than 30% of the lot
Religious facilities,
existing, with less
than 300 onsite
parking spaces that
abut and have direct
access to a collector
or
higher
classification road
Restaurants,
taverns, retail sales,
and
consumer
services
in
a
multifamily
structure
Rifle, pistol, skeet,
or archery ranges,

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

SE

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

P

P

P

SE

SE

OUTDOOR

Roadside
stands
consisting
of
temporary seasonal
structures that sell
produce and other
agricultural goods

P

P

P

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Page No. 60
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Rooming houses
Schools,
private
academic,
in
existence on or
before May 12,
2005
Schools,
[[public
charter]] PRIVATE
ACADEMIC
and
[[private academic]]
PUBLIC CHARTER,
with less than 125
onsite
parking
spaces
Schools,
[[public
charter]] PRIVATE
ACADEMIC
and
[[private academic]]
PUBLIC CHARTER,
with 125 or more
onsite
parking
spaces
Small cell system
Small wind energy
systems
or
meteorological
towers on a lot of at
least three acres
One small wind
energy system or
meteorological
tower on a lot less
than three acres
Solar
energy
generating facility –
accessory
Solar
energy
generating facility –
community
Solar
energy
generating facility –
utility scale

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

P

P

P

[[C]]

[[C]]

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

SE

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

C
C

C
C

C
C

C
C

C
C

C

C

C

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

SE

SE

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Page No. 61
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Stables AND RIDING
CLUBS,
[[commercial
or
community,
and
riding clubs]]
Staging areas for
County
capital
projects
Storage, bulk for
agricultural
products
Swimming
pools
and
recreational
facilities,
community,
if
located at least 50
feet from each
residential lot line
or dwelling unit
[[Swimming pools,
private]]
Taxidermists,
excluding
butchering,
rendering,
or
tanning
[[Theaters,
live
performances,
temporary outdoor]]

RA

RLD

R1

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

p

C

C

C

C

C

P

P
C

C

C

SE

P

[[P]]

TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING
FACILITIES

C

Veterinarian clinic,
large animal
Volunteer
fire
stations
Waterman’s
commercial use in
existence as of
January 1, 1990
Waterman’s home
commercial use
Wildlife and game
preserves
Workforce housing

C

C

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 62
[[Permitted,
Conditional, and
Special
Exception]] Uses
Youth
nature
immersion program
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

RA

RLD

R1

C

C

C

R2

R5

R10

R15

R22

SUBTITLE 2. LOT MERGER AND UNMERGER
18-4-203. Merger of lots in service of a principal use.
(a) General prohibition against use of multiple lots to serve principal use. On and
after September 25, 2003, multiple lots under the same ownership may not be used for the
purpose of serving a principal use or be merged for the purpose of serving a principal use
unless the requirements of this section are met. Contiguous lots under the same ownership
may be used for the purpose of serving a principal use without being merged if the principal
use is a religious facility with less than 300 onsite parking spaces that abuts and has direct
access to a collector or higher classification road.
(b) Merger by operation of law. Contiguous lots under the same ownership that are
separated by a boundary line upon or across which a principal use is located on or after
September 25, 2003, merge by operation of law on that date, and the Office of Planning
and Zoning thereafter shall require the owner of the merged lots to execute and record a lot
merger agreement as a condition precedent to receiving a permit for demolition,
development, grading, or construction activity.
(c) Merger by agreement. Contiguous lots shall be merged by the owner of the lots
for the purpose of serving a principal use, and the owner shall execute and record a lot
merger agreement as a condition precedent to receiving a permit that requires use of the
lots in service of a principal use.
(d) Unmerger. Some or all of lots merged under subsections (b) or (c), or under a lot
consolidation agreement executed and recorded before September 25, 2003, may be
unmerged if:
(1) the lots no longer are used in service of a principal use;
(2) the lots comply with the minimum area and dimensional requirements of the
zoning district in which the lots are located in effect at the time of the unmerger;
(3) all or part of any lots in the critical area were part of a subdivision approved on
or after August 22, 1988; and
(4) the owner executes and records in the land records of the County at the owner’s
expense an instrument unmerging the lots in the form required by the Office of Planning
and Zoning.

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(e) Accessory uses or structures. Subsection (d)(1) [[shall]] MAY not be construed to
prohibit the Office of Planning and Zoning from allowing an accessory use or structure to
remain on a lot even if that use or structure would become unlawful after the unmerger if:
(1) necessary to avoid an unnecessary hardship, such as the removal of a proposed
shared garage or joint use pier;
(2) the accessory structure is approved pursuant to § 18-2-204(c)(3) and the
construction of a principal use on the lot does not require removal of the existing accessory
structure to meet the requirements of this article without the need for a variance; and
(3) the conditions for allowing the use or structure to remain are specified in the
instrument described in subsection (d)(4).
SUBTITLE 3. RA – RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS
18-4-301. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE RA – RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PRESERVE
AND FOSTER AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED USES OF LAND AND TO PRESERVE THE RURAL
CHARACTER OF THE AREA IN WHICH THE DISTRICT IS LOCATED.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following
bulk regulations are applicable in an RA District:

Minimum lot size
Maximum
coverage
by
structures
Minimum width at front
building restriction line; for
waterfront lots the building
restriction line is measured from
the rear lot line
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
Rear lot line
Side lot line
Combined side lot lines
Corner side lot line
Principal arterial or higher
classification road
Minimum
setbacks
for
accessory structures other than
sheds that do not exceed 64
square feet in area and eight feet
in height:
Front lot line

40,000 square feet
25% of gross area
150 feet

40 feet
35 feet
15 feet
40 feet
40 feet
50 feet

50 feet

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Side and rear lot lines

Corner side lot line
Maximum height limitations:
Principal structures
Accessory structures
Maximum density

Cluster development:
Minimum lot size
Maximum lot size
Minimum width at front
building restriction line
Minimum setbacks for
principal structures:
Front lot line
Rear lot line
Side lot lines
Boundary line of the
cluster development site

Minimum setbacks from
side and rear lot lines for
accessory structures other than
sheds that do not exceed 64
square feet in area and eight feet
in height
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2
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5
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7
8
9

15 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height
(other than swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball
courts, and similar private recreational facilities
accessory to single-family detached, duplex, or semidetached dwellings), 10 feet
40 feet
45 feet
45 feet if all setbacks are increased by one foot for
each foot of height in excess of 25 feet
One dwelling unit per 20 acres plus one additional
dwelling unit for residue acreage that exceeds 10
acres; [[and,]] IN ADDITION, for sites over 50 acres,
one additional dwelling unit for every 50 acres [[and
one additional dwelling unit for residue acreage that
exceeds 25 acres]]
20,000 square feet
120,000 square feet
80 feet

5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard, 18
feet
15 feet
10 feet
40 feet from adjacent residentially zoned and
developed property, except that the setback may be
reduced by the Planning and Zoning Officer to
preserve environmental features and the setback may
be reduced to 25 feet if the adjoining lot is an open
space lot or an open area lot created under § 17-6-111
of this Code
10 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height
(other than swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball
courts, and similar private recreational facilities
accessory to single-family detached, duplex, or semidetached dwellings), 5 feet

SUBTITLE 4. RLD – RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY DISTRICTS
18-4-401. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(a) PURPOSE. THE RLD – RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO SERVE
AS A TRANSITIONAL AREA BETWEEN DESIGNATED DEVELOPMENT AREAS AND RURAL
AREAS AND TO FOSTER ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. THE RLD DISTRICT PROVIDES FOR LOW DENSITY

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2
3
4
5
6
7
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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS THAT ARE RURAL IN CHARACTER AND WHERE
FARMING IS NOT THE PREDOMINANT LAND USE ACTIVITY.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. [[Generally.]]

(1) Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following bulk regulations are
applicable in an RLD District:
Minimum lot size
Maximum
coverage
structures

40,000 square feet
by 25% of gross area

MINIMUM WIDTH AT FRONT
BUILDING RESTRICTION LINE
FOR CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT

80 FEET

Minimum width at front building
restriction line; for waterfront
lots the building restriction line is
measured from the rear lot line
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
Rear lot line
Side lot line
Combined side lot lines
Corner side lot line
Principal arterial road
Freeway
Minimum setbacks for accessory
structures other than sheds that
do not exceed 64 square feet in
area and eight feet in height:
Front lot line
Side and rear lot lines

150 feet

Corner side lot line
Maximum height limitations:
Principal structures
Accessory structures
Maximum density
Cluster development:
Minimum
setbacks
principal structures:
Front lot line
Rear lot line

50 feet
40 feet
20 feet
50 feet
40 feet
75 feet
150 feet

60 feet
20 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height
(other than swimming pools, tennis courts,
basketball courts, and similar private recreational
facilities accessory to single-family detached,
duplex, or semi-detached dwellings), 10 feet
50 feet
45 feet
45 feet if all setbacks are increased by one foot for
each foot of height in excess of 25 feet
One dwelling unit per five acres

for
5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard, 18
feet
15 feet

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Side lot lines
10 feet
Boundary line of the 40 feet from adjacent residentially zoned and
cluster development site
developed property, except that the setback may be
reduced by the Planning and Zoning Officer to
preserve environmental features and the setback may
be reduced to 25 feet if the adjoining lot is an open
space lot or an open area lot created under § 17-6111 of this Code
Minimum setbacks from side 10 feet or, for structures less than 8 feet in height
and rear lot lines for accessory (other than swimming pools, tennis courts,
structures other than sheds that basketball courts, and similar private recreational
do not exceed 64 square feet in facilities accessory to single-family detached,
area and eight feet in height
duplex, or semi-detached dwellings), 5 feet
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

(2) A lot with an area of less than 40,000 square feet that was approved by a record
plat prior to April 9, 1987, may be reviewed in accordance with the bulk regulations of §
18-4-601 and lot size is subject to § 18-4-202.
[[(b)]] (C) Setback from certain slopes. A 50-foot planted buffer area shall be located
and maintained between the principal structure and the crest of steep slopes.
SUBTITLE 5. R1 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
18-4-501. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE R1 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR LARGER LOT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARILY SINGLEFAMILY DETACHED DWELLING DEVELOPMENT WHILE PRESERVING THE RESIDENTIAL
LOW DENSITY LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following

bulk regulations are applicable in an R1 District:
Minimum lot size

30,000 square feet; or 15,000 for [[side by side]]
SIDE-BY-SIDE duplex
Maximum coverage by structures
50% of gross area
Minimum width at front building 80 feet
restriction line; for waterfront lots
the building restriction line is
measured from the rear lot line
Minimum width at front building 40 feet
restriction line for duplex if located
on more than one lot; for waterfront
lots the building restriction line is
measured from the rear lot line
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
35 feet
Rear lot line
30 feet

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Side lot line
Side lot line for
dwellings on separate lots
Corner side lot line

15 feet
duplex 0 foot shared lot line, 15 feet side lot line
35 feet for [[single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY
detached; or 25 feet for duplex
higher 50 feet

Principal arterial or
classification road
Minimum setbacks for accessory
structures other than sheds that do
not exceed 64 square feet in area and
eight feet in height:
Front lot line
50 feet
Side and rear lot lines
15 feet or 10 feet for structures less than 8 feet in
height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts,
basketball courts, and similar private recreational
facilities)
Corner side lot line
35 feet for [[single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY
detached; or 25 feet for duplex
Maximum height limitations:
Principal structures
45 feet
Accessory structures
45 feet if all setbacks are increased by one foot
for each foot of height in excess of 25 feet
Maximum density
One dwelling unit per 40, 000 square feet
Maximum density for adult Three dwelling units per acre
independent dwelling units served
by public sewer and located within a
two-mile radius of an assisted living
facility or a County owned and
operated library or community
center
Cluster development:
Minimum lot size
None, except for adult independent dwelling unit
developments served by public sewer with a
minimum net area of 50 acres, each of which units
shall be on a lot not less than 10,000 square feet
Maximum
individual
lot Determined by setbacks and constraints imposed
coverage by structures
by characteristics of lot, coverage not to exceed
50%
Minimum width at front 80 feet or, for adult independent dwelling unit
building restriction line
developments served by public sewer with a
minimum net area of 50 acres, 60 feet
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard,
18 feet
Rear lot line
10 feet
Side lot lines
7 feet

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Boundary line of the cluster 40 feet from adjacent residentially zoned and
development site
developed property, except that the setback may
be reduced by the Planning and Zoning Officer to
preserve environmental features and the setback
may be reduced to 25 feet if the adjoining lot is
an open space lot or an open area lot created under
§ 17-6-111 of this Code
Minimum setbacks from side 7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than 8 feet in
and rear lot lines for accessory height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts,
structures other than sheds that do basketball courts, and similar private recreational
not exceed 64 square feet in area and facilities)
eight feet in height
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

SUBTITLE 6. R2 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
18-4-601. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE R2 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR LARGER LOT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARILY SINGLEFAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS OR OTHER LOW DENSITY DWELLING TYPES WHILE
PRESERVING THE RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following
bulk regulations are applicable in an R2 District:

Minimum lot size:
If not served by public sewer
If served by public sewer
Duplex and fourplex dwellings
on separate lots
Maximum coverage by structures
Minimum width at front building
restriction line; for waterfront lots
the building restriction line is
measured from the rear lot line
Minimum width at front building
restriction line for duplex if located
on more than one lot; for waterfront
lots, the building restriction line is
measured from the rear lot line
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
Rear lot line
Side lot line
Side lot line for duplex
dwellings on separate lots
Corner side lot line

20,000 square feet
10,000 square feet
5,000 square feet
60% of gross area
70 feet

35 feet

25 feet
20 feet
7 feet
0 foot shared lot line, 7 feet side lot line
20 feet

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Principal arterial or higher 40 feet
classification road
Minimum setbacks for accessory
structures other than sheds that do
not exceed 64 square feet in area and
eight feet in height:
Front lot line
40 feet
Side and rear lot lines
7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than 8 feet in
height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts,
basketball courts, and similar private recreational
facilities)
Corner side lot line
50 feet
Maximum height limitations:
Principal structures
35 feet
Accessory structures
25 feet or the height of the principal structure,
whichever is less
Maximum density:
If not served by public sewer
One dwelling unit per 20,000 square feet
If served by public sewer
2.5 dwelling units per acre
Maximum density for adult Five dwelling units per acre
independent dwelling units served
by public sewer and located within a
two-mile radius of an assisted living
facility or a County owned and
operated library or community
center
Cluster development:
Maximum
individual
lot Determined by setbacks and constraints imposed
coverage by structures
by characteristics of lot, coverage not to exceed
60%
Minimum width at front building 50 feet
restriction line
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard,
18 feet
Rear lot line
10 feet
Side lot lines
7 feet
Boundary line of the cluster 40 feet from adjacent residentially zoned and
development site
developed property, except that the setback may
be reduced by the Planning and Zoning Officer to
preserve environmental features and the setback
may be reduced to 25 feet if the adjoining lot is
an open space or an open area lot created under
§ 17-6-111 of this Code

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Minimum setbacks from side
and rear lot lines for accessory
structures other than sheds that do
not exceed 64 square feet in area and
eight feet in height
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than 8 feet in
height (other than swimming pools, tennis courts,
basketball courts, and similar private recreational
facilities)

SUBTITLE 7. R5 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
18-4-701. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE R5 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A RANGE
OF DWELLING TYPES FROM SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED TO TOWNHOUSES.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following
bulk regulations are applicable in an R5 District:

Minimum lot size:
If not served by public sewer
If served by public sewer
Maximum coverage by structures
Minimum width at front building
restriction line; for waterfront lots the
building restriction line is measured
from the rear lot line
Minimum width at front building
restriction line for duplex if located
on more than one lot; for waterfront
lots, the building restriction line is
measured from the rear lot line
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
Rear lot line
Side lot lines
Side lot line for duplex dwellings
on separate lots
Corner side lot line
Principal arterial or higher
classification road
Minimum setbacks for accessory
structures other than sheds that do not
exceed 64 square feet in area and
eight feet in height:
Front lot line
Side and rear lot lines

[[10,000]] 20,000 square feet
5,000 square feet
65% of gross area
50 feet

25 feet

20 feet
15 feet
7 feet
0 foot shared lot line, 7 feet side lot line
15 feet
35 feet

40 feet
7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than 8 feet in
height (other than swimming pools, tennis
courts, basketball courts, and similar private
recreational facilities)

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Corner side lot line
Maximum height limitations:
Principal structures
Multifamily
and
multiplex
dwellings
Accessory structures

15 feet
50 feet
50 feet

25 feet or the height of the principal structure,
whichever is less
Maximum density
Five dwelling units per acre
Maximum
density
for
adult Six dwelling units per acre
independent dwelling units served by
public sewer and located within a
two-mile radius of an assisted living
facility or a County owned and
operated library or community center
Cluster development:
Maximum
individual
lot Determined by setbacks and constraints imposed
coverage by structures
by characteristics of lot, coverage not to exceed
75%
Minimum width at front building 40 feet
restriction line
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard,
18 feet
Rear lot line
10 feet
Side lot lines
7 feet
Boundary line of the cluster 40 feet from adjacent residentially zoned and
development site
developed property, except that the setback may
be reduced by the Planning and Zoning Officer
to preserve environmental features and the
setback may be reduced to 25 feet if the
adjoining lot is an open space lot or an open area
lot created under § 17-6-111 of this Code
Minimum setbacks from side and 7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than 8 feet in
rear lot lines for accessory structures height (other than swimming pools, tennis
other than sheds that do not exceed courts, basketball courts, and similar private
64 square feet in area and eight feet recreational facilities)
in height
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

SUBTITLE 8. R10 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
18-4-801. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(a) PURPOSE. THE R10 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARILY
TOWNHOUSES.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. [[Generally.]] Except as provided otherwise in this article,
the following bulk regulations are applicable in an R10 District:

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Minimum lot size
Maximum coverage by structures
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line for structures and a rear
or side facade abutting a roadway:
Arterial
road
or
higher
classification
Collector
road
or
lower
classification
Private access drives and parking
courts
All other lot lines
Distance between opposing front
facades
[[Single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY
detached, duplex, triplex, fourplex, and
multiplex dwellings:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Side lot line for duplex dwellings
on separate lots
Corner side lot line
Rear lot line
Multifamily dwelling structures:
Minimum distance between
multifamily structures located on the
same lot (closest projecting edge):
Facades with windows
Windowless facades
Rear lot line
Side lot line
Corner side lot line
Minimum setbacks from road for garage
or carport
Minimum setbacks for accessory
structures other than sheds that do not
exceed 64 square feet in area and eight
feet in height:
Front lot line
Side and rear lot lines

Corner side lot line
Maximum height limitations:
Multifamily structures

None
75% of gross area

35 feet
20 feet
10 feet
15 feet
30 feet

20 feet
7 feet
0 foot shared lot line, 7 feet side lot line
15 feet
15 feet

30 feet
15 feet
15 feet
10 feet
15 feet
18 feet

40 feet
7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than 8 feet
in height (other than swimming pools, tennis
courts, basketball courts, and similar private
recreational facilities)
15 feet
75 feet

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Multiplex dwellings
50 feet
[[Single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY 50 feet
detached, duplex, triplex, and fourplex
dwellings
Accessory structures
20 feet or the height of the principal
structure, whichever is less
Maximum density
10 dwelling units per acre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

[[(b)]] (C) Exception. A single-family detached dwelling on a lot in a recorded
subdivision shall comply with the bulk regulations of the R5 District.
SUBTITLE 9. R15 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
18-4-901. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(a) PURPOSE. THE R15 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARILY
MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. [[Generally.]] Except as provided otherwise in this article,
the following bulk regulations are applicable in an R15 District:

Maximum coverage by structures
Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Side lot line for duplex dwellings on
separate lots
Corner side lot lines
Rear lot line
Minimum distance between multifamily
structures located on the same lot (closest
projecting edge):
Facades with windows
Facades that are windowless
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures
other than sheds that do not exceed 64 square
feet in area and eight feet in height:
Side and rear lot lines

75% of gross area
20 feet
15 feet
0 foot shared lot line, 7 feet side lot
line
20 feet
20 feet

30 feet
15 feet

7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than
8 feet in height (other than swimming
pools, tennis courts, basketball courts,
and similar private recreational
facilities)
15 feet

Corner side lot line
Maximum height limitations:
Multifamily structures
90 feet
Multiplex dwellings
50 feet
[[Single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY detached, 50 feet
duplex, triplex, and fourplex dwellings

