(A) Table of Principal Land Uses. In the table below, the following applies:
(1) The letter “P” indicates that the use is permitted in the district indicated.
(2) The letter “C” indicates that the use is allowed following conditional use authorization by the BZA in accordance with § 158.133 of this chapter.
(3) The letter “X” indicates that the use is prohibited.
(4) The letters “NA” indicate that the use is not applicable to the district.
(5) Any use not listed is prohibited unless the BZA determines that the use is similar in impact, nature, function, and duration to an allowed use listed in the Table of Land Uses, and which would not be otherwise detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare of the community, unless otherwise specifically prohibited.
(6) The particular and specific control the general.
(7) In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text and any caption, the text controls.
(8) In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text and any language in the definition of the use or the purpose and intent of the zoning district, the text controls.
(9) Words used in the singular include the plural (and vice versa).
(10) Words or phrases not specifically defined in this chapter shall be construed according to the common and generally recognized usage of the language. Technical words and phrases, and others that have acquired a specific meaning in the law, shall be construed according to that meaning.
(11) An administrative adjustment or variance may not be granted to permit a use in a district where the use is prohibited or to eliminate the requirement that a conditional use approval be granted for a use.
(12) The additional regulations listed in the table below may not include all additional regulations that apply to the use, such as the requirement for site plan review under Chapter 155.
LAND USE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION | C-1 | C-2 | C-3 | I-1 | I-2 | EC | ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS |
Agricultural | |||||||
Agriculture | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
Agricultural research laboratories and facilities | X | X | C | C | P | P | |
Feed or grain sales, may include storage | X | P | P | P | P | X | |
Flour or grain milling, drying, storage | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Outdoor growing of cannabis | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Shop for the service, repair, or sale of farm equipment | C | P | P | P | X | X | |
Communications | |||||||
Communications tower | C | P | P | P | P | C | |
Communications tower complex | C | P | P | P | P | C | |
Radio or television studio | X | C | C | C | X | C | |
Commercial | |||||||
Vehicle sales/service | |||||||
Automobile service center | C | P | P | C | C | X | |
Car wash (self or full service) | X | P | P | X | X | X | |
Fuel station | C | P | P | X | X | X | |
Vehicle repair shop | X | P | P | P | X | X | |
Vehicle sales lot (under 10,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight)1 | X | P | P | C | X | X | 158.002, on a lot of less than 5 acres in the I-1 District |
Vehicle sales lot (10,000 lbs. or more gross vehicle weight)2 | X | C | P | C | X | X | 158.002, on a lot of less than 5 acres in the I-1 District |
1 A variance may not be granted to the weight or acreage requirements for this use. 2 A variance may not be granted to the weight or acreage requirements for this use. | |||||||
Eating and Drinking Establishments | |||||||
Catering establishment | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Banquet/event facility | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Restaurant | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Restaurant, with drive thru | X | P | P | X | X | X | |
Tavern/bar | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Funeral and Interment | |||||||
Cemetery, mausoleum, or memorial garden | C | C | C | X | X | X | |
Crematorium | X | P | P | X | P | X | |
Funeral establishment | X | P | P | X | X | X | |
Lodging | |||||||
Bed and breakfast | C | X | X | X | X | X | |
Country inn | C | X | X | X | X | X | |
Hotel or motel | X | C | P | X | X | P | |
Hotel or motel, as part of an Industrial Park or a Business/Industrial Park | NA | NA | NA | P | NA | NA | |
Office/Health Care | |||||||
Contractor's Office | P | P | P | P | X | P | |
Medical or dental center | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Professional or business office | P | P | P | P | X | P | |
Veterinary facility, without runways | C | P | P | X | X | X | |
Veterinary facility, with runways | X | C | C | X | X | X | |
Recreational/Entertainment | |||||||
Adult entertainment business, massage establishment, striptease business | X | X | X | X | P | X | |
Amusement park | X | X | P | X | X | X | |
Conference center | X | C | P | X | X | P | |
Conference center as part of an Industrial Park or a Business/Industrial Park | NA | NA | NA | P | NA | NA | |
Golf course | X | X | X | X | X | P | |
Indoor recreational facility | P | P | P | P | X | P | |
Indoor theater | X | C | P | X | X | X | |
Indoor trap, skeet, rifle, or archery ranges, including gun clubs | X | P | P | P | X | X | |
Outdoor drive-in theater | X | X | C | X | X | X | |
Outdoor recreational area | P | P | P | C | X | P | |
Outdoor trap, skeet, rifle, or archery ranges, including gun clubs | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Retreat facility | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Retail/Service | |||||||
Building or landscaping supplies sales and storage yard | X | X | C | P | X | X | |
Butcher shop | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Cannabis dispensary, less than 10,000 square feet | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Cannabis dispensary, between 10,000 and 60,000 square feet | X | P | P | X | X | C | |
Cannabis dispensary, more than 60,000 square feet | X | C | P | X | X | X | |
Cannabis dispensary in conjunction with a cannabis growing and/or processing facility | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Cannabis dispensary in conjunction with an on-site consumption establishment | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Fertilizer (liquid or dry) sales and storage | X | X | C | X | X | X | |
General retail or general service, less than 10,000 square feet | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
General retail or general service, between 10,000 and 60,000 square feet | X | P | P | X | X | C | |
General retail or general service, more than 60,000 square feet | X | C | P | X | X | X | |
Rental of vehicles and goods with primarily outdoor equipment storage | X | C | P | P | X | X | |
Residential | |||||||
Household Living | |||||||
