§ 1-19-5.240. COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

   (A)   The purpose of commercial districts is to provide sufficient and convenient locations throughout the county for commercial uses, serving the needs of local areas, the larger community, and regional users.

   (B)   The Village Center District (VC) is intended to reinforce and enhance the historically mixed-use areas within rural communities and designated growth areas. The district provides for the location of a variety of limited commercial uses and a range of housing types while maintaining the compatibility of new development with existing development through design standards. A mix of uses is encouraged in the village center either within a single structure or as separate uses located throughout the district.

   (C)   The General Commercial District (GC) is intended to provide general retail commercial and business services. The general commercial district will be located on roads with a minimum classification of collectors as designated by the County Comprehensive Plan.

   (D)   The Mixed Use District (MX) is intended to provide for a mixture of residential, commercial, and employment uses served by publicly owned community water and sewer within growth areas for the purpose of redevelopment and in-fill where identified by a County Comprehensive Plan land use designation of Mixed Use.

(Ord. 77-1-78, § 40-55, 1-24-1977; Ord. 07-27-467, 6-19-2007; Ord. 08-26-502, 10-14-2008; Ord. 11-25-591, 10-27-2011; Ord. 11-28-594, 11-22-2011; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)

§ 1-19-5.250. INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.

   (A)   The purpose of the industrial districts is to provide for the development of varied industrial uses that would supply needed employment opportunities for the county. Industrial development has inherent characteristics that require special attention and protection. Due regard must be given to industrial needs for adequate site locations with concentration on terrain, availability of water and sewer systems, transportation, and compatibility with surrounding development.

   (B)   The Limited Industrial District (LI) is intended to provide adequate area for development of industrial uses whose operations have a relatively minor nuisance value and provides a healthful operating environment secure from the encroachment of residential uses and protected from adverse effects of incompatible industries.

   (C)   The General Industrial District (GI) is intended to provide areas for industries involving manufacturing or processing and for those industrial uses which cannot meet the performance criteria of the Limited Industrial District.

   (D)   The Mineral Mining District (MM) is a floating zone established for the purpose of providing for the development of needed mineral resources in areas where such resources exist subject to adequate safeguard for the conservation of the environment.

   (E)   The Office/Research Industrial District (ORI) is intended to provide for the development of office, research and limited manufacturing uses in high visibility locations along major highways. Development in this district shall be characterized by an absence of nuisances in a clean and aesthetically attractive setting. This district shall permit limited manufacturing, fabrication or assembly operations which would, by nature of the product, or magnitude of production, be compatible with research, professional or business offices. Commercial uses shall be limited to those which are primarily oriented towards servicing those businesses located within the Office/Research Industrial District.

(Ord. 77-1-78, § 40-56, 1-24-1977; Ord. 85-34-366, 8-8-1985; Ord. 08-26-502, 10-14-2008; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)

§ 1-19-5.260. EUCLIDEAN INSTITUTIONAL ZONING DISTRICT (Ie).

   The Euclidean Institutional Zoning District is established to provide for college or university, public school within the Agricultural Zoning District, private school, private school in conjunction with a place of worship, or residential treatment center in conjunction with a private school within the Agricultural or Resource Conservation Zoning Districts, and a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) within the Agricultural and R1 Zoning Districts, in existence or with final site development plan approval on June 15, 2009. (See also § 1-19-8.480.)

(Ord. 09-21-525, 6-4-2009; Ord. 10-18-533, 5-4-2010; Ord. 10-31-566, 12-21-2010; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)

DIVISION 3. USE TABLE

§ 1-19-5.300. GENERALLY.

   (A)   The official schedule of district regulations follows in §§ 1-19-5.310 and 1-19-6.100 of this Code.

   (B)   Additional supplementary district regulations are found in §§ 1-19-7.100 through 1-19-7.620 of this Code.

(Ord. 77-1-78, § 40-61, 1-24-1977)

   The specific district regulations are set out in § 1-19-5.300 of this Code and are in 2 tables.

