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Town of Smithsburg, MD
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2019-10-01
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 405 Zoning
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Ch C
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Ch 29
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Part II: General Legislation
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Ch 197
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Ch 202
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Ch 221
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Ch 240
Livability Code
Ch 246
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Ch 265
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Ch 271
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Ch 284
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Ch 292
Property Maintenance
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Ch 329
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 335
Subdivision of Land
Ch 343
Taxation
Ch 354
Trailers
Ch 358
Trees
Ch 370
Utility Poles
Ch 378
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 390
Water and Sewers
Ch 405
Zoning
Ch 405 Art I
General Provisions
§ 405-1
Title.
§ 405-2
Purpose.
§ 405-3
Interpretation.
§ 405-4
Issuance of permits and licenses; repealer.
§ 405-5
Severability.
Ch 405 Art II
Terminology
§ 405-6
Word usage.
§ 405-7
Definitions.
Ch 405 Art III
Zoning Districts and Use Regulations
§ 405-8
Establishment of districts; Zoning Map.
§ 405-9
Interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 405-10
Use regulations.
§ 405-11
Newly annexed areas.
§ 405-12
Purposes of zoning districts.
§ 405-13
Table of Use Regulations.
Ch 405 Art IV
Lot Area and Yard Regulations
§ 405-14
General dimensional requirements.
§ 405-15
Table of Dimensional Requirements for Principal Uses.
§ 405-16
Exceptions to minimum lot sizes.
§ 405-17
Lot area or yard required.
§ 405-18
Front yard reduction.
§ 405-19
Permitted projections into required yards.
§ 405-20
Traffic visibility at corners.
§ 405-21
Accessory buildings in side and rear yards.
§ 405-22
Yards on corner lots.
§ 405-23
Height regulations.
§ 405-24
Exemptions to yard requirements.
§ 405-25
Yard modification.
Ch 405 Art V
Supplemental Regulations
§ 405-26
Environmental protection.
§ 405-27
Special setback requirements.
§ 405-28
General performance standards.
§ 405-29
Planned residential development.
§ 405-30
Shopping centers and malls.
§ 405-31
Hotel and motels.
§ 405-32
Industrial parks.
§ 405-33
Site plan requirements.
§ 405-33.1
Standards for renewable energy resource systems.
§ 405-33.2
Animal husbandry for educational purposes.
§ 405-33.3
Domestic chickens.
Ch 405 Art VI
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 405-34
Required off-street parking spaces.
§ 405-35
General parking regulations.
§ 405-36
Design standards.
§ 405-37
Off-street loading areas.
Ch 405 Art VII
Sign Regulations
§ 405-38
Purpose.
§ 405-39
Applicability; exemptions.
§ 405-40
Permit requirements.
§ 405-41
Sign area.
§ 405-42
General regulations.
§ 405-43
Prohibited features.
§ 405-44
Nonconforming signs.
§ 405-45
Permitted signs accessory to on-premises uses.
§ 405-46
Permitted signs relating to off-premises uses.
§ 405-47
Permanent residential identification signs.
Ch 405 Art VIII
Nonconformities
§ 405-48
Continuation.
§ 405-49
Alteration or extension.
§ 405-50
Restoration.
§ 405-51
Abandonment.
§ 405-52
Changes.
§ 405-53
Nonconforming use certificate.
Ch 405 Art IX
Administration
§ 405-54
Zoning Administrator; duties and powers.
§ 405-55
Zoning permits.
§ 405-56
Application for permit.
§ 405-57
Fees.
§ 405-58
Term of permit.
Ch 405 Art X
Board of Zoning Appeals
§ 405-59
Establishment of Board.
§ 405-60
Membership; terms of office.
§ 405-61
Procedures; meetings; records and decisions.
§ 405-62
Appeals to Board.
§ 405-63
Jurisdiction.
§ 405-64
Variances.
§ 405-65
Special exceptions.
§ 405-66
Rules for filing appeals and applications.
§ 405-67
Notice of hearings.
§ 405-68
Effect of appeals.
§ 405-69
Review by Planning Commission.
§ 405-70
Decisions.
§ 405-71
Time limitations.
§ 405-72
Appeals to court.
§ 405-73
Disapproval of application.
Ch 405 Art XI
Amendments; Penalties
§ 405-74
Power of amendment.
§ 405-75
Proposed amendments.
§ 405-76
Fees.
§ 405-77
Public hearing and notice.
§ 405-78
Map amendment.
§ 405-79
Text amendment.
§ 405-80
Action by Mayor and Council.
§ 405-81
Procedures to maintain GC and EC District zoning.
§ 405-82
Violations and penalties; additional remedies.
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Chapter 405
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Smithsburg
9-4-2001
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch.
146
.
Fences — See Ch.
197
.
Nuisances — See Ch.
271
.
Property maintenance — See Ch.
292
.
Subdivision of land — See Ch.
335
.
Trees — See Ch.
358
.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table of Use Regulations
Attachment 2 - Table of Dimensional Requirements for Principal Uses
Attachment 3 - Map
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 405-1
Title.
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§ 405-2
Purpose.
