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TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
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§ 157.024 TABLE OF USE REGULATIONS.
   The following table sets forth uses permitted by right, permitted as a conditional use, permitted by special exception or not permitted in the various zoning districts of this chapter.
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A - Permitted Accessory Use
AR - Agricultural Resource
C - General Commercial
CR1 - Commercial Resort 1
CR2 - Commercial Resort 2
LR1 - Lake Residential 1
LR2 - Lake Residential 2
N - Not Permitted
P - Permitted by Right Use
RR - Rural Resource
SE - Special Exception
TC - Town Center
TR - Town Residential
 
   (A)   Natural resources and agricultural uses.
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
1. Forest conservation practices and the harvesting of forest products, excluding saw milling
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
2. Sawmills as a principal use provided that all sawmills should be subject to 3 times the setback requirements specified in § 157.062
SE
SE
SE
SE
N
N
SE
SE
SE
3. Fish and wildlife preserves and propagation areas, except commercial or membership wildlife hunting preserves
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
 
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
4. Commercial or membership preserves for wildlife hunting provided a minimum lot size of 100 acres is available for commercial preserves
P
P
SE
SE
N
N
SE
SE
SE
5. Mining, quarrying or the removal of coal, clay, sand, gravel, peat, topsoil or any other natural resources, except natural gas, from on or beneath the land surface for commercial purposes, subject to the provisions of § 157.064 and provided further that a minimum lot size of 10 acres shall be required for such uses (except for the removal of topsoil)
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
6. Drilling for, or removal or underground storage of natural gas, subject to the regulations of the Maryland Department of Environment, Maryland Public Service Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The wellhead and all areas used for storage or operation of equipment shall comply with the following minimum setbacks:
   a. 2,000 feet from the high water elevation line of Deep Creek Lake, measured at 2,462 feet above sea level.
   b. 1,000 feet from the property line of any lot not owned or leased to the entity responsible for the gas drilling, removal or storage operation.
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
7. Agriculture, as defined in § 157.007, provided that all buildings or enclosures used commercially for feed lots, hog raising or poultry raising shall be subject to 3 times the setback requirements specified in § 157.062
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
8. Commercial stockyards and similar livestock sales establishments, provided that such uses shall be subject to 3 times the setback requirements specified in § 157.062
N
N
N
N
N
N
SE
N
N
9. Commercial slaughtering of livestock or poultry, provided that such uses shall be subject to 3 times the setback requirements specified in § 157.062
N
N
N
N
N
N
SE
N
N
 
   (B)   Residential uses.
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
1. Single-family detached dwellings
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
P
2. “Single-wide” mobile/manufactured homes
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
N
N
SE
3. “Sectional” or “double-wide” or other prefabricated single-family dwellings
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
P
4. Travel trailer (subject to § 157.041(A)(1) provided that no travel trailer may be located on a lot for more than 90 days in any 12 consecutive months
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
P
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
5. Twin dwellings
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
P
6. Townhouse dwellings
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
P
7. Multi-family (“apartment”) or 2-family dwellings
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
P
8. Mobile/manufactured home parks, subject to the provisions of § 157.066
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
N
SE
9. Dwelling unit in conjunction with and incorporated into the structure of a permitted principal non-residential use
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
10. Conversion of a single-family dwelling or other building into not more than 2 dwelling units, provided that the building complies with the lot area per dwelling unit and the yard, building and other requirements applicable to 2-family dwellings within the zoning districts
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
P
P
11. Conversion of a dwelling or other building into 3 or more dwelling units
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
N
P
P
12. Rooming or boarding houses, subject to the following provisions:
   a. Not more than 10 guest rooms and not more than a total of 20 guests shall be permitted in any rooming or boarding facility
   b. Meals may be provided only for roomers, boarders or lodgers of the facility
   c. The establishment shall be subject to appropriate state Fire Regulations, Health Department and/or Sanitary District requirements
   d. Off-road parking shall conform to all applicable requirements in §§ 157.090 et seq. A minimum of 2 parking spaces shall be provided for each permanent residence, 1 additional space for each guest room, plus 1 space for each full-time non-resident employee
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
N
P
SE
13. Planned Residential Development, subject to the provisions of § 157.067
N
N
P
P
P
P
N
N
P
 