   (C)   Table I is § 1-19-5.310 of this Code and sets out the permitted uses in each zoning district and the type of required development review.

   (D)   Table II is § 1-19-6.100 of this Code and sets out the minimum lot area, frontage, yards and the maximum building height allowed for permitted uses in each zoning district.

   (E)   Unlisted uses.

      (1)   A use not specifically listed in § 1-19-5.310 Use Table is presumed to be prohibited, except when:

         (a)   Permitted in any zoning district by state statute; or

         (b)   The Zoning Administrator upon request provides a written determination that a proposed use is permitted due to its similarity to a particular use permitted within the zoning district.

   (F)   A proposed public building or facility owned by, or located on property owned by, the county will be submitted to the Frederick County Planning Commission (FCPC) for nonbinding review and comment. The FCPC will hold a public meeting on the proposed public building or facility, after nonbinding review and comment by the Community Development Division in accordance with §§ 1-19-3.300.1(D)(1) and 1-19-3.300.3 of this chapter.

(Ord. 77-1-78, § 40-60, 1-24-1977; Ord. 08-26-502, 10-14-2008; Ord. 09-21-525, 6-4-2009; Ord. 09-22-526, 7-14-2009; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)

§ 1-19-5.310. USE TABLE.

   (A)   Permitted uses and required development review.

P   Principal permitted use subject to design regulations

PS   Principal permitted use subject to site development plan approval. See §§ 1-19-2.160, and 1-19-3.300 through 1-19-3.300.4

E   Principal permitted use as a special exception with site development plan approval. See §§ 1-19-8.320 and following

T   Permitted as temporary use as a special exception. See § 1-19-8.300

X   Permitted as temporary use only. See § 1-19-8.700

SW   Solid Waste Floating Zone

A blank indicates that the use is not permitted under any situation

Zoning Districts

Uses

RC

A

R1

R3

R5

R8

R12

R16

VC

MX

GC

ORI

LI

GI

Natural Resources Uses

Agricultural activities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Limited agricultural activity

E

E

E

E

E

E

Apiary

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Agricultural value added processing

P ***

P ***

Agritourism enterprise

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Nursery retail

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Nursery wholesale

P

P

P

P

P

Farm distillery

P***

P***

Farm distillery tasting room

PS***

PS***

Farm winery

P ***

P ***

Farm winery tasting room

PS ***

PS ***

Limited farm alcoholic beverages tasting room

P***

P***

Farm brewery

P ***

P ***

Farm brewery tasting room

PS ***

PS ***

Limited roadside stand

P

P

PS

PS

PS

P S

PS

Commercial roadside stand

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

P S

PS

Forestry

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Sawmill

E

E

PS

Mineral extraction

PS

Mineral processing

PS

Spring water harvesting and storage

E

Intensive swine farm

Residential Uses

Single-family detached

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Duplex dwelling

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Two-family dwelling

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Townhouse

PS *

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

P S

Multifamily dwellings

PS

PS

PS

PS

P S

Multifamily group developments

PS

PS

PS

PS

P S

Mobile homes

P

P

Caretaker residence in conjunction with a permitted use

PS

PS

PS

P S

P

P

P

Accessory dwelling unit *****

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

Temporary Housing

Bed and breakfast

PS

PS

E

E

E

E

E

E

PS

PS

PS

Motel, hotel

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Commercial Uses – Retail

Antique, artisan and craft shops

PS

PS

PS

PS

Apparel store

PS

PS

PS

Appliance sales and service

PS

PS

PS

Auction house

PS

PS

PS

PS

Food stores

PS

PS

PS

Boats, sales and service

PS

PS

PS

Book and magazine

PS

PS

PS

Camera

PS

PS

PS

Cannabis dispensary

PS

PS

PS

Convenience stores

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Department store or variety store

