Pocomoke City City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
R-1 Residence District
§ 230-32 Applicability.
The uses contained in this article shall be permitted and the following regulations and the applicable regulations contained in other Articles shall apply in the R-1 District.
§ 230-33 Principal permitted uses.
Principal permitted uses in the R-1 District shall be as follows:
§ 230-34 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses requiring Board authorization shall be as follows:
A.
Public and semi-public buildings.
B.
Hospitals, sanitariums and religious or charitable institutions (not for contagious disease, mental, liquor or drug patients and not penal or correctional institutions), provided that any such establishment shall comply with the distance requirements of § 230-28.
C.
Cemeteries, provided that no graves or burial lots are located in front yard or required side yard setbacks.
D.
Public utilities, cables, utility poles, pipelines, railroad lines or any other utility located on a private right-of-way as defined in § 230-5, but not including production, construction or maintenance or storage buildings or yards.
E.
Boat landings (docks or wharves).
F.
G.
Home occupations (Type 2).
[Added 12-4-2021 by Ord. No. 449]
§ 230-35 Accessory uses.
Accessory buildings and uses are those building and uses customarily incidental to any principal use or authorized conditional use, including:
A.
Private garages, parking areas, swimming pools, satellite television earth stations and other customary outbuildings and structures.
C.
Identification signs displaying only the name and nature of the premises or the occupant thereof or directing the way thereto, not exceeding eight square feet in area.
D.
One bulletin board or sign for any permitted church, school or other public or semi-public building, not exceeding 24 square feet in size, which sign may be indirectly lighted.
E.
The keeping of not more than one roomer or boarder by a resident family.
F.
Solar energy equipment, subject to the following:
[Added 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 429]
(1)
Solar energy equipment may be on roofs of principal buildings or ground-mounted.
(2)
Placement of solar energy equipment is not permitted within the required front yard setback unless the Zoning Administrator determines that it is adequately screened from view from the public way so as to preclude any glare from the equipment which would adversely impact the vision of motorists on the public way. It is understood that this equipment may, on occasion, be visible from the public way even if located in the side or the rear yard.
(3)
If the solar energy equipment is unable to be located on the roof of the principal structure as is preferred, placement of ground-mounted solar energy equipment in the required side or rear yard may be permitted only if the equipment is not located in the required setback for a structure in the subject zone from the property line or a distance equal to the height of the accessory structure, whichever is greater.
(4)
The solar energy equipment must be adequately screened from view of residential neighbors by appropriate vegetative screening or appropriate and adequate solid fencing.
(5)
Any proposed fencing must comply with all applicable height requirements. Natural-colored fencing is preferred.
(6)
Roof-mounted solar energy equipment shall be located so as not to increase the total height of the structure above the maximum allowable height of the structure on which it is located, in accordance with the applicable zoning regulations.
(7)
The Zoning Administrator, prior to issuing a permit for the placement of any solar energy equipment, shall be provided with any requested information in regard to proving compliance with this section. This information may include sun and shadow diagrams specific to the subject proposed installation which would enable the Zoning Administrator to determine if solar access will be impaired due to the proposed location or to the location of objects which may obstruct the solar access.
(8)
The Zoning Administrator may also require submission of detailed information, including maps, plans or dimensioned sketches, showing the proposed location, including setbacks from property lines or distances from structures which are used for habitation on neighboring properties.
(9)
The Zoning Administrator may also require the submission of an as-built plan showing the actual location of any installed solar energy equipment. If the equipment is not installed as permitted, the Zoning Administrator may order its removal and/or relocation as appropriate.
§ 230-36 Height regulations.
No principal structure shall exceed 2 1/2 stories (30 feet in height), and no accessory structure shall exceed 1 1/2 stories 25 feet in height). All public and semi-public utility buildings and structures must meet the requirements of § 230-93. Replacement buildings shall be the same as the building was before or approximately the same height and size as the existing adjoining buildings.
§ 230-37 Area, yard and bulk regulations.
Lot area, width and yard requirements shall be as follows:
A.
Lot area and width requirements.
Type of Use | Minimum Lot Area (square feet) | Minimum Lot Width (feet) | Lot Area Per Family (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
Dwellings | 10,000 | 75 | 10,000 |
Churches | 2 acres | 200 | |
Schools and colleges | 5 acres | 400 | |
Public utility uses | 10,000 | 75 | |
Other permitted uses | 20,000 | 100 |
B.
Yard requirements. Replacement buildings shall have the same front yard setbacks as the existing adjoining buildings.
Type of Use | Front Yard Depth (feet) | Side Yard Least Width (feet) | Side Yard Sum of Widths (feet) | Rear Yard Depth (feet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dwellings | 35 | 12 | 25 | 40 |
Churches | 35 | 25 | 50 | 40 |
Schools and colleges | 35 | 25 | 50 | 40 |
Public utility uses | 35 | 20 | 40 | 40 |
Other permitted uses | 35 | 25 | 50 | 40 |
§ 230-38 Parking regulations and facilities; recreational vehicles.
A.
Two off-street parking spaces are required for each family or dwelling unit.
B.
Parking of a trailer or motor home is prohibited, except that no more than one licensed recreational vehicle may be parked/stored on the premises. When so parked/stored, such vehicle must be in an accessory building or in the rear yard only.