Frederick County Unincorporated

M2 District height exception for automated storage up to 100 ft, accessory uses, lighting pole height exception.

TM District height exception for automated storage up to 100 ft, accessory uses, lighting pole height exception, environmental protection.

General office buildings in the B2 and B3 Zoning Districts and hotel and motel buildings in the B2 Zoning District shall be exempt from the maximum height requirement of those zoning districts. In no case shall the height of such buildings exceed 60 feet.

B2 District height exception for office/hotel up to 60 ft, accessory uses permitted by right.

Buildings used for schools without residential components may exceed the maximum height of the underlying zoning district. The only portions of buildings used for schools without residential components that may exceed the height in the underlying zoning district are those which are accessory and inconsequential to the primary function of the building. In no case shall any portion of the building exceed 75 feet in height.

If any of the above exceptions exceed the height limitation of the proposed zoning district, the structure shall be required to be set back the normal setback or required buffer distance plus one foot for every foot over the maximum allowed height of that zoning district.

In the B3 (Industrial Transition) Zoning District, uses may exceed the height limitation so long as all front, side and rear setbacks conform to the setback requirements for the M1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District. In no case shall any structure in the B3 Zoning District exceed 45 feet in height.

B3 District height exception up to 45 ft, accessory uses permitted by right, accessory retail limit.

Except where specifically allowed by this chapter, no more than one dwelling shall be allowed on a lot.

One accessory dwelling shall be allowed with any single-family dwelling as long as the following conditions are met: The floor area of the accessory dwelling shall be no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the primary residential structure on the lot or a minimum of 500 square feet, whichever is greater.

The selling or processing of agricultural products produced on the premises shall be considered to be accessory to an agricultural use. On bona fide, operating farms, temporary or permanent housing for workers actively working on the farm shall be an allowed accessory use.

One accessory dwelling shall be allowed with any single-family dwelling as long as the following conditions are met: (1) The floor area of the accessory dwelling shall be no more than 25% of the gross floor area of the primary residential structure on the lot or a minimum of 500 square feet, whichever is greater.

In the RP Residential Performance, MH1 Mobile Home Community and R4 Residential Planned Community Districts, accessory dwellings shall only be allowed if they are attached to the primary residential structure.

Accessory dwelling attachment requirement.

In no case shall a mobile home be allowed as an accessory dwelling in the RP Residential Performance District, R4 Residential Planned Community District and R5 Residential Recreational Community District.

One accessory dwelling shall be allowed with any business or industrial use only so long as it is occupied by the owner of the business or industry, an employee or a watchman.

Child day-care services and facilities shall be allowed in the M1 Light Industrial District as an accessory or secondary use to any allowed use or group of allowed uses in an industrial park.

In no case shall a mobile home or temporary trailer be allowed as an accessory use, unless it is used for temporary or permanent housing on a bona fide, operating farm.

Secondary or accessory uses shall be permitted by right in the B1, B2, B3, TM, M1 and M2 Districts, but only in conjunction with and secondary to a permitted principal use. The square footage or area occupied by secondary uses cumulatively shall not exceed 25% of the gross floor area of the related principal use. In the B3, TM, M1 and M2 Districts, no more than 15% of the gross floor area of the principal use may be used for accessory retail sales, and in no case shall the accessory retailing component exceed 2,000 square feet.

Accessory uses permitted by right in B1 District, secondary uses max 25% of gross floor area.