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Accessory structures

20 feet or the height of the principal
structure, whichever is less
Maximum length of a single elevation unless 250 feet
special
architectural,
landscaping,
or
topographic treatment, such as a change of
material, texture, depression, berm, or other
similar change, is used
Maximum density
15 dwelling units per acre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

[[(b)]] (C) Exception. A single-family detached dwelling on a lot in a recorded
subdivision shall comply with the bulk regulations of the R5 District.
SUBTITLE 10. R22 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
18-4-1001. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE R22 – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARILY
MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following
bulk regulations are applicable in an R22 District:

Maximum coverage by structures
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Corner side lot line
Rear lot line
Minimum distance between multifamily
structures located on the same lot
(closest projecting edge):
Facades with windows
Facades without windows
Minimum setbacks for accessory
structures other than sheds that do not
exceed 64 square feet in area and eight
feet in height:
Side and rear lot lines

Corner side lot line
Maximum height limitations:
Multifamily structures

Multiplex dwellings

75% of gross area

20 feet
25 feet
30 feet
30 feet

30 feet
15 feet

7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than 8 feet
in height (other than swimming pools, tennis
courts, basketball courts, and similar private
recreational facilities)
15 feet
None if all setbacks are increased by one foot
for each two feet of height in excess of 150
feet
50 feet

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[[Single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY 50 feet
detached, duplex, triplex, and fourplex
dwellings
Accessory structures
20 feet or the height of the principal
structure, whichever is less
Maximum density
22 dwelling units per acre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

TITLE 5. COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
SUBTITLE 1. IN GENERAL
18-5-102. Permitted, conditional, special exception, and business complex auxiliary
uses.
The permitted, conditional, and special exception uses allowed in each of the
commercial districts, and uses auxiliary to a business complex, are listed in the chart in this
section using the following key: [[P=permitted]] P = PERMITTED use; C = conditional use;
SE = special exception use; and A = auxiliary to a business complex use. A blank means
that the use is not allowed in the district. Except as provided otherwise in this article, uses
and structures customarily accessory to permitted, conditional, and special exception uses
also are allowed.
[[Permitted, Conditional, Special Exception, and
Business Complex Auxiliary]] Uses
Adult bookstores
Adult day care centers
Adult movie theaters
Alcoholic beverage uses as accessory to other uses
Amusement parks
Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics
Animal hospitals with non-medical overnight stays and
veterinary clinics with non-medical overnight stays
Animal rescue
Appliance sales and service facilities
Arcades
Arcades located at least 1,000 feet from an existing
dwelling with a maximum floor area of 3,000 square feet
Assisted living facilities
Auction establishments
Automobile and truck detailing shops
Automobile and truck dismantling and recycling
facilities
AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK PARTS, SUPPLY STORES, AND
TIRE STORES
AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK RENTAL ESTABLISHMENTS

Automobile and truck repair and painting facilities
[[Automobile and truck rental establishments]]
Automobile and truck towing storage yard, temporary
storage not to exceed 90 days

C1

C2

C3

P

P

P

C

C

C

P

P
C

P
C

C
P
C
C
SE
P
C

C
P
P

C
P
P

P

C4

A
C

C
P

P
P
SE

P

P
P

P
[[P]]
P

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[[Permitted, Conditional, Special Exception, and
Business Complex Auxiliary]] Uses
Automobile gasoline stations
[[Automobile and truck parts, supply stores, and tire
stores]]
Automobile service facilities providing oil change,
lubrication, and related services
Automobile towing facilities in conjunction with
automobile gasoline service stations
Automobile, truck, and recreational vehicle sales

C1

C2

SE

C3

C4

SE
[[P]]

C
[[P]]

P

P

SE

SE

C

P

BAKERIES, WHOLESALE

Bakery or donut shops
P
[[Bakeries, wholesale]]
Banks
P
Banquet halls
[[Barbershops]]
[[P]]
Battery energy storage system, front-of-the-meter
C
Bicycle, [[motorscooter]] MOTOR SCOOTER, and moped
sales and service facilities
Bicycle, [[motorscooter]] MOTOR SCOOTER, moped sales
P
and service without outside storage
Billiard and pool halls
Bingo, commercial
Boat showroom or sales facilities
BRAC Mixed Use Development
Brewery, craft
Building material storage, including sales and yards
Bulk storage for agricultural products
Bus terminals
Business complexes
P
Business complexes with auxiliary uses
Carnivals, circuses, and fairs, temporary
C
Carpet and vinyl flooring stores
Carpet cleaning establishments
Carwashes
C
Catering establishments
Child care centers
P
Christmas tree sales
P
Civic facilities, community centers, libraries, and
P
museums
Clubs, private, and service[[, nonprofit, and charitable]]
P
organizations
Coffee roasters
Commercial recreational facilities, including miniature
golf; driving ranges; tennis, racquet, and handball barns
or courts; artificial ski slopes; indoor soccer; bowling
alleys; BMX bike, skateboard or roller blade parks;
electric go-carting; and skating rinks

P

A

P

P

P
P
[[P]]
C

[[A]]
C

P
[[P]]
P
P
[[P]]
C
P

P
P

P
P
C
C

P

P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

C
P
P
P
P
P
P
P

P

P

P

P

P
P

C

P

C
P

P
C
P
C
P
P
P
P
P

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[[Permitted, Conditional, Special Exception, and
Business Complex Auxiliary]] Uses

C1

C2

C3

C4

COMMERCIAL TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES FOR
TESTING PURPOSES OR EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR A
PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 30 DAYS IF THE FACILITY IS A
MONOPOLE NOT EXCEEDING 100 FEET IN HEIGHT AND IS
LOCATED AT LEAST 300 FEET FROM ANY DWELLING

P

P

P

P

C

C

C

P

P

P

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

A
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

Commercial telecommunication facilities permanently
C
located on the ground
Commercial telecommunication facilities that are
P
antennas attached to a structure if the antenna does not
exceed 15 feet in height above the structure, does not
project more than two feet beyond the facade, does not
support lights or signs unless required for safety reasons,
and accessory structures meet the requirements of [[§ 1810-118(7) of this Code]] § 18-10-119(7)
[[Commercial telecommunication facilities for testing [[P]]
purposes or emergency services for a period not
exceeding 30 days if the facility is a monopole not
exceeding 100 feet in height and is located at least 300
feet from any dwelling]]
Computer goods, sales, and services
P
Conference centers
Construction or sales trailers, temporary, in an approved
P
development actively under construction
[[Contractor and construction shops and yards]]
CONTRACTOR, GENERAL
CONTRACTOR, LIMITED

Convenience stores, gift shops, and newsstands
Cottage home development
CREMATORY
CREMATORY
AS
ESTABLISHMENTS

P

[[P]]
C

C

A
P

P
P

C

C

P

P
SE
C
P
P

P
P

P
C

ACCESSORY

TO

FUNERAL

Cultural centers and exhibits
P
Dance halls
Data storage center in the BWI/Fort Meade Growth Area
Delicatessens and snack bars
P
Department stores
Distillery, limited
[[Dog day care facilities]]
[[P]]
[[Dog grooming parlors]]
[[P]]
Dog training facilities
P
Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, including pickP
up stations, package plants, and coin-operated facilities,
limited to establishments with less than 4,000 square feet
of floor area
Dry cleaning operations and laundry establishments,
including pick-up stations, package plants, and coinoperated facilities
Dwelling units, adult independent

C
A

P
A

C

SE

[[P]]
[[P]]
P

P
P
P
[[P]]
[[P]]
P

P

P

C

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 78
[[Permitted, Conditional, Special Exception, and
Business Complex Auxiliary]] Uses
Dwelling unit, apartment, as an accessory use provided
the entrance is separate from the commercial use
Dwelling, caretaker or resident manager, not to exceed
1,500 square feet of floor area
Dwellings, fourplex
Dwellings, multifamily
Dwellings, multiplex

C1

C2

C3

C4

P

P

P

P

P

P

C
C
C

C
C
C

C
C
C

C

DWELLINGS, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED, EXISTING AS
OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF BILL NO. 61-26

P

P

P

P

Dwellings, townhouses
Dwellings, triplex
Electric vehicle towing and storage facilities, temporary
storage not to exceed 90 days

C
C

C
C

C
C

C

ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEXES
SCREEN COMPLEXES

INCLUDING

P

MULTI-

Equipment sales, repair, and storage, commercial
Farming
Flea markets, indoor
Flea markets, outdoor
FOOD BANKS
FOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
FOOD TRUCKS

Funeral establishments on a collector or arterial road
Funeral establishments on a local road
Furniture, appliance, and carpet stores and showrooms
Furniture refinishing establishments
Greenhouses and garden centers
Grocery stores
Grocery stores with a maximum of 25,000 square feet
Grocery stores with a maximum of 35,000 square feet
GROUP HOMES II

Gunsmiths and ammunition sales facilities
Hair, cosmetic facial hair, and nail salons
Hardware stores
Health clubs, spas, gymnasiums
Health clubs, spas, and gymnasiums with a maximum of
2,500 square feet
Heliports
Home centers and building supply stores
Home occupations
Hospice facilities
Hospitals
Hotels and motels
Housing for elderly of moderate means
Interior decorating establishments
Janitorial supply stores
Kennels, commercial

A

P

P

P
P
P
P

P

P

P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
C

P
C
P

P

A

P
P

P
P
P

P
C
P
P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P

P

P

P

P
A
P

C
P
P
P

P
P
P
P

SE
P
C

P
C

P

C

C

C
P
P
P
C
A

P
P
C
P
P

P
C

P
P
C

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 79
[[Permitted, Conditional, Special Exception, and
Business Complex Auxiliary]] Uses

C1

C2

C3

LANDSCAPING AND TREE CONTRACTING
LANDSCAPING AND TREE CONTRACTING WITH
ACCESSORY RECYCLING OF LOGS INTO FIREWOOD

Licensed dispensary of cannabis, as defined in State law
and regulation
Licensed grower of cannabis, as defined in State law and
regulation
Licensed processor of cannabis, as defined in State law
and regulation
Linen supply establishments
Locksmiths
Machine shops, welders, sheet metal shops, and custom
woodworking shops, including the assembling of
component parts
Mailing and shipping services
Marine service facilities
Marine supply stores
Meat, seafood, and poultry markets
Medical or dental stores and laboratories, including
assembly of component parts, fabrication, and repair
services
Motorcycle repair and sales facilities
Moving or storage establishments
Musical instruments, services, and instruction
Nightclubs and comedy clubs
Nursing homes
Offices, professional and general
Opticians and optometrical establishments
Outside storage, accessory to permitted uses, LOCATED
IN A SIDE OR REAR YARD, limited to 15% of the allowed
lot coverage
Outside storage, accessory to permitted uses, located in a
side or rear yard, limited to 50% of the allowed lot
coverage
Outside storage as a principal use

P
P

C

C

P

P

P
P

P
P
P

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P
P
P

P

P

A
P

P
P
P

A
C
P
P

P
P
C
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P
P

P

P

OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING LOT

Package goods stores
Parking garages or lots
Parks, private
Pawnshops

C4

C
P
P

A
P
P

P

P

C
P
P

C
P
P
[[SE]]

P

P

Personal fitness studios

P

PET DAY CARE FACILITIES
PET GROOMING PARLORS

P
P

Pets, livestock, or fowl as permitted by [[§ 18-4-104]]

P
P

P

P

P

P
P

P
P

P

P

P

A

P

P

§ 18-4-103

Pharmacies

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 80
[[Permitted, Conditional, Special Exception, and
Business Complex Auxiliary]] Uses
Photography studios
Piers, commercial
Planned unit developments in the BWI/Ft. Meade
Growth Area (See Title 12)
Plasma centers
Printing and publishing establishments
Produce markets
Psychic, tarot card, and palm reading and fortune telling
establishments
Public utility essential services
Public utility uses
Radio, television, or industrial testing towers
Religious facilities
Rental establishments
Restaurants
Retail sale of liquefied petroleum gases if accessory to
and on the same lot as an allowed use
Retail specialty stores or shops for retail sales AND
SERVICE [[, including antique stores, art supplies,
bookstore, candy, cards, clocks, clothing, consignments,
electronics, fabrics, flowers, gifts, hobbies, housewares,
ice cream parlors, jewelry, luggage, musical instruments,
news publications, office supply, optical goods, pets,
photographic supplies, sewing machines, shoes and shoe
repair, sporting goods, stamps and coins, stationary,
tobacco, toys, video tapes, wallpaper and paint, window
coverings, works of art]]
Rifle, pistol, skeet, or archery ranges, indoor
Rifle, pistol, skeet, [[and]] OR archery ranges, [[indoor
or]] outdoor
Roadside vendors
School AND CHARTER bus facilities
Schools, public charter and schools, private: academic,
arts, business, technical, or trade
Scientific research establishments
Self-service storage facilities
Showrooms and sales of specialty building products
Sign shops, including painting and fabrication
Small cell system
Small engine repair if all work is done inside a building
and there is no outside storage
Small wind energy systems or meteorological towers on
a lot of at least three acres
One small wind energy system or meteorological tower
on a lot less than three acres
Solar energy generating facility – accessory

C1

C2

C3

C4

P
P

P
P
SE

P
P
SE

P
P

SE

SE

P

A

SE
P
P
P

SE
P
P
P

P
SE

P
SE

P

P

P
C

P

P
SE
SE
P
P
P
C

P
SE
SE
P
P
P
C

P

A

P

P

SE

SE

SE
P
C
P

P
C
P
P
SE

P
C
P

P
P
P

SE
P

C
P

C

C
P

C
P
P
C
P

C

C

C

C

SE

SE

SE

SE

P

P

P

P

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 81
[[Permitted, Conditional, Special Exception, and C1
C2
C3
Business Complex Auxiliary]] Uses
Solar energy generating facility – community, rooftopC
C
C
mounted only
Solar energy generating facility – utility scale, rooftopC
C
C
mounted only
Staging areas for County capital projects
P
P
P
State-licensed medical clinics
[[C]] [[C]] [[C]]
P

P

P

Storage, multilevel watercraft rack, not exceeding 35 feet
in height, provided the rack does not cover more than
60% of the gross area of the property, as an accessory use
to boat showroom or sales facilities

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES
TRAVEL AGENCIES

P

P
P
A
P

A
A

P

A

P
P

Truck and trailer rental facilities in conjunction with
automobile gas stations
[[Travel agencies]]
[[P]]
Truck stops
Upholstering shops, including sailmaking shops
Vending businesses
Video sales and rental establishments with less than
P
1,500 square feet of floor area
Video sales and rental establishments
Volunteer fire stations
P
WHOLESALE TRADE, WAREHOUSING, AND STORAGE
ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE BWI/FORT MEADE GROWTH
AREA
Wholesale trade, warehousing, DISTRIBUTION, and

storage establishments
[[Wholesale trade, warehousing, and storage
establishments in the BWI/Fort Meade Growth Area]]
Workforce housing

C
C
P
[[C]]
P

P

SWIMMING POOL AND SPA SALES, INDOOR

Swimming pool and spa sales, with outdoor display
[[Swimming pool and spa sales, indoor]]
Tailor shops
Tanning salons
Tattoo parlors and body piercing salons
Taverns
Taxicab stands and services
Taxidermists
Telecommuting centers
Television stations, radio broadcasting stations, and
recording studios
[[Theaters, live performances]]
[[Theaters, movie]]

C4

A
P

[[P]]
P
P
P
P
P

P

P
[[P]]
P
P
P
P
P

P
P

P

[[A]]
[[A]]

[[P]]
[[P]]

[[P]]

P
P

P
P

P

SE

P

[[P]]

[[P]]
P

P
P
P

P

P
P

P
P

C

C

A

P
[[C]] [[C]]
C

C

C

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 82
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

SUBTITLE 2. C1 – LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
18-5-201. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE C1 – LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A
LIMITED RANGE OF COMMERCIAL USES THAT SERVE A LOCAL MARKET IN A MANNER
THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH NEARBY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. THE C1 DISTRICT MAY
ALSO INCLUDE A RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TYPES UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following

bulk regulations are applicable in a C1 District:
Minimum lot size
Maximum coverage by structures and parking
Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Rear lot line
All lot lines
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures:
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Minimum lot depth
Maximum floor area ratio
[[Maximum height limitations for development
in which less than 50% of allowable lot coverage
consists of environmental site design features
approved by the Planning and Zoning Officer]]
Maximum height limitations [[for development
in which more than 50% of allowable lot
coverage consists of environmental site design
features approved by the Planning and Zoning
Officer]]
Rear service area, IF PROVIDED

11,000 square feet
75% of gross area
20 feet
10 feet
20 feet
60 feet from right-of-way line of a
divided principal arterial road
10 feet
10 feet
100 feet
1.0
[[45 feet or to a maximum of 60 feet
if all setback requirements are
increased by one foot for each foot
of height in excess of 45 feet]]
45 feet or UP to a maximum of 72
feet if all setback requirements are
increased by one foot for each foot
of height in excess of 45 feet

Accessible by a 15-foot wide
unobstructed right-of-way
Road access
Collector or arterial road
Maximum size of retail or other single use 25,000 square feet of floor area or,
establishment
for offices, 50,000 square feet of
floor area
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

SUBTITLE 3. C2 – COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICTS
18-5-301. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE C2 – COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
OFFICE SPACE AND A RANGE OF COMMERCIAL USES THAT TYPICALLY SUPPORT OFFICE
AND EMPLOYMENT USES. THE C2 DISTRICT MAY ALSO INCLUDE A RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING TYPES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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Page No. 83
1
2
3

(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following

bulk regulations are applicable in a C2 District:
Minimum lot size
Maximum
coverage
structures and parking
Minimum
setbacks
principal structures:
Rear lot line
All lot lines

20,000 square feet
by 80% of gross area
for

Minimum
setbacks
for
accessory structures in the side
or rear yard:
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Minimum lot depth
Maximum floor area ratio:
Generally
For a mix of office, retail,
and residential uses with at
least 30% of the total floor
area devoted to residential
uses and for hospitals
Maximum height limitations:
If two or more lot lines
abut a residential district

25 feet
60 feet from right-of-way line of a divided principal
arterial road

10 feet
10 feet
100 feet
1.0
2.0

60 feet or UP to a maximum of 72 feet [[for
development in which more than 50% of allowable lot
coverage consists of environmental site design features
approved by the Planning and Zoning Officer and]] IF
all setbacks are increased by one foot for each foot of
height in excess of 60 feet
If one lot line abuts a 60 feet except that there shall be no maximum [[for
residential district
development in which more than 50% of allowable lot
coverage consists of environmental site design features
approved by the Planning and Zoning Officer and]] IF
all setbacks are increased by one foot for each three feet
of height in excess of 60 feet
Rear
service
area,
IF Accessible by a 15-foot wide unobstructed right-ofPROVIDED
way
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

SUBTITLE 4. C3 – GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
18-5-401. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE C3 – GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A
WIDE RANGE OF COMMERCIAL USES MORE INTENSE THAN THOSE IN THE C1 AND C2
DISTRICTS THAT SERVE A REGIONAL MARKET. THESE DISTRICTS ARE TYPICALLY
LOCATED AT KEY COMMERCIAL NODES WITHIN THE HIGHWAY NETWORK AND
GENERALLY INCLUDE SHOPPING CENTERS AND LARGE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS. THE C3

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 84
1
2
3
4
5
6

DISTRICT MAY ALSO INCLUDE A RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TYPES UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following
bulk regulations are applicable in a C3 District:

Minimum lot size
Maximum coverage by structures and parking
Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
Side lot line
Rear lot line
All lot lines
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures in
the side or rear yard:
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Minimum lot depth
Maximum floor area ratio
[[Maximum height limitations for development
in which less than 50% of allowable lot coverage
consists of environmental site design features
approved by the Planning and Zoning Officer]]
Maximum height limitations [[for development
in which more than 50% of allowable lot
coverage consists of environmental site design
features approved by the Planning and Zoning
Officer]]
Rear service area, IF PROVIDED
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

10,000 square feet
80% of gross area
None, except when abutting a
residential district 25 feet
None, except when abutting a
residential district 15 feet
60 feet from right-of-way line of a
divided principal arterial road

