1.

Agritourism Enterprise [Amended 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

Activities conducted on a working farm and offered to the public or to invited groups for the purpose of recreation, education, or active involvement in a farm operation. Such activities include farm tours, hayrides, corn mazes, classes, and picnic facilities.

C

C

C

C

C

2.

Campground, Farm [Amended 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

An area of a farmland where tent campsites are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease for the use of camping parties.

C

C

C

SC

3.

Canoe or Kayak Launching Site, Commercial

A waterfront site where canoes and kayaks are launched into the water for a fee.

C

C

C

C

P

4.

Commercial Kitchen, Farm [Amended 1-11-2012]

A food preparation facility not associated with an eating establishment used for the preparation of foods for sale for human consumption. May be attached to a farm stand.

C

C

C

C

C

5.

Ecotourism Enterprise

Activities conducted on a property and offered to the public or to invited groups for the close observation of nature. Uses include, but are not limited to, birdwatching, walking trails, and fishing ponds. This use does not include motorized activities except to provide for handicapped access.

P

P

P

P

P

P

6a.

Farm Support Business, Less than 5,000 square feet [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

C

C

C

6b.

Farm Support Business, More than 5,000 square feet [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

SC

SC

SC

SC

7.

Heritage Trail Displays [Amended 9-22-2009]

A trail board, kiosk, or station where visitors are directed, either for a fee or at no cost, to gain information about local history.

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

8.

Hunting Service [Amended 9-22-2009]

A service on a farm provided for the hunting of game birds and mammals that are managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. May include guide service and/or the care of game birds and mammals killed.

P

P

P

P

P

9.

Public Events/Public Assemblies on Farmland [Amended 9-22-2009; 8-21-2019]

A special event held on a farm not related to farm activities. Such uses include performing arts and concerts.

SC

C

SC

10.

Rental Facilities on Farms [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012; 8-21-2019]

Facilities or areas on farms that are available for rent for private events such as weddings, company picnics, or private parties.

SC

SC

SC

C

C

1.

Animal Husbandry

The care and/or breeding of livestock on a farm and raised for sale or profit, including but not limited to the following animals: horses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, bison, llamas, alpacas, rabbits, and poultry.

P

C

C

P

C

P

2a.

Aquaculture, Freshwater and Land-based [Amended 9-22-2009]

The culture of aquatic species under natural or artificial conditions in freshwater ponds, tanks, raceways or other freshwater impoundments. This definition excludes commercial seafood processing, packing and storage plants. When aquaculture is clearly accessory to other land uses such as raising fish on the same site in conjunction with recreational uses, or for personal, noncommercial purposes, it shall be subject to zoning ordinance requirements for the principal use.

C

C

C

C

C

C

2b.

Aquaculture, Marine/Estuarine [Amended 9-22-2009]

The culture of salt-tolerant aquatic species under natural or artificial conditions in tidal waters and coastal ponds including, but not limited to: fish farming utilizing pens, tanks or impoundments; the culture of shellfish on the bay floor or stream or river beds, in cages, or suspended from structures in the water, and the culturing of aquatic plants. This definition excludes commercial seafood processing, packing and storage plants. When aquaculture is clearly accessory to other land uses such as raising fish on the same site in conjunction with recreational uses, or for personal, noncommercial purposes, it shall be subject to zoning ordinance requirements for the principal use.

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

3a.

Commercial Greenhouse, Retail [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012; 4-11-2013]

A structure or building made with translucent or light transparent walls conducive to plant growth, in which plants, vegetables, and flowers are grown for retail sale, and where non-plant items may be sold on a limited basis.

C

SC

SC

C

C

P

3b.

Commercial Greenhouse, Wholesale [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

A structure or building made with translucent (light transparent) walls conducive to plant growth, in which plants, vegetables, and flowers are grown for wholesale purposes only.

C

SC

SC

C

C

P

P

P

4a.

Commercial Kennel, with Indoor Facilities Only [Amended 9-22-2009; 9-21-2010; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

An establishment in which household pets are kept, boarded, groomed or bred for a fee entirely within an enclosed structure.

C

C

C

C

C

4b.

Commercial Kennel, with Outdoor Facilities [Amended 9-22-2009; 9-21-2010; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

An establishment in which household pets are kept, boarded, groomed or bred for a fee where outdoor facilities such as runs, pens, and walking areas are provided.

C

C

C

C

5.

Commercial or Non-Profit Stable or Horseback-Riding Club [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment in which horses are kept, trained, boarded handled, or ridden for a fee.

C

C

C

C

C

6a.

Commercial Raising of Animals, Dangerous or Wild [Amended 9-22-2009]

Commercial Raising of Dangerous or Wild Animals - The production for commercial purposes of any creature defined as dangerous or wild by this Ordinance (see Dangerous or Wild Animals).