PS

PS

PS

Farm equipment sales or service ****

E

PS

PS

PS

PS

Feed and grain mill

E

PS

PS

Florist

PS

PS

PS

Furniture repair

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Shopping center

PS

PS

Gift/souvenir

PS

PS

PS

Hardware/garden center

PS

PS

PS

Hobby shop

PS

PS

PS

Horse tack and saddlery shop

PS

PS

PS

Household furnishing

PS

PS

PS

Jewelry

PS

PS

PS

Lumber yard

PS

PS

PS

Mobile home sales

PS

PS

PS

Music and record shops

PS

PS

PS

Office equipment

PS

PS

PS

Paint store

PS

PS

PS

Pet store

PS

PS

PS

Pet training/day care/grooming facility

PS

PS

PS

Pharmacy

PS

PS

PS

Radio and TV sales and service

PS

PS

PS

Shoe store

PS

PS

PS

Sporting goods

PS

PS

PS

Stone monument sales

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Tobacco store

PS

PS

PS

Toy store

PS

PS

PS

Liquor store

PS

PS

PS

Commercial Business and Personal Services

Advertising agency

PS

PS

PS

Bank or savings and loan

PS

PS

PS

PS

Bodywork

PS

PS

PS

Broadcasting studio

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Communication towers**

E

E

PS

PS

PS

PS

Barber and beauty shops

PS

PS

PS

Bus depot

PS

PS

PS

Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, welding, printing, upholstering

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Contractors, fencing, pool and siding

PS

PS

PS

Commercial school or education program

PS

PS

PS

PS

Dance or music studio

PS

PS

PS

Dry cleaning and laundromat ****

PS

PS

PS

Funeral home

PS

PS

Limited landscape contractor

PS

Landscape contractor

E

PS

PS

PS

Limited landscape contractor parking and storage

PS

Medical clinic

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Office business

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Office professional

E

E

E

E

PS

PS

PS

PS

Pawn shop

PS

Photography studio ****

PS

PS

PS

PS

Restaurant

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Satellite simulcast betting facility

