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College Park City Zoning Code

PART 9

PLANNED COMMUNITY ZONES.

Sec. 27-533. Fences and walls.

  • (a)
    In the R-M-H Zone, the requirements for fences and walls for residential and commercial uses shall be the same as for the Residential (Section 27-420(a) and (d)) and Commercial (Section 24-447) Zones, respectively.
  • (b)
    In the R-P-C Zone, the requirements for fences and walls shall be the same as for the zoning subcategories shown on the official plan.
  • Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-534. Corner lot obstructions.

  • (a)
    In the R-M-H Zone, the requirements pertaining to corner lot obstructions for residential and commercial uses shall be the same as for the Residential (Section 27-421) and Commercial (Section 27-448) Zones, respectively.
  • (b)
    In the R-P-C Zone, the requirements pertaining to corner lot obstructions shall be the same as for the zoning subcategories shown on the official plan.
  • Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-535. Extensions and projections.

  • (a)
    In the R-M-H Zone, the requirements for extensions and projections for residential and commercial uses shall be the same as for the Residential (Section 27-422) and Commercial (Section 27-449) Zones, respectively.
  • (b)
    In the R-P-C Zone, the requirements for extensions and projections shall be the same as for the zoning subcategories shown on the official plan.
  • Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-536. Swimming pools.

  • (a)
    In the R-M-H Zone, the requirements for swimming pools for residential and commercial uses shall be the same as for the Residential (Section 27-424) and Commercial (Section 27-451) Zones, respectively.
  • (b)
    In the R-P-C Zone, the requirements for swimming pools shall be the same as for the zoning subcategories shown on the official plan.
  • Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-536.01. Satellite dish antennas.

  • (a)
    On any lot, one (1) satellite dish antenna to serve one (1) dwelling unit, or one (1) or more satellite dish antenna(s) to serve more than one (1) dwelling unit or any other allowed use, are allowed (subject to the requirements of the Table of Uses), provided that each antenna shall be located at least two (2) feet from any side or rear lot line.
  • (b)
    The location of a satellite dish antenna shall be dependent on the reception of usable satellite signals, and/or the size of the satellite dish antenna. Where usable signals can be obtained, the antenna shall be ground-mounted and located in the rear yard. If usable signals cannot be obtained from such rear yard location, the antenna shall be ground-mounted and located in either side yard. If usable signals cannot be obtained from such side yard location, the antenna may be mounted on a pole or any other structure. In no event shall a satellite dish antenna be located in the front yard. Notwithstanding anything above to the contrary, a satellite dish antenna six (6) feet four (4) inches or less in diameter may be mounted on the roof of any building other than a single-family dwelling unit. On lots having no rear yard (through lots) and on corner lots where the designated front of the main building faces a side street, the rear, side, and front yards, as used herein, shall mean the yards at the rear, side and front of the building.
  • (c)
    Usable satellite signals shall be those signals from communication satellites which are at least equal in quality to that received from local commercial stations or by way of cable television, or which meet accepted broadcast industry standards of good engineering practice.
  • (d)
    Screening shall be provided along the rear and sides of any ground-mounted or roof-mounted satellite dish antenna, when such antenna is visible from the street or surrounding property as viewed at ground level.
  • (e)
    Satellite dish antennas may be located within any required green area or in any required landscaped area except along a street.
  • (CB-19-1985; CB-5-1991; CB-54-1991)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-537. R-M-H Zone (Planned Mobile Home Community).

  • (a)
    Purposes.
    1. (1)
      The purposes of the R-M-H Zone are:
      1. (A)
        To provide suitable sites for planned mobile home communities, including residences and related recreational, commercial, and other service facilities;
      2. (B)
        To provide for this type of development at locations which are served by necessary facilities for circulation, sanitation, retail sales and services, and other desirable facilities;
      3. (C)
        To provide the maximum possible freedom in the design of mobile home communities, and the layout of mobile homes within the communities;
      4. (D)
        To provide in these developments, amenities and privacy normally associated with planned, permanent residential areas;
      5. (E)
        To encourage the development of comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle circulation networks, which are separated from vehicular roadways and which link residential, commercial, and recreational areas;
      6. (F)
        To permit different types of ownership of mobile homes and mobile home lots;
      7. (G)
        To provide for compatibility between mobile home developments and development on adjoining land;
      8. (H)
        To respect the topographic and other environmental characteristics of the site; and
      9. (I)
        To promote the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the County.
  • (b)
    Uses.
    1. (1)
      The uses allowed in the R-M-H Zone are as provided for in the Table of Uses (Division 3 of this Part).
  • (c)
    Regulations.
    1. (1)
      Additional regulations concerning the location, size, and other provisions for all buildings and structures in the R-M-H Zone are as provided for in Divisions 1 and 5 of this Part, the Regulations Table (Division 4 of this Part), General (PART 2), Off-Street Parking and Loading (PART 11), Signs (PART 12), and the Landscape Manual.
  • (d)
    Site plan.
    1. (1)
      A Detailed Site Plan shall be approved for all buildings and structures in the R-M-H Zone, in accordance with PART 3, Division 9, of this Subtitle. No grading, building, or use and occupancy permit shall be issued for any building or structure except in accordance with the approved Detailed Site Plan. When reviewing the Detailed Site Plan, the Planning Board shall give due consideration to the standards of the Landscape Manual. The same requirements apply to uses addressed in Division 5 of this Part, for which a Detailed Site Plan is required. Standards for parking and loading areas, including all screening and landscaping within and adjacent to the parking and loading areas, shall be strictly adhered to.
    2. (2)
      Notwithstanding any other provisions of PART 3, Division 9, concerning the beginning of construction, construction in the R-M-H Zone will be considered to have been begun when all necessary excavation and construction on at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the mobile home lots (included in the site plan) have been completed.
    3. (3)
      In addition to the submittal requirements for Detailed Site Plans, the following additional information shall be provided for a mobile home community:
      1. (A)
        A staging program showing the sequence in which all development, green areas, and circulation networks are to be completed;
      2. (B)
        A detailed statement of the covenants, agreements, or other specific documents concerning the ownership and maintenance of common, recreational, or quasi-public areas; and
      3. (C)
        Other features which the Planning Board or the developer considers to be of importance for the evaluation of the Detailed Site Plan.
  • (e)
    Additional criteria for zone approval.
    1. (1)
      In addition to the requirements for general Map Amendment approvals (PART 3), land shall be placed in the R-M-H Zone only if:
      1. (A)
        The purposes of this Section, as they relate to site location, are met; and
      2. (B)
        The requirements for the minimum gross tract area and frontage of the property in the zone are met, unless the subject property adjoins land in the R-M-H Zone, or an existing mobile home community (trailer camp) established under prior regulations.
  • (f)
    Site location restrictions.
    1. (1)
      Mobile home communities shall not be located in or adjacent to swamps, marshes, or areas not capable of adequate drainage.
  • (g)
    Frontage and access.
    1. (1)
      Prior to approving any Detailed Site Plan, the Planning Board (or its designee) shall forward a copy of the plan to the Fire Department for a determination as to whether the plan provides adequate access for emergency vehicles, and fire lanes, where necessary. The Planning Board or its designee shall also forward the plan to the County Health Officer for a determination as to whether the plan complies with the requirements of the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. No Detailed Site Plan shall be approved unless adequate access for emergency vehicles is provided, and the County Health Officer advises that the State requirements are satisfied.
    2. (2)
      Each mobile home community shall be located on property which has at least one hundred (100) feet of frontage on a public street, having a pavement width of at least thirty six (36) feet.
    3. (3)
      In unsubdivided communities, where mobile home lots are rented but not sold, it is not necessary that each lot have frontage on a public street. Some lots may have frontage on a public street; others may have frontage on paved private internal access roadways approved by the Planning Board and the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
    4. (4)
      Each lot shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet at the front lot line.
    5. (5)
      No mobile home shall be located more than one hundred (100) feet from an approved emergency vehicle access.
  • (h)
    Public streets and private access roadways.
    1. (1)
      Streets to be dedicated to public use shall comply with the appropriate provisions of the road code (Subtitle 23).
    2. (2)
      Internal access roadways not to be dedicated to public use shall comply with the following:
      1. (A)
        The community shall be connected to a public street by a right-of-way having a minimum width of forty (40) feet. The right-of-way shall accommodate internal access roadways. Each internal access roadway shall form a loop to provide for continuous forward movement and shall connect with each mobile home lot within the community. (See Figure 57.)
      2. (B)
        All internal access roadways on which automobile parking is permitted on one (1) side shall have a minimum pavement width of twenty-four (24) feet.
      3. (C)
        All internal access roadways on which automobile parking is permitted on both sides shall have a minimum pavement width of thirty-six (36) feet.
      4. (D)
        All internal access roadways on which automobile parking is not permitted shall have a minimum pavement width of twenty-two (22) feet.
  • (i)
    Pedestrian ways.
    1. (1)
      Pedestrian ways shall be provided to connect all mobile home lots with the commercial and recreational facilities within the community.
    2. (2)
      The pedestrian ways shall be:
      1. (A)
        Not less than four (4) feet wide;
      2. (B)
        Hard-surfaced and even, in order to prevent hazards; and
      3. (C)
        Well marked for daytime use and well lighted for nighttime use (if found necessary).
    3. (3)
      The pedestrian ways shall be located either adjacent to (but separate from) paved streets or within green areas.
    4. (4)
      Individual sidewalks shall be provided from each mobile home stand to a paved street or from a paved driveway (or parking space) connected to a paved street.
  • (j)
    Utility lines.
    1. (1)
      All utility lines serving the community shall be placed underground.
  • (k)
    Foundations.
    1. (1)
      Each mobile home, and all of its structural additions, shall be installed on a mobile home stand.
    2. (2)
      Each mobile home shall be securely anchored to the stand in a manner which prevents the home from shifting or overturning.
    3. (3)
      Each mobile home shall be suitably treated so as to hide the undercarriage.
  • (l)
    Patios.
    1. (1)
      A hard-surfaced patio (with a minimum area of two hundred (200) square feet) shall be provided next to each mobile home stand.
  • (m)
    Design compatibility.
    1. (1)
      The mobile home community shall be designed so that it is compatible with adjacent development (existing and proposed). The compatibility shall be insured by the appropriate location of landscaping and screening, or by other desirable methods.
  • (n)
    Health standards.
    1. (1)
      Mobile home communities shall meet all applicable regulations of the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene governing mobile home parks, unless the Planning Board recommends and this State Department grants, an exception permitting an alternate method. The alternate method may only be granted if it implements the general purpose of the regulations.
    2. (2)
      Any application for a building permit in the R-M-H Zone shall be accompanied by certified copies of plans and specifications approved by the County Health Officer.
    3. (3)
      No use and occupancy permit for a mobile home community shall be issued until the project has been completed, and a license for the community has been issued by the County Health Officer.
  • (o)
    Common areas and recreational facilities.
    1. (1)
      Arrangements shall be made for the perpetual maintenance of all common areas, recreational facilities, and quasi-public areas.
  • (p)
    Accessory buildings.
    1. (1)
      Accessory buildings shall be located only in the rear yard.
  • (CB-46-1985; CB-1-1989)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-538. R-P-C Zone (Planned Community).