Dangerous or Wild Animals - Animals that, by their very nature, are wild and potentially dangerous and, as such, do not adjust well to a captive environment, including but not limited to lions, tigers, wolves, bears, reptiles, and non-human primates.

6b.

Commercial Raising of Animals, Fur-bearing [Amended 9-22-2009]

The production of fur-bearing animals other than livestock, household pets for commercial purposes, such as breeding stock or for the reclamation of pelts.

SC

SC

SC

SC

7a.

Farm [Amended 9-22-2009; 9-21-2010]

Property receiving agricultural use assessment from the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation and/or within a recorded Agricultural Preservation District (APD).

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

7b.

Farm Brewery [Amended 5-12-2009; 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

An establishment for the manufacture of malt liquors, such as beer and ale, using grains such as oats, hops, wheat and barley produced on the farm on which the farm brewery is located.

C

C

C

C

C

C

7c.

Farm Building [Amended 9-22-2009]

A structure, other than a dwelling, accessory to the principal uses of the farm.

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

7d.

Farm Distillery [Amended 5-12-2009; 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

A facility located wholly on a farm designed for the distillation of grains and fruits produced primarily on the farm into alcoholic beverages.

C

C

C

C

C

C

7e.

Farm Stand [Amended 9-22-2009]

A seasonal or year-round facility located on a farm that specializes in the sale of produce, including value-added agricultural products, nursery products, and other agricultural goods.

C

C

C

C

C

7f.

Farm, Tree [Amended 9-22-2009]

The operation of timber tracts, tree farms, forest nurseries, and the gathering of forest products.

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

7g.

Farm Winery [Amended 5-12-2009; 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

An establishment located on a farm with a producing vineyard, orchard, or similar growing area and with facilities for fermenting and bottling wine on the premises where the owner manufactures wine and/or pomace brandy from fresh fruits or other agricultural products as allowable by state law.

C

C

C

C

C

C

8.

Field Crops [Amended 9-22-2009]

Agricultural plant commodities traditionally grown and harvested in open land including, but not limited to, grains, vineyards, orchards, vegetables, legumes, and tobacco.

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

9.

Forest Product Processing [Amended 9-22-2009]

The post-harvest processing of timber and non-timber materials from forests off-site. Such uses may include fixed-location stump-grinding and the production of mulch. This definition does not include commercial sawmills, portable sawmills, paper mills, or chip mills.

C

10.

Garden Center or Farm Supply Store [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment with retail sales of nursery stock, landscaping and/or gardening equipment and tools, seeds, and/or the sale of supplies related to farming including, but not limited to, animal feeds, fencing, irrigation supplies, fertilizer, small equipment, pesticides, and similar goods.

C

11a.

Livestock Auction and/or Sales Barn, Commercial [Amended 9-22-2009]

A place of business to which the public may consign livestock for sale by auction open to public bidding or sold on a commission basis. Auctions conducted by non-profit organizations such as Future Farmers of America and 4-H groups, auction sales conducted in conjunction with county, state or private fairs, or auction sales conducted by or for a person at which livestock of such person's ownership are sold on the premises of the person, are not included in this definition.

S

S

S

SC

P

P

11b.

Livestock Auction by a Non-Profit Organization or Farm Owner [Amended 9-22-2009]

A place of business to which the public may consign livestock for sale by auction open to public bidding conducted by non-profit organizations such as Future Farmers of America and 4-H groups, including auction sales conducted in conjunction with county, state or private fairs, or auction sales conducted by or for a person at which livestock of such person's ownership are sold on the premises of the person by a non-profit organization.

C

C

C

C

P

P

12a.

Nursery, Retail [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012; 4-11-2013; 4-15-2016 by Ord. No. 11-16]

An area or establishment where trees, shrubs or plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stock for budding and grafting or for sale directly to the general public, and where non-plant items may be sold on a limited basis. Includes delivery and installation of purchased trees, shrubs, plants and non-plant items, landscaping, and tree trimming. Storage of machinery and equipment required for nursery maintenance, delivery, installation, landscaping and tree trimming is permitted onsite.

C

C

SC

C

C

P

12b.

Nursery, Wholesale [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 3-30-2012]

An area or establishment where trees, shrubs or plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stock for budding and grafting or for sale to retailers or other businesses, but not directly to the general public.

C

C

C

C

C

P

13a.

Veterinary Hospital or Clinic, Livestock [Amended 12-9-2006; 9-22-2009; 12-7-2016]

An animal shelter or a place where livestock is given medical or surgical treatment and the boarding of animals is limited to short-term care incidental to the medical use. Such use may include outdoor facilities such as runs, pens, and walking areas.

P

S

P

P

P

P

1a.

