Zoning Districts
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R-LD
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R-MD
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R-HD
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RV-1
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RV-2
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NC
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TC
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PC
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MC
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RC
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A.
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Minimum lot size (square feet except where noted)
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10,000
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7,500
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5,000
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7,500
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7,500
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7,500
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7,500
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7,500
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7,500
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20 acres
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B.
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Average minimum lot area per dwelling unit (square feet)2
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—
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—
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2,500
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6,000
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5,000
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n/a
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7,500
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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C.
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Minimum lot width (feet)3
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75
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50
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50
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50
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50
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50
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50
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50
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50
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150
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D.
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Minimum front yard setback (feet)
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15
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15
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15
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15
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15
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10
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10
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10
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10
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25
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E.
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Minimum side yard setback (feet)
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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75
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F.
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Minimum rear yard setback (feet)
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20
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20
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20
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20
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20
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20
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20
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20
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20
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25
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G.
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Minimum open space
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40%
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35%
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35%
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35%
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35%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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85%
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H.
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Maximum building height (feet)
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35
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35
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35
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35
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35
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35
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35
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35
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35
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35
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Notes:
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1
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Lot areas must conform to State and County Health Department
requirements.
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2
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The average lot area of all dwellings on the lot shall equal
or exceed that set forth above, provided that not lot is created with
a lot area less than 2,000 square feet. Dwellings in the TC District
are permitted within a building in combination with a permitted commercial
use.
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3
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The minimum lot width for lots with single-family dwellings
without public water and sewer is 100 feet.
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4
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For buildings in the designated 100-year floodplain, the building height may be measured from the flood protection elevation as defined in the Floodplain Management Ordinance (Chapter 149, Town Code).
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Description
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Setback
(feet)
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Front building to front building
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35
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Rear building to rear building
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50
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Side building to side building
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60*
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Front building to rear building
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75
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Front building to side building
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50
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Rear building to side building
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30*
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Corner to corner
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30
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NOTE:
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*
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A break between blocks of five or fewer units may be reduced
to a minimum of 15 feet, if the Planning Commission finds the reduction
is necessary to achieve better overall design or an improved arrangement
of open space.
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Table 2
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Land Use Classifications
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Parking Space Requirement
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Residential Uses
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1.
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Single-family detached
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2/dwelling unit
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2.
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Single-family attached
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2/dwelling unit
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3.
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Townhouse dwelling
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2/dwelling unit
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4.
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Multifamily dwelling
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1.5/dwelling unit
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5.
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Dwelling, accessory
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1/dwelling unit
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6.
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Dwelling unit in combination with commercial use
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*
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Institutional, Recreational and Educational Uses
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7.
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Churches and other places of worship, provided housing for religious
personnel shall meet the minimum requirements of Uses 1 through 4
as applicable.
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1/4 seats in main assembly hall
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8.
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Public/Private schools
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1/5 students + 1/staff**
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a)
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Elementary school
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3/teaching station
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b)
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Middle school
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3/teaching station + 1/6 seats in main assembly hall
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c)
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High school
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3/teaching station + 1/4 seats in main assembly hall
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9.
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Home day care
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1/staff
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10.
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Day-care center, nursery school, kindergarten or other agency
giving care to persons as a commercial operation
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3/classroom
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11.
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Professional school, studio for music or art instruction, dancing
school, similar
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1/5 students
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12.
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Library, museum, community center, adult education center or
similar open to the public or connected with a permitted use and not
conducted as a private business
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1/500 square feet of gross floor area (GFA) + 1/staff
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13.
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Public building or recreational facility owned and operated
by Chesapeake Beach or other government agency
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*
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14.
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Private club, lodge, dining club, yacht club not run as a private
gainful business
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*
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15.
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Orphanage, nursing home, or other licensed establishment for
the care of aged, disabled, or convalescent persons, etc.
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1/5 beds + 1/staff
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16.
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Group home
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*
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Office and Commercial Uses
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17.
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Professional office in residence, physician, architect, lawyer,
similar
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2/professional
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18.
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Office or clinic for medical or dental examination or treatment
of persons as outpatients, including laboratories incidental thereto
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2/examining room
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19.
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Therapeutic massage
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*
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20.
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Offices for business, professional, or governmental purposes
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1/400 square feet GFA
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21.
