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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
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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
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CHAPTER 25. HOSPITALS, SANITARIUMS, NURSING AND CARE HOMES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 25A. HOUSING, MODERATELY PRICED - REGULATIONS
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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
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CHAPTER 31. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31A. MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR AND TOWING REGISTRATION - REGULATIONS
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CHAPTER 57. WEAPONS - REGULATIONS
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CHAPTER 60. SILVER SPRING, BETHESDA, WHEATON AND MONTGOMERY HILLS PARKING LOT DISTRICTS - REGULATIONS
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Section 6.2.9. Parking Lot Landscaping and Outdoor Lighting
A.   Applicability
Section 6.2.9 applies to any:
1.   surface parking lot with 10 or more spaces;
2.   structured parking facility; or
3.   property with a conditional use requiring 5 to 9 spaces that abuts an Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached zoned property that is vacant or improved with an agricultural or residential use.
B.   Parking Lot Requirements for Conditional Uses Requiring 5 to 9 Spaces
If a property with a conditional use requiring 5 to 9 parking spaces is abutting Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached zoned property that is vacant or improved with an agricultural or residential use, the parking lot must have a perimeter planting area that:
1.   satisfies the minimum specified parking setback under Article 59-4 or, if not specified, is a minimum of 8 feet wide;
2.   contains a hedge, fence, or wall a minimum of 4 feet high; and
3.   has a minimum of 1 understory or evergreen tree planted every 30 feet on center.
C.   Parking Lot Requirements for 10 or More Spaces
1.   Landscaped Area
a.   A surface parking lot must have landscaped islands that are a minimum of 100 contiguous square feet each comprising a minimum of 5% of the total area of the surface parking lot. Where possible, any existing tree must be protected and incorporated into the design of the parking lot.
b.   A maximum of 20 parking spaces may be located between islands.
c.   A landscaped area may be used for a stormwater management ESD facility.
2.   Tree Canopy
Each parking lot must maintain a minimum tree canopy of 25% coverage at 20 years of growth, as defined by the Planning Board's Trees Technical Manual, as amended.
3.   Perimeter Planting
a.   The perimeter planting area for a property that abuts an Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached zoned property that is vacant or improved with an agricultural or residential use must:
i.   be a minimum of 10 feet wide;
ii.   contain a hedge, fence, or wall a minimum of 6 feet high;
iii.   have a canopy tree planted every 30 feet on center; and
iv.   have a minimum of 2 understory trees planted for every canopy tree.
b.   The perimeter planting area for a property that abuts any other zoned property, right-of-way, or an Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached zoned property that is improved with a civic and institutional, commercial, industrial, or miscellaneous use must:
i.   be a minimum of 6 feet wide;
ii.   contain a hedge or low wall a minimum of 3 feet high; and
iii.   have a canopy tree planted every 30 feet on center; unless
iv.   the property abuts another parking lot, in which case a perimeter planting area is not required.
4.   Lighting
Parking lot lighting must satisfy Section 6.4.4, General Outdoor Lighting Requirements.
D.   Structured Parking Requirements
1.   A structured parking garage must have a living green wall or public artwork along 50% of the ground floor of any garage wall facing a right-of-way, residential property, or open space.
2.   The roof illumination of a structured parking garage must satisfy Section 6.4.4, General Outdoor Lighting Requirements, except:
a.   any lighting fixture located within 30 feet of the deck perimeter must be 15 feet or less in height; and
b.   any fixture located elsewhere on the deck must be 30 feet or less in height.
E.   Interim Conditions
The Planning Board may allow a parking lot that is constructed as an interim use under a sketch plan or site plan with an approved phasing plan to deviate from Section 6.2.9 if the Planning Board finds that a compatible, safe, and efficient alternative is provided.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 18-15, § 1.)