10 feet
10 feet
150 feet
2.0
[[60 feet except that all setbacks are
increased by one foot for each foot of
height in excess of 45 feet]]
45 FEET OR UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 72

feet if all setback requirements are
increased by one foot for each foot of
height in excess of 45 feet
Accessible by a 15-foot
unobstructed right-of-way

wide

SUBTITLE 5. C4 – HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
18-5-501. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE C4 – HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED FOR THE MOST
INTENSE COMMERCIAL USES, GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG MAJOR HIGHWAY
CORRIDORS IN A MANNER THAT REDUCES IMPACTS TO NEARBY LOWER INTENSITY
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THE C4 DISTRICT INCLUDES USES RELATED TO
MOTOR VEHICLES AND THOSE THAT REQUIRE OUTSIDE STORAGE. THE C4 DISTRICT MAY
ALSO INCLUDE A RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TYPES UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following

bulk regulations are applicable in a C4 District:
Minimum size lot
Maximum coverage by structures and parking

10,000 square feet
85% of gross area

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 85
Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
Front lot line
Rear lot line
All lot lines
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures in
the side or rear yard:
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Minimum lot depth
Maximum floor area ratio
[[Maximum height limitations for development
in which less than 50% of allowable lot coverage
consists of environmental site design features
approved by the Planning and Zoning Officer]]
Maximum height limitations [[for development
in which more than 50% of allowable lot
coverage consists of environmental site design
features approved by the Planning and Zoning
Officer]]
Rear service area, IF PROVIDED
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

20 feet
20 feet
60 feet from right-of-way line of a
divided principal arterial road

10 feet
10 feet
150 feet
1.0
[[60 feet]]

60 FEET OR UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 72

feet if all setback requirements are
increased by one foot for each foot of
height in excess of 60 feet
Accessible by a 15-foot
unobstructed right-of-way

wide

TITLE 6. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
SUBTITLE 1. IN GENERAL
18-6-103. Permitted, conditional, [[and]] special exception, AND BUSINESS COMPLEX
AUXILIARY uses.
The permitted, conditional, [[and]] special exception, AND BUSINESS COMPLEX
AUXILIARY uses allowed in each of the industrial districts are listed in the chart in this
section using the following key: P = permitted use; C = conditional use; SE = special
exception use; and [[A=]] A = auxiliary use to a business complex use. A blank means that
the use is not allowed in the district. Except as provided otherwise in this article, uses and
structures customarily accessory to permitted, conditional, and special exception uses also
are allowed, except that outside storage as an accessory use in W1 is limited to 15% of the
allowed lot coverage.
[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special Exception]] Uses
Adult bookstores
Adult day care centers
Adult movie theaters
Airports and airfields
Alcoholic beverage uses as accessory to other uses
Amusement parks
Animal hospitals with non-medical overnight stays and
veterinary clinics with non-medical overnight stays

W1

W2

P

P

SE
C
P

SE
C
SE
C

W3
C
C
SE
C
SE

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 86
[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special Exception]] Uses
Animal rescue
Artisans and craft work
Automobile and truck detailing shops
Automobile and truck dismantling and recycling facilities

W1
C
P
P

W2
C
P
P
SE

W3

AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK PARTS, SUPPLY STORES, AND TIRE
STORES

P

P

P

P
P
P

P
P
P

C
[[P]]
P

C
[[P]]
P

P

P

P

A
[[P]]
P
A
C

A
[[P]]
P
A
C
P

Automobile and truck rental establishments
P
Automobile and truck repair and painting facilities
Automobile and truck towing storage yards, temporary storage
not to exceed 90 days
Automobile gasoline stations
C
[[Automobile and truck parts, supply stores, and tire stores]]
[[P]]
Automobile service facilities providing oil change, lubrication,
P
and related services
BAKERIES, WHOLESALE

Bakery or donut shops
[[Bakeries, wholesale]]
Banks
Barbershops
Battery energy storage system, front-of-the-meter
Boat manufacturing, repair, and service
BONE DISTILLATION

Bookbinding
Bottling works
[[Bone distillation]]
BRAC Mixed Use Development
Brewery
Brewery, craft
Building material storage, including sales and yards
Bus terminals
Business complexes
Business complexes with auxiliary uses
Cabinetry and woodworking and sales without outside storage
Carnivals, circuses, and fairs, temporary
Catering establishments
[[Cement manufacturing]]
Chemical and allied products, nonmanufacturing
Child care centers
Clay and borrow pits or sand and gravel operations
Clubs, private, and service[[, nonprofit, and charitable]]
organizations
Coffee roasters
Coke or coke products manufacturing
Commercial recreational facilities, including miniature golf;
driving ranges; tennis, racquet, and handball barns or courts;
artificial ski slopes; indoor soccer; bowling alleys; BMX bike,
skateboard or roller blade parks; and skating rinks

P
P
SE

[[P]]

C
P
P

P
P

P
P
[[P]]

P
P
P
P
P
C

P
P
P
P
P

C
P

P
C
P
C
P

C
P
[[SE]]
P

P
P

P
SE
P
P

P

P

SE
P
P
SE

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 87
[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special Exception]] Uses

W1

W2

W3

COMMERCIAL TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES FOR TESTING
PURPOSES OR EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD NOT
EXCEEDING 30 DAYS IF THE FACILITY IS A MONOPOLE NOT
EXCEEDING 100 FEET IN HEIGHT AND IS LOCATED AT LEAST 300
FEET FROM ANY DWELLING

P

P

P

C

C

P

P

[[P]]

[[P]]

P

P

P

P

P

P

[[P]]

[[P]]

P
P

P
P

Commercial telecommunication facilities permanently located
C
on the ground
Commercial telecommunication facilities that are antennas
P
attached to a structure if the antenna does not exceed 15 feet in
height above the structure, does not project more than two feet
beyond the facade, does not support lights or signs unless
required for safety reasons, and accessory structures meet the
requirements of [[§ 18-10-118(7) of this Code]] § 18-10-119(7)
[[Commercial telecommunication facilities for testing purposes [[P]]
or emergency services for a period not exceeding 30 days if the
facility is a monopole not exceeding 100 feet in height and is
located at least 300 feet from any dwelling]]
Communications systems sales and service, manufacturing and
P
wholesale
Computer goods, sales and services
P
Conference centers
P
Construction or sales trailers, temporary, in an approved
P
development actively under construction
[[Contractor and construction shops and yards]]
CONTRACTOR, GENERAL
CONTRACTOR, LIMITED

C

Convenience stores, gift shops, and newsstands
Cottage home development

A
P

CREMATORY

C

C

P
A
P
P
P
[[P]]
[[P]]
P
SE
P
A

P

P

P

P

P
C

P
P
C

P
P
C

Data storage center
P
Delicatessens and snack bars
A
Die casting
Distillery
Distillery, limited
P
[[Dog day care facilities]]
[[Dog grooming parlors]]
[[P]]
Dog training facilities
P
Drive-in theaters
SE
Dry cleaning and laundry establishments
Dry cleaning and laundry establishments, including pick-up
A
stations, package plants, and coin-operated facilities, limited to
establishments with less than 4,000 square feet of floor area
DWELLINGS, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED, EXISTING AS OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF BILL NO. 61-26

Dyeing establishments
Electric vehicle repair facilities
Electric vehicle towing and storage facilities, temporary storage
not to exceed 90 days

A

P
P
P

Bill No. 61-26
Page No. 88
[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special Exception]] Uses

W1

ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEXES, INCLUDING A MULTI-SCREEN
COMPLEX

A

Equipment, sales, repair and storage, commercial
[[Entertainment complexes, including a multi-screen complex]]
Fabrication and assembly uses
Farming
Fertilizer manufacturing
FOOD BANKS

Food product manufacturing
FOOD TRUCKS

Furniture, appliance, and carpet stores and showrooms
Generating plants
Grocery stores with a maximum of 25,000 square feet
Hair, cosmetic facial hair, and nail salons
Hardware stores
Health clubs, spas, and gymnasiums
Heliports
Home occupations
Hotels and motels
Industrial piers, wharves, and mooring pilings if located in the
Chesapeake Bay, Patapsco River, Parish Creek, or Tenthouse
Creek
Kennels, commercial
Laboratories, research and development or testing

W2

W3

P

P

P
P

P
P
SE

P
P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

[[A]]
P
P

P
A
A
A
P
SE
C
P

C
P

P
SE
C
P

P
P

P

P
P

P
P

C

P
C

P
C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

LANDSCAPING AND TREE CONTRACTING
LANDSCAPING AND TREE CONTRACTING WITH ACCESSORY
RECYCLING OF LOGS INTO FIREWOOD

Latex fabrication, not including paint
Licensed dispensary of cannabis, as defined in State law and
regulation
Licensed grower of cannabis, as defined in State law and
regulation, indoor cultivation only
Licensed processor of cannabis, as defined in State law and
regulation
Lumber yards
Mailing and shipping services
Manufacturing and processing, general[[, including the
assembling of component parts, the creation of products, and the
blending of materials]]
Manufacturing and processing, heavy, including adhesives;
aircraft parts; asphalt; atmospheric gas; bricks; concrete
products; paper; metal foundries and forges; insulating materials;
metal machinery that includes autos, rail, farm, construction,
mining, and industrial machinery; metal refining, stamping,
extrusion; paint and allied products; paper and paper products
from pulp; plastic; porcelain and porcelain enamel; processing of
grain, clay, sand, gravel, stone, synthetic fibers, filaments, and
tiles

A
A
A
P
SE
C
A
P

P
P

P

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[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special Exception]] Uses
Marine freight terminals, excluding bulk freight, if located in the
Chesapeake Bay or Patapsco River
Maritime suppliers and servicing, including piers and wharves
for pile driving and marine construction operations
Metal products and machinery, manufacturing, fabrication,
finishing, tool and die, machine shops, galvanizing,
electroplating, die casting, welding
Milk and dairy products, processing and distribution
Monument works and statuary production
Motorcycle manufacturing and fabrication
Moving and storage establishments
Natural wood waste recycling facilities

W1

OFFICE
SUPPLY
ESTABLISHMENTS

P

STORES

AND

BUSINESS

SERVICE

Offices, professional and general
[[Office supply stores and business service establishments]]
Ore storage
Outside storage as a principal use

P
[[P]]

W2
P

W3
P

P

P

P

P

P
P
P
P
SE

P
P
P
P
SE

P

P

P

SE
P

OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING LOT

P

P

P

Package goods stores
Parking garages or lots
Parks, private
Personal fitness studios

A
P
P
P

A
P

P

P

P

PET DAY CARE FACILITIES
PET GROOMING PARLORS

Petroleum products, storage for retail sale
Petroleum products, storage [[on lot]] ONSITE in excess of
1,000,000 gallons for use by W3 district uses or public utilities
Pets, livestock, or fowl as permitted by [[§ 18-4-104]] § 18-4-103
Pharmacies
Photoengraving
Photography studios
Piers, commercial
Printing and publishing establishments
Processing sites for clay, sand, gravel, and similar materials
Public utility essential services
Public utility uses
Race tracks for horses
Race tracks [[for]] other than [[horses]] HORSE RACE TRACKS
Radio and television studios and broadcasting establishments
Radio, television, or industrial testing towers
Recyclables recovery facilities
Religious facilities
Rendering plants
Rental establishments
Restaurants
RETAIL SPECIALTY STORES OR SHOPS FOR RETAIL SALES AND
SERVICE

P

P
A
P
P
P
P
SE
C

P
P

SE

SE
SE

P
A
P
P
P
P

P

P

P
P
SE
SE
P
SE
SE
P

P
P

P
P

P

P

P
P
P
C
P
P

SE
SE
P
SE
P
P

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[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special Exception]] Uses
W1 W2
Rifle, pistol, skeet, or archery ranges, indoor
SE
SE
SE
Rubble processing facilities
School AND CHARTER bus facilities
P
Schools, public charter, and schools, private: academic, arts,
P
P
business, technical, or trade
Self-service storage facilities
C
C
Showrooms and sales of specialty building products
P
P
Sign shops, including painting and fabrication
P
P
Small cell system
C
C
Small wind energy systems or meteorological towers on a lot of
C
C
at least three acres
One small wind energy system or meteorological tower on a lot SE
SE
less than three acres
Solar energy generating facility – accessory
P
P
Solar energy generating facility – community
C
C
Solar energy generating facility – utility scale
C
C
SE
Solid waste transfer stations
Stadiums, commercial
SE
SE
Staging areas for County capital projects
P
P
State-licensed medical clinics
[[C]] [[C]]
P

Storage of atmospheric gas, coal, grain
Tattoo parlors and body piercing salons
Taverns
Taxicab stands and services
Taxidermists
Telephone exchanges
Trade expositions
Travel agencies
Truck stops
Video lottery facilities
Video sales and rental establishments with less than 1,500 square
feet of floor area
Volunteer fire stations
Water-dependent facilities
Wholesale trade, warehousing, DISTRIBUTION, and storage
establishments
Wineries
Workforce housing
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P

W3
SE
SE
P
P
C
P
P
C
C
SE
P
C
C
SE
SE
P
[[C]]
P

P
P
P
P
P
P
P
A

P
P
P
P
P

P

P

P

P
P
P

C
A

A

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P

P

C

SUBTITLE 2. W1 – INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICTS
18-6-201. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE W1 – INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT IS INTENDED FOR DEVELOPMENT
OF OFFICE PARKS, BUSINESS COMPLEXES, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
CAMPUSES.

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(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following

bulk regulations are applicable in a W1 District:
Lot size:
Average lot size
Minimum lot size
For an industrial park
Minimum
setbacks
for
principal structures:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Freeway
Divided principal arterial
road
Any other public road or
right-of-way
Minimum
setbacks
for
accessory structures from
rear and side lot lines
Maximum coverage by
structures and parking
Minimum width at front
building restriction line
Maximum
height
limitations:
Principal structures

1 acre
40,000 square feet
20 acres

50 feet
30 feet
30 feet
100 feet
60 feet
50 feet
25 feet

75% of gross area
150 feet

None if all setbacks are increased by one foot for each
two feet of height in excess of 90 feet
Accessory structures
None if all setbacks are increased by one foot for each
two feet of height in excess of 25 feet
Maximum
single
front 300 feet in length unless special architectural,
elevation
landscaping, or topographic treatment, such as a change
of material, texture, depression, berm, or other similar
change, is employed.
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SUBTITLE 3. W2 – LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
18-6-301. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE W2 – LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE FOR A
WIDE VARIETY OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES SUCH AS GENERAL MANUFACTURING,
WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION, AND CONTRACTING. THESE AREAS MAY ALSO INCLUDE
OUTDOOR STORAGE AND RELATED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following
bulk regulations are applicable in a W2 District:

Minimum lot size
Maximum coverage by structures and parking

8,000 square feet
80% of gross area

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Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Rear lot line
SIDE OR [[Rear]] REAR lot line that abuts a
residentially zoned district
Side or rear lot line that abuts a commercially
zoned district
Freeway
Divided principal arterial road
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures in a
rear yard:
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Minimum lot depth
Minimum width at front building restriction line
[[Maximum height limitations for principal
structures where less than 50% of allowable lot
coverage consists of environmental site design
features approved by the Planning and Zoning
Officer]]
Maximum height limitations for principal
structures [[where more than 50% of allowable
lot coverage consists of environmental site
design features approved by the Planning and
Zoning Officer]]
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20 feet
15 feet
30 feet
100 feet
20 feet
100 feet
60 feet

10 feet
10 feet
100 feet
75 feet
[[75 feet if all setback requirements
are increased by one foot for each
two feet of height in excess of 60
feet]]
75 FEET OR UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 87

feet if all setback requirements are
increased by one foot for each two
feet of height in excess of 75 feet

SUBTITLE 4. W3 – HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
18-6-401. PURPOSE AND BULK [[Bulk]] regulations.
(A) PURPOSE. THE W3 – HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THE
HIGHEST INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL USES SUCH AS HEAVY MANUFACTURING AND
PROCESSING USES, TO BE BUFFERED FROM NEARBY RESIDENTIAL USES.
(B) BULK REGULATIONS. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following
bulk regulations are applicable in a W3 District:

Minimum lot size
Maximum coverage by structures and parking
Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
Front lot line
Front lot line abuts a residential area
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Side or rear lot line abuts a residentially zoned
district
Side or rear lot line abuts a commercially zoned
district

6,000 square feet
80% of gross area
10 feet
10 feet
10 feet
20 feet
200 feet
50 feet

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Freeway
Divided principal arterial road
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures in a rear
yard:
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Minimum lot depth
Minimum width at front building restriction line
[[Maximum height limitations for principal
structures, excluding towers, columns, or a series of
columns, towers, or stacks, where less than 50% of
allowable lot coverage consists of environmental site
design features approved by the Planning and Zoning
Officer]]
Maximum height limitations for principal structures,
excluding towers, columns, or a series of columns,
towers, or stacks[[, where more than 50% of
allowable lot coverage consists of environmental site
design features approved by the Planning and Zoning
Officer]]
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10
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20
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25
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27
28
29

100 feet
60 feet

5 feet
5 feet
100 feet
75 feet
[[75 feet if all setback
requirements are increased by
one foot for each two feet of
height in excess of 60 feet]]

75 FEET OR UP TO A MAXIMUM
OF 87 feet if all setback

requirements are increased by
one foot for each two feet of
height in excess of 75 feet

TITLE 7. MARITIME DISTRICTS
18-7-102. Maritime Districts.
(a) MA1. The MA1-Community Marina District GENERALLY serves [[only]] the
residents and guests of a recorded residential riparian subdivision and is owned by a
homeowner’s association. COMMUNITY STRUCTURES AND CLUBHOUSES, MARINA
OFFICES, AND MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF WATERCRAFT ARE ALLOWED.

(b) MA1-B. The MA1-B-Neighborhood Marina District provides limited watercraft
services and lots may not exceed three acres.
(c) MA2. The MA2-Light Commercial Marina District provides limited commercial
services.
(d) MA3. The MA3-MARINA Yacht Club District GENERALLY serves [[only]] the
members and is a non-profit marina owned and operated by the membership.
(e) MB. The MB-General Commercial Marina District offers a full range of
commercial services.
(f) MC. The MC-Heavy Commercial Marina District offers a [[full service]] FULLSERVICE marina or industrial operation.