Apartment, Accessory to a Residence [Amended 8-28-2007; 9-22-2009; 9-21-2010; 6-6-2018 by Ord. No. 23-18]

A second dwelling unit either within or added to a single-family detached dwelling, or in a separate accessory structure on the same lot as the principal dwelling, that functions as a complete, independent living facility with provisions for cooking, eating, sanitation, and sleeping.

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

1b.

Apartment, Accessory for Resident Watchman/Caretaker [Amended 9-22-2009]

See Apartment, Accessory attached to a Business

1c.

Apartment, Attached to a Business [Amended 8-28-2007; 3-25-2008; 9-22-2009]

A dwelling unit structurally attached to a business that functions as a complete, independent living facility with provisions for cooking, eating, sanitation, and sleeping.

C

C

C

C

2.

Assisted Living Facility [Amended 9-22-2009; 12-21-2020 by Ord. No. 59-20]

A group home with more than 16 residents that provides housing and supportive services, including health-related services, in a home-like environment.

SC

C

3a.

Bed & Breakfast Facility with up to 2 Bedrooms in Use [Amended 9-22-2009]

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

3b.

Bed & Breakfast Facility with 3 to 5 Bedrooms in Use [Amended 9-22-2009]

C

SC

C

C

C

SC

SC

4a.

Boarding House (more than 3 Lodgers) [Amended 9-22-2009; 5-22-2013]

A dwelling or part thereof, in which the owner or operator provides lodging and meals to more than three Lodgers.

4b.

Boarding House (no more than 3 Lodgers) [Amended 9-22-2009; 5-22-2013]

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

5a.

Dwelling, Attached: Duplex [Amended 9-22-2009]

Attached dwelling units, separated by a vertical division wall, each of which has direct access to the ground level. The first floor enclosed living area is on the ground level, or may be elevated above the dwelling unit's private parking or storage space on the ground level. These units do not have horizontal separation from any other residential unit (see Dwelling, Multi-family), or attachment to any non-residential use or parking garage (see Mixed Use Building or Development).

C

C

5b.

Dwelling, Attached: Fourplex [Amended 9-22-2009]

Attached dwelling units, separated by a vertical division wall, each of which has direct access to the ground level. The first floor enclosed living area is on the ground level, or may be elevated above the dwelling unit's private parking or storage space on the ground level. These units do not have horizontal separation from any other residential unit (see Dwelling, Multi-family), or attachment to any non-residential use or parking garage (see Mixed Use Building or Development).

C

C

5c.

Dwelling, Attached: Multi-Family [Amended 9-22-2009]

A residential building containing two or more attached dwelling units with horizontal separation between any of the dwelling units.

5d.

Dwelling, Attached: Townhouse [Amended 9-22-2009]

Attached dwelling units, separated by a vertical division wall, each of which has direct access to the ground level. The first floor enclosed living area is on the ground level, or may be elevated above the dwelling unit's private parking or storage space on the ground level. These units do not have horizontal separation from any other residential unit (see Dwelling, Multi-family), or attachment to any non-residential use or parking garage (see Mixed Use Building or Development).

C

5e.

Dwelling, Attached: Triplex [Amended 9-22-2009]

Attached dwelling units, separated by a vertical division wall, each of which has direct access to the ground level. The first floor enclosed living area is on the ground level, or may be elevated above the dwelling unit's private parking or storage space on the ground level. These units do not have horizontal separation from any other residential unit (see Dwelling, Multi-family), or attachment to any non-residential use or parking garage (see Mixed Use Building or Development).

C

C

5f.

Dwelling, Detached: Single-Family [Amended 9-22-2009]

A single-family dwelling which is not attached to any other dwelling.

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

6.

Group Home [Amended 9-22-2009; 12-21-2020 by Ord. No. 59-20]

A community-based living facility offering a family or home-like environment for up to 16 residents for people who need assistance or care in some form (e.g., seniors, disabled, etc.).

C

C

C

C

C

C

7.

Liveaboards [Amended 9-22-2009]

Permanent occupancy of watercraft. This definition does not apply to weekend and short-term vacation use of watercraft.

C

8a.

Manufactured Home Community [Amended 9-22-2009]

Any property containing two or more manufactured homes sold, leased or held out for lease to residents or prospective residents (a.k.a. "MH Community").

8b.

Manufactured Home, Farm [Amended 9-22-2009]

C

C

C

C

C

8c.

Manufactured Home on Individual Lot [Amended 9-22-2009]

C

C

C

8d.

Manufactured Home or Recreational Vehicle (Emergency) [Amended 9-22-2009]

Manufactured Home: A transportable structure designed to be used as a dwelling, built in one or more sections in a factory and bearing a seal certifying that it conforms to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Code (a.k.a. mobile home or residential trailer). This definition does not include modular houses.

