Sec. 24-460 through 24-471
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right18
- An apartment or living quarters for a guard, caretaker, proprietor or other person employed on the premises which is clearly secondary to the research and technology use of the property.
- Banks and other similar financial institutions as an accessory use to other permitted uses
- Child day care centers as an accessory use to other permitted uses
- Clinics as an accessory use to other permitted uses
- Corporate offices
- Courier services
- Data processing centers as an accessory use to other permitted uses
- Health clubs, exercise clubs and fitness centers as accessory use to other permitted uses
- Off-street parking as required by article II, division II of this chapter
- Restaurants as an accessory use to other permitted uses
- Fire stations
- Telephone exchanges and telephone switching stations
- Industrial and technical training centers or schools
- Laser technology production
- Manufacture, compounding, processing or packaging of cosmetic, toiletry and pharmaceutical products
- Manufacture or assembly of electronic instruments, electronic devices or electronic components
- Research, development and design facilities or laboratories
- Warehouse, storage and distribution centers to serve only uses permitted in the Research and Technology District, RT, with storage limited to a fully enclosed building or screened with landscaping and fencing from adjacent property
Conditional / special use3
- Heliports and helistops and accessory uses
- Solid waste transfer stations and container sites, public or private
- Waste disposal facilities
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Outdoor lighting
Outdoor lighting shall be provided, as required by article II, division 7 of this chapter and the county subdivision ordinance.
Other
- Landscaping and tree preservation
All landscaping and tree preservation shall be undertaken in accordance with article II, division 4 of this chapter and Chapter 23 of the county's Chesapeake Bay Preservation ordinance.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. area25 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Research and technology districts shall be located on a single parcel of land, or separate but contiguous parcels, which shall total not less than twenty-five acres.
- Usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.10 pct
Development within the research and technology districts shall provide usable open space area to create a park-like setting. The amount of open space shall be not less than ten percent of the developable area of the site.
- Publicly owned water and sewer required
All structures and uses within a research and technology district shall be served by publicly owned and operated water and sewer systems.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. increase for structures over 35 feet1 ft per 2 ft over 35
The minimum setback of any portion of a structure which is in excess of 35 feet in height shall be increased one foot for each two feet of the structure's height in excess of 35 feet.
- Site plan review required
All structures or complexes of structures erected, altered or restored within the district shall be subject to site plan review in accordance with article III of this chapter.
Parking
Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in accordance with the off-street parking requirements of article II, division 2 of this chapter.
Setback
- Perimeter setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other zoning districts50 ft
A minimum landscaped setback of 50 feet shall be maintained from all property lines adjoining a different zoning district. Where uses permitted in the research and technology district adjoin an existing residentially zoned district or an A-1 District that is designated low-density residential or rural lands on the Comprehensive Plan, the minimum landscaped setback shall be increased to 100 feet.
- Perimeter setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public road right-of-way100 ft
A minimum landscaped setback of 100 feet shall be maintained from the right-of-way of any existing or planned public roads which abut the site.
Signage
- Sign regulations
Outdoor signs on the properties within the district shall comply with the regulations for exterior signs in article II, division 3 of this chapter.
From the ordinance
Research and technology districts shall be located on a single parcel of land, or separate but contiguous parcels, which shall total not less than twenty-five acres. Structures may be erected up to 60 feet in height. Minimum landscaped setback of 100 feet from public road right-of-way.
Use details
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"Railroad facilities including tracks, bridges, switching yards and stations. Spur lines which are to serve and are accessory to existing or proposed development adjacent to existing railroad rights-of-way and track and safety improvements in existing railroad rights-of-way are permitted generally and shall not require a special use permit",
"Transmission pipelines (public or private), including pumping stations and accessory storage, for natural gas, propane gas, petroleum products, chemicals, slurry coal and any other gases, liquids or solids. Extensions or private connections to existing pipelines, which serve an individual customer and which are accessory to existing or proposed development, are permitted generally and shall not require a special use permit",
"Water facilities (public or private), and sewer facilities (public), including, but not limited to, treatment plants, pumping stations, storage facilities and transmission mains, wells and associated equipment such as pumps to be owned and operated by political jurisdictions. The following are permitted generally and shall not require a special use permit: (a) private connections to existing mains that are intended to serve an individual customer and that are accessory to existing or proposed development, with no additional connections to be made to the line; and (b) distribution lines and local facilities within a development, including pump stations"
]
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