Dwelling in a Business Park, all types | NA | NA | P | NA | NA | NA | |
Single-family or two-family dwelling in a Rural Village | P | P | NA | P | NA | NA | |
Multi-family dwelling | X | X | X | X | X | P | |
Retirement home | P | P | X | X | X | P | |
Retirement village | P | P | X | X | X | P | |
Single-family dwelling constructed after November 1, 2019 | X | X | X | X | X | P | |
Single-family dwelling constructed prior to November 1, 2019 | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Townhouse | X | X | X | X | X | P | |
Townhouse in a retirement village | P | P | NA | NA | NA | P | |
Two-family dwelling | X | X | X | X | X | P | |
Two-family dwelling in a retirement village | P | P | NA | NA | NA | P | |
Group Living | |||||||
Assisted-living facility | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Continuing care retirement community | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Drug treatment facility | C | P | P | X | X | X | |
Nursing home | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Institutional/Community Service | |||||||
Art, business, dance, music or similar school | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Community meeting hall, social club, fraternal organization | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Community recreational facility | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Day care center | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Hospital | X | X | P | X | X | X | |
Nursery school | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Museum | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Private school | P | P | P | X | X | P | |
Religious establishment | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Trade school or professional training center | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
Industrial | |||||||
Manufacturing/Production | |||||||
Acid or heavy chemical manufacture, processing, or storage | X | X | X | X | C | X | |
Artisan manufacturing | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
Bituminous concrete mixing plant | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Blast furnace, boiler works, foundry | X | X | X | X | P | X | |
Brewery | X | X | P | P | P | X | |
Cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster of paris manufacturing | X | X | X | X | C | X | |
Concrete and ceramic products manufacturing | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Concrete or asphalt recycling | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Distillation of bones, fat rendering, grease, lard or tallow manufacturing or processing | X | X | X | X | C | X | |
Distillery | X | X | P | P | P | X | |
Explosive manufacturing or storage | X | X | X | X | C | X | |
Fertilizer, potash, insecticide, glue, size or gelatin manufacture | X | X | X | X | C | X | |
Food processing and packing plant | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Heavy manufacturing | X | X | X | X | P | X | |
Indoor processing of cannabis | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Light manufacturing | X | C | P | P | P | C | |
Limited distillery | C | P | P | P | X | P | |
Micro-brewery | C | P | P | P | X | P | |
Petroleum products refining | X | X | X | X | C | X | |
Sawmill, commercial | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Manufacturing/Production | |||||||
Steel mill | X | X | X | X | P | X | |
Winery | X | P | P | P | P | X | |
Trades | |||||||
Bottling (may include distribution) of soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, or milk | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Printing shop | C | P | P | P | P | P | |
Welding, sheet metal, machine, carpentry, or similar shop | X | P | P | P | P | X | |
Transportation/Utilities | |||||||
Airfield | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Airport | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Coal yard | X | X | X | X | P | X | |
Commercial parking lot or garage | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Electric generating power plant | X | X | X | X | P | X | |
Heliport | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Solar energy conversion facility, ground-mounted | X | C | P | P | P | C | |
Towing service | X | X | C | P | P | X | On a lot of 5 acres or less in Industrial Districts |
Truck or motor freight terminal | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Utility equipment building, yard, above-ground station or substation, or telephone exchange | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
Utility equipment, all others | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
Warehouse/Storage/Distribution | |||||||
Above ground petroleum products storage (2,000 gallons or greater) | X | C | X | C | C | X | |
Contractor's equipment storage facility | C | P | P | P | P | X | |
Food processing residual storage | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Self-service storage facility | X | P | P | X | X | X | |
Self-service storage facility in a sustainable community | X | P | P | C | X | X | |
Storage of pelletized or granular dried sewage sludge | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Underground petroleum products storage | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Warehouse or distribution facility | X | C | P | P | P | X | |
Waste-Related | |||||||
Garbage, offal, or dead animal reduction | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Junkyard | X | X | X | X | C | X | |
Oil-contaminated soil facility | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Solid waste acceptance facility, as defined in Chapter 50 of the Carroll County Code | X | X | X | C | P | X | |
Miscellaneous | |||||||
Business Park | X | X | P | X | X | X | |
Business/Industrial Park | X | X | X | P | X | X | |
Carpet and rug cleaning plant, industrial laundry or dry cleaning | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Commercial kennel | X | C | C | X | X | X | |
Conveyor system | C | C | C | P | P | X | |
Extractive operation, with a MRO designation | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Indoor growing of cannabis | X | X | X | P | P | X | |
Industrial Park | X | X | X | P | X | X | |
Laboratory (chemical, physical, or biological), not including agricultural | X | P | P | P | P | P | |
Planned Commercial Center | P | P | P | X | X | X | |
Slaughterhouse | X | X | X | X | C | X | |
Use-off-the premises signs | P | P | P | P | P | X | |
Public | |||||||
Public facility | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
(Ord. 2019-06, passed 12-12-2019; Ord. 2021-07, passed 6-3-2021; Ord. 2022-03, passed 12-16-2021; Ord. 2022-20, passed 11-3-2022; Ord. 2022-18, passed 11-22-2022; Ord. 2023-10, passed 11-2-2023; Ord. 2024-04, passed 5-16-2024; Ord. 2024-07, passed 6-27-2024)