Recreational Vehicle: A vehicular portable structure without permanent foundation, which can be towed, hauled or driven and is primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreational, camping and travel use and including but not limited to travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers and self-propelled motor homes.

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

8e.

Manufactured Home For Resident Watchman/Caretaker [Amended 9-22-2009]

8f.

Manufactured Home Subdivision [Amended 9-22-2009]

A subdivision developed and/or intended for the sale of lots to be used as manufactured home sites.

C

C

C

9a.

Tenant House [Amended 9-22-2009]

A farm dwelling, other than the main farm house, for occupancy by a person or family associated with the operation of the farm.

C

C

C

C

C

1.

Agricultural Machinery, Service and/or Supplies

A facility designed for the maintenance and sale of goods related to farm machinery including tractors, plows, backhoes, balers, harrows, harvesters, manure spreaders, seeders, and similar machinery used directly in agricultural production.

P

P

2.

Antiques Sales

An establishment engaged in the selling of works of art, furniture or other artifacts of an earlier period. All sales and storage occur inside a building.

SC

P

P

3.

Art Gallery

Premises used principally for the sale, display and exhibition of arts and craft products and may include accessory production or instruction in the production of arts and crafts using paint, clay, fabric or other media.

SC

P

P

4.

Auction Building [Amended 9-22-2009]

A place where auctions are held. Merchandise to be auctioned may be stored and displayed prior to the auction. This definition does not include Livestock Auction Barns.

C

5.

Boat Dealership [Amended 9-22-2009; 12-7-2016]

The use of any building, land area or other premise for the sale, exchange, rental, or lease with option to purchase, of more than two new or used watercraft per year.

P

S

P

6.

Home Improvement Center [Amended 9-22-2009]

A commercial retail store that sells lumber and other building materials, where most display and sales activities occur indoors. Products sold may include paint, wallpaper, glass, fixtures, nursery stock, home appliances, and lawn and garden equipment and supplies. Includes stores selling to the general public even if contractor sales account for a major proportion of total sales.

C

7.

Manufactured Home Dealer [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment that sells manufactured homes as are defined by this Ordinance.

C

8a.

Market, Artisans' and Crafters' [Amended 9-22-2009]

A site with or without permanent structures, operated on a seasonal or year-round basis that allows multiple artists and/or crafters to retail products that they produced directly to consumers. May operate separately or in conjunction with a Farmers' Market and/or a Waterman's Market.

SC

C

C

8b.

Market, Farmers' [Amended 3-25-2008; 9-22-2009]

A structure, either permanent or temporary, operated on a seasonal or year-round basis, that allows one or more agricultural producers to retail their products and agriculture-related items directly to consumers.

C

C

8c.

Market, Flea [Amended 9-22-2009]

An occasional or periodic market usually held in an open area, but which may be held indoors, where an individual or groups of individual sellers offer goods for sale to the public for a fee or other compensation paid to a for-profit entity. There may exist long-term or short-term leases between the sellers and operators and the sellers may use their own vehicles for display or set up temporary tables or booths for their wares or stalls or other means of display may be provided.

P

P

8d.

Market, Watermen's [Amended 9-22-2009; 9-21-2010]

A site with or without permanent structures, operated on a seasonal or year-round basis that sells seafood. May operate in conjunction with a Farmers' Market, Farm Stand, and/or an Artisans' and Crafters' Market.

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

9.

Mobile Food Sales [Amended 9-22-2009; 7-12-2013]

Mobile Food Sales - The selling of food from a mobile food-vending unit that is temporarily parked or located on a private parcel of property. This Use does not apply to food sales from units parked at events including, without limitation, fairs, carnivals, festivals, etc.

Mobile Food Vending Unit - Any motorized or non-motorized vehicle, trailer, kiosk, pushcart, stand or other device designed to be portable and not permanently attached to the ground from which food is sold.

C

C

C

C

10a.

Retail Commercial Building [Amended 9-22-2009; 6-12-2013]

A building that houses a commercial retail establishment that either stands alone or is connected to other buildings by a common wall having no entrances or exits. A commercial retail building may include more than one retail establishment and/or service.

C

C

C

10b.

Retail Commercial Building with Drive-up Facility

A commercial retail building that includes a structure or part of a structure designed to accommodate patrons' motor vehicles, from which the occupants of the motor vehicle may make purchases or transact business.

11.

Retail Commercial Sale or Display Area, Outdoor [Amended 9-22-2009; 7-12-2013]

The use of space exterior to the walls of a retail commercial building for the sale and/or display of products. This definition does not include outdoor storage.

C

C

1.

Boat Service and/or Repair

A facility designed for the maintenance of watercraft and watercraft-related accessories including engines, hulls, masts, trailers, and sails.

P

P

2.

Boat Storage, Commercial

A facility designed for the keeping of watercraft and associated trailers.

