Emmitsburg City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
08 - GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- 17.08.010 - Establishment of districts.
- 17.08.020 - Boundaries of districts.
- 17.08.030 - Application and regulations.
- 17.08.040 - Zoning of annexed areas.
- 17.08.050 - Location of zoning line in vacated street.
- 17.08.060 - Required open area not to be infringed upon.
- 17.08.070 - Conformance of nonconforming uses.
- 17.08.080 - Expansion of nonconforming uses.
- 17.08.090 - Nonconforming use not to rebuild.
- 17.08.100 - Discontinued nonconforming use not to re-establish after six months.
- 17.08.110 - Nonconforming uses not to be substituted.
- 17.08.120 - Storage uses, not to be continued as nonconforming uses in residential districts.
- 17.08.130 - Renovation, expansion of nonconforming use must conform where possible.
- 17.08.140 - Off-street parking.
- 17.08.150 - Off-street loading.
- 17.08.160 - Clear sight triangle, sight distance.
- 17.08.170 - Prohibited uses in all districts.
- 17.08.180 - Storage of inflammable fuels.
- 17.08.190 - Conversion of garages, sheds, outbuildings or other accessory structures.
- 17.08.200 - Development in or adjacent to floodplain.
- 17.08.210 - Conversions to buildings which affect the number of dwelling units available.
- 17.08.220 - General buffer regulations.
- 17.08.230 - General lighting regulations.
- 17.08.240 - Unenclosed storage.
CHAPTER 17
12 - BOARD OF APPEALS
Sections
- 17.12.010 - Authorization and appointment.
- 17.12.020 - Meeting of the board.
- 17.12.030 - Appeals—How taken.
- 17.12.040 - Powers of the board of appeals.
- 17.12.050 - The board may grant variances.
- 17.12.060 - Limitations, guides and standards for special exception uses.
- 17.12.070 - Public hearings and permits issued by the board.
CHAPTER 17
20 - COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 17.20.010 - Intent.
- 17.20.020 - Uses permitted in the neighborhood commercial (B-1) district.
- 17.20.030 - Uses permitted in the general commercial (B-2) district.
- 17.20.040 - Reserved.
- 17.20.050 - Reserved.
- 17.20.060 - Required lot area, lot width and yards in commercial districts.
- 17.20.070 - Building height regulation in commercial districts.
- 17.20.080 - Off-street parking and loading.
- 17.20.090 - Commercial district buffer.
CHAPTER 17
24 - INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT I-P AND OFFICE, RESEARCH, INDUSTRIAL ORI DISTRICT
Sections
- 17.24.010 - Purpose of provisions.
- 17.24.020 - Uses permitted in the industrial park district (I-P).
- 17.24.030 - Special exceptions in the I-P district requiring board of appeals approval.
- 17.24.040 - Uses permitted in the office, research, industrial (ORI) district.
- 17.24.050 - Performance standards in the ORI office, research, industrial district.
- 17.24.060 - Required lot area, lot width and yards in industrial districts.
- 17.24.070 - Off-street parking and loading.
- 17.24.080 - Site plan requirement.
CHAPTER 17
26 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FLEX DISTRICT EDFD, FLOATING ZONE
Sections
- 17.26.010 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.26.020 - Applicability.
- 17.26.030 - Floating zone approval.
- 17.26.040 - Principal permitted uses.
- 17.26.050 - Accessory uses and structures.
- 17.26.060 - Special exception uses.
- 17.26.070 - Master plan approval.
- 17.26.080 - Site plan required.
- 17.26.090 - Revocation of approval.
CHAPTER 17
32 - R-1, R-2, R-3, AND R-S RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Sections
- 17.32.010 - Provisions governing residential (R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-S) districts.
- 17.32.020 - Uses permitted in the R-S district (residential suburban).
- 17.32.030 - Uses permitted in the R-1 district (low density).
- 17.32.040 - Uses permitted in the R-2 district (medium density).
- 17.32.050 - Uses permitted in the R-3 district (high density).
- 17.32.060 - Special exceptions requiring board of appeals approval in residential districts.
- 17.32.070 - Required lot area, lot width and yards in residential districts.
- 17.32.080 - Town house development.
- 17.32.090 - Building height regulations in residential districts.
- 17.32.100 - Off-street parking and loading.
- 17.32.110 - Accessory uses and structures.
- 17.32.120 - Side yards in R-3 district.
CHAPTER 17
36 - VILLAGE ZONE VZ
Sections
- 17.36.010 - Provisions governing the village zone.
- 17.36.020 - Uses permitted in the village zone (VZ).
- 17.36.030 - Accessory uses and structures.
- 17.36.040 - Off-street parking and loading.
- 17.36.050 - Lot coverage.
- 17.36.060 - Required lot area, lot width and yards in the village zone.
- 17.36.070 - Height regulations.
- 17.36.080 - Signs.
- 17.36.090 - Special exceptions.
CHAPTER 17
38 - SIGN CODE
Sections
- 17.38.010 - Applicability.
- 17.38.020 - Purpose and intent.
- 17.38.030 - Definitions.
- 17.38.040 - Prohibited signs.
- 17.38.050 - Signs exempt from permit requirements.
- 17.38.060 - General regulations.
- 17.38.070 - Regulations by sign type—On-premises signs.
- 17.38.080 - Regulations by sign type—Off-premises signs.
- 17.38.090 - Regulations by sign type—Limited duration signs.
- 17.38.100 - Regulations by sign type—Temporary signs.
- 17.38.110 - Regulations by sign type—Portable signs.
- 17.38.120. - Regulations by sign type—Street pole banners.
- 17.38.130 - Signs in the conservation/recreation (C-R) district.
- 17.38.140 - Signs in residential (R-1, R-2, and R-3) districts.
- 17.38.150 - Signs in the institutional (INST) district.
- 17.38.160 - Signs in the village zone (V-Z) district.
- 17.38.170 - Signs in the commercial (B-1 & B-2), industrial park (IP), and office, research, and industrial (ORI) districts.
- 17.38.180 - Removal of unsafe, unlawful, or abandoned signs.
- 17.38.190 - Permits and applications.
- 17.38.200 - Nonconforming signs.
- 17.38.210 - Signs on the premises of legally nonconforming uses.
- 17.38.220 - Substitution clause.
- 17.38.230 - Violations.
CHAPTER 17
40 - EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
Sections
- 17.40.010 - Lot of record.
- 17.40.020 - Allowable projections of structures into yards and other exceptions to yard requirements.
- 17.40.030 - Side yards not required for second story residential uses in nonresidential structures.
- 17.40.040 - Allowable projections of business structures into yards.
- 17.40.050 - Allowable projections of accessory buildings into yards.
- 17.40.060 - Allowable projections of fences into yards.
- 17.40.070 - Public and semi-public buildings may exceed height limitations.
- 17.40.080 - Architectural or mechanical appurtenances may exceed height limitations.
CHAPTER 17
48 - ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Sections
- 17.48.010 - Zoning administration.
- 17.48.020 - Zoning certificate required.
- 17.48.030 - Issuance of a zoning certificate.
- 17.48.040 - Site plan required.
- 17.48.050 - Site plan requirements.
- 17.48.060 - Site plan approval.
- 17.48.070 - Zoning administrator not to waive ordinance requirements.
- 17.48.080 - Zoning certificate may be outdated.
- 17.48.090 - Zoning certificate fee schedule.
- 17.48.100 - Remedies and penalties.