[Amended 3-3-2022 by Ord. No. 728, effective 3-13-2022]
A.
The following base zoning districts are
hereby established for Denton, Maryland:
SR
|
Suburban Residential
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TR
|
Town Scale Residential
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MR
|
Mixed Residential
|
GC
|
General Commercial
|
CBC
|
Central Business Commercial
|
RHC
|
Regional Highway Commercial
|
CM
|
Commercial Medical
|
I
|
Industrial
|
MI
|
Mixed Industrial
|
RA
|
Rural Agriculture
|
RP
|
Recreation and Parks
|
B.
The following overlay zoning districts
are hereby established for Denton, Maryland:
CA
|
Chesapeake Bay Critical Area (Overlay
Zone)
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FP
|
Floodplain District
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HD
|
Historic District (Overlay Zone) (Article IX)
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RC
|
Rural Conservation (Overlay Zone)
|
C.
The following floating zone districts are
hereby established for Denton, Maryland:
AE
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Arts and Entertainment District (§ 128-21.6)
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GA
|
Critical Area Growth Allocation District (§ 128-37)
|
PN
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Planned Neighborhood District (§ 128-21.3)
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PRD
|
Planned Residential District (§ 128-84)
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PUD
|
Planned Unit Development, Mixed-Use District (Article VII)
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RD
|
Redevelopment (Floating Zone – eligible and applied) (§ 128-21.7)
|
A.
The incorporated areas of the Town are
hereby divided into zones (zoning districts), as shown on the Official
Zoning Maps which, together with all explanatory matter thereon, are
hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Maps are on file
in the Town offices.
B.
The Official Zoning Maps shall be identified by the signature of the Town Councilpersons, attested by the Town Administrator, and bearing the seal of the Town under the following words: "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Maps referred to in § 128-10 of the Zoning Regulation of the Town of Denton, Maryland," together with the date of the adoption of this chapter.
C.
Regardless of the existence of purported
copies of the Official Zoning Maps which may from time to time be
made or published, the Official Zoning Maps which shall be located
in the Department of Planning and Codes Administration office shall
be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and
water areas, buildings, and other structures in the Town. Copies of
the Official Zoning Maps shall also be located in the Town Administrator's
or Town Clerk's Office.
D.
Official Critical Area Overlay District
Maps.
(1)
An Official Critical Area Overlay Map has
been prepared for the Town of Denton and shall be maintained in force
as part of the Official Zoning Maps of the Town of Denton.[2] This map shall delineate the extent of the Critical Area
Overlay District and shall correspond to the Chesapeake Bay Critical
Area.
[2]
Editor’s Note: The Critical Area Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
The Critical Area Overlay District shall
include all lands and waters defined in § 8-1807 of the
Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. They include:
(a)
All waters of and lands under the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries to the head of tide as indicated
on the state wetlands maps, and all state and private wetlands designated
under Title 16 of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(b)
All lands and water areas within
1,000 feet beyond the landward boundaries of state or private wetlands
and the heads of tides designated under Title 16 of the Environment
Article, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(c)
Modification to these areas through
inclusion or exclusion proposed by the Town of Denton and approved
by the Critical Area Commission as specified in § 8-1807
of the Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3)
Within the designated Critical Area, all
land shall be assigned one of the following land use management classifications:
(4)
The land use management classification shall be as designated in the Town of Denton Critical Area Program, Chapter 43, Critical Areas, as amended. The Critical Area Overlay District Map may be amended by the Town Council in compliance with amendment provisions in this chapter, the Maryland Critical Area Law and Critical Area Regulations.
A.
In the event that the Official Zoning Maps
become damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because
of the nature or number of changes and additions, the Town Council
may, by resolution, adopt new Official Zoning Maps which shall supersede
the prior Official Zoning Maps.
B.
The new Official Zoning Maps may correct
drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning
Maps, but no such corrections shall have the effect of amending the
original Zoning Ordinance or any subsequent amendment thereof. The
Director of Planning shall certify as to the accuracy of the new Official
Zoning Maps, and the maps shall be identified by the signature of
the Town Councilpersons, attested by the Town Administrator, and bearing
the seal of the Town under the following words: "This is to certify
that these Official Zoning Maps supersede and replace the Official
Zoning Maps adopted (date of adoption of maps being replaced) as part
of the Zoning Regulation of the Town of Denton, Maryland."
A.
The location of zoning districts as determined
from the Official Zoning Map are subject to the following rules of
interpretation:
(1)
The regulations pertaining to a zoning
district shall extend throughout the whole area bounded by the zoning
district lines.
(2)
Where a boundary line is shown to be located
within a street, alley, railroad track, or other physical feature,
it shall be deemed to be in the actual center of the feature.
(3)
Where a boundary line is shown as being
a specific distance from a street or other physical feature, this
distance shall control and shall be measured from the center of the
feature.
(4)
Distances not specifically indicated on
the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
B.
Where physical or cultural features existing
on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Zoning District
Map or under circumstances not covered under this section, the Planning
Commission shall interpret the location of the zoning district boundaries.
C.
The Official Critical Area Overlay Map
shall not be used for actual determination of the Critical Area, buffer
lines of 1,000 feet, 100 feet and 200 feet for the purposes of subdivision,
site plan and permit applications. Such determinations shall be made
by a professional land surveyor, at the applicant's expense, certified
to and noted on plats provided by the applicant.