C

C

C

C

P

P

3.

Boatel

A combination of a motel and marina which is accessible to boats as well as automobiles and may include boat sales and servicing facilities, has overnight accommodation for transients and may have eating and drinking facilities.

P

4.

Commercial Kitchen (not associated with an Eating Establishment) [Amended 1-11-2012]

A food preparation facility not associated with an eating establishment used for the preparation of foods for sale for human consumption off-site.

C

C

C

5.

Commercial Pier

A pier used for commercial purposes such as chartering fishing boats, selling gas, etc.

P

6.

Commercial Trade or Business School

A building or land where instruction is given to pupils in professional trades or business and operated as a commercial enterprise as distinguished from schools endowed and/or supported by taxation. Includes schools for general licensure such as drivers, cosmetology, real estate, commercial driver, and other licenses.

P

C

P

7.

Corporate Headquarters

An office or complex of offices serving as the primary head office of a commercial or industrial corporation.

C

C

P

8.

Crematorium [Amended 11-30-2022 by Ord. No. 47-22]

A building or portion of a building that houses the necessary equipment and facilities for the cremation of human or animal remains.

SC

P

C

9.

Drive-Up Facility, Accessory [Amended 9-22-2009]

A structure which is designed to accommodate patrons' motor vehicles, from which the occupants of the motor vehicle may make purchases or transact business.

10a.

Eating Establishment with No Outdoor Patron Area [Amended 9-22-2009]

A public eating place that serves food for consumption at tables or counters located entirely within a structure on the premises, or by carry-out or delivery. This term shall include, but not be limited to, an establishment known as a cafeteria, delicatessen, cafe, smorgasbord, diner or similar business where the sale of alcohol constitutes less than 50 percent of the total sales.

SC

P

P

C

10b.

Eating Establishment with Outdoor Patron Area [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010]

A public eating place that serves food for consumption at tables or counters located on the premises (either indoors or outdoors), or in parking spaces intended for consumption of food in motor vehicles parked in those spaces, or by carry-out or delivery. This term shall include, but not be limited to, an establishment known as a cafeteria, delicatessen, cafe, smorgasbord, diner or similar business where the sale of alcohol constitutes less than 50 percent of the total sales.

SC

P

P

C

11.

Entertainment Business, Adult

Enterprises that provide activities characterized by live, closed circuit, or reproduced material, including print, audio, and audiovisual media, that has an emphasis on nudity and/or sexual activity and/or sexual stimulation. Adult entertainment businesses include but are not limited to the following types of establishments: adult bookstores, adult theaters, adult arcades, adult cabarets, gentlemen's clubs or shows, strip clubs or shows, burlesque clubs or shows, adult paraphernalia shops, and other establishments which feature a combination of activities or merchandise described above which collectively make up a substantial or significant portion of the establishment's activities or merchandise. The term adult entertainment business also includes other uses similar to the uses listed above, presenting material for patrons to view (live, closed circuit or reproductions using all types of media), and/or purchase or rent, a substantial portion of which is characterized by an emphasis on nudity and/or sexual activity and/or sexual stimulation; and limiting entrance to patrons who are over 18 years of age.

12.

Flex Space Business [Amended 3-25-2008]

A commercial enterprise consisting of a combination of uses by a single company in an individual or multitenant building. Uses may include a mix of office, retail, showroom, assembly, warehouse, laboratory or light manufacturing.

C

C

C

13.

Funeral Home [Amended 11-30-2022 by Ord. No. 47-22]

An establishment, licensed by the State, that prepares human remains for burial, coordinates the cremation of remains, and arranges, manages, and/or conducts funeral services and memorial services. A funeral home may also sell burial goods as accessory to the primary use. A funeral home may include a chapel or other facility in which funerals are conducted. This definition does not include crematoriums or cemeteries.

P

14a1.

Home Occupation - Class I [Amended 9-22-2009; 9-21-2010; 3-30-2012; 12-7-2016]

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

14a2.

Home Occupation - Class II [Amended 3-30-2012; 12-7-2016]

SC

SC

SC

SC

SC

C

C

C

C

14b.

Home Occupation - Class III [Amended 9-22-2009; 3-30-2012; 12-7-2016]

SC

SC

SC

SC

SC

C

C

C

C

15a.

Laundry, Industrial [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment providing washing, drying or dry cleaning of uniforms, linens, etc., for businesses.

P

P

15b.

Laundry/Laundromat [Amended 9-22-2009]

A place where patrons wash, dry or dry-clean clothing or other fabrics in machines operated by the patron.

P

P

16.

Motel or Hotel [Amended 9-22-2009]

Motel: A building or group of buildings containing guest rooms which are provided for transient occupancy only, including auto courts, motor lodges and tourist homes.

Hotel: A facility which offers transient lodging accommodations to the general public and may provide additional services such as restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreation facilities.