18-7-107. Permitted, conditional, and special exception uses.
The permitted, conditional, and special exception uses allowed in each of the Maritime
group districts are listed in the chart in this section using the following key: P = permitted

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use; C = conditional use; AND [[SE=special]] SE = SPECIAL exception use. A blank means
that the use is not allowed in the district. Except as provided otherwise in this article, uses
and structures customarily accessory to the listed uses also are allowed.
[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special MA1 MA1Exception]] Uses
B
C
Alcoholic beverage uses as accessory to
other uses
Banquet halls
Bed and breakfast homes
Bed and breakfast inns
BUSINESS COMPLEXES
COMMERCIAL
TELECOMMUNICATION
FACILITIES FOR TESTING PURPOSES OR
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD
NOT EXCEEDING 30 DAYS IF THE
FACILITY IS A MONOPOLE NOT
EXCEEDING 100 FEET IN HEIGHT AND IS
LOCATED AT LEAST 300 FEET FROM ANY
DWELLING

Commercial
telecommunication
facilities permanently located on the
ground
Commercial
telecommunication
facilities that are antennas attached to a
structure if the antenna does not exceed
15 feet in height above the structure,
does not project more than two feet
beyond the facade, does not support
lights or signs unless required for safety
reasons, and accessory structures meet
the requirements of [[§ 18-10-118(7) of
this Code]] § 18-10-119(7)
[[Commercial
telecommunication
facilities for testing purposes or
emergency services for a period not
exceeding 30 days if the facility is a
monopole not exceeding 100 feet in
height and is located at least 300 feet
from any dwelling]]
Community structures and club houses
Construction of watercraft
Construction or sales trailers, temporary,
in an approved development actively
under construction
Dwellings, marina caretaker’s residence:
one for a marina with less than 250 slips;
two for a marina with 250 or more slips

P
P

[[P]]

P
P

MA3

MB

MC

C

C

C

C

P
C
SE

P

P
C
SE

P
C
SE

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

SE

SE

P

P

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]] [[P]]

P

P

P
P
P

P

P
P
P

P
P
P

C

P

P

P

P

P
P

MA2

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[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special MA1 MA1Exception]] Uses
B
DWELLINGS,
SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED, EXISTING AS OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF BILL NO. 61-26
FOOD TRUCKS

Heliports
Home occupations
Hotels and motels
[[Ice vending machines]]
Launching ramps and small hoists with a
maximum rated lift capacity of 4,000
pounds for the launching and removal of
watercraft
Launching ramps, marine railways,
travel lifts, fork lifts, hoists, hydraulic
trailers, and other similar facilities for
the launching and removal of watercraft
Maintenance and repair of watercraft
Marinas, commercial
Marinas, community
Marinas, neighborhood
Marinas, yacht club
Marine fuel sales
Marine salvage and towing operations
Offices and administration facilities
necessary for operating the marina
Outside storage of crab pots, nets, traps,
and other similar devices if the total area
of storage does not exceed 5% of the
marina site
Personal fitness studio, water-based
PETS, LIVESTOCK OR
PERMITTED BY § 18-4-103

FOWL

AS

[[Pile driving and marine construction
operations]]
Piers and launching ramps, community
Piers, commercial
Piers, recreational
PILE
DRIVING
AND
CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

MA3

MB

MC

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

P

P

C
[[P]]
P

[[P]]
P

C

C

[[P]]
P

[[P]]

P

P

P
P

P

SE
SE
C
C
SE
SE
[[P]] [[P]]

P

P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
C
P
P
P

P

P

P

P
P

P

P

P

[[SE]]

[[P]] [[P]]

C
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

MARINE

Public utility essential services
Public utility uses
Rental
of
watercraft,
including
watercraft charter operations
Restaurants
[[Sail making]] SAILMAKING and sail
repair

MA2

SE

P
SE

P
SE

P
SE
P

P
SE

P
SE
P

P
SE
P

P

P

P
P

P
P

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[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special MA1 MA1- MA2 MA3
Exception]] Uses
B
Sale of groceries, packaged alcoholic
P
P
beverages, fishing supplies, and
watercraft accessories
Sale of watercraft, marine engines, and
P
watercraft trailers
Small cell system
C
C
C
C
Small wind energy systems or
C
C
C
C
meteorological towers on a lot of at least
three acres
One small wind energy system or SE
SE
SE
SE
meteorological tower on a lot less than
three acres
Solar energy generating facility –
P
P
P
P
accessory
Staging areas for County capital projects
P
P
P
P
C
C
Storage of watercraft, covered and dry
[[SE]] [[SE]]
Storage of watercraft, covered and wet
Storage of watercraft, outside and dry
Storage of watercraft in excess of 150
feet
Storage, multilevel watercraft rack
Swimming pools, tennis courts, and
other similar recreational facilities
Taverns
Volunteer fire stations
Water taxi landings
Water-related uses, including storage of
seafood in live boxes, fish cleaning, and
structures for the storage of crab pots,
nets, traps, and similar devices
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7
8
9
10
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12
13
14

P

C

P

P

P

MB

MC

P

P

P

P

C
C

C
C

SE

SE

P

P

P
C

P
P

C

C

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

P
P
P

SE
P

P

C
P

P
P

P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P

P

TITLE 8. MIXED USE DISTRICTS
SUBTITLE 1. IN GENERAL
18-8-102. Mixed Use Districts.
(A) GENERALLY. THE MXD-MIXED USE DISTRICTS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A
COMBINATION OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND OFFICE USES IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HOUSING, SERVICES, AND
EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER THAT EMPHASIZES PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, ENCOURAGES THE
USE OF AREAS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC ACTIVITIES, DECREASES RELIANCE ON
AUTOMOBILES, AND PRODUCES A BETTER QUALITY OF DESIGN. MIXED USE DISTRICTS
PROVIDE AN OPTIONAL OR STANDARD METHOD OF DEVELOPMENT.

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[[(a)]] (B) MXD-V. The village mixed use district is intended for small-scale, walkable,
low intensity mixed use development with residential and local-serving retail and office
uses in buildings up to three stories.
[[(b)]] (C) MXD-G. The general mixed use district is intended for mixed use
development providing a wide range of general commercial and employment uses,
combined with residential uses at a low to medium suburban scale in buildings up to six
stories.
[[(c)]] (D) MXD-N. The neighborhood mixed use district is intended for mixed use
development with a variety of residential dwelling types in a compact community with
buildings up to eight stories and with a range of retail and employment uses primarily
serving the surrounding community and with a high level of pedestrian connectivity
throughout the development.
[[(d)]] (E) MXD-S. The suburban center mixed use district is intended for mixed use
development in a medium to large scale suburban center with buildings up to 15 stories
and with a range of residential types, retail, and employment uses, including some light
industrial uses.
[[(e)]] (F) MXD-U. The urban mixed use district is intended for compact, high intensity
mixed use development that is more urban in scale, includes multifamily residential uses
and a wide range of retail and employment uses compatible with a dense urban
environment in buildings up to 15 stories, and provides multimodal connectivity
throughout the development.
18-8-103. Definitions.
In this title, the following words have the meanings indicated:
[[(1)]] “Optional method of development” means development in which more intense
development is allowed in return for the development being subject to greater discretionary
approval over all elements of the development to achieve a better quality of design or other
amenities.
[[(2)]] “Standard method of development” means development as a matter of right
under applicable zoning and other regulations.
SUBTITLE 3. USES UNDER THE OPTIONAL METHOD OF DEVELOPMENT
18-8-301. Permitted [[uses]]; conditional, AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION uses.
(a) Uses allowed.
(1) The permitted [[and]], conditional, AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION uses under the
optional method of development are listed in the chart in this section using the following
key: P = permitted use; C = conditional use; AND SE = special exception use. A blank space
means that the use is not allowed in the district. Uses and structures customarily accessory
to the listed uses also are allowed.

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(2) Any use lawfully in existence in a mixed use district prior to February 2, 2025
that became prohibited as of February 2, 2025, may continue, provided the use does not
cease operation for 36 consecutive months. Any change, expansion, or alteration of the use
on or after February 2, 2025 shall comply with this subtitle or Title 15.
(b) Categories in chart. The following chart divides the uses allowed under the
optional method of development into the categories of residential, retail and service, office,
light industrial, civic/institutional, and other uses, and the uses are subject to the
requirements described in § 18-8-302.
Uses
Residential
Assisted living facilities
Assisted living facilities I, communitybased
Assisted living facilities II, communitybased
BRAC mixed use development
Cottage home development
Dwelling units, accessory
Dwellings, duplex
Dwellings, fourplex
Dwellings, multifamily
Dwellings, multiplex
Dwellings, single-family detached
Dwellings, townhouses and stacked
townhouses
Dwellings, triplex
Group homes I
Group homes II
Home occupations
Housing for the elderly of moderate means
Nursing homes
Rooming houses
Workforce housing
Retail and Service
Adult day care centers
Alcoholic beverage uses as accessory to
other uses
Antique shops
Appliance sales and service facilities
Arcades
Art galleries
Artisans and craft work
Automobile and truck detailing shops
Automobile and truck parts, supply stores,
and tire stores

MXD- MXD- MXD- MXD- MXDV
G
N
S
U
C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

P

P

P

P

P

C
P
C
P
P
P
P
P
P

C

C

P
C
P
P
P
P
P
P

C
P
C
P
P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
C
C
C
P
C

P
P
P
C
C
C
P
C

P
P
P
C
C
C
P
C

P
P
P
C
C
C
P
C

P
P
P
C
C
C
P
C

P
C

P
C

P
C

P
C

P
C

P

P
P
P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P

C
P
P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

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Uses

MXD- MXD- MXD- MXD- MXDV
G
N
S
U
rental
P
P

Automobile
and
truck
establishments
Automobile gasoline stations
Automobile repair facilities and painting
facilities
Automobile service facilities providing oil
change, lubrication, and related services
Automobile
towing
facilities
in
conjunction with automobile gasoline
service stations
Bakery or donut shops
Banks
Banquet halls
Barbershops
Bed and breakfast homes
Bed and breakfast inns
Bicycle, motor scooter, and moped sales
and service
Billiard and pool halls
Bowling alleys
Brewery, craft
Business complexes
Business complexes with auxiliary use
Carnivals, circuses, and fairs, temporary
Carpet and vinyl flooring stores
Carwashes
Carwashes accessory to automobile
gasoline stations
Catering establishments
Child care centers
Clock shops for sale or repair
Commercial parking lots or garages
Commercial
recreational
facilities,
including miniature golf, driving ranges,
tennis, racquet, and handball barns or
courts, artificial ski slopes, indoor soccer;
bowling alleys, BMX bike, skateboard or
rollerblade parks, electric go-carting, and
skating rinks
Computer goods, sales and services
Convenience stores, gift shops, and
newsstands
Country clubs, private clubs, and service
organizations or institutions

C

C
P

C

C
P

C

P

P

P

P

SE

P
P

P
P
P
P
C
SE
P

P
P
P
P
C
SE
P

P
P
P
P
C
SE
P

P
P
P
P
C
SE
P

P
P
P
P
C
C
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
C
C
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
C
C
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
C
C
P

P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P
C
SE

P
C
C

P

P

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Uses

MXD- MXD- MXD- MXD- MXDV
G
N
S
U
Country clubs, private clubs, service
P
P
P
P
P
organizations, and nonprofit charitable or
philanthropic organizations or institutions
in existence on or before December 31,
2015
Cultural centers and exhibits
P
P
P
P
P
Delicatessens and snack bars
P
P
P
P
P
Department stores
P
P
P
P
Distillery, limited
P
P
P
P
[[Dog day care facilities]]
[[P]]
[[P]]
[[P]]
[[P]]
[[Dog grooming parlors]]
[[P]]
[[P]]
[[P]]
[[P]]
[[P]]
Dry cleaning operations and laundry
P
P
P
P
establishments, including pickup stations,
package plants, and coin-operated
facilities
Dry cleaning operations and laundry
P
establishments, including pickup stations,
package plants, and coin-operated
facilities, limited to establishments with
less than 4,000 square feet of floor area
Entertainment complexes, including
P
P
P
P
multi-screen complexes
Florist shops
P
P
P
P
P
Funeral establishments
P
P
P
P
Furniture, appliance, and carpet stores and
P
P
P
P
showrooms
Greenhouses and garden centers
P
P
P
Grocery stores
P
P
P
P
Grocery stores with a maximum of 35,000
P
square feet
Hair, cosmetic facial hair, and nail salons
P
P
P
P
P
Hardware stores
P
P
P
P
P
Health clubs, spas, and gymnasiums
P
P
P
P
P
Home centers and building supply stores
P
P
P
Hospice facilities
P
P
P
P
P
Hospitals
P
Hotels, motels, and hostels
P
P
P
P
P
Interior decorating establishments
P
P
P
P
P
Janitorial supply stores
P
P
Kennels, commercial
C
C
Licensed dispensary of cannabis, as
C
C
C
C
C
defined in State law and regulations
Licensed grower of cannabis, as defined in
C
C
State law and regulations, indoor
cultivation only

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Uses

MXD- MXD- MXD- MXD- MXDV
G
N
S
U
Licensed processor of cannabis, as defined
C
C
in State law and regulations
Linen supply establishments
P
P
P
Locksmiths
P
P
P
P
P
Mailing and shipping services
P
P
P
P
P
Meat, seafood, and poultry markets
P
P
P
P
P
Motorcycle repair facilities
P
P
Moving or storage establishments
P
Nightclubs and comedy clubs
P
P
P
P
Outside storage, accessory to permitted
P
P
P
P
P
uses, located in a side or rear yard, limited
to 35% of the allowed lot coverage
Package goods stores
C
C
C
C
C
Parking lots or garages
P
P
P
P
P
Parks, private
P
P
P
P
P
Personal fitness studios
P
P
P
P
P
PET DAY CARE FACILITIES
PET GROOMING PARLORS

Pharmacies
Picture-framing establishments
Piers, commercial
Piers, community
Piers, recreational
Produce markets
Race tracks for horses
Religious facilities
Restaurants
Restaurants, taverns, retail sales, and
consumer services in a multifamily
dwelling
Retail specialty stores or shops for retail
sales AND SERVICE [[including antiques,
art supplies, books, candies, cards, clocks,
clothing,
consignments,
electronics,
fabrics,
flowers,
gifts,
hobbies,
housewares, ice cream parlors, jewelry,
luggage, musical instruments, news
publications, office supplies, optical
goods, pets, photographic supplies, sewing
machines, shoes and shoe repair, sporting
goods, stamps and coins, stationary,
tobacco, toys, video tapes, wallpapers and
paints, window coverings, and works of
art]]

P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P
P
C
C
P

P
P
P
C
C
P

P
P
P
C
C
P

P
P
P
C
C
P

P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P
C
C
P
C
P
P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P
P
P

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Uses

MXD- MXD- MXD- MXD- MXDV
G
N
S
U
Roadside stands consisting of temporary
P
P
P
P
P
seasonal structures for selling produce and
other agricultural goods
Roadside vendors
P
P
P
P
P
Schools, public charter, and schools,
P
P
P
P
P
private: academic, arts, business, technical
or trade
Self-service storage facilities
C
C
C
Showrooms and sales of specialty building
P
P
P
P
products
Small engine repair if all work is
P
P
P
P
P
performed inside a building without
outside storage
Swimming pools, community and semiP
P
P
P
P
public
Tailor shops
P
P
P
P
P
Tanning salons
P
P
P
P
P
Tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons
P
P
P
P
P
Taverns
P
P
P
P
P
Taxicab stands and services
P
P
P
P
P
Television studios, radio broadcasting
P
P
P
P
stations, and recording studios, excluding
freestanding towers
Theaters, live performance
P
P
P
P
P
Theaters, movie
P
P
P
P
P
Trade expositions
P
P
P
P
Travel agencies
P
P
P
P
P
Upholstering shops and sailmaking shops
P
P
P
Variety stores
P
P
P
P
P
Volunteer fire stations
P
P
P
P
P
Office
Office, professional and general
P
P
P
P
P
Opticians or optometrical establishments
P
P
P
P
P
State-licensed medical clinics
[[C]] P [[C]] P [[C]] P [[C]] P [[C]] P
Telecommuting centers
P
P
P
P
P
Veterinary clinics, if [[over-night]]
P
P
P
P
OVERNIGHT stays are limited to those
necessary for medical treatment, without
outside runs or pens
Light Industrial
Bakeries, wholesale
P
Brewery
P
Building material storage, including sales
P
and yards
Building material storage and sales, not
P
P
P
including yards

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Uses

MXD- MXD- MXD- MXD- MXDV
G
N
S
U
Cabinetry and special lumber mill working
P
and sales
Coffee roasters
P
P
Contractor, LIMITED [[and construction
[[P]] C
[[P]] C
shops, not including yards]]
Data storage centers
P
Distillery
P
Equipment sales, repair, and storage,
P
commercial
Fabrication and assembly uses
P
Food product manufacturing
P
Laboratories, research and development or
P
testing
Manufacturing and processing, general[[,
P
including assembly of component parts,
creation of products, and blending of
materials]]
Printing and publishing establishments
P
P
Rental establishments
P
P
Retail display rooms for sales at industrial
P
establishments
Wholesale trade, warehousing, and storage
P
establishments
Permitted and conditional uses in the W1
P
P
P
P
District in accordance with the
requirements of subsection (c) and not
otherwise provided for in the residential,
retail and service, or office categories of
this subsection.
Civic/Institutional
Civic facilities, community centers,
P
P
P
P
P
libraries, museums, parks, and similar
noncommercial uses
Other
Battery energy storage system, front-ofC
C
C
C
C
the-meter
Bus terminals
P
P
P
P
P
Commercial telecommunication facilities
P
P
P
P
P
for testing purposes or emergency services
for a period not exceeding 30 days if the
facility is a monopole not exceeding 100
feet in height and located at least 300 feet
from any dwelling
Commercial telecommunication facilities
C
C
C
C
C
permanently located on the ground

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Uses

MXD- MXD- MXD- MXD- MXDV
G
N
S
U
Commercial telecommunication facilities
P
P
P
P
P
that are antennas attached to a structure if
the antenna does not exceed 15 feet in
height above the structure, does not project
more than two feet beyond the facade,
does not support lights or signs unless
required for safety reasons, and accessory
structures meet the requirements of § [[1810-118(7)]] 18-10-119(7)
Construction or sales trailers, temporary,
P
P
P
P
P
in an approved development actively
under construction

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

FOOD TRUCKS
PETS, LIVESTOCK OR FOWL AS PERMITTED
BY § 18-4-103

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

C
P

Public utility, essential services
Public utility uses
Small wind energy systems
Small wind energy systems or
meteorological towers on a lot of at least
three acres
Solar energy generating facility –
accessory
Solar energy generating facility – canopies
over parking lots or garages
Solar energy generating facility –
community, rooftop-mounted only
Staging areas for County capital projects
Transportation, multimodal stations

P
SE
SE
C

P
SE
SE
C

P
SE
SE
C

P
SE
SE
C

P
SE
SE
C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

C

C

C

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

(c) Additional requirements. Except for a solar energy generating facility –
community or solar energy generating facility – utility scale, the permitted and conditional
uses allowed in the W1 District are permitted in MXD-G, MXD-N, MXD-S, and MXD-U
Districts provided:
(1) the location is within the Airport Noise Zone, is on land remediated for
environmental requirements under federal or State law, is on land that has been reclaimed
pursuant to an approved final reclamation plan under State or federal law, or consists of
lots abutting remediated or reclaimed land; and
(2) the requirements of § 18-8-302 and Title 10 are met.
18-8-302. Combination of uses.
(a) Required. Development in a mixed use district shall include at least one allowed
use from at least two of the following land use categories set forth in the chart in § 18-8301: residential, retail and service, office, light industrial, or civic/institutional.

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(b) Exception.
[[(i)]] (1) On a site located in the BWI/Fort Meade Growth Area, as shown on the
official map adopted by the County Council entitled “BWI/Fort Meade Growth Area,
[[2016]] 2025”, the mix of uses required in subsection (a) may be replaced with multifamily
dwellings subject to the conditions and density limits set forth in [[§ 18-10-127(1)(iii)]] §
18-10-130(1)(III).
[[(ii)]] (2) On a site located in the BRAC mixed use development area expanded
boundary that is not being developed as a BRAC mixed use development and is being
developed as a mixed use development, the mix of uses required in subsection (a) is not
required on an individual lot and may instead be met by providing the required mix of uses
in the mixed use phased development as a whole.
18-8-303. Bulk regulations; open area and parking requirements.
(a) Bulk regulations. Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following bulk
regulations are applicable in a mixed use district:
Bulk Regulations
Maximum
residential
density
(units/per acre)
Maximum building height (feet)
Minimum open area (% of gross site
area)
[[Minimum active recreation area
(square feet per dwelling unit)]]
Minimum public activity area (% of
useable nonresidential gross floor
area)

20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

MXDV
7

MXDG
10

MXDN
15

MXDS
22

MXDU
44

36
15%

72
15%

96
15%

180
15%

180
15%

[[350]]

[[350]]

[[350]]

[[350]]

[[350]]

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

(b) Open area, active recreation area, and public activity area. The characteristics
of required open area, active recreation area, and public activity area are described in § 177-604(4) of this Code and the additional following criteria apply:
(1) [[Open]] OPEN area may include wetland and stream buffers, forest conservation
easements, floodplains, and stormwater management or drainage facilities;
(2) [[Active]] ACTIVE recreation area [[may be located within the required open
area, but may not be located in wetland and stream buffers, forest conservation easements,
floodplains, or stormwater management or drainage facilities]] IS REQUIRED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 17-6-111 OF THIS CODE; and
(3) [[Public]] PUBLIC activity area may include recreational amenities.
(c) Parking requirements. Parking shall be in accordance with § 17-7-604 of this
Code and § 18-3-106.

