(A) Applicability. The following regulations and applicable regulations contained in other sections and subchapters shall apply in the H District.
(B) Principal permitted uses. Principal permitted uses shall be as follows:
(1) Agriculture, as defined in this chapter, provided any building or feeding pens in which farm animals are kept shall comply with distance requirements specified in § 158.040;
(2) Religious establishments;
(3) Single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings;
(4) Buildings and properties of a cultural, civic, educational, social or community service type, such as libraries, ponds, playgrounds, and community centers but not warehouses, service garages, and storage yards; and
(5) Conversion of a building existing prior to August 17, 1965 to accommodate two families, provided that the requirements of Chapter 155 as well as the requirements of the Carroll County Health Department are complied with.
(C) Conditional uses requiring BZA authorization. Conditional uses requiring BZA authorization shall be as follows:
(1) Antique and gift shops;
(2) Reestablishment of C-1 and C-2 District type uses on locations where such uses became vacant or discontinued prior to November 12, 1970;
(3) Agricultural uses for the raising of animals for fur, experimental, or other similar purposes, such as rats, rabbits, mice, monkeys, etc., provided that such uses shall be subject to three times the distance requirements specified in § 158.040;
(4) Conversion of existing buildings to accommodate more than two families;
(5) Relocation of businesses existing as of November 12, 1970, to another site within the H District upon application by the legal landowner of record at the location of the existing business use;
(6) Bed-and-breakfast inn, subject to the provisions of § 158.071(D)(6); and
(7) Country inn, subject to the provisions of § 158.071(D)(7).
(F) Bulk requirements.
(1) Bulk requirements. Bulk requirements shall be as follows:
Use | Lot Area | Lot Width | Lot Area per Family |
Conditional uses | 20,000 sq. ft. | 100 | - |
Dwellings and other principal permitted uses | 20,000 sq. ft. | 100 | 20,000 sq. ft. |
Religious establishments | 2 acres | 200 | - |
(2) Front, rear, and side yard depths. Front minimum setbacks shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by computing the existing front yard depths of adjacent properties as measured from the centerline of the public right-of-way upon which the property borders to the front of the principal building. Minimum front setbacks shall be a distance equal to the shortest front yard depth of the adjacent properties. Side yards must be at least 10% of the width of the lot. Rear yards must be at least 10% of the depth of the lot.
(Ord. 2019-07, passed 12-12-2019; Ord. 2022-20, passed 11-3-2022)