P

17a.

Nightclub, Lounge [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment, either open to the public or operated as a private club, which is distinguished from a Tavern or Bar by the provision of areas for entertainment and/or dancing, and which may or may not include the sale of alcohol, food or other beverages.

S

S

17b.

Nightclub or Lounge with Outdoor Patron Area [Amended 9-22-2009]

Nightclub, Lounge (See Definition, Above) Patron Area: An indoor or outdoor area of an eating establishment or similar use including but not limited to a tavern, nightclub, lounge, or bar designated for use by customers and/or the general public for eating, drinking, congregating, and/or waiting for service.

S

18a.

Non-Farm Brewery [Added 12-7-2016]

An establishment for the manufacture of malt liquors, such as beer and ale, using grains such as oats, hops, wheat and barley.

C

C

C

C

18b.

Non-Farm Distillery [Added 12-7-2016]

A facility designed for the distillation of grains, fruits, or other agricultural products produced into alcoholic beverages.

C

C

C

C

18c.

Non-Farm Winery [Added 12-7-2016]

An establishment for fermenting and bottling wine on the premises where the owner manufactures wine and/or pomace brandy from fresh fruits or other agricultural products.

C

C

C

C

19a.

Office, Medical or Clinic [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment used by members of licensed health care and medical professions to provide diagnosis and treatment to the general public without overnight accommodation and with accessory uses such as reception areas, administrative offices, consultation rooms, x-ray and minor operating rooms and a dispensary, providing that all such uses have access only from the interior of the building or structure. Examples of such professions include dentists, chiropractors, osteopaths, physicians, and occupational therapists. This definition does not include personal services, such as licensed massage therapists.

SC

C

P

19b.

Office, Non-medical [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment for professional, executive and administrative offices, including those of accountants, lawyers, architects, engineers, drafting offices, insurance agents, real estate agents, and other occupations which are of similar character to those enumerated, but not including medical professions, barbers, beauty parlors, cosmetologists, or other personal service establishments.

SC

C

C

P

20.

Office Support Services, including printing, copying, faxing, internetworking, etc. [Amended 9-22-2009; 12-7-2016]

Businesses that are complimentary to the conduct of business, trades, and professions and provide support such as photo/photocopying, printing, postal/delivery, travel/tourism, and telecom and computer/internet support services.

C

C

P

21a.

Personal Services, Less than 5,000 square feet [Amended 9-22-2009; 12-7-2016]

C

C

21b.

Personal Services, More than 5,000 square feet [Amended 9-22-2009]

22a.

Tavern, Bar [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment, either open to the public or operated as a private club, where more than 50 percent of the total sales are from the sale of alcohol, and which may or may not include the sale of food or other beverages, but which does not include areas for entertainment and/or dancing.

S

S

1.

Campground and/or Recreational Vehicle Camp, Non-Farm [Amended 9-22-2009]

A lot, parcel or tract of land, together with the open space and sanitary facilities used or designed to accommodate two or more recreational vehicles, tents, or similar temporary accommodations, including all buildings, structures and appurtenances used or intended as part of such recreational vehicle camp, whether or not a charge is made for use of the camp and/or its facilities. (Automobile or manufactured home sales lots, on which unoccupied vehicles are parked for inspection and sale, are not included in this definition.)

SC

SC

2a.

Carnival, Fair or Circus, Temporary, on Less than 5 Acres [Amended 9-22-2009]

SC

SC

SC

SC

SC

SC

SC

2b.

Carnival, Fair or Circus, Temporary, on More than 5 Acres [Amended 9-22-2009]

C

C

C

C

3.

Commercial or Non-Profit Meeting Hall, Banquet Hall [Amended 9-22-2009]

Any structure maintained, in whole or in part, for public rental for the purpose of private party events, whether family, group, or corporate in nature, where access by the general public is restricted, and with or without the sale, serving or consumption of alcoholic beverages and food.

S

S

P

4.

Convention Center [Amended 9-22-2009]

A facility in a completely enclosed building used for corporate, trade and professional meetings, training seminars, trade shows and/or exhibition of products and technology and that may include supporting dining, lodging and recreational facilities as accessory uses.

P

5.

Drive-in Theatre [Amended 9-22-2009]

An open lot with its appurtenant facilities devoted primarily to showing motion pictures on a paid admission basis to patrons seated in automobiles.

S

6.

Golf Course [Amended 8-8-2006; 9-22-2009]

A facility designed for the playing of the game of golf, including accessory uses such as a driving range or miniature golf course.

S

P

P

P

P

7.

Marina [Amended 9-22-2009]

A facility for storing servicing, fueling, berthing and securing boats.

P

8a.