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TITLE 9. OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS
SUBTITLE 1. ODENTON TOWN CENTER DISTRICTS
18-9-103. Uses.
(a) Existing uses. Any use lawfully in existence in the Odenton Town Center prior to
March 29, 2024 that became prohibited as of March 29, 2024, may continue, provided the
use does not cease operation for 12 consecutive months. Any change, expansion, or
alteration of the use on or after March 29, 2024 shall comply with Subtitle 8 of Title 7 of
Article 17 of this Code and Subtitle 1 of Title 9 of this article, or Title 15 of this article.
(b) Use chart. The permitted, conditional, and special exception uses allowed in each
of the Odenton Town Center Districts and Historic Village Mix Block are listed in this
section using the following key: P = permitted use; C = conditional use; AND SE = special
exception use. A blank means the use is not allowed in the district or the Historic Village
Mix Block.
Uses

Residential
Assisted living facilities
Assisted living facilities
I, community-based
Assisted living facilities
II, community-based
Dwelling units, accessory
Dwellings, duplex
Dwellings, fourplex
Dwellings, multifamily
Dwellings, multiplex
Dwellings, single-family
detached
Dwellings,
townhouse and stacked
townhouse
Dwellings, triplex
Group homes I
Group homes II
Home occupations
Housing for the elderly of
moderate means
Nursing homes
Rooming houses
Workforce housing

OTC
-C

OTC
-T

C
P

OTC
-I

OTC
-E

OTC
-FM

OTC
-H

Historic
Village
Mix
Block

C
P

C
P

C
P

P

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]]

[[C]] P

P

P

P

P

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

[[P]]

C

C

C

C

C

C

P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
P
[[C]]

P
P
[[C]]

P
P
[[C]]

P
P
[[C]]

P
P
[[C]]

P
[[C]]

P

P

P

P

P

P

C
C

C
C

C
C

C
C

C
C

C

C
P
C

C
P
C

P
C

C
P
C

C
P
C

[[P]] C

P

C

P
[[C]] P
C
C

P
C

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Page No. 107
Uses

Retail and Service
Adult day care centers
Alcoholic beverage uses
as accessory to other uses
Arcades
Artisans and craft work
Automobile and truck
detailing shops
Automobile and truck
parts, supply stores, and
tire stores
Automobile and truck
rental establishments
Automobile gasoline
stations
Automobile repair
facilities and painting
facilities
Automobile service
facilities providing oil
change, lubrication, and
related services
Automobile towing
facilities in conjunction
with automobile gasoline
service stations
Bakery or donut shops
Banks
Banquet halls
Barbershops
Bed and breakfast homes
Bed and breakfast inns
Bicycle, motor scooter,
and moped sales and
service
Billiard and pool halls
Bowling alleys
Business complexes
Business complexes with
auxiliary use
Carnivals, circuses, and
fairs, temporary
Carpet and vinyl flooring
stores

OTC
-C

OTC
-T

OTC
-I

OTC
-E

OTC
-FM

P
C

P
C

P
C

P
C

P
C

P
C

P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

SE

SE

SE

SE

P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P

P
P
P
P

OTC
-H

Historic
Village
Mix
Block

P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P
C
SE
P

P
P
P
C

P
P
P
C

P
P
P
C

P
P
P
C

P
P
P
C

P
C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C
SE

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Page No. 108
Uses

Carwashes
Carwashes accessory to
automobile gasoline
stations
Catering establishments
Child care centers
Commercial parking lots
or garages
Commercial recreational
facilities, including
miniature golf, driving
ranges, tennis, racquet,
and handball barns or
courts, artificial ski
slopes, indoor soccer;
bowling alleys, BMX
bike, skateboard or
rollerblade parks, electric
go-carting, and skating
rinks
Computer goods, sales
and services
Convenience stores, gift
shops, and newsstands
Country clubs, private
clubs, and service
organizations or
institutions
Country clubs, private
clubs, service
organizations, and
nonprofit charitable or
philanthropic
organizations or
institutions in existence
on or before December
31, 2015
Cultural centers and
exhibits
Delicatessens and snack
bars
Department stores
[[Dog day care facilities]]
[[Dog grooming parlors]]

OTC
-C

OTC
-T

OTC
-I

OTC
-E

OTC
-FM

OTC
-H

Historic
Village
Mix
Block

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
[[P]]
[[P]]

P
[[P]]
[[P]]

P
[[P]]
[[P]]

P
[[P]]
[[P]]

P

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Uses

Dry cleaning operations
and laundry
establishments, including
pickup stations, package
plants, and [[coinoperated]] COINOPERATED facilities
Dry cleaning operations
and laundry
establishments, including
pickup stations, package
plants, and [[coinoperated]] COINOPERATED facilities,
limited to establishments
with less than 4,000
square feet of floor area
Entertainment
complexes, including
multi-screen complexes
Funeral establishments
Furniture, appliance, and
carpet stores and
showrooms
Greenhouses and garden
centers
Grocery stores
Hair, cosmetic facial hair,
and nail salons
Hardware stores
Health clubs, spas,
gymnasiums
Heliports
Home centers and
building supply stores
Hospitals
Hotels, motels, and
hostels
Interior decorating
establishments
Janitorial supply stores
Kennels, commercial

OTC
-C

OTC
-T

OTC
-I

OTC
-E

OTC
-FM

P

P

P

OTC
-H

Historic
Village
Mix
Block

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P

P

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

SE
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
C

P
P

P
C

P
C

P

P

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Page No. 110
Uses

OTC
-C

OTC
-T

OTC
-I

OTC
-E

OTC
-FM

Licensed dispensary of
cannabis, as defined in
State law and regulations
Licensed grower of
cannabis, as defined in
State law and regulations,
indoor cultivation only
Licensed processor of
cannabis, as defined in
State law and regulations
Linen supply
establishments
Locksmiths
Mailing and shipping
services
Meat, seafood, and
poultry markets
Motorcycle repair
facilities
Moving or storage
establishments
Nightclubs and comedy
clubs
Outside storage,
accessory to permitted
uses, located in a side or
rear yard, limited to 50%
of the allowed lot
coverage
Package good stores
Parking lots or garages
Parks, private
Personal fitness studios

SE

SE

SE

SE

SE

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

P

P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

C
P
P
P

C
P
P
P

C
P
P
P

C
P
P
P

C
P
P
P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

P
P
P

PET DAY CARE
FACILITIES
PET GROOMING PARLORS

Pharmacies
Picture-framing
establishments
Produce markets
Religious facilities
Restaurants

OTC
-H

Historic
Village
Mix
Block
SE

P

C
P

P

P
P
P
P

P
P
P

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Uses

Restaurants, taverns,
retail sales, and consumer
services in a multifamily
dwelling
Retail specialty stores or
shops for retail sales AND
SERVICE [[of antiques, art
supplies, books, candies,
cards, clocks, clothing,
consignments,
electronics, fabrics,
flowers, gifts, hobbies,
housewares, ice cream
parlors, jewelry, luggage,
musical instruments,
news publications, office
supplies, optical goods,
pets, photographic
supplies, sewing
machines, shoes and shoe
repair, sporting goods,
stamps and coins,
stationery, tobacco, toys,
video tapes, wallpapers
and paints, window
coverings, and works of
art]]
Roadside stands
consisting of temporary
seasonal structures for
selling produce and other
agricultural goods
Roadside vendors
Schools, public charter,
and schools, private:
academic, arts, business,
technical or trade
Self-service storage
facilities
Showrooms and sales of
specialty building
products

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Small engine repair if all
work is performed inside
a building without
outside storage
Swimming pools,
community and semipublic
Tailor shops
Tanning salons
Tattoo parlors and
[[body- piercing]] BODY
PIERCING salons
Taverns
Taxicab stands and
services
Television studios, radio
broadcasting stations, and
recording studios,
excluding freestanding
towers
Theaters, live
performance
Theaters, movie
Trade expositions
Travel agencies
Upholstering shops and
sailmaking shops
Variety stores
Veterinary clinics, if
[[over- night]]
OVERNIGHT stays are
limited to those necessary
for medical treatment,
without outside runs or
pens
Volunteer fire stations
Office
Office, professional and
general
Office, professional and
general in existence on or
before December 31,
2015

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State-licensed medical
clinics
Telecommuting centers
Light Industrial
Bakeries, wholesale
Brewery, craft
Building material storage,
including sales and yards
Building material storage
and sales, not including
yards
Cabinetry and special
lumber mill working and
sales
Coffee roasters
Contractor, GENERAL
[[and construction shops
and yards]]
Contractor, LIMITED
[[and construction shops,
not including yards]]
Data storage centers
Equipment sales, repair,
and storage, commercial
Food product
manufacturing
Laboratories, research
and development or
testing
Manufacturing and
processing, general[[,
including assembly of
component parts, creation
of products, and blending
of materials]]
Outside storage as a
principal use
Printing and publishing
establishments
Rental establishments
Retail display rooms for
sales at industrial
establishments

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Shipping or cargo
containers, trailers, truck
compartments or similar
portable storage
containers for onsite
storage
Wholesale trade,
warehousing, and storage
establishments
Civic/Institutional
Civic facilities,
community centers,
libraries, museums,
parks, and similar
noncommercial uses
Other
Bus terminals
Commercial
telecommunication
facilities for testing
purposes or emergency
services for a period not
exceeding 30 days if the
facility is a monopole not
exceeding 100 feet in
height and located at least
300 feet from any
dwelling
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telecommunication
facilities permanently
located on the ground

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Commercial
telecommunication
facilities that are antennas
attached to a structure if
the antenna does not
exceed 15 feet in height
above the structure, does
not project more than two
feet beyond the facade,
does not support lights or
signs unless required for
safety reasons, and
accessory structures meet
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trailers, temporary, in an
approved development
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construction
Public utility, essential
services
Public utility uses
Small wind energy
systems or
meteorological towers on
a lot less than three acres
Small wind energy
systems or
meteorological towers on
a lot of at least three
acres
Solar energy generating
facility–accessory
Solar energy generating
facility–canopies over
parking lots or garages
Solar energy generating
facility–community,
rooftop-mounted only
Staging areas for County
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18-9-105. Conditional uses.
The following requirements shall apply to the conditional uses in this section in lieu of
any requirements in Title 10[[:]].
(1) Housing for elderly of moderate means shall:
(i) consist of rental dwelling units only;
(ii) comply with the conditions set forth in [[§ 18-10-142(8)]] § 18-10-146(8); and
(iii) be encumbered by a recorded covenant, enforceable by the County or its
designee, that shall comply with the conditions set forth in [[§ 18-10-142(1)(i) through
(iii)]] § 18-10-146(1)(I) THROUGH (III).
(2) Workforce housing consisting of dwelling units of any type or mixture shall:
(i) be encumbered by a recorded covenant enforceable by the County or its
designee that shall comply with the conditions set forth in [[§ 18-10-175(2)(i) through (v)]]
§ 18-10-180(2);
(ii) comply with the conditions set forth in [[§ 18-10-175(8)]] § 18-10-180(8); and
(iii) have home prices set at rates certified by the County or its designee to be
affordable to a household with an income that does not exceed 80% of the median income
adjusted for household size for the Baltimore Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area, as
defined and published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
(3) An assisted living facility shall comply with the following requirements:
(i) [[The]] THE minimum setback from all property lines shall be 35 feet;
(ii) [[An]] AN assisted living facility may be operated in conjunction with a
nursing home or adult independent dwelling units or both, whether or not owned by the
same entity;
(iii) [[A]] A nursing home or adult independent dwelling units may be located
on the same lot as the assisted living facility or on one or more abutting lots, and, if located
on one or more abutting lots, item (i) does not apply to the lot lines shared by such abutting
lots;
(iv) [[Comprehensive]] COMPREHENSIVE care units may be provided; and
(v) [[Activity]] ACTIVITY spaces shall be located in a manner to shield
surrounding residential property from the effects of noise, hazards, or other offensive
conditions.
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(i) [[The]] THE home shall be located in an owner-occupied single-family
detached dwelling on a lot of at least 11,000 square feet;
(ii) [[The]] THE home may contain no more than five guest rooms for the
lodging of guests for no more than 14 consecutive days. The owner shall maintain a
reservation log of the arrival and departure dates of all guests for inspection by the Office
of Planning and Zoning; and
(iii) [[Guest]] GUEST rooms may not contain any cooking facilities, and food
service shall be provided only for guests in a group dining area of the home.
(5) For a business complex with auxiliary uses, the auxiliary uses may not occupy
more than 50% of the floor area of the business complex.
(6) A nursing home shall comply with the following requirements:
(i) [[The]] THE minimum setback from all property lines shall be 35 feet;
(ii) [[A]] A nursing home may be operated in conjunction with an assisted living
facility or adult independent dwelling units or both, whether or not owned by the same
entity;
(iii) [[An]] AN assisted living facility or adult independent dwelling units may
be located on the same lot as the nursing home or on one or more abutting lots, and, if
located on one or more abutting lots, item (i) does not apply to the lot lines shared by such
abutting lots;
(iv) [[Each]] EACH access drive shall be located at least 40 feet from any
residentially zoned property; and
(v) [[Activity]] ACTIVITY space shall be located in a manner to shield
surrounding residential property from the effects of noise, hazards, or other offensive
conditions.
(7) Self-service storage facilities shall be located within an enclosed structure with
no external access to individual storage units, and on-site loading and unloading facilities
shall be located at the rear of a building. Existing self-storage facilities are not required to
locate loading areas to the rear of the site.
(8) Solar energy generating facility – accessory shall comply with the following
requirements:
(i) [[The]] THE facility may not be mounted on the rooftop of a contributing
historic structure listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, unless
approved by the Cultural Resources Section of the Office of Planning and Zoning. If
approved, the facility shall be mounted on a secondary façade to shield the facility from
view, the facility shall have minimal impact to historic materials, and the facility shall be
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(ii) [[The]] THE facility may not be located on or within the viewshed of a
property listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
(9) Moving or storage establishments and any light industrial uses allowed under §
18-9-103(b) shall comply with the following requirements:
(i) [[The]] THE facility shall be located on a lot of at least two acres;
(ii) [[The]] THE facility shall have a minimum frontage of at least 200 feet on a
public road; and
(iii) [[Outside]] OUTSIDE storage of materials or products is prohibited.
18-9-108. Signage.
(a) Definitions. In this section, the following words have the meanings indicated.
[[(1)]] “Hanging or blade sign” means a sign that projects from the side of a
building.
[[(2)]] “Monument sign” means a ground-level freestanding sign.
[[(3)]] “On-site directional sign” means a sign that directs vehicular traffic to a use
or area within a property.
(b) Generally. Signage shall comply with the requirements of this section and Subtitle
3 of Title 3. In cases of conflict, this section shall apply.
(c) On-site directional signs. On-site directional signs may not exceed four square feet
in area for each sign face or a height of three feet above grade level.
(d) Façade signs. The following façade signs shall comply with the conditions set forth.
(1) Wall signs:
(i) shall be mounted flush to a building façade or affixed along a channel or
other mounting mechanism, and may not protrude more than six inches from a building;
(ii) may take the form of panels or individual letters; and
(iii) shall be located within an area above the ground floor door and window
level, and below the second floor window sill level.
(2) Awning and canopy signs:
(i) shall have letter sizes of no more than eight inches tall in the OTC-H zoning
district, or no more than 12 inches tall in all other Odenton Town Center zoning districts;
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(iii) shall be compatible with and complementary to the color and material of
the building to which it is attached.
(3) Hanging or blade signs:
(i) may not exceed 10 square feet;
(ii) shall be hung perpendicular to, and may not project more than four feet
from, the façade of a building; and
(iii) shall have no less than 7.5 feet clearance above grade.
(e) Additional signs. In addition to any other signs allowed by this Code, one sign not
exceeding a total area of 400 square feet is permitted on a property with a theater
establishment.
(f) Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall comply with the following:
(1) The total sign area may not exceed the lesser of one square foot for each one
foot of the road frontage or boundary line of a site where the sign will be facing, or 200
square feet.
(2) Exposed supports or wires are not permitted in the OTC-C zoning district.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (i), monument signs:
(i) shall sit flush to the ground with a base that is as wide as, or wider than, the
sign face;
(ii) may not exceed a height of 20 feet from grade level, or 24 feet from grade
level along arterial roads;
(iii) shall display the street address when a development does not directly abut
a road or the range of addresses for each use in a multi-use development;
(iv) shall have a maximum of 50 square feet of sign area per side and shall have
no more than two sign faces separated by no more than a 30-degree angle;
(v) shall be limited to one sign for each 500 feet, or fraction of 500 feet, of road
frontage with customer entrances; and
(vi) shall be visible from abutting roads.
(g) Pedestrian directory signs.
(1) One freestanding pedestrian directory sign is permitted for each 250 feet of road
frontage facing the primary building façade. In addition, one freestanding pedestrian
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featuring a customer entrance. In addition to a freestanding sign, a pedestrian directory sign
may be a wall sign.
(2) Pedestrian directory signs:
(i) shall be located at pedestrian network intersections;
(ii) shall incorporate a directory of area businesses and a map or other graphic
means of direction;
(iii) may not exceed seven feet from grade level; and
(iv) shall have a maximum of 30 square feet of sign area for the front and the
back, individually.
(h) Temporary signs. In addition to the temporary signs allowed by [[§ 18-3-306]]
§ 18-3-311, additional temporary signs complying with the following may be posted during
business hours only[[:]].
(1) A temporary sign with a pole base may not exceed a height of four feet from
ground level or a sign area of nine square feet.
(2) A sandwich sign may not exceed a height of three feet from ground level or a
maximum width of two feet.
(3) A temporary sign shall be located on private property or within the public
sidewalk if it does not interfere with vehicular access, pedestrian movement, or wheelchair
access to, through, and around the site.
(i) Residential developments. Signs in a residential development shall comply with
the following:
(1) [[A]] A multi-family residential development or subdivision with up to 100
dwelling units may have a one monument or wall sign not exceeding 48 square feet in area.
(2) [[A]] A multi-family residential development or subdivision with more than 100
dwelling units may have two monument or wall signs. If one sign is used, it may not exceed
128 square feet in area. If two signs are used, each sign may not exceed 64 square feet in
area.
(j) Prohibited signs. The following sign types are prohibited:
(1) inflatable;
(2) pylon and pole;
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(4) electronic message boards or back-lit signs on properties located in the OTC-H
zoning district;
(5) animated signs; and
(6) twirlers, propellers, and wind-activated devices, including feather banners.
SUBTITLE 2. [[OS/OS-C]] OS – OPEN SPACE DISTRICT [[DISTRICTS AND
CONSERVATION OVERLAY]]
18-9-201. Scope AND PURPOSE.
(A) SCOPE. This subtitle applies to all Open Space Districts.
(B) PURPOSE. THE OS - OPEN SPACE DISTRICT IS INTENDED FOR PUBLIC PARKS AND
PRIVATELY OWNED AREAS THAT PROVIDE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL
AMENITIES, INCLUDING GOLF COURSES, HIKING TRAILS, BIKE PATHS, GREENWAYS, AND
OTHER OPEN SPACES, WATER ACCESS FACILITIES, CAMPS, TENNIS COURTS, SWIMMING
AREAS, AND BALLFIELDS. THE OPEN SPACE DISTRICT ALSO INCLUDES PLATTED
FLOODPLAINS, EASEMENTS, AND OTHER PRESERVATION AREAS WHERE THE PRIMARY
FUNCTION IS CONSERVATION IN PERPETUITY.
18-9-202. PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES.
THE PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES ALLOWED IN THE
OPEN SPACE DISTRICT (OS) ARE LISTED IN THE CHART IN THIS SECTION USING THE
FOLLOWING KEY: P = PERMITTED USE; C = CONDITIONAL USE; AND SE = SPECIAL
EXCEPTION USE. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN THIS ARTICLE, USES AND
STRUCTURES CUSTOMARILY ACCESSORY TO THE LISTED USES ALSO ARE ALLOWED.
USES
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE USES AS ACCESSORY TO OTHER USES
BARNS, STABLES, AND KENNELS FOR THE SHELTERING, BREEDING, BOARDING,
HIRING, OR SELLING OF AN ANIMAL AND FOR STORAGE OF CROPS RAISED ON THE
PREMISES
CAMPS, NONPROFIT, INCLUDING DORMITORIES, CABINS, AND STRUCTURES FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE, MAINTENANCE, AND CUSTODIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES FOR TESTING PURPOSES OR
EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 30 DAYS IF THE FACILITY IS
A MONOPOLE NOT EXCEEDING 100 FEET IN HEIGHT AND IS LOCATED AT LEAST 300
FEET FROM ANY DWELLING
COMMERCIAL TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES PERMANENTLY LOCATED ON
THE GROUND
COMMERCIAL TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES THAT ARE ANTENNAS
ATTACHED TO A NONRESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IF THE ANTENNA DOES NOT
EXCEED 15 FEET IN HEIGHT ABOVE THE STRUCTURE, DOES NOT PROJECT MORE
THAN TWO FEET BEYOND THE FACADE, DOES NOT SUPPORT LIGHTS OR SIGNS
UNLESS REQUIRED FOR SAFETY REASONS, AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS OF § 18-10-119(7)
CONSERVATION USES, PRACTICES, AND STRUCTURES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
FARMING, IF THE USE DOES NOT CHANGE THE STABILITY OF THE LAND
FOOD TRUCKS
GOLF COURSE FACILITIES, PRIVATE
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LAUNCHING RAMPS
NURSERIES WITH LANDSCAPING AND PLANT SALES
PETS, LIVESTOCK, OR FOWL AS PERMITTED BY § 18-4-103
PIERS, PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL, IF ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL USE
PIERS, RECREATIONAL
PUBLIC UTILITY ESSENTIAL SERVICES
PUBLIC UTILITY USES
RECREATIONAL USES, ACTIVE
RECREATIONAL USES, PASSIVE
RESIDENTIAL USES, EXISTING
SOLAR ENERGY GENERATING FACILITY – ACCESSORY
STAGING AREAS FOR COUNTY CAPITAL PROJECTS
STRUCTURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CUSTODIAL USES OF THE PRINCIPAL USE
OF THE SITE IF BUILDING COVERAGE, INCLUDING PARKING, DOES NOT EXCEED 20%
OF THE SITE AND THE STRUCTURES ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE NATURAL
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
STRUCTURES, PERMANENT, ACCESSORY TO ACTIVE RECREATIONAL USES
INCLUDING BLEACHERS OR STANDS WITH A SEATING CAPACITY NOT TO EXCEED
250 PEOPLE, OUTDOOR LIGHTING OTHER THAN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, ILLUMINATED
SCOREBOARDS, AND PUBLIC ADDRESS OR AMPLIFIED SOUND SYSTEMS
STRUCTURES, PERMANENT, ACCESSORY TO ACTIVE RECREATIONAL USES,
INCLUDING CONCESSION STANDS, SHOWER AND LOCKER ROOMS, ATHLETIC AND
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT STORAGE, BLEACHERS OR STANDS WITH A SEATING
CAPACITY FOR NO MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE, NON-ILLUMINATED SCOREBOARDS,
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AND STABLES
STRUCTURES, TEMPORARY, FOR BOATING, SWIMMING, FISHING, HUNTING, GOLF
COURSES, ICE SKATING, NATURE STUDY, PICNIC AREAS, PLAY AREAS, STABLES,
AND STANDS FOR THE SALE OF PRODUCTS RAISED ON THE PREMISES
VOLUNTEER FIRE STATIONS
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[[18-9-204. OS-C – Open Space Conservation Overlay.
(a) Scope. The OS-C – Open Space Conservation Overlay is an overlay that applies to
the following habitats or features located in an Open Space District:
(1) Forest Interior Dwelling Species (“FIDS”) Habitat, as defined in subsection (c);
or
(2) environmentally sensitive features, as defined in Article 17 of this Code,
including, but not limited to, tidal and nontidal wetlands, bogs, 100-year floodplains,
streams, steep slopes, and all associated buffers.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the OS-C Overlay is to protect and preserve FIDS
Habitats, tidal and nontidal wetlands, bogs, 100-year floodplains, streams, steep slopes,
and all associated buffer areas created by this Code. These purposes include, but are not
limited to, protecting and preserving floodplains and wetlands associated with floodplains
in their natural state, protecting and preserving streams and bogs in their natural state,
protecting and preserving wildlife habitat associated with streams, wetlands, floodplains
and bogs, preventing soil erosion and sedimentation in tidal and nontidal waters by
protecting steep slopes, protecting and preserving scenic values, and protecting and
preserving wildlife habitat.

