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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1A. STRUCTURE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 2B. AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 3. AIR QUALITY CONTROL - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 3A. ALARMS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 5. ANIMAL CONTROL - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8. BUILDINGS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8A. CABLE COMMUNICATIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 10B. COMMON OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 11. CONSUMER PROTECTION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 11A. CONDOMINIUMS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 11B. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 13. DETENTION CENTERS AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 15. EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 16. ELECTIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 17. ELECTRICITY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 18A. ENERGY POLICY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 19. EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 19A. ETHICS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 20 FINANCE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 21 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 22. FIRE SAFETY CODE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 22A. FOREST CONSERVATION - TREES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 23A. GROUP HOMES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 24. HEALTH AND SANITATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 24A. HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 24B. HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 25. HOSPITALS, SANITARIUMS, NURSING AND CARE HOMES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 25A. HOUSING, MODERATELY PRICED - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 25B. HOUSING POLICY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 26. HOUSING AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE STANDARDS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 27. HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 27A. INDIVIDUAL WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 29. LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 30. LICENSING AND REGULATIONS GENERALLY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 30C. MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING AND IMMOBILIZATION ON PRIVATE PROPERTY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31A. MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR AND TOWING REGISTRATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31B. NOISE CONTROL - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31C. NEW HOME BUILDER AND SELLER REGISTRATION AND WARRANTY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 33. PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 33B. PESTICIDES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 35. POLICE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 36. POND SAFETY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 38A. RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE INSTALLATION AND REPAIRS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 40. REAL PROPERTY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 41. RECREATION AND RECREATION FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 41A. RENTAL ASSISTANCE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 42A. RIDESHARING AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 44. SCHOOLS AND CAMPS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 44A. SECONDHAND PERSONAL PROPERTY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 45. SEWERS, SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND DRAINAGE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 47. VENDORS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 48. SOLID WASTES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 49. STREETS AND ROADS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 50. SUBDIVISION OF LAND - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 51 SWIMMING POOLS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 51A. TANNING FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 52. TAXATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 53. TAXICABS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 53A. TENANT DISPLACEMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 54. TRANSIENT LODGING FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 55. TREE CANOPY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 56. URBAN RENEWAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 56A. VIDEO GAMES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 57. WEAPONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 59. ZONING - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 60. SILVER SPRING, BETHESDA, WHEATON AND MONTGOMERY HILLS PARKING LOT DISTRICTS - REGULATIONS
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Section 6.1. Applicability
   The subdivider may file an administrative subdivision plan application under the following circumstances. Administrative subdivision plans may only be used to create lots, as expressly described below.
   A.   Existing places of worship and institutional uses. A lot may be created for existing facilities such as places of worship, private schools, country clubs, private institutions, and similar uses located on unplatted parcels if:
      1.   the applicable requirements for adequate public facilities under Section 4.3.J are satisfied before approval of the plat;
      2.   any required road dedications, or covenants for future dedications, are shown on the record plat;
      3.   forest conservation plan approval and stormwater management and environmental protection requirements, if applicable, are satisfied before approval of the plat;
      4.   it is located in a special protection area and all applicable special protection area requirements and guidelines are satisfied before approval of the plat;
      5.   a landscaping and lighting plan including the parking lot layout is submitted for Planning Department Staff approval before approval of the plat; and
      6.   all conditions of any conditional use approval, to which the property may be subject, remain in full force.
   B.   Subdivision for creation of certain residential lots located in the Agricultural Reserve zone. Up to 5 lots for detached houses may be created under these procedures in the AR zone if:
      1.   written approval for a proposed well and septic area is received from the Department of Permitting Services before approval of the plat;
      2.   any required road dedications and public utility easements along the frontage of the proposed lots are shown on the record plat, and the applicant provides any required improvements;
      3.   the requirements for adequate public facilities under Section 4.3.J are satisfied before approval of the plat;
      4.   a covenant is recorded for the unplatted balance of the tract noting that density and development rights have been used for the new lots and noted on the record plat for the lots;
      5.   lots created in the AR zone through this procedure are 5 acres or less, unless approved by the Board; and
      6.   forest conservation plan approval and stormwater management and environmental protection requirements, if applicable, are satisfied before approval of the plat.