PS

PS

PS

Country inn

E

E

Facility for functions

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

Woodworking

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Wholesaling and Processing

Agricultural products processing

E

E

PS

PS

PS

Bottling plant

PS

PS

PS

Contractors, equipment and material storage yard

PS

Carpet or rug cleaning ****

PS

PS

PS

Contractors office and storage

PS

Petroleum products storage ****

PS

PS

Laboratory research, experimental or testing

PS

PS

PS

PS

Industrial laundry and dry cleaning ****

PS

PS

Self-storage units

PS

PS

PS

Stone monument processing

PS

PS

PS

Wholesaling and/or warehouse

PS

PS

PS

Yard storage

PS

Automobile and Related Services

Part sales and installation

PS

PS

PS

PS

Automobile filling and service station ****

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Carwash

PS

PS

PS

Automobile repair or service shop ****

E

E

PS

PS

PS

Sales and service center ****

PS

PS

PS

Salvage yard ****

PS

School bus parking

E

E

E

PS

PS

PS

Truck stop and filling station service facility ****

PS

Recreational vehicle storage facility

E

PS

PS

PS

Motor freight terminal ****

PS

PS

Animal Care and Service

Animal hospital or veterinary clinic

E

E

PS

PS

Kennel

E

E

E

Auction sales – animals

PS

PS

PS

PS

Commercial Amusements

Bowling alley

PS

PS

PS

Carnival, circus

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Race tracks

PS

PS

PS

Motorcycle hill climb

T

Health club, fitness center, vocational training facility

PS

PS

PS

PS

Tennis club

E

E

E

E

E

PS

PS

Golf course ****

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Skating rink

P S

PS

Swimming pool, commercial

P S

PS

Theater, drive-in or outdoor stage

PS

PS

PS

Theater, indoor

PS

PS

PS

PS

Zoo/botanical garden/arboretum

PS

Museums/gallery

PS

PS

PS

Night club, tavern, lounge

PS

PS

Outdoor sports recreation facility

PS

PS

PS

PS

Rodeo

E

Indoor sports recreation facility

PS

PS

PS

Industrial Uses

Cannabis growing facility

PS

PS

PS

Cannabis processing facility

PS

PS

PS

Limited manufacturing and assembly use

PS

PS

PS

General manufacturing

PS

Critical digital infrastructure facility

PS

PS

Critical digital infrastructure electric substation

PS

PS

Nongovernmental utility

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

PS

PS

PS

Nongovernmental electric substation

E

E

Open Space and Institutional

Airports, public ****

PS

PS

Cemetery/memorial gardens

PS

PS

Fairground

PS

PS

PS

Shooting range/club - trap, skeet, rifle, archery

E

E

PS

PS

Aircraft landing and storage areas, private

E

E

E

Aircraft landing and storage areas, private - commercial use

E

E

E

Tent campground

E

E

Rustic retreat/camp/outdoor club

E

E

Private park

PS

Institutional

Child care center/nursery school

E

E

E

E

E

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

E

Civic community center

E

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Civic service clubs

E

P

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Comprehensive physical rehabilitation facility

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Group homes, small private

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Group home, large

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Hospital

PS

PS

PS

PS

Assisted living facility

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Nursing home

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Place of worship

E

PS

PS

E

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Private school

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

T

T

T

Community fire and rescue service

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Governmental and Nongovernmental Utilities

Arena or stadium

PS

PS

PS

College or university

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Public school

-

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

T

PS

T

Nongovernmental utility

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

PS

PS

PS

Nongovernmental electric substation

E

E

Solar facility, commercial

PS

PS

PS

Solid Waste Operations

Borrow pit operations

PS

PS

PS

Industrial waste landfill ****

E

E

Rubble landfill

SW

SW

Recycling pickup and distribution centers

PS

PS

RRF (Resource Recovery Facility - Separated Recyclables)

SW

SW

SW

RRF (Resource Recovery Facility - Nonseparated Materials)

SW

Composting:

Limited food waste composting: agricultural activity ****

P

Limited food waste composting: commercial activity ****

PS

Limited wood waste recycling facility

E

E

Unlimited wood waste recycling facility

SW

SW

Sludge amended yard waste

SW

SW

SW

Solid waste composting

SW

SW

SW

Sludge pit

E

 

*   Townhouses will be permitted only within MPDU developments; however, in no event shall the number of townhouses exceed 50% of the total number of units within the MPDU project.

**   Communication towers not permitted in residential districts, PUD, or MXD districts with a residential component

***   A zoning certificate is required to be obtained prior to the initiation of the processing operation and/or prior to any building construction related to farm winery, farm brewery, farm distillery, farm distillery tasting room, farm winery tasting room, farm brewery tasting room, or limited farm alcoholic beverages tasting room.

****   These uses are prohibited within wellhead protection areas; outside of WHPA the location and containment of hazardous substance for these uses must meet the requirements of § 1-6-50.

*****   A limited accessory dwelling unit may be approved as an accessory use where the provisions in § 1-19-8.212 are met (see also § 1-19-8.240, and § 1-19-8.321)

   (B)   Permitted uses and required development review for limited zoning districts.

      (1)   Euclidean Institutional Zoning District (Ie). The following uses are permitted within the Euclidean Institutional Zoning District:

         (a)   College or university, public school, private school, private school in conjunction with a place of worship, or residential treatment center in conjunction with a private school, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC), and agricultural activities as defined in § 1-19-11.100, subject to all other requirements of this chapter. The continued or further application of this zoning district to land uses not meeting these standards is not permitted. Caretaker residence in conjunction with a permitted use is specifically allowed as an accessory use. (See also § 1-19-8.480.)