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Artist's or photographer's gallery, studio
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1/500 square feet GFA
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22.
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Retail establishments carrying one type of interrelated goods,
such as bookstore, gift shop, florists shop, etc.; adult bookstore
prohibited
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1/350 square feet GFA
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23.
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Retail convenience stores and retail establishments carrying
commodities which tend to be purchased on a comparison basis, such
as food supermarket, department store, discount store, pharmacy, etc.
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1/250 square feet GFA
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24.
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Personal services, including barbershops, salons, laundry, dry
cleaning (receiving stations), shoe repair, travel agency, insurance,
real estate, repair shop for bikes, watches, locks, etc.
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1/250 square feet GFA
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25.
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Financial service, bank
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1/300 square feet GFA
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26.
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Business services, printing, copying, contractors shop, plumbing
shop
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1/400 square feet GFA
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27.
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Appliance and furniture repair, upholstery
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1/400 square feet GFA
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28.
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Restaurant; drive-up/drive-through windows at fast-food restaurants
are prohibited
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Equal to 30% of the legal seating/standing capacity of persons
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29.
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Tavern, nightclub
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Equal to 30% of the legal seating/standing capacity of persons
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30.
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Bed-and-breakfast establishment
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1/unit
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31.
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Rooming house, boardinghouse, lodging house
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*
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32.
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Motel, hotel, tourist home
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1/unit + 1/staff
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33.
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Entertainment and recreation facilities operated as a business
within a building, with the exception of an adult bar, restaurant,
or nightclub
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1/250 square feet GFA
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34.
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Outdoor entertainment and recreation facilities operated as
a gainful business
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*
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35.
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Animal hospital, veterinarian clinic
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1.5/examining room
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Automotive and Boat Service Uses
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36.
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Nonresidential parking area located in a residential district
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*
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37.
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Automotive service station
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1/pump + 1/service bay + 1/staff
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38.
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Sale or rental of automobiles
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1/300 square feet GFA
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39.
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Repair garage, including paint spraying and body and fender
work or car washing facility
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1/service bay + 1/staff
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40.
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Marina, including fuel service for watercraft, boat storage
and repair yard, boat sales and service
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3/5 boat slips; 5/boat ramp + 10/boat ramp (overflow-grass permitted)
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Utilities, Communications, Transportation
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41.
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Transformer station, structure housing switching equipment and
regulators, power transmission line right-of-way, radio, television
transmitter tower, cellular tower, etc.
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*
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42.
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Bus station, intermodal transit center
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*
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Industrial Uses
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43.
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Light industrial uses
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1/2 staff
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44.
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Water-dependent processing, fishing activities
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1/2 staff
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45.
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Warehousing and storage in association with marine commercial
activities
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1/1,500 square feet GFA
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Unclassified Uses
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46.
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Customary home occupation (1 employee)
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N/A
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47.
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Home occupation (maximum 2 employees)
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1/staff + 3/physician or dentist
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48.
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Garage, yard, estate sale
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N/A
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49.
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Carnival or similar transient enterprise
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*
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50.
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Temporary building incidental to construction
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N/A
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51.
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Dwelling for resident watchman
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N/A
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Land Use
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Bicycle Parking Space Required
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Boardinghouses
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2, or 1 per 10 units
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Bed-and-breakfast, hotels, motels
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2, or 1 per 25 employees
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Retail sales, service operations
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2, or 1 per 5,000 square feet GFA
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Office buildings
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2, or 1 per 5,000 square feet GFA
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Museums, libraries, similar
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4, or 1 per 3,000 square feet GFA
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Churches, similar
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1 per 50 members
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Community centers
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1 per 250 square feet GFA
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Schools:
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a)
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Elementary
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1 per 10 students
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b)
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Middle and high
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1 per 6 students
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Indoor amusement
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4, or 1 per 50 seats
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Restaurants, ice cream shops, coffee shops
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4, or 1 per 50 seats
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Other commercial industrial/warehousing
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2, or 1 per 50 employees
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Total Street Frontage
(feet)
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Number of Signs Permitted
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1 to 1,000
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1
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Each additional 1,000
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1
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The area of any freestanding sign shall not exceed one square
foot for each lineal foot of street frontage occupied by the use on
which or in connection with which the sign is to be erected, but in
no case shall the area of a sign exceed 100 square feet.
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