Town of Denton, MD
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2023-12-11
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 128 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administrative Rules of Procedure
- Ch 7 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 8 Denton Utility Commission
- Ch 10 Elections
- Ch 14 Ethics
- Ch 20 Infractions; General Penalty
- Ch 23 Purchasing
- Ch 25 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 29 Abandoned Property
- Ch 30 Adult-Oriented Businesses
- Ch 31 Alarms
- Ch 32 Animal Control
- Ch 36 Bicycles and Skateboards
- Ch 38 Building Construction
- Ch 41 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 43 Critical Areas
- Ch 45 Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 52 Fees and Charges
- Ch 54 Firearms
- Ch 56 Fire Prevention
- Ch 58 Floodplain Zones
- Ch 60 Forest Conservation
- Ch 64 Garbage and Trash
- Ch 67 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 73 Land Subdivision
- Ch 75 Life Safety Inspector
- Ch 76 Littering
- Ch 78 (Reserved)
- Ch 85 Noise
- Ch 91 Parking
- Ch 92 Peddlers, Solicitors and Distributors
- Ch 94 Property Maintenance
- Ch 95 Public Works Construction
- Ch 97 Recycling Program
- Ch 98 Rental Property
- Ch 102 Sewers
- Ch 105 Stormwater Utility
- Ch 106 Stormwater Management
- Ch 107 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 112 Swimming Pools
- Ch 114 Taxation
- Ch 120 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 124 Water
- Ch 125 Water and Sewer Allocations
- Ch 126 Wireless Facilities and Utilities in the Public Way
- Ch 128 Zoning
- Ch 128 Art I Title; Authority; Jurisdiction; Purpose
- § 128-1 Title.
- § 128-2 Legislative authority.
- § 128-3 Jurisdiction.
- § 128-4 Purpose and intent.
- § 128-5 Conflict with other regulations.
- § 128-6 Compliance required.
- Ch 128 Art II Definitions and Word Usage
- § 128-7 Word usage.
- § 128-8 Terms defined.
- Ch 128 Art III Zoning Districts and Zoning District Maps
- § 128-9 Zoning districts established.
- § 128-10 Official Zoning Maps.
- § 128-11 Replacement of Official Zoning Maps.
- § 128-12 Interpretation of Zoning District Map.
- Ch 128 Art IV Purpose and Intent of Zoning Districts
- § 128-13 SR Suburban Residential.
- § 128-14 TR Town Scale Residential.
- § 128-15 MR Mixed Residential.
- § 128-16 GC General Commercial.
- § 128-17 CBC Central Business Commercial District.
- § 128-18 CM Medical District.
- § 128-19 RHC Regional Highway Commercial.
- § 128-20 I Industrial.
- § 128-21 MI Mixed Industrial.
- § 128-21.1 RA Rural Agriculture.
- § 128-21.2 RP Recreation and Parks.
- § 128-21.3 PN Planned Neighborhood District.
- § 128-21.4 Procedure for approval of PN District floating zone amendment and PUD plan approval.
- § 128-21.5 PN design guidelines.
- § 128-21.6 AE Arts and Entertainment District.
- § 128-21.7 Redevelopment District.
- § 128-21.8 Procedure for approval of AE District floating zone or Redevelopment District floating zone amendment and master development plan.
- § 128-21.9 RC Rural Conservation District.
- Ch 128 Art V Special District: FP Floodplain District
- § 128-22 Purpose.
- § 128-23 Higher standards to control.
- § 128-24 Delineation.
- § 128-25 Regulations.
- Ch 128 Art VI Provisions and Standards for Accessory Structures
- § 128-26 Accessory Structures.
- § 128-27 through § 128-28. (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Art VII Special District: Planned Unit Development, Mixed-Use District
- § 128-29 Purpose.
- § 128-30 Planned unit development (PUD).
- Ch 128 Art VIII Special District: CA Critical Area Overlay District
- § 128-31 Purpose and goals; regulation and applicability; general requirements; accommodations.
- § 128-32 Intensely Developed Areas (IDA).
- § 128-33 Limited Development Areas (LDA).
- § 128-34 Resource Conservation Areas (RCA).
- § 128-35 Land use.
- § 128-36 Supplemental use standards.
- § 128-37 Growth allocation.
- § 128-38 Grandfathering.
- § 128-39 Variances.
- § 128-40 Lot consolidation and reconfiguration.
- § 128-41 Amendments.
- § 128-42 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- § 128-42.1 Buffer standards.
- § 128-42.2 Modified Buffer Area (MBA) provisions.
- § 128-42.3 Other Habitat Protection Areas.
- § 128-42.4 Water-dependent facilities.
- Ch 128 Art IX Special District: Historic Overlay Zone
- § 128-43 Purpose.
- § 128-44 Definitions.
- § 128-45 Statutory authority.