(Ord. 77-1-78, §40-61A, 1-24-1977; Ord. 79-5-131, 3-27-1979; Ord. 79-19-145, 8-7-1979; Ord. 80-24-176, 8-26-1980; Ord. 80-25-177, 8-26-1980; Ord. 80-31-183, 10-7-1980; Ord. 81-2-192, 1-27-1981; Ord. 81-29-219, 9-29-1981; Ord. 82-19-263, 9-7-1982; Ord. 83-15-282, 6-7-1983; Ord. 83-23-290, 10-11-1983; Ord. 83-29-296, 12-20-1983; Ord. 84-5-301, 4-3-1984; Ord. 84-34-331, 12-24-1984; Ord. 85-6-338, 1-8-1985; Ord. 85-34-366, 8-8-1985; Ord. 85-45-377, 12-3-1985; Ord. 86-5-382, 4-22-1986; Ord. 86-16-393, 5-13-1986; Ord. 86-37-414, 8-26-1986; Ord. 86-49-426, 9-23-86; Ord. 86-53-130, 10-28-1986; Ord. 88-12-489, 5-3-1988; Ord. 89-1-532, 1-3-1989; Ord. 89-14-545, 3-7-1989; Ord. 89-51-582, 8-15-1989; Ord. 90-03-601, 2-6-1990; Ord. 90-30-628, 6-19-1990; Ord. 90-44-642, 11-20-1990; Ord. 90-46-644, 11-20-1990; Ord. 91-02-002, 3-22-1991; Ord. 91-13-013, 6-4-1991; Ord. 91-32-032, 11-19-1991; Ord. 92-22-057, 10-06-1992; Ord. 92-23-058, 10-6-1992; Ord. 93-19-083, 9-13-1993; Ord. 93-28-092, 11-9-1993; Ord. 95-02-126, 3-2-1995; Ord. 95-28-152, 12-5-1995; Ord. 96-26-178, 12-17-1996; Ord. 97-17-195, 12-2-1997; Ord. 98-08-210, 4-21-1998; Ord. 99-02-229, 3-16-1999; Ord. 99-06-233, 5-18-1999; Ord. 99-14-241, 11-23-1999; Ord. 00-04-246, 4-4-2000; Ord. 00-28-270, 9-7-2000; Ord. 01-03-277, 3-6-2001; Ord. 03-09-332, 6-3-2003; Ord. 05-25-386, 9-27-2005; Ord. 05-29-390, 10-25-2005; Ord. 06-42-438, 11-30-2006; Ord. 07-16-456, 5-15-2007; Ord. 07-27-467, 6-19-2007; Ord. 07-31-471, 10-15-2007; Ord. 08-07-483, 4-10-2008; Ord. 08-26-502, 10-14-2008; Ord. 09-21-525, 6-4-2009; Ord. 09-22-526, 7-14-2009; Ord. 10-04-539, 3-11-2010; Ord. 10-18-533, 5-4-2010; Ord. 10-20-555, 8-24-2010; Ord. 10-26-561, 11-9-2010; Ord. 10-31-566, 12-21-2010; Ord. 11-06-572, 5-17-2011; Ord. 11-25-591, 10-27-2011; Ord. 11-28-594, 11-22-2011; Ord. 12-08-603, 4-17-2012; Ord. 12-23-618, 9-6-2012; Ord. 13-25-653, 10-31-2013; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014; Bill No. 17-04, 5-2-2017; Bill No. 17-07, 5-16-2017; Bill No. 17-11, 7-18-2017; Bill No. 18-10, 5-1-2018; Bill No. 18-16, 8-21-2018; Bill No. 18-22, 10-16-2018; Bill No. 19-09, 8-20-2019; Bill No. 22-05, 3-15-2022; Bill No. 22-12, 7-26-2022; Bill No. 22-24, 10-25-2022; Bill No. 23-14, 8-8-2023; Bill No. 23-15, 8-8-23; Bill No. 23-19, 10-17-2023; Bill No. 23-20, 11-21-2023; Bill No. 23-21, 11-21-2023; Bill No. 24-07, 6-18- 2024; Bill No. 24-10, 7-16-2024)