Frederick County Unincorporated

Accessory structures within the SFHA are not to exceed 600 square feet.

contains no more than one kitchen and 10 or fewer guest rooms

not to exceed 3,500 square feet gross retail floor area

a six-foot in height opaque fence, hedge, wall, mound or berm

0% of its light output is emitted at or above 90° from horizontal and no more than 10% above 80° from the horizontal

A horizontal plane 150 feet above the established airport elevation

extending horizontally 20 feet for every one foot vertically

average day-night sound levels of 65 LDN and above

This chapter shall establish regulations concerning the use of land, the dimensions of lots and uses and other supplementary development regulations to achieve the intentions of this chapter.

Supplementary Use Regulations; Parking; Buffers; and Regulations for Specific Uses

Sending areas may only be located within the rural areas outside of the Urban Development Area (UDA) and the Sewer and Water Service Area (SWSA), and zoned RA (Rural Areas)... Receiving properties must be located in RP, R4, or RA districts, served by public water and sewer, within UDA or Rural Community Center.

The maximum density permitted on any parcel or group of parcels shall not exceed the equivalent of one unit per five acres... Minimum lot size for permitted uses shall be two acres... No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height.

All uses shall be developed in accordance with an approved master development plan... The height for all other uses not otherwise specified shall not exceed 45 feet. Setbacks for other uses: front 35 ft, side 15 ft, rear 50 ft.

The gross density of any mobile home park or subdivision shall not exceed eight units per acre. Minimum lots of 4,000 square feet shall be established for each dwelling unit. All dwelling units shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from any street right-of-way.

Any use which does not conform to the requirements of this chapter at the effective adoption date may be continued... Discontinuance for two years deems abandonment... Expansion limited to 3,500 sq ft or 50% for certain uses, 2,000 sq ft or 50% for others... Restoration within 12 months (signs 6 months).

An appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals may be taken by any person... within 30 days after the decision... The Board shall decide the appeal within 60 days.

No variance shall be granted for any proposed use, development or activity in the Floodway District that will cause any increase in flood levels during the one-hundred-year flood.

After approval of a conditional use permit by the Board of Supervisors, any change in the use for which the conditional use permit was granted shall require a new conditional use permit... The Board may revoke an active conditional use permit for the following reasons: A. Failure to establish or discontinuance... within two years... B. Repeated or continuing violations... C. Fraudulent...

General regulations for setbacks, height, signs, accessory uses, and specific use requirements.

All uses allowed in RP and TM districts; backyard chickens allowed. Min 30% open space. Public sewer/water required.