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
14. Customary home occupations, provided that:
   a. Such occupation shall be conducted only by members of the immediate family residing on the premises, plus not more than 2 nonresident employees;
   b. Such occupation shall not occupy an area greater than 25% of the ground floor area of the dwelling unit;
   c. No display of goods or storage of materials or advertising shall be visible from any road or adjoining property; and
   d. Off-street parking for the home occupation shall be at least 5 feet from lot lines with a landscape buffer between the parking area and lot lines.
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
P
P
15. Noncommercial parking garage or parking area intended to fulfill the off-road parking requirements specified in §§ 157.090 et seq., provided that such garage or area shall be exclusively for use by residents of nearby dwellings
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
16. Bed and breakfast inn, only as accessory to residential uses, subject to the following provisions:
   a. Not more than 5 guest rooms shall be permitted
   b. Other than breakfast, no other meals shall be prepared for consumption by guests and breakfast shall not be prepared for any nonresidents of the dwelling unit, unless the use is also permitted and approved as a “Restaurant” under this chapter. Food service is subject to Health Department regulations.
   c. The use shall be subject to appropriate State Fire regulations, Health Department and/or Sanitary District requirements
   d. Off-road parking shall conform to all applicable requirements in §§ 157.090 et seq. and be provided as follows: 2 spaces for residents and 1 additional space for each guest room
   e. Signs shall comply with §§ 157.105 et seq. No sign shall exceed 4 square feet in area
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
N
P
P
17. Group Home, meeting the requirements of § 157.075, within an existing lawful dwelling unit
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
18. Treatment Center
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
19. Single Family Cluster Development, meeting the requirements of § 157.073
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
N
 
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
20. Transient vacation rental unit for up to 8 bedrooms, meeting the requirements of § 157.079.
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
N
P
 
   (C)   Public or private recreational uses.
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
1. Parks designed or intended for passive recreation
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
2. Areas designed, equipped or intended for noncommercial active outdoor recreation, including but not limited to picnicking, field sports, tennis, swimming and the like
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
3. Commercial swimming pool or commercial beach conducted as a principal use
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
P
4. Community swimming pool located on common open space
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
5. Boat launching ramps conducted as a principal use, including accessory vehicle parking areas as required by §§ 157.090 et seq.
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
P
6. Indoor boat storage conducted as a principal use, including accessory vehicle parking areas as required by §§ 157.090 et seq.
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
SE
7. Marinas, as defined in § 157.007
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
SE
8. Commercial campgrounds, camping spaces or travel trailer camps, subject to the provisions of § 157.068 and provided a minimum lot size of 50 acres is available with a minimum setback of 200 feet from all lot lines in the LR1 zone
SE
SE
SE
SE
N
N
SE
P
P
9. Vacation farms
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
10. Riding stables, subject to the setback requirements specified in § 157.062
P
P
SE
SE
N
N
P
P
P
11. Private or membership gun clubs, including outdoor target ranges for trap, skeet, rifle and pistol shooting subject to 3 times the setback requirements specified in § 157.062
SE
SE
SE
SE
N
N
SE
SE
SE
12. Private or membership clubs or lodges not operated commercially or conducted primarily as a business enterprise
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
13. Commercial resorts, as defined in § 157.007, subject to the provisions of § 157.069
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
N
P
P
P
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
14. Ski resorts
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
N
P
P
P
15. Golf courses
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
16. Golf driving or practice ranges or miniature golf courses or the like, conducted as a principal use
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
P
17. Commercial outdoor recreation or amusement areas not otherwise described or identified above
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
18. Use of premises for transient or temporary recreational activity such as a carnival, circus, camporee or fair or the like, provided that no premises shall be used for such activity for more than 14 days in any single year
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
19. Commercial indoor recreational facilities, including but not limited to bowling alleys, theaters, movie theaters, skating rinks, tennis courts and the like
N
N
N
N
N
P
P
P
P
20. Non-commercial indoor recreational facilities. Such uses would be accessory uses when planned as part of PRD or Subdivision
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
P
21. Sale and rental of recreational vehicles including but not limited to motorcycles and snowmobiles and all accessory equipment including incidental repairs to such vehicles and equipment
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
SE
SE
22. Public golf course clubhouse associated with a public golf course having 18 holes or more of play
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
P
P
23. Boat rental, including boat rides and/or boat tours as a separate service business and not offering any other services associated with a marina
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
SE
SE
 