Recreation Facility, Indoor Commercial [Amended 9-22-2009; 8-27-2014 by Ord. No. 35-14; 11-30-2015 by Ord. No. 41-15]

An entirely enclosed building or facility which offers commercial indoor sports activities including but not limited to tennis, batting cages, bowling, skating, racquetball, arcade games, volleyball, basketball, indoor soccer, martial arts, miniature golf, paint ball, laser tag, gymnastics, play gallery or similar activities. This use may include associated accessory eating and drinking areas, retail sales areas and staff offices.

C

C

C

8b.

Recreation Facility, Indoor Commercial: Bingo Hall [Amended 9-22-2009]

Premises used for the purposes of playing a game of chance in which players place markers on a pattern of numbered cards according to numbers drawn, announced or displayed either electronically or by a caller, in which money and/or prizes are wagered. This definition does not include player-operated video lottery terminals or slot machines.

8c.

Recreation Facility, Indoor Commercial: Fitness Center [Amended 9-22-2009; 11-30-2015 by Ord. No. 41-15]

An establishment offering or providing facilities in controlled exercise, weight lifting, calisthenics, aerobics, and general physical fitness.

C

C

C

8d.

Recreation Facility, Indoor Commercial: Studio [Amended 9-22-2009]

Premises used principally for the production of arts and craft products using paint, clay, fabric, metal or other medium and may include accessory sales, display and exhibition of arts and craft products.

C

C

C

8e.

Recreation Facility, Indoor Commercial: Studio, Performing Arts [Amended 9-22-2009; 11-30-2015 by Ord. No. 41-15]

A facility, catering to more than three students at a time, that contains specialized equipment and other support services for the study and training of performing arts, including but not limited to dance, voice, theatre or music, and may include accessory sales, displays and exhibits

C

C

C

9.

Recreation Facility, Outdoor Commercial [Amended 9-22-2009]

An area or structure that offers commercial entertainment or recreation where any portion of the activity takes place outside. This includes but is not limited to a golf driving range, batting cages, riding arenas and corrals, racquet sports, miniature golf, paint ball, archery range, or similar activities. This use may include associated accessory eating and drinking areas, retail sales areas and staff offices. This definition does not include motorized vehicle sports such as go-cart tracks, dirt bike trails and allterrain vehicle trails.

C

S

10.

Retreat, Day [Amended 9-22-2009]

A facility designed with the specific intent of facilitating spiritual and or educational enrichment needs and that may include supporting dining, and recreational facilities as accessory uses.

C

C

C

C

P

11a.

Target Range, Indoor [Amended 9-22-2009]

A building that is used for the purpose of organized shooting events or practice using rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc.

C

C

C

1a.

Automobile Filling Station [Amended 9-22-2009]

A building or lot having pumps and storage tanks at which automotive fuels, oils, and/or accessories are dispensed, sold or offered for sale at retail.

1b.

Automobile Filling Station with Convenience Store and/or Eating Establishment [Amended 9-22-2009]

A building or lot having pumps and storage tanks at which automotive fuels, oils, and/or accessories are dispensed, sold or offered for sale at retail. An Automobile Filling Station that includes a building that is used for retail sales of packaged or prepared food, beverages, lottery tickets, tobacco products, and limited stock of groceries or similar products for the traveling public or neighborhood residents. May include automotive fuel dispensing services and an eating establishment without a drive-through facility.

2.

Automobile Parking Lot/Garage as a Principal Use [Amended 9-22-2009]

A public or private area other than a street or public right-of-way, used for the temporary storage (parking) of operable passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles, and available either for compensation, or free.

C

C

C

3.

Automobile Parts Dismantling and/or Storage [Amended 9-22-2009]

Any premises used for the dismantling or wrecking of motor vehicles and trailers including premises used in the storing, keeping, buying, selling, or dealing in dismantled wrecked, inoperative or disabled vehicles or integral parts of component materials thereof, and the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled or wrecked inoperative vehicles and trailers, or parts thereof. Automobile dismantling shall not include the incidental storage of inoperative or disabled vehicles in connection with the legal operation of an automobile repair garage or automobile body and fender repair shop while waiting for repair.

P

4.

Automobile Repair/Service Shop without fuel sales [Amended 9-22-2009]

Any building or lot used for automobile repair and/or bodywork facilities and which may have automobile servicing, but not the sale of fuels.

C

SC

5.

Bus Lot or Garage [Amended 9-22-2009]

Location where more than one commuter, school or charter bus is parked or garaged.

C

6.

Car Wash [Amended 9-22-2009]

Mechanical facilities for the washing or waxing of private automobiles, light trucks and vans, but not commercial fleets, as an accessory use to an automobile filling station and/or service shop. May include self-service facilities.

C

SC

7.