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§ 405-3
Interpretation.
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§ 405-4
Issuance of permits and licenses; repealer.
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§ 405-5
Severability.
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Article II
Terminology
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§ 405-6
Word usage.
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§ 405-7
Definitions.
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Article III
Zoning Districts and Use Regulations
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§ 405-8
Establishment of districts; Zoning Map.
chevron_right
§ 405-9
Interpretation of district boundaries.
chevron_right
§ 405-10
Use regulations.
chevron_right
§ 405-11
Newly annexed areas.
chevron_right
§ 405-12
Purposes of zoning districts.
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§ 405-13
Table of Use Regulations.
chevron_right
Article IV
Lot Area and Yard Regulations
chevron_right
§ 405-14
General dimensional requirements.
chevron_right
§ 405-15
Table of Dimensional Requirements for Principal Uses.
chevron_right
§ 405-16
Exceptions to minimum lot sizes.
chevron_right
§ 405-17
Lot area or yard required.
chevron_right
§ 405-18
Front yard reduction.
chevron_right
§ 405-19
Permitted projections into required yards.
chevron_right
§ 405-20
Traffic visibility at corners.
chevron_right
§ 405-21
Accessory buildings in side and rear yards.
chevron_right
§ 405-22
Yards on corner lots.
chevron_right
§ 405-23
Height regulations.
chevron_right
§ 405-24
Exemptions to yard requirements.
chevron_right
§ 405-25
Yard modification.
chevron_right
Article V
Supplemental Regulations
chevron_right
§ 405-26
Environmental protection.
chevron_right
§ 405-27
Special setback requirements.
chevron_right
§ 405-28
General performance standards.
chevron_right
§ 405-29
Planned residential development.
chevron_right
§ 405-30
Shopping centers and malls.
chevron_right
§ 405-31
Hotel and motels.
chevron_right
§ 405-32
Industrial parks.
chevron_right
§ 405-33
Site plan requirements.
chevron_right
§ 405-33.1
Standards for renewable energy resource systems.
chevron_right
§ 405-33.2
Animal husbandry for educational purposes.
chevron_right
§ 405-33.3
Domestic chickens.
chevron_right
Article VI
Off-Street Parking and Loading
chevron_right
§ 405-34
Required off-street parking spaces.
chevron_right
§ 405-35
General parking regulations.
chevron_right
§ 405-36
Design standards.
chevron_right
§ 405-37
Off-street loading areas.
chevron_right
Article VII
Sign Regulations
chevron_right
§ 405-38
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 405-39
Applicability; exemptions.
chevron_right
§ 405-40
Permit requirements.
chevron_right
§ 405-41
Sign area.
chevron_right
§ 405-42
General regulations.
chevron_right
§ 405-43
Prohibited features.
chevron_right
§ 405-44
Nonconforming signs.
chevron_right
§ 405-45
Permitted signs accessory to on-premises uses.
chevron_right
§ 405-46
Permitted signs relating to off-premises uses.
chevron_right
§ 405-47
Permanent residential identification signs.
chevron_right
Article VIII
Nonconformities
chevron_right
§ 405-48
Continuation.
chevron_right
§ 405-49
Alteration or extension.
chevron_right
§ 405-50
Restoration.
chevron_right
§ 405-51
Abandonment.
chevron_right
§ 405-52
Changes.
chevron_right
§ 405-53
Nonconforming use certificate.
chevron_right
Article IX
Administration
chevron_right
§ 405-54
Zoning Administrator; duties and powers.
chevron_right
§ 405-55
Zoning permits.
chevron_right
§ 405-56
Application for permit.
chevron_right
§ 405-57
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 405-58
Term of permit.
chevron_right
Article X
Board of Zoning Appeals
chevron_right
§ 405-59
Establishment of Board.
chevron_right
§ 405-60
Membership; terms of office.
chevron_right
§ 405-61
Procedures; meetings; records and decisions.
chevron_right
§ 405-62
Appeals to Board.
chevron_right
§ 405-63
Jurisdiction.
chevron_right
§ 405-64
Variances.
chevron_right
§ 405-65
Special exceptions.
chevron_right
§ 405-66
Rules for filing appeals and applications.
chevron_right
§ 405-67
Notice of hearings.
chevron_right
§ 405-68
Effect of appeals.
chevron_right
§ 405-69
Review by Planning Commission.
chevron_right
§ 405-70
Decisions.
chevron_right
§ 405-71
Time limitations.
chevron_right
§ 405-72
Appeals to court.
chevron_right
§ 405-73
Disapproval of application.
chevron_right
Article XI
Amendments; Penalties
chevron_right
§ 405-74
Power of amendment.
chevron_right
§ 405-75
Proposed amendments.
chevron_right
§ 405-76
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 405-77
Public hearing and notice.
chevron_right
§ 405-78
Map amendment.
chevron_right
§ 405-79
Text amendment.
chevron_right
§ 405-80
Action by Mayor and Council.
chevron_right
§ 405-81
Procedures to maintain GC and EC District zoning.
chevron_right
§ 405-82
Violations and penalties; additional remedies.
chevron_right