   (D)   Institutional, educational and utility uses.
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
1. Churches and other places of worship
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
2. Cemeteries
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
3. Licensed hospitals
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
N
SE
SE
4. Charitable or religious institutions, personal care centers, licensed nursing homes or the like institutions for human care and the treatment of non-contagious diseases, but excluding prisons and facilities for the criminally insane
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
N
N
SE
5. Medical or dental offices or clinics for out-patient treatment, including accessory laboratory facilities
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
SE
P
SE
6. Meeting or assembly halls for philanthropic, religious, fraternal or civic organizations, subject to the setback provisions of § 157.062
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
SE
SE
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
7. Essential utility equipment, as defined in § 157.007, provided that before construction begins on any overhead electric transmission line of 69 kV or greater capacity or on any underground pipeline for transmission of natural gas or petroleum products, location and right-of-way plans of the lines and accessory facilities shall be submitted for the information and review of the County Planning Commission
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
8. Commercial Communications Antenna, including but not limited to commercial radio or television broadcasting, cable television or cellular telephone antenna, provided that no antenna shall be located closer to any lot line than a distance equal to the height of the tower plus 50 feet
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
P
P
9. Sewage treatment plants, lagoons, settling basins, holding facilities and the like, constructed as a principal use. See also under Accessory Uses in this table
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
10. Electric power generating plants or substations, yards or areas for transforming or switching electricity
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
   a. Industrial Wind Energy Conversion Systems
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   b. Commercial or Industrial Solar Energy Generating System
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   c. Community Solar Energy Generating System, subject to the provisions of § 157.080
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
11. Civic buildings, including community center, museums, post offices, libraries, fire stations and public office buildings erected or used by federal, state, county or municipal governments or agencies thereof
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
SE
12. Governmental buildings or uses, except uses described in division 11 above and except educational buildings and uses.
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
P
SE
13. Child care centers
P
P
P
P
SE
P
P
P
P
14. Public or private elementary or middle schools
P
P
P
P
P
P
N
P
P
15. Public or private high school or colleges
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
N
P
N
16. Public or private trade or professional schools, institutes or the like
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
SE
SE
17. Sewage holding tanks as a primary use subject to the screening requirements approved by Board of Zoning Appeals and subject to a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet and a 25 feet setback from all property lines
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
 