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(c) FIDS Habitat. A FIDS Habitat is any forest tract that is greater than 50 acres with
at least 10 acres that is 300 feet or more from the nearest forest edge, or a riparian forest
that is at least 300 feet in total width and greater than 50 acres in total forest area.
(d) Other requirements. The requirements of this section are in addition to other
requirements of this Code.
(e) Conflict with other law. If any provision of this section conflicts with other County
law, the more restrictive provision shall prevail.
(f) Variance required. The requirements of this section may be altered only by
variance as provided in this Article and Article 3 of this Code.
(g) Violations and enforcement. Violations of this section shall be enforced by the
Department of Inspections and Permits under the provisions of Article 16 and Article 18
of this Code.
(h) Existing uses. Uses permitted in an OS-C District that were in existence on October
1, 2012 may continue except that intensification or expansion shall be in accordance with
the provisions of this Code. Any use that ceases to exist or ceases operation for 12
consecutive months shall be subject to the provisions of this Code.]]
SUBTITLE 3. TC – TOWN CENTER DISTRICTS
18-9-301. Scope AND PURPOSE.
(A) SCOPE. This subtitle applies to all Town Center Districts.
(B) PURPOSE. THE TOWN CENTER DISTRICT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE COMPACT
URBAN-SCALE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING A WIDE RANGE OF COMMERCIAL
AND RETAIL USES AS WELL AS HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES.
18-9-302. USES.
THE FOLLOWING USES ARE PERMITTED IN TOWN CENTER DISTRICTS.
(1) ANY USE ALLOWED IN A C3 DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 5;
(2) ANY RESIDENTIAL USE ALLOWED IN AN R22 DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
TITLE 4;
(3) HOSPICE FACILITIES; AND
(4) NURSING HOMES.

SUBTITLE 4. SB – SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICTS
18-9-401. Scope AND PURPOSE.
(A) SCOPE. This subtitle applies to all Small Business Districts.

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(B) PURPOSE. THE SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE SMALL
BUSINESS USES TO SERVE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES AND MAINTAIN
RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AS THE USES CHANGE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL.

18-9-402. Permitted, conditional, and special exception uses.
The permitted, conditional, and special exception uses allowed in the Small Business
Districts are listed in the chart in this section using the following key: P = permitted use; C
= conditional use; AND SE = special exception use. Except as provided otherwise in this
article, uses and structures customarily accessory to the listed uses also are allowed.
[[Permitted, Conditional, and Special Exception]] Uses
Adult day care centers
Alcoholic beverage uses as accessory to other uses
Antique shops
Art galleries
Bakeries if all goods are prepared and offered for sale on the premises
Barbershops
Bed and breakfast homes
Bed and breakfast inns
Bicycle, skateboard, and roller blade sales and service
Bookstores, except adult bookstores
Business complexes
Child care centers
Civic facilities, community centers, libraries, and museums
Clock sales and repair
Clothing stores
Coffee shops
Commercial telecommunication facilities for testing purposes or emergency
services for a period not exceeding 30 days if the facility is a monopole not
exceeding 100 feet in height and is located at least 300 feet from any dwelling
Computer goods, sales, and services
Construction or sales trailers, temporary, in an approved development actively
under construction
Convenience stores, gift shops, and newsstands
Delicatessens and snack bars
[[Dog day care facilities, without outside runs or pens]]
[[Dog grooming parlors, without outside runs or pens]]
Dog training facilities
Dwelling unit, apartment, as an accessory use provided the entrance is separate
from the commercial use
Dwellings, single-family detached
Farming
Florist shops

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Gift shops

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GROCERY STORES

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Group homes
Hair, cosmetic facial hair, and nail salons

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Hardware stores
Hobby shops
Home occupations
Hospice facilities
Ice cream stores
Interior decorating and designer showrooms
Jewelry stores
Locksmiths
Mailing and shipping services
Offices, professional and general
Opticians and optometric establishments
Outside storage, accessory to permitted uses, limited to 10% of the allowed lot
coverage
Personal fitness studios

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PET DAY CARE FACILITIES, WITHOUT OUTSIDE RUNS OR PENS
PET GROOMING PARLORS, WITHOUT OUTSIDE RUNS OR PENS
Pets, livestock, or fowl as permitted by [[§ 18-4-104]] § 18-4-103

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Pharmacies
Photographic studios and camera shops
Picture framing shops
Produce markets
Public utility essential services
Public utility uses
Religious facilities
Restaurants
Retail specialty stores or shops for retail sales AND SERVICE [[, including
antique stores, art supplies, bookstores, candy, cards, clocks, clothing,
consignments, electronics, fabrics, flowers, gifts, hobbies, housewares, ice
cream parlors, jewelry, luggage, musical instruments, news publications, office
supply, optical goods, pets, photographic supplies, sewing machines, shoes and
shoe repair, sporting goods, stamps and coins, stationery, tobacco, toys, video
tapes, wallpaper and paint, window coverings, works of art]]
Saddlery and tack shops
Schools, public charter, and schools, private: academic, arts, business,
technical, or trade
Shoe repair shops
Solar energy generating facility – accessory
Staging areas for County capital projects
Tailor shops
Tanning salons
Telecommuting centers
Travel agencies
Upholstering shops, including sailmaking shops
Veterinary clinics if overnight stays are limited to those necessary for medical
treatment, without outside runs or pens
Volunteer fire stations
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TITLE 10. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDITIONAL USES
18-10-103. Agritourism.
Agritourism shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) Any building used for agritourism shall comply with the Construction Code [[of
Anne Arundel County]], including any agricultural building under § 105.2.1.14 of the
Construction Code.
(2) The minimum lot size of the farm shall be three acres.
18-10-104. Alcoholic beverage uses as accessory to other uses.
An alcoholic beverage use that is accessory to another use shall comply with all of the
following requirements.
(1) The use shall be licensed by the Board of License Commissioners.
(2) If the use is to be conducted out of doors or will include live entertainment or
dancing, the area used for the activity shall be located at least 100 feet from all residentially
zoned property.
(3) An off-sale alcoholic beverage license use shall be located away from schools and
religious facilities by at least the distance required by § 11-1603 of the Alcoholic Beverages
and Cannabis Article of THE State Code. For structures, the distance shall be measured in
a straight line from entry to entry.
(4) An off-sale alcoholic beverage license use for a restaurant or a package goods store
use operated on the same property as and under common ownership with a restaurant shall
be limited to 30% of the floor area of the restaurant. This restriction does not apply to the
sale of package goods exclusively available through the restaurant or produced by the
restaurant.
18-10-105. Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics with non-medical overnight
stays.
For purposes of this subtitle ‘pens or runs’ means a fenced in dedicated area for animals,
where the animal may safely exercise, play, socialize, and relieve itself while untethered
or unleashed.
Animal hospitals or veterinary clinics with non-medical overnight stays shall comply
with all of the following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of at least one acre.
(2) All structures, enclosed pens or enclosed runs for the housing or shelter of animals
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(3) Unenclosed pens or runs shall be:
(i) no larger than 1,800 square feet in total;
(ii) at least 30 feet from residentially zoned property; and
(iii) at least 200 feet from an occupied structure.
(4) An animal hospital or veterinary clinic located in a structure that contains uses other
than an animal hospital or veterinary clinic shall incorporate sound attenuation construction
designed to minimize the impact of noise from the animal hospital or veterinary clinic on
the other uses in the structures.
(5) An animal hospital or veterinary clinic [[shall]] MAY not unreasonably interfere
with other tenants located within the same structure as the animal hospital or veterinary
clinic and the use may not be noxious, offensive, or otherwise objectionable to surrounding
uses.
18-10-106. Animal Rescue.
An animal rescue facility shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) Buildings and enclosures for the housing or shelter of animals at a facility with dogs
exclusively or dogs in addition to other animals shall be at least 100 feet from any existing
residence on any surrounding property and animals may not be housed within the 100 foot
setback. Buildings and enclosures for the housing of animals at a facility with no dogs shall
be at least 75 feet from any existing residence on any surrounding property and animals
may not be housed within the 75 foot setback.
(2) Animals shall be spayed or neutered prior to the adoption from the facility, unless
a veterinarian determines the animal is medically unable to undergo the procedure. The
animal rescue owner shall keep a register to show that all animals at the facility have
complied with this requirement.
(3) Notwithstanding [[§ 18-4-104(1)]] § 18-4-103(B), there may be up to 50 cats at the
facility at any one time. Cats may not be kept outdoors.
(4) For an animal rescue in a residential district, the facility shall also comply with the
following requirements[[:]].
(i) Except for a facility solely for cats, the facility shall be located on a lot of at least
three acres.
(ii) Dogs, livestock or fowl kept on the property may not exceed the limits set forth
in § 18-4-103.
(iii) The use may not be noxious, offensive, or otherwise objectionable to
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(5) For an animal rescue in a commercial or industrial district, the facility shall also
comply with the following requirements[[:]].
(i) An animal rescue located in a structure that contains uses other than an animal
rescue shall incorporate sound attenuation construction or measures designed to minimize
the impact of noise from the animal rescue on the other uses or occupants in the structures.
(ii) An animal rescue may not unreasonably interfere with other uses or occupants
within the same structure as the animal rescue and the use may not be noxious, offensive,
or otherwise objectionable to surrounding uses or occupants.
(6) For an animal rescue in a C3 district, the facility may house or shelter only cats or
small animals other than cats not exceeding 20 pounds in weight.
18-10-107. Assisted living facilities.
An assisted living facility shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of at least five acres.
(2) Structures shall be located at least 50 feet from all lot lines.
(3) Each access drive shall be located at least 40 feet from any residentially zoned
property.
(4) An assisted living facility may be operated in conjunction with a nursing home or
with adult independent dwelling units or both. The nursing home or adult independent
dwelling units may be located on the same lot as the assisted living facility or on one or
more abutting lots. If located on one or more abutting lots, the provisions of subsections
(2) and (3) [[shall]] MAY not apply to the lot lines that are shared by such abutting lots.
(5) For an assisted living facility that consists of land located outside the critical area
in more than one zoning district:
(i) provisions concerning the number of adult independent dwelling units allowed
in a given area of land shall be applied in the aggregate rather than separately to the
individual zoning districts, lots or sites;
(ii) provisions concerning public improvements, such as public sewer and water
connections, road, and sidewalks, shall be applied to the assisted living facility in its
entirety;
(iii) open area requirements shall be calculated for the entire area of the assisted
living facility; and
(iv) the developer shall demonstrate unified control of the entire assisted living
facility and the capability to provide for completion and continuous operation and
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(6) Comprehensive care units may be provided.
(7) No more than two units for every 100 units may be devoted to temporary use for
guests or family members of residents.
(8) The permitted uses in a C1 district are allowed as part of an assisted living facility
if:
(i) the uses are centrally located for the use and benefit of the residents and their
guests in structures that are architecturally compatible with the residential portion of the
assisted living facility; and
(ii) the floor area of the uses does not exceed 10% of the total floor area of the units.
(9) A pedestrian circulation system interconnecting all parts of the assisted living
facility shall be provided.
[[18-10-108. Assisted living facilities II, community-based.
To help ensure that persons with disabilities live and interact with individuals without
disabilities to the fullest extent possible, the owner of a community-based assisted living
facility II may not own two facilities that adjoin each other and, if a proposed adjoining
facility is owned by a business entity, the owner, the owner’s family, and the owner’s
business associates may not have any interest, financial or otherwise, in the business
entity.]]
[[18-10-109.]] 18-10-108. Automobile gasoline stations.
An automobile gasoline station shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of at least 22,500 square feet with at least 150
feet of frontage along each road.
(2) The facility may not be located at the intersection of local roads.
(3) Service bays shall be oriented to the rear or side lot lines.
(4) Structures shall be located at least 40 feet from any road right-of-way, at least 25
feet from any other structure, and at least 10 feet from all lot lines.
(5) Pumps shall be located at least 25 feet from any road right-of-way. Pump islands
shall be located at least 20 feet apart. Pumps and pump islands shall be located at least 25
feet from a structure not used primarily as an automobile gasoline station.
(6) A canopy over a pump island may not project within 15 feet of a road right-of-way.
(7) Driveways shall be at least 20 feet from each side or rear lot line, at least 50 feet
from any intersecting road right-of-way, and at least 15 feet and no more than 35 feet wide.

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(8) Obstructions that adversely affect visibility at a station driveway are prohibited.
(9) THE FACILITY MAY INCLUDE:
(I) A CONVENIENCE STORE;
(II) AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR CENTER, LIMITED TO MINOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED
WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE IS DROPPED OFF FOR SERVICE; AND
(III) A CARWASH.

[[18-10-110.]] 18-10-109. Automobile, truck, and recreational vehicle sales.
Automobile, truck, and recreational vehicle sales facilities shall comply with all of the
following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be on a lot or parcel located within 300 feet of a lot or parcel where
automobile, truck, and recreational vehicle sales are permitted as a matter of right.
(2) The facility shall have vehicular access to an arterial road.
(3) The lot or parcel on which the facility is located shall be within a priority funding
area.
(4) The facility shall comply with the requirements of the County Landscape Manual.
(5) The facility shall be located on a lot or parcel of at least two acres, except that a
facility may be located on a lot or parcel of at least one acre if vehicular access is provided
to at least two arterial roads.
(6) The facility shall be served by public water and sewer.
(7) Except for vehicles displayed in a showroom and facilities on a lot or parcel of at
least one acre with vehicular access to at least two arterial roads, at least 75% of the vehicles
available for sale shall be parked behind the buildings associated with the facility.
[[18-10-111.]] 18-10-110. Battery energy storage system, front-of-the-meter.
(a) Requirements. A front-of-the-meter battery energy storage system shall comply
with the following requirements.
(1) A front-of-the-meter battery energy storage system on property in a mixed use
zoning district:
(i) shall be surrounded by a non-barbed wire fence that is not more than 20 feet
high;
(ii) may use barbed wire fencing around substations or other critical
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(iii) shall be surrounded by a landscaping buffer or vegetative screening of 25
feet in depth that provides four-season visual screening.
(2) For a front-of-the-meter battery energy storage system in any zoning district:
(i) grading shall be minimized to the maximum extent possible;
(ii) topsoil may not be removed from the lot or parcel, but may be moved or
temporarily stockpiled for grading; and
(iii) herbicides may not be used except to control invasive species, which shall
be in compliance with Article 13, Title 6 of this Code.
(3) The front-of-the-meter battery energy storage system shall comply with the
NFPA 855, “Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems”, and
NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code”, as adopted and amended by the Anne Arundel
County Construction and Property Maintenance Codes Supplement, October 1, 2005. If a
provision in this section conflicts with the NFPA 855 or NFPA 70, as adopted and amended
by the Anne Arundel County Construction and Property Maintenance Codes Supplement,
October 1, 2005, the NFPA 855 and NFPA 70, as adopted and amended by the Anne
Arundel County Construction and Property Maintenance Codes Supplement, October 1,
2005 shall control.
(4) The developer of a front-of-the-meter battery energy storage system shall:
(i) undergo site development review in accordance with Article 17, Title 4 of
this Code in order to ensure all the conditions herein are satisfied and obtain a building
permit;
(ii) file with the application for a building permit, an emergency response plan
and a plan for offering site-specific training to county fire service and emergency personnel
prior to commencing operation; and
(iii) prior to the issuance of a building permit, conduct a hazard mitigation
analysis as specified by NFPA 855.
(b) Conflict with state law. In the event that any provision of this section conflicts
with, is inconsistent with, or is preempted by any provision of the state law regarding frontof-the-meter battery energy storage systems, the applicable state statute shall control to the
extent of the conflict.
[[18-10-112.]] 18-10-111. Bed and breakfast homes.
A bed and breakfast home shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The home shall be located in an owner-occupied single-family detached dwelling
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(2) The home may contain no more than three guest rooms for the lodging of guests for
no more than 14 consecutive days. The owner shall maintain a reservation log of the arrival
and departure dates of all guests for inspection by the Office of Planning and Zoning.
(3) On a waterfront lot, one boat slip may be provided for the use of guests.
(4) Guest rooms may not contain any cooking facilities, and food service shall be
provided only for guests and only in a group dining area of the dwelling.
(5) Exterior alterations may not be made for the purpose of providing the home unless
necessary to ensure the safety of the structure.
[[(6) If the lot is zoned R1, R2, or R5, it shall be located within the area shown on the
official map adopted by the County Council entitled “Bed & Breakfast Homes and Bed &
Breakfast Inns in R1, R2, and R5 Zoning Districts”, dated August, 2005, adopted by Bill
No. 55-05.]]
[[18-10-113.]] 18-10-112. Bingo, commercial.
A commercial bingo facility shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of at least one acre and EACH STRUCTURE
SHALL BE LOCATED at least 100 feet from any residentially zoned property.
(2) The facility shall have vehicular access to an arterial road and may not draw traffic
through local roads in nearby residential areas.
(3) Sufficient vehicular access shall be provided to prevent traffic congestion, and all
points of access shall be located at least 50 feet apart and at least 50 feet from any road
intersection.
[[18-10-114.]] 18-10-113. Bird sanctuaries.
A bird sanctuary shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of at least three acres.
(2) Buildings and enclosures for the housing or shelter of birds shall be at least 100 feet
from any residentially zoned property and birds may not be housed within the 100-foot
setback.
(3) Any dwelling on the property shall be occupied by at least one person involved in
the operation of the bird sanctuary.
(4) The bird sanctuary shall be operated by [[an]] A NONPROFIT entity [[exempt from
taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code]] and may not be operated for
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(5) The entity operating the bird sanctuary shall be accredited by the American
Sanctuary Association or the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.
[[18-10-115.]] 18-10-114. BRAC Mixed Use Development.
(a) Requirements. BRAC Mixed Use Development shall comply with the following
requirements.
(1) The property shall be located in the “BRAC Mixed Use Development Area
Expanded Boundary” Area comprising properties within the four mile radius of U.S. Army
Ft. George G. Meade and within the shaded areas depicted on the official map adopted by
the County Council in Bill No. 50-25.
(2) The minimum parcel size is five acres in the aggregate.
(3) Building height and coverage in a BRAC Mixed Use Development shall be as
provided in the underlying zoning district, and setbacks for principal structures shall be the
lesser of the setback provided in the bulk regulations applicable to the underlying zoning
district or the bulk regulations set forth in § 18-4-901. The maximum allowable density for
residential dwellings in a BRAC Mixed Use Development shall be 15 dwelling units per
acres of gross area.
(4) When developed on multiple but contiguous lots within an MXD district, BRAC
Mixed Use Development shall include, to the extent practicable, integrated design elements
and connectivity between the lots to create a cohesive environment.
(b) Uses. The following uses are allowed in a BRAC Mixed Use Development, in
addition to the uses allowed in the underlying zoning district.
(1) Uses allowed in R15 districts, including all variations of dwellings defined in §
18-1-101, subject to the bulk regulations set forth in § 18-4-901 except for building height,
coverage, density, and setbacks.
(2) Grocery stores greater than 25,000 square feet in size, subject to the bulk
regulations set forth in § 18-5-401 except for building height, coverage and setbacks.
(3) Retail specialty stores or shops for retail sales AND SERVICE[[, as defined in §
18-5-102,]] subject to the bulk regulations set forth in § 18-5-401 except for building height
and setbacks.
(4) The use requirements of § 18-8-302 do not apply to BRAC Mixed Use
Development.
[[18-10-116.]] 18-10-115. Business complexes in a residential district.
(a) Requirements. A business complex located in a residential district shall comply
with all the following requirements.