  • (a)
    Purposes.
    1. (1)
      The purposes of the R-P-C Zone are:
      1. (A)
        To provide for large-scale, planned, and complete community development; and
      2. (B)
        To provide a procedure for addressing the future development and use of land in existing R-P-C Zones.
  • (b)
    Uses.
    1. (1)
      The uses allowed in the R-P-C Zone are as provided for in Division 3 of this Part.
  • (c)
    Regulations.
    1. (1)
      Additional regulations concerning the location, size, and other provisions for all buildings and structures in the R-P-C Zone are as provided for in Division 4 of this Part, and in the Landscape Manual.
  • (d)
    Site plan.
    1. (1)
      Except as otherwise provided below, a Detailed Site Plan shall be approved in accordance with PART 3, Division 9, of this Subtitle prior to the issuance of any grading, building, or use and occupancy permit for any property in an R-P-C Zone approved, as provided in Section 27-158(a), by Sectional Map Amendment or Zoning Map Amendment after January 1, 1989. No grading, building, or use and occupancy permit shall be issued except in accordance with the approved Detailed Site Plan.
    2. (2)
      In addition to the site design guidelines in PART 3, Division 9, the Detailed Site Plan shall adhere to the design guidelines set forth in the Official Plan.
    3. (3)
      If a use is permitted in a zoning subcategory subject to the approval of a Detailed Site Plan (as are uses in the R-T Zone), this Detailed Site Plan shall be prepared in accordance with the design guidelines in the Official Plan, as well as any requirement which pertains to the use elsewhere in this Subtitle.
    4. (4)
      Alterations of residential uses concerning sheds, fences, decks, porches, and other customary projections from dwellings shall not be subject to the approval of a Detailed Site Plan prior to the issuance of a permit.
    5. (5)
      Any exterior alteration or addition to a one-family dwelling that does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor area of the dwelling shall not be subject to the approval of a Detailed Site Plan prior to the issuance of a permit.
    6. (6)
      A Detailed Site Plan is not required for additions or alterations to a residential dwelling on property owned by a cooperative housing corporation that has:
      1. (A)
        At least one thousand (1,000) residential dwelling units in its community; and
      2. (B)
        Adhere to an internal review process for additions or alterations to residential units.

    A Detailed Site Plan is not required for single-family residential and public buildings in the R-P-C Zone that is not within a cooperative housing corporation, if and only if the property lies within a municipality.

  • (CB-134-1988; CB-1-1989; CB-84-1990; CB-47-1996; CB-42-2005)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-539. Uses permitted.