   (E)   Retail and commercial services uses.
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
1. Car washes
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
SE
N
2. Motor vehicle repair garages
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
N
N
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
3. Automobiles, trucks, farm equipment, trailer, mobile homes, motorized homes and camper trailer display and sales or rental including repair and maintenance of such vehicles and equipment as an accessory use
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
N
N
4. Automobile service stations, except highway service plazas as defined in § 157.007
SE
SE
SE
SE
N
SE
P
SE
SE
5. Highway service plazas, subject to the setback requirements specified in § 157.062
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
6. Building materials, supplies and sales
N
N
N
N
N
P
P
N
N
7. Animal hospitals, kennels or veterinarians’ offices, subject to the setback requirements in § 157.062
SE
SE
N
SE
N
SE
P
N
N
8. Business services including: banks, credit unions, savings and loan and similar financial institutions; business and professional offices, real estate and insurance agencies, telephone central offices and switchboards
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
P
SE
9. Feed, grain and farm supply stores, including silos, elevators, warehouses and similar enclosed storage
SE
SE
N
N
N
SE
P
N
N
10. Funeral homes
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
SE
N
11. Greenhouses and nurseries, including sales facilities
SE
SE
N
SE
SE
P
P
P
SE
12. Hotels and motels
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
P
SE
13. Printing, photographic processing, blueprinting and similar reproduction services except publishing as specified in division (F) below
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
SE
N
14. Parking lots or garages as commercial enterprises provided that such parking lots shall be screened by dense evergreen plantings or by a solid wall, screen or fence at least 3 feet high
N
N
N
N
N
P
P
SE
N
15. Personal service businesses including: barber shops; beauty salons; cold storage lockers; photography studios; repair shops for appliances, bicycles, electronic equipment; guns, locks, shoes or watches; self-service dry cleaning or laundromats; tailoring or dressmaking
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
P
SE
16. Restaurants, standard and carryout, as defined in § 157.007
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
P
SE
17. Restaurants, fast food, without drive-thru facilities
N
N
N
N
SE
P
P
SE
SE
18. Restaurants, drive-thru
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
SE
SE
19. Commercial catering facility or banquet hall provided a minimum lot size of 2 acres is available in any zoning district and provided further that parking is available at the same standard as required for restaurants
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
SE
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
20. Retail businesses intended primarily for neighborhood convenience shopping including: baked goods stores, dairy products stores, food and grocery stores, fruit and vegetable stores or produce stands or meat markets provided that the net floor area intended for such retail use shall not be greater than 2,000 square feet
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
SE
21. General retail businesses including the uses listed in division 19 above, and also including shops for the sale of antiques; appliances; automobile, truck and other vehicle parts and accessories; beverages and bottled goods; books, periodicals and stationery; clothing and accessories; drugs and sundries, including food service as an accessory use; flowers and garden supplies excluding commercial greenhouses and nurseries; furniture and other home furnishings; general merchandise; gifts, watches and jewelry; hardware; hobby and craft supplies; pets; shoes; specialty items; sporting goods; and tobacco
N
N
N
N
N
P
P
P
SE
22. Signs subject to the provisions of §§ 157.105 et seq. including:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   a. On-premises identification signs
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   b. On-premises advertising signs
N
N
N
N
A
A
A
A
A
   c. Off-premises directional signs
SE
SE
SE
SE
P
P
P
P
P
   d. Off-premises advertising signs
N
N
N
N
N
P
P
P
SE
   e. Commercial advertising signs
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
SE
N
   f. Temporary signs
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
23. Taverns and the like, subject to the requirements of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
SE
SE
24. Warehousing and similar storage completely within enclosed buildings, including wholesale sales, truck terminals and accessory servicing but excluding motor vehicle repair garages
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
N
N
25. Adult use
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
26. Tattoo parlor
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
27. Drive-Thru Use (other than restaurant)
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
SE
SE
 
 
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR 2
TR
TC
C
CR 1
CR 2
28. Temporary, outdoor retail sales, including sales from a truck, trailer, temporary stand or similar use, subject to approval of a zoning permit demonstrating compliance with the following standards:
   a. The use shall not be permitted within a street right-of-way;
   b. The use shall not occupy parking spaces needed for compliance with minimum parking standards;
   c. The location of the use shall provide safe access for motorists and pedestrians; and
   d. The use shall comply with required setbacks for retail uses established in § 157.041.
N
N
N
N
N
P
P
P
SE
29. Farm Winery, subject to the following provisions:
   a. A maximum of 500 square feet of floor area may be devoted to retail sales of wine and winery-related products.
   b. At least two acres of the ingredients used in the production of beverages must be grown on- site. The growing area must be established within two years of approval.
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
 
