The following regulations shall apply in all
R-7,500 Residential Zones.
[Amended 10-25-1999 by Ord. No. 639; 9-24-2001 by Ord. No. 672; 9-13-2004 by Ord. No. 722]
No building, structure or land shall be used
and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected, structurally
altered, enlarged or maintained, except for one or more of the following
uses:
B. Dwellings, single-family semidetached, including accessory
buildings incidental to the permitted uses.
C. Day-care facilities for not more than six children
or elderly persons.
D. The replacement of any multiple-family dwelling existing prior to July 1, 1999, by a new multiple-family dwelling with an increased bonus density of 20% subject to the provisions of §
164-153.1. However, an historically significant structure may be replaced under this subsection only if said structure was destroyed by fire, windstorm, flood, explosion, any cause of nature or any other cause not attributable to the negligence or misconduct of its owner. For purposes of this subsection, an "historically significant structure" is defined as any structure that is:
(1) Included in the survey of historic structures for
Westminster;
(2) Described in The Building of Westminster by Christopher
Weeks;
(3) Located in the local Historic District;
(4) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic
Places;
(5) Is a contributing structure in the Westminster National
Register District.
E. Medical and dental offices which were legal nonconforming
uses as of July 1, 2003, as certified by the Zoning Administrator
and which are located in an area designated by the Common Council
of Westminster.
F. Pregnancy-related care, newborn parenting services or counseling,
provided that the use is located in a building of less than 1,500
square feet of above-grade living area, on or contiguous to a parcel
that is 25 acres or larger, on which parking for the use may be provided,
and used for a public, quasi-public, institutional, educational, charitable,
or religious purpose, and operates only Monday through Friday between
the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. In the case of the conversion
of an existing building and premises for the purpose of establishing
such use, the lot width, setbacks, and other dimensional requirements
otherwise specified herein shall not apply to those improvements or
conditions existing at the time of such conversion.
[Added 1-14-2019 by Ord.
No. 901]
The following uses may be permitted as special exceptions in accordance with the provisions of Article
XXII:
B. Conversion dwellings subject to the requirements of §
164-150 and the County Health Department.
C. Public buildings, structures and properties of the
recreational, cultural, institutional, educational, administrative
or public-service type, including fire, ambulance or rescue squad.
D. Housing for older persons and other customary accessory uses and structures, which are clearly incidental to the principal structure and use, subject to the requirements of §
164-153.2.
[Added 9-24-2001 by Ord. No. 672]
No principal structure shall exceed 2 1/2 stories
or 35 feet in height, and no accessory building shall exceed two stories
or 25 feet in height.
All R-7,500 Residential Zones are eligible for
consideration for reclassification to the PD-4 and PD-9 Zones.