  • (a)
    Planned Community Zones (except R-P-C Zone).
    1. (1)
      No use shall be allowed in the Planned Community Zones (other than the R-P-C Zone), except as provided for in the Table of Uses. In the table, the following applies:
      1. (A)
        The letter "P" indicates that the use is permitted in the zone indicated.
      2. (B)
        The letters "SE" indicate that the use is permitted, subject to the approval of a Special Exception in accordance with PART 4 of this Subtitle.
      3. (C)
        The letters "PA" indicate that the use is permitted, subject to the following:
        1. (i)
          There shall be no entrances to the use directly from outside the building;
        2. (ii)
          No signs or other evidence indicating the existence of the use shall be visible from outside the building other than a business identification sign lettered on a window. The sign shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area; and
        3. (iii)
          The use shall be secondary to the principal use of the building.
      4. (D)
        The letters "PB" indicate that the use is permitted, subject to the following:
        1. (i)
          The use shall be related to, dependent on, and secondary to a principal use on the premises;
        2. (ii)
          The use shall be located on the same record lot as the principal use;
        3. (iii)
          The use shall not be located within a building not occupied by the primary use; and
        4. (iv)
          The floor area of any building (and the land area occupied by any structure other than a building) devoted to the use shall not exceed an area equal to forty-five percent (45%) of the gross floor area of the building within which the primary use is located.
      5. (E)
        The letter "X" or a blank (unless otherwise clear from the context) indicates that the use is prohibited.
      6. (F)
        All uses not listed are prohibited.
      7. (G)
        Whenever the table refers to an allowed use, that use is either permitted (P), permitted by Special Exception (SE), or permitted as a (PA) or (PB) use, as accordingly listed in the zone in which it is allowed.
  • (CB-23-1988)

    1. (a)
      TABLE OF USES.
    ZONE
     USER-M-H
    1. (1)
      COMMERCIAL:
     
    Buying of items within guest rooms and vehicles, pursuant to Section 27-115(a)(2)X
    Contractor's office (must include sanitary facilities), construction yard, shed, or storage building, in connection with a construction project, as a temporary use: 
    1. (A)
      In accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
    SE
    Drug paraphernalia display or sales, pursuant to Section 27-115(a)(1)X
    Firewood sales as a temporary use, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Real estate subdivision sales office as a temporary use: 
    1. (A)
      In accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
    SE
    Retail sales and consumer service establishmentsP1
    Seasonal decorations display and sales, as a temporary use in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    1. (2)
      INSTITUTIONAL/EDUCATIONAL:
     
    Church or similar place of worship, convent, or monastery
    (CB-23-1988)
    P
    Day care center for children: 
    1. (A)
      Accessory to a publicly-owned recreational facility, a school, a surplus school building, improved property (other than a school) that is under the control of the Board of Education, a church, or a public building, in accordance with Section 27-541.028
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
      (CB-23-1988; CB-44-1989)
    SE
    Family day careP
    Modular Classroom as a temporary use, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    (CB-106-1989)
    P
    Private school, in accordance with Section 27-541P
    Small group child care center
    (CB-131-1993)
    P
    1. (3)
      MISCELLANEOUS:
     
    Accessory structures or usesP
    Bus maintenance, accessory to private school or church
    (CB-11-1991)
    SE
    Cemetery, accessory to a church, convent, or monastery9
    (CB-11-1991)
    P
    Collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Mobile home with use for which amusement taxes collected3 P
    Service buildings for management and maintenance of communityP
    Signs, in accordance with PART 12P
    1. (4)
      PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC:
     
    LibraryP
    Public buildings and uses (excluding government offices)P
    Voluntary fire, ambulance, rescue station2 P
    1. (5)
      RECREATIONAL/ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL/CULTURAL:
     
    Carnival, circus, fair or similar use, on a parking lot for not more than 17 days duration, as a temporary use in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Museum, aquarium, art gallery, cultural center, or similar facility(noncommercial)P
    Noncommercial community social/recreational facilities, which are in-tended exclusively for the sole use of residents of the mobile home community and their bona fide guests, which may include such uses as parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, community buildings, golf courses, community swimming pools, community spas, tennis, handball, and basketball courts, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, but may not include such uses as sports stadiums or arenas, shooting ranges and bowling alleysP
    Recreational campgroundsSE
    Recreational program, before- and after-schoolP
    Spa, privateP
    Swimming pool (private), completely enclosed by a wall or fence at least 6 feet high, located only in the rear yard, and not closer than 8 feet to the rear lot lineP
    1. (6)
      RESIDENTIAL/LODGING:
     
    Mobile home dwellingP
    "Tourist Home" as an "Accessory Use" to a "Dwelling" in accordance with Section 27-541.01.03 (effective 10/1/2019)
    (CB-10-2018)
    P
    1. (7)
      RESOURCE PRODUCTION/RECOVERY:
     
    Agricultural uses, limited to floriculture, horticulture, and gardening(may include private nonprofit commercial greenhouse)P
    Sand or gravel wet-processingSE
    Surface miningSE
    1. (8)
      TRANSPORTATION/PARKING/COMMUNICATIONS/UTILITIES:
     
    Airport, airpark, airfield, airstrip, heliport, or helistopSE
    Buses on the same lot with, and accessory to, a principal use, such as a school or church5 P
    Not more than 1 commercial vehicle (per mobile home lot): 
    1. (A)
      If parked within a wholly enclosed private parking garage, having a maximum manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 17,000 pounds, and which may include unlimited advertising on the vehicle; or
    P
    1. (B)
      If parked on the premises, having a maximum manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 8,500 pounds, no advertising (other than a firm name or similar designation not exceeding 4 inches high), and excluding vehicles exceeding 300 cubic feet of load space, stake platform trucks, dump trucks, crane or tow trucks, and vehicles with dual rear wheels
      (CB-53-1987)
    P
    Parking lot or garage, or loading area, in accordance with PART 11P
    Parking of mobile home in public right-of-way4 X
    Parking of mobile homes not otherwise provided forX
    Parking of the following vehicles owned or used by the occupants of the premises or their bona fide guests: 
    1. (A)
      1 boat and boat trailer (per mobile home lot)
    P
    1. (B)
      1 unoccupied camping trailer (per mobile home lot)
    P
    Private passenger vehiclesP
    Public utility use or structure: 
    1. (A)
      Underground pipelines and electric power and telephone lines; structures commonly known as "telephone poles"; and railroad tracks (but not yards) and passenger stations
    P
    1. (B)
      Unmanned, self-contained telecommunications electronic equipment enclosures not more than 350 square feet in area, not more than 12 feet in height, having parking and access easements for one (1) vehicle where necessary, with minimum on-site visits of personnel, provided the enclosure is entirely surrounded with screening material. These structures must be used exclusively for the purpose of providing advanced communications services7
    P
    1. (C)
      Whip antenna and related equipment building for mobile telephone transmission:
     
    1. (i)
      In accordance with Section 27-541.03
    P
    1. (ii)
      All others
      (CB-61-1988)
    SE
    1. (D)
      Other public utility uses or structures (including major transmission and distribution lines and structures, but excluding railroad yards, roundhouses, car barns, and freight stations)
      (CB-25-1987; CB-61-1988)
    SE
    Satellite dish antenna, in accordance with Section 27-536.01: 
    1. (A)
      Up to 10 feet in diameter, to serve only 1 dwelling unit
    P
    1. (B)
      Over 10 feet in diameter, to serve only 1 dwelling unit
    SE
    1. (C)
      All others
      (CB-19-1985)
    P
    Storage of any motor vehicle which is wrecked, dismantled, or not currently licensed, except where specifically authorized6
    (CB-4-1987)
    X
    Tower, pole, whip, or antenna (electronic, radio, television transmitting or receiving), except a public utility structure or satellite dish antenna for nonprofit, noncommercial purposes, onlyP
    Tower, pole, or antenna for commercial purposes: 10 
    1. (A)
      Maximum of 150 feet
    P
    1. (B)
      Exceeding 150 feet
      (CB-123-1994; CB-103-1997)
    SE
    ZONE
     USER-M-H
    1. (1)
      COMMERCIAL:
     