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(1) The business complex shall be located on property owned by a governmental
entity or owned or controlled by a volunteer organization as of March 29, 2024 that
provides first responder services as its primary function through the use of equipment and
apparatus. For purposes of this paragraph, “controlled by” means subject to a purchase
agreement in favor of the volunteer organization.
(2) The business complex shall be located on a lot of at least five acres.
(3) The business complex shall be located on a principal arterial road or at an
intersection of a principal arterial road and a minor arterial road.
(4) The business complex may not draw traffic through local roads in nearby
residential areas.
(5) The business complex is subject to the bulk regulations set forth in § 18-5-401.
(6) Development in the business complex shall:
(i) use environmental site design features approved by the Planning and Zoning
Officer to address 50% of existing lot coverage and 100% of any new development; and
(ii) comply with the requirements of the County Landscape Manual.
(7) Any clearing shall be in accordance with the provisions of this article and
Article 17 of this Code.
(8) The business complex shall be served by public water and sewer.
(9) The business complex shall be located either:
(i) in an area designated commercial in the planned land use map in the General
Development Plan adopted as of May 13, 2021;
(ii) on property immediately adjacent to property owned by a government entity
or volunteer organization as identified under paragraph (1); or
(iii) on property immediately adjacent to property identified under item (ii) if
the property is included in the business complex.
(b) Additional uses allowed. If the requirements of subsection (a) are met, the
permitted, conditional, and special exception uses allowed in a C1 district or a C3 district
under § 18-5-102 are allowed in the business complex.
[[18-10-117.]] 18-10-116. Business complexes with auxiliary uses.
A business complex with auxiliary uses shall comply with all of the following
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(1) Auxiliary uses may occupy no more than 50% of the floor area of a business
complex.
(2) Any auxiliary use may not occupy more than 25,000 square feet of floor area.
(3) For an entertainment complex, including a multi-screen complex:
(i) the facility shall be located in a business complex of at least 100 acres that is
located within one mile of a freeway;
(ii) the facility shall abut an arterial or greater capacity road; and
(iii) not more than one facility may be constructed in the business complex.
[[18-10-118.]] 18-10-117. Carnivals, circuses, and fairs, temporary.
A temporary carnival, circus, or fair shall comply with all of the following
requirements.
(1) In residential districts:
(i) the use shall be located on a lot of at least one acre that is occupied by an existing
institutional use, such as a fire station, school, or religious facility;
(ii) the use may last no longer than 12 days per event and occur no more than twice
in a 365-day period at the same location; and
(iii) the lot shall be completely cleared within seven days after the closing of the
use.
(2) In commercial, [[and]] industrial, AND MIXED USE districts:
(i) the use shall be located on a lot of at least one acre; and
(ii) the principal vehicular access for the use shall be located on a collector or higher
classification road within one-half mile of a freeway or arterial road and may not draw
traffic through local roads in nearby residentially zoned areas.
[[18-10-119.]] 18-10-118. Carwashes.
A carwash shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) There shall be at least a 50-foot area that includes landscaped screening in
accordance with the County Landscape Manual between a carwash and the lot line of any
residentially zoned property.
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[[18-10-120.]] 18-10-119. Commercial telecommunication facilities.
A commercial telecommunication facility shall comply with all of the following
requirements.
(1) The developer of a facility permanently located on the ground shall:
(i) not less than two weeks and not more than 60 days before filing an application
for a building permit, give notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to all owners
of property located within 250 feet of the lot lines of the proposed facility as listed on the
tax rolls of the County; and
(ii) file with the application for a building permit a list of the names and addresses
of all property owners who were notified; a copy of the notice that was sent; copies of all
return receipts; copies of the envelopes of any notices that were returned as undelivered;
and an affidavit that notice was given as required.
(2) The developer of a facility shall provide a certification from a registered engineer
that the structure will meet the applicable design standards of Article 15 of this Code for
wind loads.
(3) The developer of a facility and each applicant for a zoning certificate of use shall
submit a certification from a consultant acceptable to the Planning and Zoning Officer that
the facility or the developer’s use of the facility will not degrade or interfere with the
County’s public safety communication systems.
(4) Within 30 days after the issuance of a zoning certificate of use for a commercial
telecommunications facility and by September 1 of each year thereafter, the holder of the
certificate shall submit a certification from an engineer acceptable to the Planning and
Zoning Officer of the radio frequency radiation actually measured from the facility, that
the measurements are accurate, and that the measurements meet the applicable Federal
Communications Commission standards and guidelines for those emissions. If at any time
the owner or user of the telecommunication facility cannot provide the certification
required by this subsection, the certificate of use may be revoked.
(5) A tower, antenna, or monopole shall be painted gray or a similar color that will
minimize its visibility. An accessory structure shall be screened and buffered in accordance
with the Landscape Manual so that it is not visible from abutting residential properties. A
facility to be constructed within sight of a property listed on the National Register of
Historic Places shall mitigate any adverse visual impact of the facility in the manner
determined by the Office of Planning and Zoning. Advertising on a facility is prohibited.
(6) A facility may co-locate on the rooftop of an existing nonresidential structure other
than a commercial telecommunication facility and on the rooftop of multifamily dwellings
with more than 10 units without meeting the setback requirements applicable to
commercial telecommunication facilities if the principal structure is at least 50 feet in
height above grade level and the facility does not extend above the existing roof height by
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(7) A facility attached to a transmission line pole or tower may not laterally project
more than 15 feet beyond the crossarms or other support extensions affixed to the pole or
tower and may not project above the top of the pole or tower by more than 15 feet if the
pole or tower will support one provider or 25 feet if the pole or tower will support more
than one provider. The pole or tower, including all projections, may not exceed 199 feet in
height. All accessory structures shall be underneath the transmission line within the drip
line of the outermost lines or be located from the edge of the transmission line right-ofway by a distance equal to at least the minimum setback required for accessory structures
in the zoning district in which the facility is located.
(8) For a facility not attached to a transmission line pole or tower that is located within
100 feet of a transmission line right-of-way:
(i) the principal structure shall be located at least 500 feet from any offsite dwelling;
(ii) the facility may not exceed 199 feet in height;
(iii) the principal structure of a facility that is permanently located on the ground
shall be a monopole; and
(iv) accessory structures shall be located within 50 feet of the principal structure
and located 500 feet from any offsite dwelling.
(9) A private facility located on land owned by a governmental entity or a volunteer
fire company shall meet the requirements for a commercial telecommunication facility
contained in Title 11.
(10) A facility that ceases operation for a period of 12 consecutive months shall be
considered as terminated and shall be removed within 90 days of termination at the
property owner’s expense.
(11) For a facility located in a commercial or industrial district, the facility shall also
comply with the following requirements:
(i) [[each]] A PRINCIPAL structure permanently located on the ground shall be
located by the greater of 200 feet or one foot for each foot of height from the boundary of
a residential district or from the lot line of a residentially occupied property, school, public
park, or platted community recreation area or open space;
(ii) accessory structures shall be screened from adjoining residentially zoned or
residentially developed property in accordance with the Landscape Manual; and
(iii) the height of a PRINCIPAL structure permanently located on the ground may not
exceed:
1. for one provider, 130 feet, or 160 feet for a private facility located on
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2. for two providers, 170 feet, or 200 feet for a private facility located on
government-owned land;
3. for three providers, 210 feet, or 240 feet for a private facility located on
government-owned land; and
4. for four or more providers, 250 feet.
(12) A facility may co-locate on another commercial telecommunication facility
existing as of December 31, 2001, without meeting setback requirements that became
effective after December 31, 2001. If the principal structure of a facility existed as of
December 31, 2001, accessory structures are allowed within 50 feet of the principal
structure without meeting applicable setback requirements that became effective after
December 31, 2001.
[[18-10-121.]] 18-10-120. Composting facilities.
A composting facility shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of at least five acres. The active composting
area of the facility shall be limited to an area of not more than 25% of the lot, not to exceed
10 acres.
(2) The facility shall be located 100 feet from the property line of the property, 300 feet
from a dwelling not owned by the owner of the composting facility, 100 feet from a
domestic well, and 100 feet from a stream, lake or other body of water, except for an
impoundment for use in the composting process.
(3) All vehicular access to the site shall be from a collector road, an arterial road, or
freeway.
(4) Space shall be adequate so that trucks using the facility are not stopped or parked
on a road right-of-way.
(5) The active composting area of the facility shall be adequately enclosed, screened
and buffered by a fence or natural buffer so as to protect adjoining uses from dust, odors
or debris from the facility.
(6) The site shall be cleaned of litter and scattered refuse daily.
(7) Hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through
Saturday.
(8) A Tier 2 composting facility may not accept animal mortalities for composting,
except for animal mortalities generated on the same lot during the normal course of
operations.
(9) A Tier 2 composting facility may not accept industrially produced food processing
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(10) The facility shall comply with applicable Fire Prevention Code requirements as
determined by the Fire Marshal.
18-10-121. CONTRACTOR, LIMITED.
OUTSIDE STORAGE OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT
ALLOWED IN THE UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT AND OUTSIDE STORAGE OF MATERIALS
IS NOT ALLOWED.

18-10-122. Country clubs, private clubs, and service [[and nonprofit charitable]]
organizations with less than 125 onsite parking spaces.
A country club, a private club, or a service [[or nonprofit charitable]] organization that
has less than 125 onsite parking spaces shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) Each structure shall be located at least 100 feet from all lot lines.
(2) Required onsite parking may not be located in a required setback.
(3) Structures and onsite parking may cover no more than 30% of the lot in RLD
districts and no more than 60% of the lot in other residential districts in which the use is
allowed.
(4) A facility located in an RA district shall be located on a road other than a scenic or
historic rural road.
18-10-123. Country clubs, private clubs, and service [[and nonprofit charitable]]
organizations with 125 or more onsite parking spaces.
A country club, a private club, or a service [[or nonprofit charitable]] organization that
has 125 or more onsite parking spaces shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) Each structure shall be located at least 100 feet from all lot lines.
(2) Required onsite parking may not be located in a required setback.
(3) Structures and onsite parking may cover no more than 30% of the lot in RLD
districts and no more than 60% of the lot in other residential districts in which the use is
allowed.
18-10-124. CREMATORY.
A CREMATORY MAY NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN 500 FEET OF AN ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITY, CHILD CARE CENTER, SCHOOL, OR RESIDENTIALLY ZONED OR OCCUPIED
PROPERTY.

[[18-10-124.]] 18-10-125. Data storage centers in the BWI/Fort Meade Growth Area.
Data storage centers in the BWI/Fort Meade Growth Area shall comply with all of the
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(1) The facility shall be located on a lot or contiguous lots that total at least 25 acres.
(2) The facility shall comply with all applicable bulk regulations for the zoning district
in which the facility is located, except that the bulk regulations contained in the following
chart shall be met:
Minimum Setbacks for Principal Structures:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Rear lot line
Freeway
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(3) A variance may not be granted that reduces the minimum setback requirements
specified in subsection (2).
(4) The lot or contiguous lots on which the data center is located may not include
residential dwelling units.
(5) Outside storage is permitted as an accessory use, provided no more than 15% of the
total allowed lot coverage is used for outside storage.
(6) The lot or contiguous lots comprising the facility shall be located in the BWI/Fort
Meade Growth Area, as shown on the official map adopted by the County Council entitled
“BWI/Fort Meade Growth Area, [[2016]] 2025”.
[[18-10-125.]] 18-10-126. Dwelling units, accessory.
An accessory dwelling unit shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) No more than one accessory dwelling unit per lot is allowed.
(2) An accessory dwelling unit may [[not]] be a mobile home or a manufactured home,
as defined in § 11-9-101 of this Code, IF IT MEETS WITH THE CONDITIONS IN § 18-10-149.
(3) An accessory dwelling unit shall be located:
(i) in a separate dwelling unit in a principal single-family detached dwelling, or
connected by a breezeway, open or enclosed, to a principal single-family detached
dwelling;
(ii) in an attached or detached garage; or
(iii) in a detached structure.
(4) An accessory dwelling unit located in a detached structure may not exceed the lesser
of 800 square feet OF FLOOR AREA or 50% of the floor area of the principal single-family
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THE FLOOR AREA OF THE PRINCIPAL DWELLING. An accessory dwelling unit, or the

conversion of all or part of an existing structure into an accessory dwelling unit, shall be
constructed pursuant to any permits required by this Code.
(5) An accessory dwelling unit shall have a separate entrance.
(6) An accessory dwelling unit shall use the same street address as the principal singlefamily detached dwelling and shall be designated as “Unit [[B]] A”.
(7) The principal single-family detached dwelling or accessory dwelling unit may be
used for short-term residential rentals, as defined in Article 11 of this Code, if the principal
single-family detached dwelling or accessory dwelling unit is owner-occupied.
(8) An accessory dwelling unit in use and in compliance with the provisions of this
section prior to May 27, 2023 is not subject to subsections (4), (5), (6), or (7), unless the
accessory dwelling unit is altered or expanded after May 27, 2023.
(9) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), a variance may not be granted to reduce
the minimum setback requirements to an adjacent lot located in a residential district.
(ii) A variance to reduce the minimum setback requirements to an adjacent lot
located in a residential district may be granted if the variance is for a structure that was in
existence before May 27, 2023 and the structure is being converted to an accessory
dwelling unit.
[[18-10-126.]] 18-10-127. Dwelling units, adult independent.
Adult independent dwelling units in a commercial district shall comply with all of the
following requirements[[:]].
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of at least one acre.
(2) Except for the structures and uses listed in [[§ 18-2-301(e)]] § 18-2-301(D) and
stormwater management facilities, structures shall be located at least 50 feet from the
boundary line of the development site.
(3) Parking areas shall be located at least 15 feet from any residentially zoned property.
(4) Each access drive shall be located at least 40 feet from any residentially zoned
property.
(5) The maximum density shall be 22 dwelling units per acre.
(6) Group facility and service uses, if provided, shall be centrally located for the
exclusive use and benefit of the residents and their guests in structures that are
architecturally compatible with the residential portion of the development.
(7) A pedestrian circulation system interconnecting all parts of the community with
sidewalks and walkways shall be provided.

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[[18-10-127.]] 18-10-128. Dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and multiplexes.
(1) Density.
(i) Except as provided in paragraph (ii), triplex, fourplex, and multiplex dwelling
density may not exceed 12 units per acre in a C1 district, 22 units per acre in a C2 district,
or 15 units per acre in a C3 district.
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (iii), for redevelopment under Title 7 of Article
17 of this Code in a critical economic, critical corridor, [[transit oriented]] TRANSITORIENTED development policy area, a mixed use overlay policy area, or a corridor
revitalization and redevelopment overlay policy area, as defined in the County’s General
Development Plan, triplex, fourplex, and multiplex density may not exceed 22 units per
acre in a C1, C2, or C3 district.
(iii) Paragraph (ii) [[shall]] MAY not apply to properties located in:
1. a critical corridor policy area if a portion of the critical policy area is
designated as mixed use planned land use and the area is recommended for a sector plan or
study in a region plan adopted between May 4, 2024 and December 31, 2024;
2. region planning areas 8 and 9 of the County’s Plan 2040 General
Development Plan; and
3. a critical corridor policy area that, as of January 1, 2025, is located in region
planning area number 5 of the County’s Plan 2040 General Development Plan and
[[councilmanic district number]] COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT 7.
(2) Utilities. The development shall be served by public water and sewer.
(3) Distances between structures. Minimum distances between structures located on
the same lot (closest projecting edge) are contained in the following chart.
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[[18-10-128.]] 18-10-129. [[Dwelling unit]] DWELLINGS, marina caretaker’s residence.
When a marina caretaker’s residence dwelling [[unit]] is located on a property with a
[[single family]] SINGLE-FAMILY dwelling, the square footage of the marina caretaker’s
residence dwelling [[unit]] shall be no more than 800 square feet of floor area.
[[18-10-129.]] 18-10-130. Dwellings, multifamily.
(1) Commercial districts. Multifamily dwellings in a commercial district shall comply
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District Dwelling Units per Acre
C1
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(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (iii), the development shall include commercial
uses that equal:
District
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(iii) 1. Except as provided in paragraph 3., for redevelopment under Title 7 of
Article 17 of this Code in a critical economic, critical corridor, [[transit oriented]] TRANSITORIENTED development policy area, a mixed use overlay policy area, or a corridor
revitalization and redevelopment overlay policy area, as defined in the County’s General
Development Plan, density may not exceed 22 units per acre in a C1, C2 or C3 district.
2. Except as provided in paragraph 3., for redevelopment under Title 7 of
Article 17 of this Code in a critical economic, critical corridor, or [[transit oriented]]
TRANSIT-ORIENTED development policy area, a mixed use overlay policy area, or a corridor
revitalization and redevelopment overlay policy area, as defined in the County’s General
Development Plan, no commercial use is required in a C1, C2, or C3 commercial district.
3. Subparagraphs 1. and 2. [[shall]] MAY not apply to properties located in:
a. a critical corridor policy area if a portion of the critical policy area is
designated as mixed use planned land use and the area is recommended for a sector plan or
study in a region plan adopted between May 4, 2024, and December 31, 2024;
b. region planning areas 8 and 9 of the County’s Plan 2040 General
Development Plan; and
c. a critical corridor policy area that, as of January 1, 2025, is located in
region planning area number 5 of the County’s Plan 2040 General Development Plan and
[[councilmanic district number]] COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT 7.
(iv) In a C3 district, on a site located in the BWI/Fort Meade Growth Area, as shown
on the official map adopted by the County Council, entitled “BWI/Fort Meade Growth
Area, [[2016]] 2025”, the commercial uses required under paragraph (ii) may be replaced
with multifamily dwellings with density of up to 44 dwelling units per acre for the site.
(v) If commercial uses are included within a multifamily dwelling, the dwelling
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(vi) The bulk regulations contained in the following chart shall be met.
Maximum coverage by structures

Minimum setbacks for principal structures:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Corner side lot lines
Rear lot line
All lot lines

In accordance with the requirements of
the district in which the development is
located
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15 feet
20 feet
20 feet
60 feet from right-of-way line of a
divided principal arterial road