   C.   Subdivision for creation of certain residential lots. Up to 3 lots for detached houses may be created in any residential or rural residential zone under these procedures if:
      1.   the lots are approved for standard method development;
      2.   written approval for any proposed well and septic area is received from the Department of Permitting Services, Well and Septic Section before approval of the plat;
      3.   any required road dedications and associated public utility easements are shown on the plat and the applicant provides any required improvements;
      4.   the requirements for adequate public facilities under Section 4.3.J are satisfied before approval of the plat; and
      5.   forest conservation plan approval, stormwater management, and environmental protection requirements, if applicable, are satisfied before approval of the plat.
   D.   Consolidation of an existing lot with another lot or part of a lot in a nonresidential zone. In a nonresidential zone, a lot may be created by combining existing adjoining lots, or a lot and a part of a previously platted lot, if:
      1.   the lots or parts of lots are:
         a.   created by the same subdivision, and any applicable conditions of the original subdivision approval, including limits on density, remain in effect; or
         b.   created by a subdivision approval without specific density limits and the new lot is limited to the density of the existing development;
      2.   any required road dedications and public utility easements along the frontage of the proposed lots are shown on the record plat, and the applicant must provide any required improvements;
      3.   where new development is proposed, the requirements for adequate public facilities under Section 4.3.J are satisfied before approval of the plat;
      4.   forest conservation plan, stormwater management, and environmental protection requirements, if applicable, are satisfied before approval of the plat; and
      5.   when located in a special protection area, all applicable special protection area requirements and guidelines are satisfied before the Board approves the plat.
For the purposes of this section, a part of a lot that qualifies for the exemption stated in Subsection 3.3.B.2 may be used in lieu of a whole lot.
   E.   Subdivision application for property to be used as Signature Business Headquarters under Section 3.5.8.D of the Zoning Ordinance. A lot or lots created for a Signature Business Headquarters may be approved if:
      1.   the Planning Board approves a Signature Business Headquarters plan under Section 59-7.3.5, including a finding of adequate public facilities under the standards of Section 50-4.3.J, before approval of the plat;
      2.   any required road dedications, or covenants for future dedications, and associated public utility easements are shown on the record plat;
      3.   forest conservation plan approval, stormwater management, and environmental protection requirements, if applicable, are satisfied before approval of the plat; and
      4.   when located in a special protection area, all special protection area requirements are satisfied before approval of the plat.
   F.   Subdivision application for property to be used as Biohealth Priority Campus under Section 3.5.8.E of the Zoning Ordinance. A lot created for a Biohealth Priority Campus may be approved if:
      1.   the Planning Board approves a Biohealth Priority Campus plan under Section 59-7.3.6, including a finding of adequate public facilities under the standards of Section 50-4.3.J, before approval of the plat;
      2.   any required road dedications, or covenants for future dedications, and associated public utility easements are shown on the record plat;
      3.   forest conservation plan approval, stormwater management, and environmental protection requirements, if applicable, are satisfied before approval of the plat; and
      4.   when located in a special protection area, all applicable special protection area requirements and guidelines are satisfied before approval of the plat.
   G.   Subdivision application for property to be used as a Mixed-Income Housing Community under Section 3.3.4 of the Zoning Ordinance. A lot created for a Mixed-Income Housing Community may be approved if:
      1.   the Planning Board approves a Mixed-Income Housing Community plan under Section 59-7.3.7, including a finding of adequate public facilities under the standards of Section 50-4.3.J, before approval of the plat;
      2.   any required road dedications, or covenants for future dedications, and associated public utility easements are shown on the record plat;
      3.   forest conservation plan approval, stormwater management, and environmental protection requirements, if applicable, are satisfied before approval of the plat; and
      4.   when located in a special protection area, all applicable special protection area requirements and guidelines are satisfied before approval of the plat. (Ord. No. 13-57, §4; Ord. No. 16-54; Ord. No. 17-10, §1; Ord. No. 17-30, §1; Ord. No. 17-32, §1; Ord. No. 18-19, §2; Ord. No. 18-46, §1; Ord. No. 19-22, §5; Ord. No. 19-28, §1; Ord. No. 20-04, § 1.)