    Buying of items within guest rooms and vehicles, pursuant to Section 27-115(a)(2)X
    Contractor's office (must include sanitary facilities), construction yard, shed, or storage building, in connection with a construction project, as a temporary use: 
    1. (A)
      In accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
    SE
    Drug paraphernalia display or sales, pursuant to Section 27-115(a)(1)X
    Firewood sales as a temporary use, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Real estate subdivision sales office as a temporary use: 
    1. (A)
      In accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
    SE
    Retail sales and consumer service establishmentsP1
    Seasonal decorations display and sales, as a temporary use in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    1. (2)
      INSTITUTIONAL/EDUCATIONAL:
     
    Church or similar place of worship, convent, or monastery
    (CB-23-1988)
    P
    Day care center for children: 
    1. (A)
      Accessory to a publicly-owned recreational facility, a school, a surplus school building, improved property (other than a school) that is under the control of the Board of Education, a church, or a public building, in accordance with Section 27-541.028
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
      (CB-23-1988; CB-44-1989)
    SE
    Family day careP
    Modular Classroom as a temporary use, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    (CB-106-1989)
    P
    Private school, in accordance with Section 27-541P
    Small group child care center
    (CB-131-1993)
    P
    1. (3)
      MISCELLANEOUS:
     
    Accessory structures or usesP
    Bus maintenance, accessory to private school or church
    (CB-11-1991)
    SE
    Cemetery, accessory to a church, convent, or monastery9
    (CB-11-1991)
    P
    Collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Mobile home with use for which amusement taxes collected3 P
    Service buildings for management and maintenance of communityP
    Signs, in accordance with PART 12P
    1. (4)
      PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC:
     
    LibraryP
    Public buildings and uses (excluding government offices)P
    Voluntary fire, ambulance, rescue station2 P
    1. (5)
      RECREATIONAL/ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL/CULTURAL:
     
    Carnival, circus, fair or similar use, on a parking lot for not more than 17 days duration, as a temporary use in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Museum, aquarium, art gallery, cultural center, or similar facility(noncommercial)P
    Noncommercial community social/recreational facilities, which are in-tended exclusively for the sole use of residents of the mobile home community and their bona fide guests, which may include such uses as parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, community buildings, golf courses, community swimming pools, community spas, tennis, handball, and basketball courts, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, but may not include such uses as sports stadiums or arenas, shooting ranges and bowling alleysP
    Recreational campgroundsSE
    Recreational program, before- and after-schoolP
    Spa, privateP
    Swimming pool (private), completely enclosed by a wall or fence at least 6 feet high, located only in the rear yard, and not closer than 8 feet to the rear lot lineP
    1. (6)
      RESIDENTIAL/LODGING:
     
    Mobile home dwellingP
    "Tourist Home" as an "Accessory Use" to a "Dwelling" in accordance with Section 27-541.01.03 (effective 10/1/2019)
    (CB-10-2018)
    P
    1. (7)
      RESOURCE PRODUCTION/RECOVERY:
     
    Agricultural uses, limited to floriculture, horticulture, and gardening(may include private nonprofit commercial greenhouse)P
    Sand or gravel wet-processingSE
    Surface miningSE
    1. (8)
      TRANSPORTATION/PARKING/COMMUNICATIONS/UTILITIES:
     
    Airport, airpark, airfield, airstrip, heliport, or helistopSE
    Buses on the same lot with, and accessory to, a principal use, such as a school or church5 P
    Not more than 1 commercial vehicle (per mobile home lot): 
    1. (A)
      If parked within a wholly enclosed private parking garage, having a maximum manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 17,000 pounds, and which may include unlimited advertising on the vehicle; or
    P
    1. (B)
      If parked on the premises, having a maximum manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 8,500 pounds, no advertising (other than a firm name or similar designation not exceeding 4 inches high), and excluding vehicles exceeding 300 cubic feet of load space, stake platform trucks, dump trucks, crane or tow trucks, and vehicles with dual rear wheels
      (CB-53-1987)
    P
    Parking lot or garage, or loading area, in accordance with PART 11P
    Parking of mobile home in public right-of-way4 X
    Parking of mobile homes not otherwise provided forX
    Parking of the following vehicles owned or used by the occupants of the premises or their bona fide guests: 
    1. (A)
      1 boat and boat trailer (per mobile home lot)
    P
    1. (B)
      1 unoccupied camping trailer (per mobile home lot)
    P
    Private passenger vehiclesP
    Public utility use or structure: 
    1. (A)
      Underground pipelines and electric power and telephone lines; structures commonly known as "telephone poles"; and railroad tracks (but not yards) and passenger stations
    P
    1. (B)
      Unmanned, self-contained telecommunications electronic equipment enclosures not more than 350 square feet in area, not more than 12 feet in height, having parking and access easements for one (1) vehicle where necessary, with minimum on-site visits of personnel, provided the enclosure is entirely surrounded with screening material. These structures must be used exclusively for the purpose of providing advanced communications services7
    P
    1. (C)
      Whip antenna and related equipment building for mobile telephone transmission:
     
    1. (i)
      In accordance with Section 27-541.03
    P
    1. (ii)
      All others
      (CB-61-1988)
    SE
    1. (D)
      Other public utility uses or structures (including major transmission and distribution lines and structures, but excluding railroad yards, roundhouses, car barns, and freight stations)
      (CB-25-1987; CB-61-1988)
    SE
    Satellite dish antenna, in accordance with Section 27-536.01: 
    1. (A)
      Up to 10 feet in diameter, to serve only 1 dwelling unit
    P
    1. (B)
      Over 10 feet in diameter, to serve only 1 dwelling unit
    SE
    1. (C)
      All others
      (CB-19-1985)
    P
    Storage of any motor vehicle which is wrecked, dismantled, or not currently licensed, except where specifically authorized6
    (CB-4-1987)
    X
    Tower, pole, whip, or antenna (electronic, radio, television transmitting or receiving), except a public utility structure or satellite dish antenna for nonprofit, noncommercial purposes, onlyP
    Tower, pole, or antenna for commercial purposes: 10 
    1. (A)
      Maximum of 150 feet
    P
    1. (B)
      Exceeding 150 feet
      (CB-123-1994; CB-103-1997)
    SE
    ZONE
     USER-M-H
    1. (1)
      COMMERCIAL:
     
    Buying of items within guest rooms and vehicles, pursuant to Section 27-115(a)(2)X
    Contractor's office (must include sanitary facilities), construction yard, shed, or storage building, in connection with a construction project, as a temporary use: 
    1. (A)
      In accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
    SE
    Drug paraphernalia display or sales, pursuant to Section 27-115(a)(1)X
    Firewood sales as a temporary use, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Real estate subdivision sales office as a temporary use: 
    1. (A)
      In accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
    SE
    Retail sales and consumer service establishmentsP1
    Seasonal decorations display and sales, as a temporary use in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    1. (2)
      INSTITUTIONAL/EDUCATIONAL:
     
    Church or similar place of worship, convent, or monastery
    (CB-23-1988)
    P
    Day care center for children: 
    1. (A)
      Accessory to a publicly-owned recreational facility, a school, a surplus school building, improved property (other than a school) that is under the control of the Board of Education, a church, or a public building, in accordance with Section 27-541.028
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
      (CB-23-1988; CB-44-1989)
    SE
    Family day careP
    Modular Classroom as a temporary use, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    (CB-106-1989)
    P
    Private school, in accordance with Section 27-541P
    Small group child care center
    (CB-131-1993)
    P
    1. (3)
      MISCELLANEOUS:
     
