City of Westminster, MD Article VII R-7,500 Residential Zone

§ 164-34 General provisions.

The following regulations shall apply in all R-7,500 Residential Zones.

§ 164-35 Uses permitted.

[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:

A. All uses listed in § 164-29.

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]

§ 164-36 Special exceptions.

The following uses may be permitted as special exceptions in accordance with the provisions of Article XXII:

A. All uses listed in § 164-30.

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]

§ 164-37 Dimensional requirements.

A. Net lot area.

(1) Single-family detached dwelling. Each single-family detached dwelling hereafter erected, together with its accessory buildings, shall be located on a lot having a net area of at least 7,500 square feet.

(2) Single-family semidetached dwelling. Each single-family semidetached dwelling hereafter erected, together with its accessory buildings, shall be located on a lot having a net area of at least 3,500 square feet per dwelling.

B. Lot coverage. No more than 40% of the net area of a lot may be covered by buildings, including accessory buildings.

C. Lot width and yard requirements.

(1) The following per family unit minimum requirements shall be observed:

Use	Lot Width (feet)	Lot Area Per Family (square feet)	Front Yard (feet)	Least Side Yard (feet)	Sum of Side Yards (feet)	Rear Yard (feet)
Single-family detached	70	7,500	30	8	16	25
Semidetached dwelling per family	35	3,500	30	8	8	25
All other principal structures	100	—	40	20	40	50

(2) A corner lot for a single-family detached dwelling shall have a minimum width of 90 feet, measured at the building line along each street front, and shall have two front yards.

(3) A corner lot for a single-family semidetached dwelling shall have a minimum width of 45 feet for each dwelling unit, measured at the building line along each street front, and shall have two front yards.

§ 164-38 Building height.

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.

§ 164-39 Reclassification.

All R-7,500 Residential Zones are eligible for consideration for reclassification to the PD-4 and PD-9 Zones.