- § 128-46 Structural and site standards specifications.
- § 128-47 Permitted uses.
- § 128-48 Historic and Architectural Review Commission.
- § 128-49 Designation of Historic Overlay Zones.
- § 128-50 Procedures for petition for designation or removal.
- § 128-51 Outside consultation permitted.
- § 128-52 Duties of Town Council.
- § 128-53 Powers and duties of Historic and Architectural Review Commission.
- § 128-54 Historic area work certificates of approval.
- § 128-55 Criteria for review of application and permits for alterations to designated Historic Overlay Zones.
- § 128-56 Action on applications for historic area work permits.
- § 128-57 Adaptive reuse of historic structures.
- § 128-58 Applicability.
- § 128-58.1 Demolition by neglect.
- § 128-58.2 Violations.
- Ch 128 Art X Official Table of Use Regulations
- § 128-59 Applicability of regulations.
- § 128-60 Official Table of Use Regulations by General Zoning Districts.
- Ch 128 Art XI Supplementary Use Regulations
- § 128-61 General lot requirements.
- § 128-62 Accessory uses.
- § 128-63 Special exceptions sometimes required.
- § 128-64 Permissible uses and specific exclusions.
- § 128-65 More specific use controls.
- § 128-66 Change in use.
- § 128-67 Combination uses.
- § 128-68 Home occupations.
- § 128-69 Accessory apartments.
- § 128-70 Industrial uses.
- § 128-70.1 Industrial parks.
- § 128-71 Temporary emergency, construction or repair residences.
- § 128-72 Manufactured home parks.
- § 128-73 Manufactured home subdivisions.
- § 128-74 Townhouses.
- § 128-75 Outdoor storage.
- § 128-76 Places of worship.
- § 128-77 Farm animals.
- § 128-78 Commercial greenhouses and nurseries.
- § 128-79 Hospitals or clinics for large or small animals.
- § 128-80 Country club or private club.
- § 128-81 New or used car lots.
- § 128-82 Car wash facility.
- § 128-83 Gas sales.
- § 128-84 Planned residential developments (PRD).
- § 128-85 Community appearance standards.
- § 128-86 Adult assisted living development.
- § 128-87 Child-care centers within a business.
- § 128-88 Child or adult care centers.
- § 128-88.1 Family child care.
- § 128-89 Health and dental care clinics less than 10,000 square feet.
- § 128-90 Group homes and halfway houses.
- § 128-91 Hospitals and health and dental care clinics in excess of 10,000 square feet.
- § 128-92 Farm caretaker home.
- § 128-93 Assisted living, nursing and care homes.
- § 128-94 Neighborhood centers.
- § 128-95 Multifamily housing and apartments.
- § 128-95.1 Adult-oriented businesses.
- § 128-95.2 Farmers' markets.
- § 128-95.3 Peddlers.
- Ch 128 Art XII Parking, Loading and Unloading Area Requirements
- § 128-96 Definitions.
- § 128-97 Number of parking spaces required.
- § 128-98 Flexibility in administration required.
- § 128-99 Parking space dimensions.
- § 128-100 Required widths of parking area aisles and driveways.
- § 128-101 General design requirements.
- § 128-102 Vehicle accommodation area surfaces.
- § 128-103 Joint use of required parking spaces.
- § 128-104 Satellite parking.
- § 128-105 Special provisions for lots with existing buildings.
- § 128-106 Parking area screening and landscaping.
- § 128-107 Loading and unloading areas.
- § 128-108 Bicycle parking facilities.
- Ch 128 Art XIII Density and Dimensional Regulations
- § 128-109 Minimum lot size.
- § 128-110 Residential density.
- § 128-111 Minimum lot widths.
- § 128-112 Building setback requirements.
- § 128-113 (Reserved)
- § 128-114 Building height limitations.
- § 128-115 (Reserved)
- § 128-116 Density on lots where portion dedicated to Town.
- § 128-117 Table of Density and Dimensional Regulations.
- § 128-118 Notes to Table.
- Ch 128 Art XIV Supplementary Height, Area and Bulk Requirements
- § 128-119 Purpose.
- § 128-120 Modifications of height regulations.
- § 128-121 Modification of area regulations.
- § 128-122 Corner visibility.
- § 128-123 Lot area.
- § 128-124 Building conversion.
- § 128-125 Fencing/screening.
- Ch 128 Art XV Signs
- § 128-126 General sign regulations.
- § 128-127 Sign types and dimensional regulations.
- § 128-128 through § 128-142. (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Art XVI Environmental Standards, Landscaping, Shading and Buffers
- § 128-143 General requirements for landscaping and site treatment.
- § 128-144 Shading.
- § 128-145 Required trees along dedicated streets.
- § 128-146 Retention and protection of large trees.
- § 128-147 Shade trees in parking areas.