    Accessory structures or usesP
    Bus maintenance, accessory to private school or church
    (CB-11-1991)
    SE
    Cemetery, accessory to a church, convent, or monastery9
    (CB-11-1991)
    P
    Collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Mobile home with use for which amusement taxes collected3 P
    Service buildings for management and maintenance of communityP
    Signs, in accordance with PART 12P
    1. (4)
      PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC:
     
    LibraryP
    Public buildings and uses (excluding government offices)P
    Voluntary fire, ambulance, rescue station2 P
    1. (5)
      RECREATIONAL/ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL/CULTURAL:
     
    Carnival, circus, fair or similar use, on a parking lot for not more than 17 days duration, as a temporary use in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Museum, aquarium, art gallery, cultural center, or similar facility(noncommercial)P
    Noncommercial community social/recreational facilities, which are in-tended exclusively for the sole use of residents of the mobile home community and their bona fide guests, which may include such uses as parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, community buildings, golf courses, community swimming pools, community spas, tennis, handball, and basketball courts, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, but may not include such uses as sports stadiums or arenas, shooting ranges and bowling alleysP
    Recreational campgroundsSE
    Recreational program, before- and after-schoolP
    Spa, privateP
    Swimming pool (private), completely enclosed by a wall or fence at least 6 feet high, located only in the rear yard, and not closer than 8 feet to the rear lot lineP
    1. (6)
      RESIDENTIAL/LODGING:
     
    Mobile home dwellingP
    "Tourist Home" as an "Accessory Use" to a "Dwelling" in accordance with Section 27-541.01.03 (effective 10/1/2019)
    (CB-10-2018)
    P
    1. (7)
      RESOURCE PRODUCTION/RECOVERY:
     
    Agricultural uses, limited to floriculture, horticulture, and gardening(may include private nonprofit commercial greenhouse)P
    Sand or gravel wet-processingSE
    Surface miningSE
    1. (8)
      TRANSPORTATION/PARKING/COMMUNICATIONS/UTILITIES:
     
    Airport, airpark, airfield, airstrip, heliport, or helistopSE
    Buses on the same lot with, and accessory to, a principal use, such as a school or church5 P
    Not more than 1 commercial vehicle (per mobile home lot): 
    1. (A)
      If parked within a wholly enclosed private parking garage, having a maximum manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 17,000 pounds, and which may include unlimited advertising on the vehicle; or
    P
    1. (B)
      If parked on the premises, having a maximum manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 8,500 pounds, no advertising (other than a firm name or similar designation not exceeding 4 inches high), and excluding vehicles exceeding 300 cubic feet of load space, stake platform trucks, dump trucks, crane or tow trucks, and vehicles with dual rear wheels
      (CB-53-1987)
    P
    Parking lot or garage, or loading area, in accordance with PART 11P
    Parking of mobile home in public right-of-way4 X
    Parking of mobile homes not otherwise provided forX
    Parking of the following vehicles owned or used by the occupants of the premises or their bona fide guests: 
    1. (A)
      1 boat and boat trailer (per mobile home lot)
    P
    1. (B)
      1 unoccupied camping trailer (per mobile home lot)
    P
    Private passenger vehiclesP
    Public utility use or structure: 
    1. (A)
      Underground pipelines and electric power and telephone lines; structures commonly known as "telephone poles"; and railroad tracks (but not yards) and passenger stations
    P
    1. (B)
      Unmanned, self-contained telecommunications electronic equipment enclosures not more than 350 square feet in area, not more than 12 feet in height, having parking and access easements for one (1) vehicle where necessary, with minimum on-site visits of personnel, provided the enclosure is entirely surrounded with screening material. These structures must be used exclusively for the purpose of providing advanced communications services7
    P
    1. (C)
      Whip antenna and related equipment building for mobile telephone transmission:
     
    1. (i)
      In accordance with Section 27-541.03
    P
    1. (ii)
      All others
      (CB-61-1988)
    SE
    1. (D)
      Other public utility uses or structures (including major transmission and distribution lines and structures, but excluding railroad yards, roundhouses, car barns, and freight stations)
      (CB-25-1987; CB-61-1988)
    SE
    Satellite dish antenna, in accordance with Section 27-536.01: 
    1. (A)
      Up to 10 feet in diameter, to serve only 1 dwelling unit
    P
    1. (B)
      Over 10 feet in diameter, to serve only 1 dwelling unit
    SE
    1. (C)
      All others
      (CB-19-1985)
    P
    Storage of any motor vehicle which is wrecked, dismantled, or not currently licensed, except where specifically authorized6
    (CB-4-1987)
    X
    Tower, pole, whip, or antenna (electronic, radio, television transmitting or receiving), except a public utility structure or satellite dish antenna for nonprofit, noncommercial purposes, onlyP
    Tower, pole, or antenna for commercial purposes: 10 
    1. (A)
      Maximum of 150 feet
    P
    1. (B)
      Exceeding 150 feet
      (CB-123-1994; CB-103-1997)
    SE
    ZONE
     USER-M-H
    1. (1)
      COMMERCIAL:
     
    Buying of items within guest rooms and vehicles, pursuant to Section 27-115(a)(2)X
    Contractor's office (must include sanitary facilities), construction yard, shed, or storage building, in connection with a construction project, as a temporary use: 
    1. (A)
      In accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
    SE
    Drug paraphernalia display or sales, pursuant to Section 27-115(a)(1)X
    Firewood sales as a temporary use, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Real estate subdivision sales office as a temporary use: 
    1. (A)
      In accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
    SE
    Retail sales and consumer service establishmentsP1
    Seasonal decorations display and sales, as a temporary use in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    1. (2)
      INSTITUTIONAL/EDUCATIONAL:
     
    Church or similar place of worship, convent, or monastery
    (CB-23-1988)
    P
    Day care center for children: 
    1. (A)
      Accessory to a publicly-owned recreational facility, a school, a surplus school building, improved property (other than a school) that is under the control of the Board of Education, a church, or a public building, in accordance with Section 27-541.028
    P
    1. (B)
      All others
      (CB-23-1988; CB-44-1989)
    SE
    Family day careP
    Modular Classroom as a temporary use, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261
    (CB-106-1989)
    P
    Private school, in accordance with Section 27-541P
    Small group child care center
    (CB-131-1993)
    P
    1. (3)
      MISCELLANEOUS:
     
    Accessory structures or usesP
    Bus maintenance, accessory to private school or church
    (CB-11-1991)
    SE
    Cemetery, accessory to a church, convent, or monastery9
    (CB-11-1991)
    P
    Collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Mobile home with use for which amusement taxes collected3 P
    Service buildings for management and maintenance of communityP
    Signs, in accordance with PART 12P
    1. (4)
      PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC:
     
    LibraryP
    Public buildings and uses (excluding government offices)P
    Voluntary fire, ambulance, rescue station2 P
    1. (5)
      RECREATIONAL/ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL/CULTURAL:
     
    Carnival, circus, fair or similar use, on a parking lot for not more than 17 days duration, as a temporary use in accordance with Sections 27-260 and 27-261P
    Museum, aquarium, art gallery, cultural center, or similar facility(noncommercial)P
    Noncommercial community social/recreational facilities, which are in-tended exclusively for the sole use of residents of the mobile home community and their bona fide guests, which may include such uses as parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, community buildings, golf courses, community swimming pools, community spas, tennis, handball, and basketball courts, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, but may not include such uses as sports stadiums or arenas, shooting ranges and bowling alleysP
    Recreational campgroundsSE
    Recreational program, before- and after-schoolP
    Spa, privateP
    Swimming pool (private), completely enclosed by a wall or fence at least 6 feet high, located only in the rear yard, and not closer than 8 feet to the rear lot lineP
    1. (6)
      RESIDENTIAL/LODGING:
     
