Frederick County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

The Use Matrix in this article organizes permitted uses by zoning districts and use types. The Use Matrix; Article VII, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses; and Article XI, Definitions, of this chapter, together provide a systematic basis for identifying and organizing uses and distinguishing whether a particular use is allowable in a particular zoning district.

Permitted uses. "P" in a Use Matrix cell indicates that the use type in that row is permitted-by-right in the zoning district at the head of that column, subject to any performance standards required by Article VII, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, of this chapter.

Conditional uses. "CUP" in a Use Matrix cell indicates that the use type in that row is allowed in the zoning district at the head of that column only upon approval of a Conditional Use Permit, in accordance with Article III, Permits and Applications, and subject to any performance standards in Article VII, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, of this chapter.

Accessory uses. "A" in a Use Matrix cell indicates that the use type in that row is permitted as an accessory use incidental to a permitted or specially permitted use in the zoning district at the head of that column, subject to any performance standards required by Article VII, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses, of this chapter.

Prohibited uses. A blank cell in the Use Matrix indicates that the use type in that row is prohibited in the zoning district at the head of that column.

The Zoning Administrator shall determine whether an unlisted use is part of an existing use classification or use type as defined in Article XI, Definitions, of this chapter. Upon determining the most similar use type, the Zoning Administrator shall treat the proposed use the same as the most similar one.

If a use is identified as accessory in the use matrix, within the definition of the primary use, or is otherwise determined by the Zoning Administrator to be incidental and customarily associated with the primary use, a separate zoning permit is not required for the accessory use.