- § 128-148 Bufferyards.
- § 128-149 Environmental standards for all subdivisions and development requiring site plan approval.
- Ch 128 Art XVII Common Open Space
- § 128-150 Purpose and intent; applicability.
- § 128-151 Requirements for approval.
- § 128-152 (Reserved)
- § 128-153 (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Art XVIII Nonconforming Uses and Buildings
- § 128-154 Purpose.
- § 128-155 Nonconforming lots of record.
- § 128-156 Nonconforming uses of unimproved land.
- § 128-157 Nonconforming structures.
- § 128-158 Nonconforming uses of land and structures.
- § 128-159 Nonconforming development in Critical Area District.
- § 128-159.1 Consolidation or reconfiguration of existing lots of record in Critical Area.
- § 128-160 Repair and maintenance.
- § 128-161 Special exception uses considered conforming.
- Ch 128 Art XIX Citizen Boards
- § 128-162 Planning Commission.
- § 128-163 Board of Appeals.
- § 128-164 Administrative variance.
- Ch 128 Art XX Amendments
- § 128-165 Provisions for amendment.
- § 128-166 Who may initiate amendments.
- § 128-167 Procedure for amendment.
- § 128-168 Site visit.
- § 128-169 Findings for reclassification.
- § 128-170 Application for reclassification.
- § 128-171 Filing fee for reclassification.
- § 128-172 Repeated application for reclassification.
- § 128-173 Changing of Official Zoning Maps.
- § 128-174 Amendments in Critical Area District.
- § 128-175 GA Growth Allocation Floating Zone.
- § 128-176 Amendments for floating zones.
- Ch 128 Art XXI Requirements for Public Hearing and Public Notice
- § 128-177 Posting.
- § 128-178 Public hearing.
- § 128-179 Public notice.
- Ch 128 Art XXII Outdoor Lighting
- § 128-180 Purpose and intent.
- § 128-181 Applicability and requirements.
- § 128-182 Definitions.
- § 128-182.1 Light fixtures prohibited.
- § 128-182.2 Light fixtures permitted.
- § 128-182.3 Replacement of non-dark sky fixtures.
- § 128-182.4 Installation of new light fixtures.
- § 128-182.5 Light fixtures encouraged but not required.
- § 128-182.6 Exemptions.
- § 128-182.7 Liability.
- § 128-182.8 Enforcement.
- § 128-182.9 Disclaimer.
- Ch 128 Art XXIII Site Plan Required For Certain Uses
- § 128-183 Purpose.
- § 128-184 Development types or land uses requiring site plan approval.
- § 128-185 Procedures for processing.
- § 128-186 Required information to be shown.
- § 128-187 Simplified site plans and concept plans.
- § 128-188 Specific standards and conditions on site plan approval.
- § 128-189 Required improvements.
- § 128-190 Agreement bond for improvements.
- § 128-191 Approval and extension.
- § 128-192 Modification, revision and waiver.
- § 128-193 Building permit.
- Ch 128 Art XXIV Administration
- § 128-194 Director of Planning and Codes.
- § 128-195 Permits.
- § 128-196 Site-specific approval standards.
- § 128-197 (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Art XXV Interpretation and Conflict
- § 128-198 Minimum requirements.
- Ch 128 Art XXVI Enforcement
- § 128-199 Duty of Director of Planning and Codes, officers and employees.
- § 128-200 Instituting action to end violation.
- § 128-201 Violations and penalties.
- § 128-202 Banner enforcement.
- Ch 128 Art XXVII Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 128-203 Severability.
- § 128-204 When effective.
- Appendix
- Ch A129 (Reserved)
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Denton 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 611, effective 9-23-2010.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Adult-oriented businesses — See Ch. 30.
Building construction — See Ch. 38.
Critical Area — See Chs. 43 and A129.
Erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 49.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 56.
Floodplain Zones — See Ch. 58.
Forest conservation — See Ch. 60.
Land subdivision — See Ch. 73.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 106.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix I, Basic Information Required On Site Plans
Attachment 2 - Appendix II, Bufferyard RequirementsAttachment 3 - Appendix III, Sign IllustrationsAttachment 4 - Appendix IV, Residential Infill and Redevelopment GuidelinesAttachment 5 - Appendix V, Commercial Infill and Redevelopment GuidelinesAttachment 6 - Appendix VI, Lot Types and Yard RequirementsAttachment 7 - Appendix VII, Official Table of Use Regulations by General Zoning DistrictsAttachment 8 - Appendix VIII, Table of Density and Dimensional RegulationsAttachment 9 - Sign Types and Dimensional Regulations by Zoning DistrictsAttachment 10 - Appendix A, Summary of Notification Requirements – Critical Area CommissionAttachment 11 - Critical Area Map[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Ch. 128, Zoning, adopted 8-2-1999 by Ord. No. 379.