    Mobile home dwellingP
    "Tourist Home" as an "Accessory Use" to a "Dwelling" in accordance with Section 27-541.01.03 (effective 10/1/2019)
    (CB-10-2018)
    P
    1. (7)
      RESOURCE PRODUCTION/RECOVERY:
     
    Agricultural uses, limited to floriculture, horticulture, and gardening(may include private nonprofit commercial greenhouse)P
    Sand or gravel wet-processingSE
    Surface miningSE
    1. (8)
      TRANSPORTATION/PARKING/COMMUNICATIONS/UTILITIES:
     
    Airport, airpark, airfield, airstrip, heliport, or helistopSE
    Buses on the same lot with, and accessory to, a principal use, such as a school or church5 P
    Not more than 1 commercial vehicle (per mobile home lot): 
    1. (A)
      If parked within a wholly enclosed private parking garage, having a maximum manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 17,000 pounds, and which may include unlimited advertising on the vehicle; or
    P
    1. (B)
      If parked on the premises, having a maximum manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification of 8,500 pounds, no advertising (other than a firm name or similar designation not exceeding 4 inches high), and excluding vehicles exceeding 300 cubic feet of load space, stake platform trucks, dump trucks, crane or tow trucks, and vehicles with dual rear wheels
      (CB-53-1987)
    P
    Parking lot or garage, or loading area, in accordance with PART 11P
    Parking of mobile home in public right-of-way4 X
    Parking of mobile homes not otherwise provided forX
    Parking of the following vehicles owned or used by the occupants of the premises or their bona fide guests: 
    1. (A)
      1 boat and boat trailer (per mobile home lot)
    P
    1. (B)
      1 unoccupied camping trailer (per mobile home lot)
    P
    Private passenger vehiclesP
    Public utility use or structure: 
    1. (A)
      Underground pipelines and electric power and telephone lines; structures commonly known as "telephone poles"; and railroad tracks (but not yards) and passenger stations
    P
    1. (B)
      Unmanned, self-contained telecommunications electronic equipment enclosures not more than 350 square feet in area, not more than 12 feet in height, having parking and access easements for one (1) vehicle where necessary, with minimum on-site visits of personnel, provided the enclosure is entirely surrounded with screening material. These structures must be used exclusively for the purpose of providing advanced communications services7
    P
    1. (C)
      Whip antenna and related equipment building for mobile telephone transmission:
     
    1. (i)
      In accordance with Section 27-541.03
    P
    1. (ii)
      All others
      (CB-61-1988)
    SE
    1. (D)
      Other public utility uses or structures (including major transmission and distribution lines and structures, but excluding railroad yards, roundhouses, car barns, and freight stations)
      (CB-25-1987; CB-61-1988)
    SE
    Satellite dish antenna, in accordance with Section 27-536.01: 
    1. (A)
      Up to 10 feet in diameter, to serve only 1 dwelling unit
    P
    1. (B)
      Over 10 feet in diameter, to serve only 1 dwelling unit
    SE
    1. (C)
      All others
      (CB-19-1985)
    P
    Storage of any motor vehicle which is wrecked, dismantled, or not currently licensed, except where specifically authorized6
    (CB-4-1987)
    X
    Tower, pole, whip, or antenna (electronic, radio, television transmitting or receiving), except a public utility structure or satellite dish antenna for nonprofit, noncommercial purposes, onlyP
    Tower, pole, or antenna for commercial purposes: 10 
    1. (A)
      Maximum of 150 feet
    P
    1. (B)
      Exceeding 150 feet
      (CB-123-1994; CB-103-1997)
    SE
    1Provided the retail and service facilities are provided for the sole use of residents of the mobile home community and their bona fide guests, and occupy not more than a combined total of ten (10) square feet of gross floor area for each mobile or modular home in the community. The establishments shall be limited to a drug store, restaurant, newsstand, barber shop, beauty shop, valet shop, dry cleaning or laundry pickup station for work to be done elsewhere, laundromat, delicatessen, quick-service food and beverage store (not exceeding three thousand (3,000) square feet of gross floor area), and the office of one (1) physician.
    2Provided the site is either:
     
    1. (A)
      In the proximity of an area designated as a fire or rescue station on an approved Functional Master Plan of Fire and Rescue Stations;
     
    1. (B)
      In a location which the Fire Chief has indicated (in writing) is appropriate; or
     
    1. (C)
      Occupied by a station that was in use immediately prior to July 1, 1982.
     The following activities are considered to be ancillary uses permitted within the hall/assembly area of a voluntary fire, ambulance, or rescue station: bingo (with an approved license from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement), weddings, dinners, community events, organization functions, and private events (with no advance or at the door ticket sales).
     All events must comply with County or State regulations, and events requiring a specific license must obtain such license to be considered a permitted ancillary use. All events must be organized by the voluntary fire, ambulance, or rescue corporation or company and/or a community group from within the immediate vicinity of the station. For weddings, receptions, and dinners, the event may be organized by an individual in conjunction with the voluntary fire, ambulance, or rescue corporation or company and/or a community group within the immediate vicinity of the station. A permitted ancillary use does not include the leasing of the station facility for use by a promoter. Private events may not have advance or at the door ticket sales. All events must end by 10:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday (except that bingo events must end by 11:00 p.m.), and by midnight on Friday and Saturday, with all patrons off the site within thirty (30) minutes after closing.
    (CB-70-2008; CB-29-2014)
    3Provided:
     
    1. (A)
      The mobile home is located on a lot having a net area of at least five (5) acres;
     
    1. (B)
      The use of the mobile home is in connection with another use on the property for which the County levies or collects an amusement tax;
     
    1. (C)
      The occupants of the mobile home are employed by or reasonably connected with, the other use; and
     
    1. (D)
      The mobile home shall not be located on the property for more than one hundred twenty (120) cumulative days per calendar year, except mobile homes used in connection with pari-mutuel racetracks where the use shall not exceed two hundred eighteen (218) cumulative days per calendar year.
    4Except in an emergency. In this case the parking shall be subject to the traffic and parking regulations applicable to the right-of-way.
    5Provided:
     
    1. (A)
      The parking area shall be in addition to any required parking lot on the premises. The parking area shall be connected to a public street by means of a driveway (constructed in compliance with the minimum standards of the Department of Public Works and Transportation), with a minimum width of eleven (11) feet for each lane;
     
    1. (B)
      The parking area shall be screened from any adjoining land in a Residential Zone (or land proposed to be used for residential purposes on an approved Basic Plan for a Comprehensive Design Zone, approved Official Plan for an R-P-C Zone, or any approved Conceptual or Detailed Site Plan).
     