   (F)   Manufacturing and industrial uses.
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
1. Commercial processing including baking, canning, cleaning, cooking, curing, drying, freezing, mixing, packaging and preserving of food and food products, including:
   a. Animals and poultry processing except slaughtering as specified in division (A) above, provided that such processing shall be subject to the setback requirements specified in § 157.007
N
N
N
N
N
N
SE
N
N
   b. Bakeries and the manufacture of other foodstuffs from flour or grains excluding milling
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
   c. Bottling of soft drinks or water
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
N
N
   d. Bottling of milk, processing of other dairy products and eggs
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
N
N
   e. Fruit and vegetable processing
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
   f. Milling or grinding of wheat or other grains including storage, subject to the requirements of § 157.062
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
   g. Maple syrup and related products
P
P
N
N
N
SE
P
SE
N
   h. Processing of other food and foodstuffs, except the manufacture of sauerkraut, vinegar or yeast or the rendering or refining of fats and oils
N
N
N
N
N
SE
SE
N
N
2. Primary processing or manufacturing of finished or intermediate products from natural raw materials including:
 
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
RR
AR
LR1
LR2
TR
TC
C
CR1
CR2
   a. Building materials including brick, cinder block, concrete pipe, firebrick, stone, terra cotta, tile and similar clay, cement and refractory products
N
N
N
N
N
N
SE
N
N
   b. Charcoal, creosoted poles, ties and other wood products
N
N
N
N
N
N
SE
N
N
   c. Coal gasification, liquefaction or related processing
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   d. Clay pulverizing for ceramics or other kiln products
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   e. Limestone, sandstone or other stone drying, crushing or grinding
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
3. Secondary manufacturing including assembly, altering, cleaning, finishing, maintenance, packaging or other processing and incidental storage of previously prepared materials, including bone, canvas, cellophane, cement, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paint, plastic, precious or semi-precious stone or metal, shell, stone, straw, textiles, wax, wood or yard, to produce finished or intermediate products including:
   a. China, figurines, pottery and similar ceramic products, excluding pulverizing or grinding of clay
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   b. Cosmetics, toiletries, drugs or pharmaceutical products
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   c. Clothing, fabrics, hosiery, mattresses, pillows, quilts, rugs and the printing or finishing of textiles and fabrics
N
N
N
N
N
N
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N
N
   d. Handicrafts and hand-crafted items
N
N
N
N
N
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P
SE
SE
   e. Boats, bicycles, campers, mobile homes, modular housing units, travel trailers and similar assemblies.
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   f. Wooden baskets, boxes, crates, furniture, general carpentry items, hampers, millwork, novelties, shipping containers, toys, veneer and similar wood products and assemblies, excluding pulping for paper manufacture
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   g. Tire recapping and retreading
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   h. Printing, publishing, binding and related processing and reproduction of paper and cardboard products, including books, boxes, containers, envelopes, forms, newspapers, novelties, periodicals and posters
N
N
N
N
N
N
SE
N
N
 
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   i. Electrical or electronic appliances including fans, lamps, lighting fixtures, radio and television receivers, phonographs, electric switches, washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners
N
N
N
N
N
N
SE
N
N
   j. Light metal fabrication and products including metal machining, finishing, grinding and polishing, stamping or extrusion of small products, including costume jewelry, kitchen utensils, hand tools, fasteners and the like, vitreous enameled metal products, ornamental iron work, heating and ventilating ducts, down spouting and rain gutters
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
   k. Musical instruments; communications, drafting, electrical, electronic, medical, optical and similar precision instruments; jewelry, watches and clocks; toys, games and novelties
N
N
N
N
N
N
SE
N
N
4. Miscellaneous services and activities, including:
   a. Research, design and development laboratories
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
   b. Laundry, carpet and rug cleaners and dry cleaning
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
N
N
   c. Propane storage tanks: Such tank shall not be visible from any roadway in the TC zone. A 6- foot high cyclone fence shall be constructed around a propane storage tank and shall not be visible from any public roadway in the TC zone. The commercial use of any propane tank shall be incidental to the tank’s primary function as an accessory use to the on-going business on the property in the TC zone (such as, the tank supplies fuel for the primary energy needs for heating and cooking on the premises). On the premises retail sales would not be permitted in the TC zone.
N
N
N
N
N
SE
P
N
N
   d. Petroleum products storage
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
   e. Blacksmith, welding, sheet metal, tool, die, gauge and machine shops
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
   f. Contractor's equipment and other outdoor storage yards
N
N
N
N
N
N
P
N
N
 