Minimum distance between multifamily
structures located on the same lot (closest
projecting edge):
Facades with windows
30 feet
Facades that are windowless
15 feet
Minimum setbacks for accessory structures
other than sheds that do not exceed 64 square
feet in area and eight feet in height:
Side and rear lot lines
7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than
8 feet in height (other than swimming
pools, tennis courts, basketball courts,
and similar private recreational
facilities)
Corner side lot line
15 feet
Maximum height limitations:
Principal structures
72 feet
Accessory structures
20 feet or the height of the principal
structure, whichever is less
Maximum length of a single elevation unless 250 feet
special
architectural,
landscaping,
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topographic treatment, such as a change of
material, texture, depression, berm, or other
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comply with the following requirements:
(i) multifamily dwelling units shall be adult independent dwelling units;
(ii) the development shall be served by public water and sewer; and
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Maximum coverage by structures and
parking
Minimum setbacks for principal
structures:
Front lot line
Side lot line
Corner side lot lines
Rear lot line
Minimum
distance
between
multifamily structures located on the
same lot (closest projecting edge):
Facades with windows
Facades that are windowless
Minimum setbacks for accessory
structures other than sheds that do not
exceed 64 square feet in area and eight
feet in height:
Side and rear lot lines

Corner side lot line
Maximum height limitations:
Principal structures
Accessory structures
Maximum length of a single elevation
Maximum density
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15 feet
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30 feet

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15 feet

7 feet or 5 feet for structures less than 8 feet in
height (other than swimming pools, tennis
courts, basketball courts, and similar private
recreational facilities)
15 feet
45 feet
20 feet or the height of the principal structure,
whichever is less
200 feet
In accordance with the requirements of the
district in which the development is located

[[18-10-130.]] 18-10-131. Dwellings, townhouses and stacked townhouses.
Townhouses and stacked townhouses shall comply with all of the following
requirements.
(1) The bulk regulations contained in the following chart shall be met:
Location of a townhouse
structure from a residential lot
line located in a less intensive
zoning district
Minimum setbacks for a
townhouse structure:
Front lot line:
Side lot line for end units
Rear lot line

60 feet except that the setback may be 40 feet if the
adjoining lot is an open space lot or open area lot
created under § 17-6-111 of this Code

5 feet, but if parking is located in the front yard, 18
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structures:
Front to front between
structure facades
Back to back between
structure facades
Adjacent end units
Maximum units per townhouse
structure
Minimum width of individual
unit
Maximum density – not in a
redevelopment project under
Article 17, Title 7, Subtitle 12
Maximum density – in a
redevelopment project under
Article 17, Title 7, Subtitle 12
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16 units if back-to-back; otherwise,
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Density may not exceed 12 units per acre in a C1
district, 22 units per acre in a C2 district, or 15 units
per acre in a C3 or C4 district; for all other districts,
in accordance with the requirements of the district in
which the development is located
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all other districts in accordance with the
requirements of the district in which the
development is located

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SETBACKS
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MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

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Public water and sewer

Required

20 FEET, OR THE HEIGHT OF THE PRINCIPAL
STRUCTURE, WHICHEVER IS LESS

(2) Increased density for a redevelopment project as provided in the chart in subsection
(1) [[shall]] MAY not apply to properties located in:
(i) a critical corridor policy area if a portion of the critical policy area is designated
as mixed use planned land use and the area is recommended for a sector plan or study in a
region plan adopted between May 4, 2024, and December 31, 2024;
(ii) region planning areas 8 and 9 of the County’s Plan 2040 General Development
Plan; and
(iii) a critical corridor policy area that, as of January 1, 2025, is located in region
planning area number 5 of the County’s Plan 2040 General Development Plan and
[[councilmanic district number]] COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT 7.
(3) The front facade of an individual unit shall be staggered from the front facade of an
adjoining unit by at least two feet in order to create a variation in the front facades, or the
developer shall submit a plan showing variations or architectural features to provide a
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(4) Pedestrian connections, such as walking paths, sidewalks, and hiker-biker trails,
shall be provided to connect townhouses, multifamily dwelling buildings, and open areas
within the development.
(5) In an R1 or R2 district, townhouses shall be adult independent dwelling units.
(6) In addition to the requirements of subsections (1), (2), (3), [[and]] (4), AND (5), the
following is required for developments located in an R1, R2, and R5 district:
Minimum site area
Maximum coverage by
structures
Minimum setbacks for
townhouse structures from
the boundary line of the
development site

1 acre
75% of the gross area of the site; coverage [[shall]] MAY
not be based on each individual townhome lot
75 feet except that the setback may be 30 feet if the
adjoining lot is an open space lot or an open area lot
created under § 17-6-111 of this Code or is zoned OS or
located in either the same or a more intensive residential
zone or in a nonresidential zone

Maximum
height
limitations:
Principal structures
50 feet
Accessory structures
20 feet, or the height of the principal structure, whichever
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(7) In addition to the requirements of subsections (1), (2), [[and]] (3), AND (4), the
following is required for developments located in an R10, R15, and R22 district:
Maximum coverage by
structures
Maximum
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Principal structures
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75% of the gross area of the site; coverage [[shall]] MAY not
be based on each individual townhome lot

60 feet
20 feet, or the height of the principal structure, whichever is
less

[[18-10-131.]] 18-10-132. Electric vehicle towing and storage facilities.
Electric vehicle towing and storage facilities shall comply with the following
requirements:
(1) [[The]] THE facility shall provide for the towing and storage of only electric
vehicles; and
(2) [[Side]] SIDE yard setbacks shall be increased by five [[(5)]] feet if the adjacent
property is residentially-zoned.
[[18-10-132.]] 18-10-133. Farm alcohol production facility.
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(1) The facility shall be located on a farm of at least 10 acres and shall be operated by
the farm owner or farm manager.
(2) The farm upon which the facility is located shall produce at least one acre of grain,
hops, fruit, or other ingredient, excluding water that is utilized to produce alcohol. For a
facility that produces mead, at least one acre of land on the farm upon which the facility is
located shall be used to nourish a colony of bees.
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (i) or (ii), the minimum setback from any lot line
for any building or storage facility used in connection with farm alcohol production shall
be 100 feet.
(i) For existing structures used in connection with alcohol manufacturing or
tastings, the setback may be reduced to 50 feet if the Planning and Zoning Officer finds
that the reduced setback is compatible with surrounding uses; or
(ii) For a farm bounded by a road, the minimum setback from the lot line to a new
structure adjacent to the road may be reduced to 50 feet if the Planning and Zoning Officer
finds that the reduced setback is compatible with surrounding uses.
(4) The floor area for tastings, sale of alcohol produced on-site or accessory nonalcoholic beverage or food sales may not exceed the floor area being used for production
and storage of alcohol.
(5) The facility shall front upon a public road, and public access to and from the facility,
including the tasting room, food sales, and promotional events, shall be directly on the
public road. No point of vehicular access may be closer than 40 feet to the lot line of a
residentially zoned property that is not part of the farm alcohol production facility. The
Planning and Zoning Officer may approve access through a private road where no direct
access onto a public road is feasible with conditions as follows:
(i) [[Maintenance]] MAINTENANCE of the private road shall be subject to a shared
maintenance agreement, with proportional maintenance responsibilities assumed by the
owner of the farm alcohol production facility; and
(ii) [[If]] IF there is more than one property owner who has a right to use the private
road, the owner of the farm alcohol production facility shall provide affidavits of support
from each owner. The affidavits shall be approved as to form by the Planning and Zoning
Officer prior to signature.
(6) A facility located on a scenic and historic road shall comply with the provisions of
§ 17-6-504 of this Code and mitigate any adverse visual impact to abutting property not
owned by the farm operator.
(7) Parking areas shall be clearly marked through physical means such as timbers,
fences, or stakes, and shall be arranged to avoid traffic congestion on public roads. No
parking shall be allowed on public or private rights-of-way.

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[[18-10-133.]] 18-10-134. Farm dual uses.
Farm dual uses shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) The lot or parcel shall be located in an RA or RLD zoning district with an
agricultural use assessment from the State Department of Assessments and Taxation and
an approved soil conservation and water quality plan from the Soil Conservation District.
(2) The lot or parcel shall be actively farmed, as confirmed by the Soil Conservation
District.
(3) The lot or parcel shall be a minimum of 20 acres.
(4) The owner or operator of the commercial use shall be the owner of the lot or parcel.
(5) The commercial use shall have no more than five employees that are not a spouse,
child, grandchild, parent, sibling, or grandparent of the owner of the lot or parcel.
(6) The commercial use, including any storage area for equipment utilized by the
commercial use, shall be: no more than 20,000 square feet in area; set back at least 100 feet
from lot boundaries; and screened with a solid fence that is at least six feet tall or a planted
buffer at least 15 feet wide that the Office of Planning and Zoning determines is sufficient
to provide screening along any adjacent lots and public road right-of-way.
(7) No new structures shall be built or utilized as part of the commercial use.
(8) Only gravel or pervious material shall be used for parking or outdoor storage areas
for the commercial use.
(9) Farming shall remain the principal use of the lot or parcel.
[[18-10-134.]] 18-10-135. Farm or agricultural heritage site special event, 9 to 15 annual
events.
A farm or agricultural heritage site special event, 9 to 15 annual events, shall comply
with the following requirements.
(1) The minimum lot size for a farm is 10 acres.
(2) The minimum lot size for an agricultural heritage site is five acres.
(3) Onsite circulation and parking areas shall be designed to minimize vehicular and
pedestrian conflicts.
(4) Any outdoor assembly areas shall be located and designed to shield surrounding
residential properties from the effects of noise, hazards, or other offensive conditions and
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(5) Maximum capacity for a special event on a farm, or for an agricultural heritage site
with a lot size over 10 acres, may not exceed 200 attendees. Maximum capacity for a
special event on an agricultural heritage site with a lot size between 5 and 10 acres may not
exceed 50 attendees.
(6) No more than 15 farm or agricultural heritage site special events may be held on
the same property within a 12-month period.
(7) Operation hours shall be restricted to between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., Sunday
through Thursday; and between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
(8) Each farm or agricultural heritage site special event shall be no longer than one day.
(9) Special event activities shall occur outdoors, unless the use of any structures or tents
is in accordance with the Building Code.
(10) A farm or agricultural heritage site special event shall be accessory and not the
principal use on the farm or agricultural heritage site.
(11) The owner has owned the property for the immediately preceding two years and
has been engaged in active farming for the immediately preceding two years.
(12) For property in the critical area, provisions of this Code relating to lot coverage
and limits on clearing apply, and include access, parking regardless of surface, temporary
structures, temporary tents, and temporary pavement surfaces.
(13) For property in the critical area, no new lot coverage, including for access or
parking, may be added in the buffer to accommodate the event.
[[18-10-135.]] 18-10-136. Farm or agricultural heritage site stay.
A farm or agricultural heritage site stay shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) The farm or agricultural heritage site shall be on a lot of at least 10 acres.
(2) The owner or manager of the farm or agricultural heritage site shall reside on the
property and shall be present during the farm or agricultural heritage site stay.
(3) For farms or agricultural heritage sites less than 50 acres, a maximum of three
groups or 12 guests, whichever is less, may stay at one time. For farms or agricultural
heritage sites 50 acres or more, no more than five groups or 20 guests, whichever is less,
may stay at one time. Guests may stay no more than 14 consecutive days.
(4) The owner shall maintain a reservation log of the arrival and departure dates of all
guests for inspection by the Office of Planning and Zoning.
(5) A farm or agricultural heritage site stay shall be accessory and not the principal use
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(6) A farm or agricultural heritage site stay shall include agricultural promotion and
guest education about the farm operation or the agricultural heritage site, and shall be
subordinate to and in conjunction with agriculture or agricultural heritage and historic
preservation goals.
(7) Any building or other improvements or additions made in connection with a farm
or agricultural heritage site stay shall be located and designed to shield surrounding
residential properties from the effects of noise, hazards, or other offensive conditions.
(8) The minimum setback from any lot line for any building or other improvements or
additions used in connection with a farm or agricultural heritage stay shall be 100 feet.
(9) The owner has owned the property for the immediately preceding two years and has
been engaged in active farming for the immediately preceding two years.
(10) For property in the critical area, provisions of this Code relating to lot coverage
and limits on clearing apply, and include access, parking regardless of surface, temporary
structures, temporary tents, and temporary pavement surfaces.
(11) For property in the critical area, no new lot coverage, including for access or
parking, may be added in the buffer to accommodate the event.
[[18-10-136.]] 18-10-137. Farm tenant [[houses]] HOUSE DWELLINGS.
A farm tenant house DWELLINGS shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The house shall be located on a farm of at least 20 acres.
(2) The house shall be occupied by at least one person involved in [[a]] THE ONSITE
farming operation [[of the property owner]].
(3) There may be no more than one tenant house for each 50 acres of farming operation.
18-10-138. FOOD BANKS.
A FOOD BANK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS.
(1) VEHICULAR ACCESS SHALL BE FROM A MINOR ARTERIAL OR HIGHER
CLASSIFICATION ROAD, OR IF VEHICULAR ACCESS IS FROM A LOCAL ROAD, THE FOOD
BANK SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A MINOR ARTERIAL OR HIGHER
CLASSIFICATION ROAD.
(2) COVERAGE BY STRUCTURES SHALL BE LIMITED TO 30% OF GROSS SITE AREA.
(3) THE FACILITY MAY INCLUDE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES INCLUDING
GREENHOUSES AND RETAIL SPACE.
(4) THE FACILITY SHALL BE LOCATED ON A LOT OF AT LEAST 3 ACRES.
18-10-139. FOOD TRUCKS.
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(1) FOOD TRUCK OPERATIONS ARE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN THREE DAYS PER
CALENDAR WEEK.
(2) HOURS OF OPERATION ARE LIMITED TO 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M.
(3) IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, FOOD TRUCKS SHALL BE LOCATED ON LAND THAT IS
OWNED BY A HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, RELIGIOUS FACILITY, OR SCHOOL.
(4) IN MIXED USE DISTRICTS, FOOD TRUCKS MAY NOT OPERATE WITHIN 100 FEET OF
LAND DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL USES AS LISTED IN § 18-8-301(B).
(5) IN OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS, FOOD TRUCKS SHALL BE ACCESSORY TO AN ACTIVE
RECREATIONAL USE.

[[18-10-137.]] 18-10-140. Funeral establishments ON A LOCAL ROAD.
A funeral establishment shall comply with the following requirements[[:]].
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot of [[a]] AT least 20,000 square feet.
(2) [[The facility]] EACH STRUCTURE shall be located at least 25 feet from the lot line
of a residentially zoned or occupied property.
[[18-10-138.]] 18-10-141. Garden centers.
A garden center shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The facility shall be located on a lot that is at least two acres but not more than five
acres.
(2) The facility shall be located on an arterial road.
(3) Accessory uses include the raising or the keeping of chickens, in accordance with
the requirements of [[§ 18-4-104 of this Code]] § 18-4-103, the raising or the keeping of
bees, and the sale of eggs, honey, and other products relating to chickens and bees.
[[18-10-139.]] 18-10-142. Golf course facilities, private.
A private golf course facility shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) Use of the facility shall be restricted to owners, members, and their guests.
(2) The facility may include guest rooms, dining areas, a pro shop, locker rooms, and
fitness facilities.
(3) No more than 12 guest rooms are allowed on the facility.
(4) Not more than one caretaker’s dwelling is allowed as an accessory structure within
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(5) Sufficient overflow area to accommodate two additional parking spaces for each
hole shall be provided but need not be paved.
[[18-10-140.]] 18-10-143. Government reuse facilities.
The requirements for a government reuse facility are located in Title 12.
[[18-10-141. Group homes II.
To help ensure that persons with disabilities live and interact with individuals without
disabilities to the fullest extent possible, the owner of a group home II may not own two
facilities that adjoin each other and, if a proposed adjoining facility is owned by a business
entity, the owner, the owner’s family, and the owner’s business associates may not have
any interest, financial or otherwise, in the business entity.]]
[[18-10-142.]] 18-10-144. Gunsmiths and ammunition sales facilities.
Gunsmiths and ammunition sales facilities shall comply with the following
requirements[[:]].
(1) The facility shall be affiliated through ownership, control, or contract, with an
indoor or outdoor rifle, pistol, skeet, or archery range.
(2) A gunsmith engaged in the business of repairing firearms or making or fitting
special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to firearms, with or without firearm sales,
shall obtain all required licenses and permits required by law.
[[18-10-143.]] 18-10-145. Home occupations.
A home occupation shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) EXCEPT FOR A PET CARE BUSINESS THAT COMPLIES WITH SUBSECTION (3)(XVI),
[[A]] A home occupation shall be located and conducted entirely in a principal dwelling
unit and shall be incidental and secondary to the use of the structure as a dwelling.
(2) A home occupation may not change the character of the dwelling unit and may not
exceed 25% of the total floor area.
(3) Home occupations are limited to the following:
(i) art, handcraft, woodworking, or ceramics studios for the sale of products made
on the premises;
(ii) florist or nursery operations for flowers and plants;
(iii) hair, cosmetic facial hair, and nail salons;
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(v) seamstress or tailoring establishments;
(vi) photography studios;
(vii) professional or general offices;
(viii) scissor, KNIFE, or saw sharpening operations;
(ix) massage practice in which only one State-licensed massage therapist or
practitioner practices massage in the dwelling unit as a sole practitioner and receives no
compensation from any establishment or individual other than the recipient of the massage;
(x) repair and maintenance of firearms, including handguns, rifles, shotguns, and
antique firearms, as those terms are defined in § 4-201 OF the Criminal Law Article[[, § 4201,]] of the State Code;
(xi) typing and computer services;
(xii) direct sale product distribution[[, such as Amway, Tupperware, and Avon]];
(xiii) tutoring and instruction for no more than six students;
(xiv) child care for a maximum of 12 children in accordance with the requirements
of the State Child Care Administration;
(xv) taxidermy, excluding butchering, rendering, or tanning;
(xvi) pet care business, on a lot of 6,000 square feet or greater, provided the total
number of dogs and cats at the residence at any time does not exceed the number of dogs
and cats permitted to be kept on the property under [[§ 18-4-104(a) of this Code]] § 18-4103(B), the homeowner does not board animals in outside kennels, dogs are kept in a fenced
area with a secure locking gate when outdoors, and the use is not noxious or offensive to
surrounding uses; [[and]]
(xvii) cottage food business[[.]];
(xviii) pet grooming provided the total number of dogs or cats permitted on the
premises for purposes of grooming services does not exceed 2 at any time unless the dogs
or cats are under common ownership, and dogs are kept in a fenced area with secure locking
gate when outdoors[[.]];
(xix) animal rescue, provided that the total number of dogs, cats, livestock or fowl
on the property at any time does not exceed the number permitted to be kept on the property
under [[§ 18-4-104]] § 18-4-103; the homeowner does not board animals in outside kennels;
animals are kept in a fenced area with a secure locking gate when outdoors; [[and]] the use
is not noxious or offensive to surrounding uses; AND THE ANIMALS SHALL BE SPAYED OR
NEUTERED PRIOR TO ADOPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 18-10-106(2);
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(XXI) PERSONAL FITNESS STUDIOS FOR NO MORE THAN SIX STUDENTS;
(XXII) TANNING SALONS; AND
(XXIII) TRAVEL AGENCIES.

(4) The operator of a home occupation shall be a resident of the dwelling unit in which
the occupation is located.
(5) No more than one nonresident may be employed in the home occupation.
(6) [[The sale or rental of goods or products other than those produced on the premises
by the home occupation is prohibited.
(7)]] Outside storage is prohibited.
[[18-10-144.]] 18-10-146. Housing for the elderly of moderate means.
Housing for the elderly of moderate means shall consist of rental dwelling units only
and shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The property shall be encumbered by a recorded covenant enforceable by the
County or its designee, that:
(i) requires the units to be occupied by:
1. individuals who are 62 years of age or older, except that a live-in caregiver
who is less than 62 years of age is allowed for a resident with a disability that meets the
definition of a disability under 42 U.S.C. § 12102; or
2. for a development funded in whole or in part with government funds
contingent on adherence to the definition of “elderly family” in 24 C.F.R. 5.403, a family
whose head (including co-head), spouse, or sole member is a person who is at least 62
years of age or older;
(ii) requires that at least 60% of the units be occupied by individuals with an income
that does not exceed 60% of the median income adjusted for household size for the
Baltimore Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined and published annually by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
(iii) requires that the remaining units be occupied by individuals with an income
that does not exceed 80% of the median income adjusted for household size for the
Baltimore Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined and published annually by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) The project shall be located on a lot that abuts a collector or higher classification
road, with vehicular traffic access from that road.
(3) Maximum density shall be 22 dwelling units per acre, not to exceed 60 dwelling
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(4) The floor area of each dwelling unit shall be limited to 1,000 square feet.
(5) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) maximum coverage by structures and
parking may not exceed 65% of the gross area of the lot.
(ii) In R15, R22, and commercial zoning districts, maximum coverage