    1. (C)
      No repairs, service, maintenance, or gasoline dispensing or storage facility shall be permitted without a Special Exception.
    6This shall not apply to:
     
    1. (A)
      Storage accessory (and related) to an allowed use; or
     
    1. (B)
      One (1) such vehicle stored in a wholly enclosed garage.
    7This does not provide for accessory antennas or overhead distribution lines.
    (CB-25-1987)
    8Minimum lot size of two (2) acres required. A church must provide its tax-exempt identification number when applying for a Detailed Site Plan or a building or use and occupancy permit for an accessory day care center for children.
    (CB-23-1988; CB-44-1989)
    9Provided both uses were existing as of January 1, 1991.
    (CB-11-1991)
    10Any related telecommunications equipment building shall be screened by means of landscaping or berming to one hundred percent (100%) opacity.
    (CB-103-1997)
    1. (b)
      R-P-C Zone.
      1. (1)
        No use shall be allowed in the R-P-C Zone except those uses allowed in (and in the locations of) the zoning subcategories shown on the Official Plan.
      2. (2)
        Specific uses (in addition to zoning subcategories) may be shown on the Official Plan. If a use shown normally requires the grant of a Special Exception, a separate Special Exception shall not be required. If a use normally requiring the grant of a Special Exception is not shown, a separate Special Exception must be obtained. If the Special Exception is granted, it shall automatically be considered an amendment of the Official Plan.

    (CB-39-1984; CB-94-1984; CB-133-1984; CB-33-1985; CB-23-1988)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-540. Regulations.

  • (a)
    Planned Community Zones (except the R-P-C Zone).
    1. (1)
      General regulations.
  • ZONE
     USER-M-H
    Gross tract area (in acres)101
    Net lot area (minimum square feet) 
    All uses4,0002
    Density (maximum mobile home lots per acre)7
    Lot coverage (maximum percentage of net lot area)50
    Green area (minimum percentage of net tract area)303
    Building setbacks (minimum in feet): 
    1. (A)
      From other buildings (except accessory buildings, but including enclosed extensions)
    204
    1. (B)
      From public streets and other public rights-of-way
    25
    1. (C)
      From internal private streets or community boundaries
    20
    1. (D)
      From common driveways, pedestrian or bicycle ways, parking areas, green area, or other mobile home community area
    8
    Height (maximum in feet): 
    1. (A)
      Main buildings
    35
    1. (B)
      Accessory buildings
    15
    ZONE
     USER-M-H
    Gross tract area (in acres)101
    Net lot area (minimum square feet) 
    All uses4,0002
    Density (maximum mobile home lots per acre)7
    Lot coverage (maximum percentage of net lot area)50
    Green area (minimum percentage of net tract area)303
    Building setbacks (minimum in feet): 
    1. (A)
      From other buildings (except accessory buildings, but including enclosed extensions)
    204
    1. (B)
      From public streets and other public rights-of-way
    25
    1. (C)
      From internal private streets or community boundaries
    20
    1. (D)
      From common driveways, pedestrian or bicycle ways, parking areas, green area, or other mobile home community area
    8
    Height (maximum in feet): 
    1. (A)
      Main buildings
    35
    1. (B)
      Accessory buildings
    15
    ZONE
     USER-M-H
    Gross tract area (in acres)101
    Net lot area (minimum square feet) 
    All uses4,0002
    Density (maximum mobile home lots per acre)7
    Lot coverage (maximum percentage of net lot area)50
    Green area (minimum percentage of net tract area)303
    Building setbacks (minimum in feet): 
    1. (A)
      From other buildings (except accessory buildings, but including enclosed extensions)
    204
    1. (B)
      From public streets and other public rights-of-way
    25
    1. (C)
      From internal private streets or community boundaries
    20
    1. (D)
      From common driveways, pedestrian or bicycle ways, parking areas, green area, or other mobile home community area
    8
    Height (maximum in feet): 
    1. (A)
      Main buildings
    35
    1. (B)
      Accessory buildings
    15
    ZONE
     USER-M-H
    Gross tract area (in acres)101
    Net lot area (minimum square feet) 
    All uses4,0002
    Density (maximum mobile home lots per acre)7
    Lot coverage (maximum percentage of net lot area)50
    Green area (minimum percentage of net tract area)303
    Building setbacks (minimum in feet): 
    1. (A)
      From other buildings (except accessory buildings, but including enclosed extensions)
    204
    1. (B)
      From public streets and other public rights-of-way
    25
    1. (C)
      From internal private streets or community boundaries
    20
    1. (D)
      From common driveways, pedestrian or bicycle ways, parking areas, green area, or other mobile home community area
    8
    Height (maximum in feet): 
    1. (A)
      Main buildings
    35
    1. (B)
      Accessory buildings
    15
    1Exclusive of land in a one hundred (100) year floodplain. Additions to an approved R-M-H Zone may be in increments of less than ten (10) acres.
    2If the lot is not served by public water or sewerage, the minimum net lot area shall be increased to include any additional area deemed necessary by the County Health Officer to insure a potable water supply and adequate sewage disposal.
    3Must include active recreational facilities (comprising at least five percent (5%) of the net tract area), and pedestrian or bicycle ways.
    4This setback may be reduced to ten (10) feet if the Planning Board and the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene find that the purposes of providing light, air, safety, convenience, and amenity are at least as well served by clusters of buildings which use open spaces, topographic conditions, or other suitable conditions to their best advantage.
    1. (b)
      R-P-C Zone.
      1. (1)
        General regulations.
        1. (A)
          In general, all requirements for density, lot frontages and sizes, green areas, the location and size of buildings and structures, signs, and off-street parking and loading areas shall be the same as specified for the zoning subcategories designated on the Official Plan and any other additional requirements specified in this Part or on the Official Plan for the R-P-C Zone. If the requirements of other zones are amended in this Subtitle after a property is placed in the R-P-C Zone, that property shall still only be developed in accordance with the approved Official Plan, unless the amendments specifically refer to the R-P-C Zone.
      2. (2)
        Cluster development.
        1. (A)
          The cluster development provisions of this Subtitle and Subtitle 24 may apply to development in the R-P-C Zone, provided that they are not restricted in the Official Plan.
      3. (3)
        Overall density and specific densities.
        1. (A)
          The overall density of the entire planned community shall be not more than eight (8) dwelling units per gross acre.
        2. (B)
          The density in specific residential blocks shall not exceed the density designated on the Official Plan.
      4. (4)
        Area of community.
        1. (A)
          The area proposed for development shall be of sufficient size to provide living space for at least five hundred (500) families.

    (CB-134-1988)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-541. Private schools.

  • (a)
    Private schools permitted (P) in the Table of Uses in accordance with this Section shall be limited to schools which offer a complete program of nursery school education accredited by the Maryland State Department of Education, or complete program of academic elementary (including kindergarten), junior high, middle, or senior high school education, and shall be subject to the following:
    1. (1)
      Requirements.
      1. (A)
        The school shall be located on a lot having a net area of at least five (5) acres on which the maximum enrollment shall be four hundred (400) students. For each acre over five (5), the total enrollment may be increased by one hundred (100) students. State and local health, education or fire regulations may reduce the number of students permitted to be enrolled. (For the purpose of this Section, enrollment shall mean the total number of students enrolled in the institution at any one (1) time. If there are separate morning, afternoon, and evening sessions, each of which is attended by different students, enrollment shall mean the number of students enrolled in the session having the largest number of students.)
      2. (B)
        The property shall have frontage on, and direct vehicular access to, a street having a paved surface at least thirty-six (36) feet wide. This width shall not apply where the property is located in sparsely settled or farm areas, or where the Planning Board determines that adequate passenger debarkation areas are provided.
      3. (C)
        An outdoor playground or activity area shall be provided. It shall contain at least one hundred (100) square feet of usable space per student. The area shall be located at least twenty-five (25) feet from any dwelling on an adjoining lot and buffered from adjoining uses in accordance with the provisions of the Landscape Manual. The play area shall be enclosed by a substantial wall or fence at least three (3) feet high for grades six (6) and below, and at least five (5) feet high for other grades.
      4. (D)
        The requirements of this Section shall not apply to the use of existing public schools which have been conveyed by the Prince George's County Board of Education to either Prince George's County or any municipality within the County, provided the County or municipality:
        1. (i)
          Maintains ownership of the facility and operates a school in it; or
        2. (ii)
          Leases the facility for use as a private school (of any type).
    2. (2)
      Site plan.
      1. (A)
        A Detailed Site Plan shall be approved for all private schools, in accordance with PART 3, Division 9, of this Subtitle.
  • (CB-1-1989)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-541.01. Surface mining; sand and gravel wet-processing.

