59-C-5.23. Retail sales and personal services.

In the I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, and R&D zones, retail sales and personal services operating primarily for the convenience of employees are permitted uses subject to the following limitations:

   (a)   Such use must not be located in an industrially zoned area containing less than 10 contiguous acres of land classified in industrial zones.

   (b)   Such use must not occupy more than 5 percent of the total floor area of the buildings on a lot or group of contiguous lots in common ownership and control at the time of subdivision approval.

   (c)   Such use must not front on or abut any street with a right-of-way of 70 feet or more, unless the street is internal to the industrially zoned area. Such use, however, must not front on or abut any street with an existing or master planned right-of-way of 100 feet or more. All access to such use must be from interior streets within the industrially zoned area.

   (d)   The display of a sign must satisfy Article 59-F.

   (e)   In the I-3 and R&D zones, such use may be located within any building as an incidental use under the following requirements:

      (1)   Such incidental use must not be located above the first floor;

      (2)   Such incidental use must satisfy subsections (a), (b), and (d) above.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any land or building lawfully existing, under construction, or for which a building permit has been issued before August 19, 1987.

(Legislative History: Ord. No. 8-53, §§ 14, 15; Ord. No. 8-54, §§ 6-8; Ord. No. 8-60, § 1; Ord. No. 8-69, § 2; Ord. No. 8-79, § 1; Ord. No. 9-83, § 4; Ord. No. 10-2, § 1; Ord. No. 10-6, § 3; Ord. No. 10-7, §2; Ord. No. 10-17, § 2; Ord. No. 10-39, § 6; Ord. No. 10-53, § 14; Ord. No. 10-55, § 1; Ord. No. 11-8, § 1; Ord. No. 11-11, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 11-31, § 3; Ord. No. 11-41, § 7; Ord. No. 11-49, §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 11-50, §§ 4-6; Ord. No. 11-51, §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 11-52, § 2; Ord. No. 11-68, § 1; Ord. No. 11-81, § 1; Ord. No. 11-91, § 3; Ord. No. 12-5, § 1; Ord. No. 12-8, § 2; Ord. No. 12-10, § 3, Ord. No. 12-22, § 3; Ord. No. 12-27, § 1; Ord. No. 12-46, § 3; Ord. No. 12-51, § 5; Ord. No. 12-68, § 2; Ord. No. 12-72, § 1; Ord. No. 12-75, § 5; Ord. No. 13-5, § 1; Ord. No. 13-14, §§ 3, 4; Ord. No. 13-18, § 2; Ord. No. 13-21,  § 6; Ord. No. 13-27, § 4; Ord. No. 13-33, § 1; Ord. No. 13-38, § 2; Ord. No. 13-41, § 1; Ord. No. 13-58, § 3; Ord. No. 13-68, §2; Ord. No. 13-76, §1; Ord. No. 13-80, §2; Ord. No. 13-82, §1; Ord. No. 13-89, § 1; Ord. No. 14-5, § 2; Ord. No. 14-19, § 4; 14-47, § 1; Ord. No. 15-01, § 3; Ord. No. 15-10, § 2; Ord. No. 15-40, § 1; Ord. No. 15-54, § 6; Ord. No. 15-57, § 1; Ord. No. 15-58, § 1; Ord. 16-21, § 1; Ord. No. 16-30, § 1; Ord. No. 16-49, § 2.)

   Editor's note—Section 59-C-5.21 is interpreted in Bigg Wolf Discount Video Movie Sales, Inc. v. Montgomery County, 256 F. Supp. 2d 385 (2003), where the Court upheld the validity of the County's adult entertainment ordinance.  Section 59-C-5.2 is quoted in Mossburg v. Montgomery County, 107 Md.App. 1, 666 A.2d 1253 (1995).  Section 59-C-5.2 [formerly §§ 111-9 and 111-10] is cited and interpreted in St. Luke's House, Inc. v. Digiulian, 274 Md. 317, 336 A.2d 781 (1975); and is cited in Cohen v. Willett, 269 Md. 194, 304 A.2d 824 (1973).  Section 59-C-5.2 [formerly § 59-42] is cited in Logan v. Town of Somerset, 271 Md. 42, 314 A.2d 436 (1974).  Section 59-C-5.2 [formerly § 111-24] is quoted in part in Brown v. Wimpress, 250 Md. 200, 242 A.2d 157 (1968).  Sections 59-C-5.2 to 5.4 [formerly § 111-24] are quoted in Bigenhol v. Montgomery County Council, 248 Md. 386, 237 A.2d 53 (1968). Section 59-C-5.21 is cited in Mossburg v. Montgomery County, 329 Md. 494, 620 A.2d 886 (1993), wherein the supermajority requirement imposed for special exception by § 59-A-4.123 is held invalid as not authorized by the Regional District Act.