Hampstead City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
B-G General Business District
§ 135-120 Purpose.
The B-G General Business District is intended to provide the opportunity for higher-intensity commercial development while preserving the small town character of Hampstead. Stores, businesses and offices in the district should be economically viable and useful to the greater Hampstead area. Within the Main Street Revitalization Area, the use of B-G zoning shall be consistent with the adopted Main Street Revitalization Plan.
§ 135-121 Applicable regulations.
A.
The following regulations in this article and applicable regulations contained in other articles shall apply in the B-G General Business District.
B.
The distance requirements specified in § 135-123 for certain commercial uses shall apply to buildings or structures connected with the operation of such commercial uses and to the outside display or storage of products or materials of any kind. The distance requirements shall not apply to accessory uses or structures such as off-street parking areas, stormwater management facilities, business and directional signs, dumpsters and drive-through stacking spaces.
§ 135-122 Principal permitted uses.
Principal permitted uses shall be as follows:
A.
Any commercial use or structure permitted as regulated in the B-L District.
[Amended 12-14-2004 by Ord. No. 407]
B.
Animal hospitals, when all activities are conducted within the building.
C.
Retail, commercial and industrial bakeries 3,000 square feet or greater in size.
[Amended 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 438]
D.
Business colleges and commercial schools.
E.
Churches.
F.
Clinics, hospitals and similar uses.
G.
Commercial parking lots and garages.
I.
Grocery stores and supermarkets.
J.
Hotels, motels, apartment hotels and guesthouses.
K.
Household and electrical repair shops.
L.
Laundry and dry-cleaning establishments.
M.
Liquor stores.
N.
Mortuaries.
O.
Nursing homes.
P.
Radio and television studios.
Q.
Retail stores such as dry goods, household electrical appliances and home furnishing stores; variety stores; shoe stores; hardware, paint and garden stores; jewelry sales and jewelry repair stores; apparel stores; and music and record shops.
R.
Restaurants.
S.
Shops for painters, plumbers, paperhangers, electricians, upholsterers and others of a similar nature without storage yards.
T.
Shops for business service, such as addressing and mailing, advertising and distributing, photocopying, blueprinting and printing.
[Amended 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 547]
U.
Tobacco shops and vape or electronic cigarette stores.
[Added 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 547]
§ 135-123 Conditional uses requiring Board authorization.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Ord. No. 471; 4-11-2017 by Ord. No. 518; 1-9-2018 by Ord. No. 522; 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 541]
Conditional uses requiring Board authorization shall be as follows:
A.
Automobile sales and service establishments, if located at least 300 feet from the boundary line of any residence district.
B.
Bus terminals and taxicab stations, and car rentals.
D.
Car washes, if located at least 300 feet from the boundary line of any residence district.
E.
Drive-in theaters, bowling alleys, and skating rinks.
F.
Fast-food restaurants with drive-through facilities, if located at least 300 feet from the boundary line of any residence district.
G.
Lumberyards and building supplies, bulk storage yards (not including bulk storage of flammable liquids), and outdoor storage yards and lots; provided that the outdoor storage yard shall not be closer than 25 feet to any public street and any residence district and that the yard shall be completely enclosed, except for necessary ingress and egress, by a solid fence or wall not less than eight feet high. This subsection shall not permit wrecking yards, junkyards or yards used in whole or in part for scrap or salvage operations or for processing.
H.
Outdoor commercial amusements, except traveling carnivals or fairs.
J.
Service stations and service garages, if located at least 300 feet from the boundary line of any residence district.
K.
Taverns.
L.
Woodworking or carpentry shops.
M.
Sheet metal or machine shops.
N.
Tattoo parlors or body piercing establishments, if located at least 300 feet from the boundary line of any residence district.
O.
Facilities for the storage of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, boats, campers, trailers, if located at least 300 feet from the boundary line of any residence district.
P.
Inpatient or outpatient facilities for the treatment of alcohol and/or drug abuse, if located at least 300 feet from the boundary line of any residence district.
Q.
Construction, conversion or alteration of a building within the General Business district to become a venue for the purpose of conducting off-track betting in accordance with the Maryland Racing Commission, subject to the following conditions:
R.
Self-service storage/mini-storage facilities, subject to the following requirements:
(1)
Self-service storage/mini-storage shall not be located in the Main Street Revitalization Area;
(2)
Exteriors of buildings shall be brick, siding or similarly acceptable material; and
(3)
Conversion or alteration of an existing property or building within the Business General Zoning District shall not be allowed.
S.
Any conditional use permitted and as regulated in the B-L District, except as modified.
§ 135-124 Accessory uses.
Uses and structures which are customarily accessory and incidental to any principal permitted use or authorized conditional use, including business signs pertaining to uses on the premises, provided that such signs are located as regulated in Article XXII.
§ 135-125 Height regulations.
[Amended 2-13-2018 by Ord. No. 523]
No principal structure shall exceed 50 feet in height, except as provided in § 135-258.
§ 135-126 Lot area, lot width and yard requirements.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modified requirements in Article XXX:
Use | Lot Area | Lot Width | Lot Are per Family | Front Yard (feet) | Side Yard (feet) | Rear Yard (feet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dwellings | Same as in R-10,000 District | |||||
Principal permitted or accessory uses | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 10* | 10* |
Planned unit business center | Subject to Article XXV | |||||
NOTES: * Where adjoining any R district, not less than 25 feet. Setbacks shall be established to be congruent with adjacent properties and consistent with the Main Street Revitalization Plan within the Main Street Revitalization Area. In the absence of developed adjacent properties, the zone shall use the setbacks of the R-7500 District. In all instances, the Commission shall have the authority to determine appropriate setbacks in the site plan approval process. | ||||||