  • (a)
    In order for a surface mining or sand and gravel wet-processing operation to continue, the requirements of this Section shall be met.
  • (b)
    The purposes of this Section are to prevent or control the detrimental effects of surface mining and sand and gravel wet-processing upon neighboring properties, and existing and proposed land uses in the general area.
  • (c)
    All surface mining or sand and gravel wet-processing operations shall meet the following requirements:
    1. (1)
      The uses shall be operated in full compliance with applicable extraction and surface mining or sand and gravel wet-processing regulations;
    2. (2)
      For the safety of residents and property, the operator of the facility shall take effective measures to control the speed of trucks utilizing his facility and neighboring streets;
    3. (3)
      The operator shall avoid depositing any debris upon any streets; and
    4. (4)
      The owner of the subject property shall be required to post and maintain a permanent, durable sign identifying the use as a surface mining or sand and gravel wet-processing operation, in accordance with the requirements of Section 27-629.
  • (d)
    On land which is located within a Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zone, development is subject to Subtitle 5B.
  • (CB-17-1984; CB-72-1987; CB-76-2010)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-541.01.01. Day care center for children.

  • (a)
    A day care center for children permitted (P) in the Table of Uses shall be subject to the following:
    1. (1)
      Requirements.
      1. (A)
        An ample outdoor play or activity area shall be provided, in accordance with the following:
        1. (i)
          All outdoor play areas shall have at least seventy-five (75) square feet of play space per child for fifty percent (50%) of the licensed capacity or seventy-five (75) square feet per child for the total number of children to use the play area at one (1) time, whichever is greater;
        2. (ii)
          All outdoor play areas shall be located at least twenty-five (25) feet from any dwelling on an adjoining lot, and shall be enclosed by a substantial wall or fence at least four (4) feet in height;
        3. (iii)
          A greater set back from adjacent properties or uses or a higher fence may be required by the Planning Board if it determines that it is needed to protect the health and safety of the children utilizing the play area;
        4. (iv)
          In the R-P-C Zone, where the zoning subcategories are Commercial or Industrial Zones, an off-premises outdoor play or activity area shall be located in proximity to the day care center, and shall be safely accessible without crossing (at grade) any hazardous area, such as a street or driveway;
        5. (v)
          The play area shall contain sufficient shade during the warmer months to afford protection from the sun;
        6. (vi)
          Sufficient lighting shall be provided on the play area if it is used before or after daylight hours to insure safe operation of the area; and
        7. (vii)
          Outdoor play shall be limited to the hours between 7 A.M. and 9 P.M.
    2. (2)
      Site plan.
      1. (A)
        A Detailed Site Plan shall be approved for the center, in accordance with PART 3, Division 9, of this Subtitle, to insure compliance with the provisions of this Section.
      2. (B)
        In addition to the submittal requirements of PART 3, Division 9, the Detailed Site Plan shall show:
        1. (i)
          The proposed enrollment;
        2. (ii)
          The location and use of all buildings on adjoining lots;
        3. (iii)
          The location and size of outdoor play or activity areas; and
        4. (iv)
          The location, quantity, and type of screening and landscaping.
    3. (3)
      Enrollment.
      1. (A)
        For the purposes of this Section, enrollment shall mean the largest number of children enrolled in the center in any one (1) session.
  • (CB-23-1988; CB-98-1988)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-541.01.02. Wireless telecommunications facilities.

  • (a)
    Antennas and related equipment building permitted (P) in the Table of Uses shall be subject to the following requirements:
    1. (1)
      The antenna shall comply with the following standards:
      1. (A)
        It shall be concealed within the opaque exterior of a structure or be attached to a public utility tower, a multifamily dwelling at least five (5) stories in height, a structure owned by Prince George's County, or a structure owned and primarily used by a government agency that is exempt from the requirements of this Subtitle;
      2. (B)
        It shall not be attached to a public school or library;
      3. (C)
        It shall not exceed the following dimensions:
        1. (i)
          Twenty (20) feet in length and seven (7) inches in diameter for whips;
        2. (ii)
          Ten (10) feet in length and two (2) feet in width for panels;
        3. (iii)
          Seven (7) feet in length and one (1) foot in diameter for cylinders; or
        4. (iv)
          Seven (7) feet in diameter for parabolic dishes;
      4. (D)
        It shall not extend more than fifteen (15) feet above the height of the tower or structure to which it is attached; and
      5. (E)
        It shall not support lights or signs unless required for aircraft warning or other safety reasons.
    2. (2)
      The related telecommunications equipment building or enclosure shall comply with the following standards:
      1. (A)
        It shall not exceed five hundred sixty (560) square feet of gross floor area or twelve (12) feet in height;
      2. (B)
        The building or enclosure shall be screened by means of landscaping or berming which is deemed by the Planning Board (or its authorized representative) to be adequate to screen fifty percent (50%) of the building from any adjoining land in a Residential Zone (or land proposed to be used for residential purposes on an approved Basic Plan for a Comprehensive Design Zone, or any approved Conceptual or Detailed Site Plan);
      3. (C)
        When attached to an existing building, it shall match the construction material and color(s) of that building; and
      4. (D)
        When constructed as a freestanding building, it shall be constructed of brick and its design shall coordinate with the design of any existing main building on the same lot or on an adjoining lot.
  • (CB-61-1988; CB-81-1993; CB-65-2000)

    Effective on: 1/1/1901

    Sec. 27-541.01.03. Tourist Home as an "Accessory Use".

  • (a)
    "Tourist Home" as an "Accessory Use" to a "Dwelling" permitted (P) in the Table of Uses shall be subject to the following requirements:
    1. (1)
      The "Tourist Home" shall be an "Accessory Use" to a principal "Use" as a "Dwelling," which principal "Use" is permitted (P) in the Table of Uses;
    2. (2)
      The "Tourist Home" "Accessory Use" may be located in a principal "Building" or an "Accessory Building;"
    3. (3)
      The "Tourist Home" "Accessory Use" shall be rented for no more than thirty (30) consecutive days and no more than a total of ninety (90) days, if not occupied by the owner or no more than one hundred eighty (180) days if occupied by the owner, over a single calendar year;
    4. (4)
      The number of occupants using the "Tourist Home" "Accessory Use" at any one time shall not exceed eight (8) guests at any one time and there shall not be more than three (3) guests per bedroom;
    5. (5)
      The owner of the property hosting the "Tourist Home" "Accessory Use" obtains and maintains the appropriate and required licenses from the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcements and other applicable license authorities; and
    6. (6)
      The owner of the property hosting the "Tourist Home" "Accessory Use" shall collect and remit all applicable taxes through the platform.
  • (CB-10-2018)

    Editor's note(s)—Section 4 of CB-10-2018 (DR-3) states that these provisions shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

    Effective on: 1/1/1901