   (G)   Miscellaneous and accessory uses.
 
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1. Junkyards, in compliance with the rules and regulations if any governing junkyards and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners under the authority in Md. Code Article 25
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
2. Sanitary landfills
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
 
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3. Other uses substantially similar in character and impact to uses ordinarily permitted by this chapter by right or by special exception within the same zoning district
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SE
4. Customarily incidental accessory uses including:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   a. Accessory uses as defined in § 157.007
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   b. Travel trailer and boat storage provided that such stored vehicles shall not be occupied or used for dwelling purposes, and shall not be located within front or side yard areas required by this chapter
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   c. Temporary buildings accessory to an active construction project including storage trailers and office trailers
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   d. Fences, walls, landscaping materials, subject to the traffic visibility requirements specified in § 157.065
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   e. Off-road parking subject to the provisions of §§ 157.090 et seq.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   f. Lagoons, treatment plants and related facilities subject to approval by the Garrett County Health Department
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   g. Temporary buildings, trailers or office trailers used as a temporary real estate office accessory to the development and sale of a property provided that:
      1) No such temporary real estate office shall be permitted for a period of more than 2 years, except that the Board may upon reapplication reissue a 2-year period permit provided it is consistent with the standards of this chapter
      2) The Board of Appeals may impose whatever conditions regarding design and layout it deems necessary to insure that the use is appropriate in appearance with the existing character of the vicinity
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SE
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SE
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SE
   h. Family day care home
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
   i. Agricultural Wind Energy Device
A
A
A
A
N
N
N
N
N
   j. Domestic Wind Energy Device
A
A
A
A
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
   k. Roof-mounted Accessory Solar Energy Generating System, subject to the provisions of § 157.080
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   l. Ground-mounted Accessory Solar Energy Generating System accessory to a permitted residential use, subject to the provisions of § 157.080
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
   m. Ground-mounted Solar Energy Generating System accessory to a permitted non-residential use
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
SE
 
 
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5. Dormitory facilities only as incidental to institutional uses subject to the following provisions:
   a. Such dormitory must be located on the same property or property contiguous or opposite the property occupied by the principal use
   b. Establishment shall be subject to appropriate State Fire Regulations, Health Department and Sanitary District requirements
   c. All utilization of a dormitory must be conducted in conjunction with a function of the primary institutional use
   d. Off-road parking shall conform to all applicable requirements in §§ 157.090 et seq. and be provided as follows:
      1) A minimum of 1 space for each dormitory room used for living quarters
SE
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P
N
N
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SE
   6. Conversion of a detached building that is accessory to a dwelling into a new dwelling unit, or installation of a kitchen within such a building
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
 
(Ord. —, passed 5-13-1997; Am. Ord. —, passed 8-8-2000; Am. Ord. —, passed 4-30-2002; Am. Ord. —, passed 12-10-2002; Am. Ord. —, passed 8-5-2003; Am. Ord. —, passed 11-29-2005; Am. Res. 2006-14, passed 10-3-2006; Am. Res. 2010-7, passed 5-25-2010; Am. Res. 2012-12, passed 6-5-2012; Am. Res. 2021-10, passed 10-19-2021; Am. Res. 2021-11, passed 12-21-2021; Am. Res. 2024-9, passed 10-7-2024)

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