[Amended 3-20-1989 by Ord. No. 218; 12-16-1991 by Ord. No. 226; 3-12-2002 by Ord. No. 355]
The B-L Local Business District is intended to provide the opportunity for lower-intensity commercial development. Stores, businesses and offices in the district should be useful to the majority of neighborhood residents and economically supportable by nearby populations. These businesses also should blend with adjoining neighborhoods and have significantly less impact than uses normally permitted in a General Business (B-G) District. Within the Main Street Revitalization Area, the use of B-L zoning shall be consistent with the adopted Main Street Revitalization Plan.
The following regulations and applicable regulations contained in other articles shall apply in the B-L Local Business District.
Principal permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Art, artisan, antique, crafts and gift shops.
[Amended 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 547]
B. 
Artisan bakeries, coffee houses, confectionery shops, doughnut shops and retail bakeries less than 3,000 square feet in size.
[Amended 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 438; 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 547]
C. 
Banks, credit unions, and financial institutions without drive-through facilities.
D. 
Bed-and-breakfasts.
E. 
Book and stationery stores, and newsstands.
F. 
Business offices such as real estate broker, insurance agent, stockbroker and manufacturer's agent offices, and similar uses.
G. 
Commercial amusements conducted within a building, including billiard parlors, game rooms or theaters.
H. 
Drugstores.
Amended 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 547]
I. 
Dwellings as permitted and regulated in R-10,000 District.
J. 
Grocery stores, vegetable, fruit and meat markets, and delicatessens (under 20,000 square feet).
K. 
Laundry and dry-cleaning pickup stations, where no work is done on the premises, and self-service laundries.
L. 
Museums, visitor centers, historic and cultural exhibits and libraries.
M. 
Music, art or dancing schools, music and record shops, and preschools and day-care centers.
N. 
Parking lots.
O. 
Parks, playgrounds, and playfields.
P. 
Personal services such as beauty shops, barbershops, dog groomers, shoe repair, and tailor shops.
[Amended 3-14-2022 by Ord. No. 547]
Q. 
Photographic supplies and studios, and artists' supplies.
R. 
Planned unit business centers, subject to the provisions of Article XXV.
[Amended 6-10-2003 by Ord. No. 369]
S. 
Private clubs and lodges.
T. 
Professional offices such as accountant, architect, attorney, engineer, land surveyor, optometrist, medical, chiropractic and dental offices (but not a clinic, massage parlor or hospital), and similar uses.
U. 
Retail stores for the servicing of the surrounding neighborhood with convenience items, such as dry goods, household items, electrical appliances and home furnishings; variety stores; shoe stores; hardware, paint and garden stores; jewelry sales and jewelry repair stores; and apparel stores (under 10,000 square feet).
V. 
Adult day-care facilities.
[Added 10-13-2009 by Ord. No. 471]
W. 
Any other retail business or service establishment which is determined by the Commission to be of the same general character as the above permitted retail business or service uses, but not including any use which is a permitted or conditional use in the B-G District and which, in the judgment of the Commission, is not consistent with the purpose of the B-L District as defined in § 135-110.
[Amended 10-13-2009 by Ord. No. 471]
Conditional uses requiring Board authorization shall be as follows:
A. 
Banks, credit unions, and financial institutions with drive-through facilities.
B. 
Churches.
C. 
Funeral establishments.
D. 
Guesthouses.
E. 
Liquor stores and taverns.
F. 
Medical or dental clinics.
G. 
Medical or dental laboratories, and manufacture of prosthetic appliances, dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids and similar products.
H. 
Restaurants.
I. 
Schools not enumerated in § 135-112.
[Amended 6-10-2003 by Ord. No. 369]
J. 
The following businesses or operations that involve the production, storage, distillation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, and wholesale and retail sale of liquor, beer, wine, coffee, and/or cider made from produce grown or produced off site. The hosting of tours and tastings of such products incident to such businesses or operations conducted on the premises. Such business or operations must be conducted in an enclosed building. Such operations shall be in compliance with any and all local and state liquor laws and licensing requirements and Health Department regulations, and shall possess any and all licenses which may be required by Carroll County, the Town of Hampstead, and/or the State of Maryland:
[Added 6-5-2018 by Ord. No. 528]
(1) 
Microdistillery.
(2) 
Microbrewery.
(3) 
Microwinery.
(4) 
Coffee-roasting operations.
Accessory uses shall be as follows:
A. 
Uses and structures customarily accessory and incidental to any permitted principal use or authorized conditional use.
A. 
All business, services, processing and storage shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building, except for off-street automobile parking and loading areas and public utility uses. Retail goods shall be displayed outside only during normal business hours.
B. 
Goods shall consist primarily of new or reconditioned merchandise or of bona fide antiques.
C. 
Processes and equipment employed and goods processed or sold shall be limited to those which are not objectionable by reason of odor, dust, smoke, cinders, gas, fumes, noise, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste.
[Amended 2-13-2018 by Ord. No. 523]
No principal structure shall exceed 50 feet, except as provided in § 135-258.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to the modified requirements in Article XXX:
Use
Lot
Area
Lot
Width
Lot
Area
per
Family
Front
Yard
(feet)
Side
Yard
(feet)
Rear
Yard
(feet)
Dwellings
Same as in R-10,000 District
Principal permitted or accessory uses
--
--
--
20
10*
10*
Planned unit business center
Subject to Article XXV
NOTES:
* Where adjoining any R district, not less than 25 feet.
Setbacks shall be established to be congruent with adjacent properties and consistent with the Main Street Revitalization Plan within the Main Street Revitalization Area. In the absence of developed adjacent properties, the zone shall use the setbacks of the R-7500 District. In all instances, the Commission shall have the authority to determine appropriate setbacks in the site plan approval process.