Commuter Parking Lot [Amended 8-28-2007; 3-25-2008; 9-22-2009]

An area for the temporary storage (parking) of operable passenger automobiles that is designated for use by persons commuting to and from their place of employment and may be used for commuter bus connections and/or ridesharing or carpooling. Includes park and ride lots.

C

C

C

C

C

8a.

Inoperative Motor Vehicle, 1 per lot [Amended 9-22-2009]

A motor vehicle that cannot move along a road under its own power.

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

8b.

Inoperative Motor Vehicles, 2 per lot [Amended 9-22-2009]

P

P

P

P

P

P

9.

Motor Vehicle Accessory Shop [Amended 9-22-2009; 5-4-2012]

A retail establishment that specializes in the sale and/or installation of automotive accessories including but not limited to audio systems, alarm systems, windshields, and other items that do not involve exterior body modification that requires major painting or other body work, or the sale and/or service of tires.

C

C

10.

Motor Vehicle Dealership - New or Used [Amended 9-22-2009; 6-12-2019 by Ord. No. 17-19]

The use of any building, land area or other premise for the sale of new or used, motor vehicles, watercraft, all-terrain or recreational vehicles and/or their display for sale. The use of any single property to sell or offer for sale three or more motor vehicles during any 12-month period is considered a Motor Vehicle Dealership.

C

11.

Other Motor Vehicle Related Uses including: Bus depot, taxi service, vehicle rental or leasing [Amended 9-22-2009]

Premises used for storing vehicles used for moving people, goods or materials or any combination of these, and which may include ancillary dispatching, maintenance, service and fuelling areas for these vehicles.

SC

C

12.

Park-and-Sell Lot [Amended 9-22-2009]

An outdoor or indoor space where owners of motor vehicles or watercraft display their motor vehicles and/or watercraft for sale or trade.

13.

Parking of Commercial Motor Vehicles [Amended 8-7-2007; 9-22-2009]

The parking on a regular basis of motor vehicles that are commercially licensed and/or with business identification signs or lettering, including magnetic signs. This definition does not include the periodic parking of commercial motor vehicles on property for the purpose of conducting business on that property (e.g., service calls).

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

14.

Storage of Motor Vehicles [Amended 9-22-2009; 5-4-2012]

(1)A parking area for the impounding or storage, usually temporary, of abandoned or unauthorized motor vehicles. (2) An area within a residential subdivision or development designated for the storage of operable motor vehicles such as automobiles, recreational vehicles, and boats.

C

C

C

15.

Truck, Bus and Diesel Service and Repair Shop [Amended 9-22-2009]

An establishment that repairs heavy equipment such as trucks, construction equipment, diesel engines and similar heavy equipment. Typical uses include truck and bus repair garages, excavation implement service, diesel engine repair, and shops related to the machining of related parts, but specifically excluding the dismantling or salvaging of vehicles.

P

C

16.

Truck Terminal [Amended 9-22-2009]

A facility where truck transport goods are transferred or stored pending transfer, and which may include truck dispatching, parking and servicing and temporary (not more than 24 hours) accommodation for truck drivers.

S

1.

Agricultural/Seafood/Livestock Processing Plant

A facility used for the handling, unloading, storing, shucking, freezing, preparing, changing into different market forms, manufacturing, preserving, packing or labeling of agricultural commodities or fish, shellfish and related products.

SC

C

C

C

C

2.

Asphalt Plant

An establishment in which a homogeneous product commonly referred to as asphalt, and intended mainly for the coating of roads, is manufactured from bituminous asphalt and other aggregate material.

3.

Commercial Fuel Storage Business

A facility designed for bulk fuel storage for resale. Fuels include but are not limited to liquid natural gas, propane, fuel oils, alcohol fuels, gasoline, and diesel. The sale and/or rental of tanks may be an accessory use

P

S

4.

Commercial Recycling Facility

An establishment that accepts, stores and processes reusable materials from commercial operations including, but not limited to, glass, plastics and synthetic materials, paper products (such as newspapers, stationery, scrap paper, computer paper and corrugated cardboard), rubber, batteries, ferrous and nonferrous metals, concrete, asphalt, wood and building materials, and tree wastes, but not including yard waste or mixed municipal solid waste. Processing includes, but is not limited to, bailing, briquetting, crushing, compacting, grinding, shredding, sawing, shearing and sorting of recyclable materials and the heat reduction of such materials but does not include incineration for any purpose.

C

5a.

Distillation of Alcohol as a Fuel, Commercial [Amended 9-22-2009]

5b.

Distillation of Alcohol as a Fuel On a Farm for Farm Use Only [Amended 9-22-2009]

C

C

C

C

C

6.

Grain Elevator [Amended 9-22-2009]

A storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed for wholesale or retail sale.

P

C

7.

Kiln, Wood-Drying [Amended 9-22-2009]

A chamber or tunnel used for drying and conditioning lumber, veneer, and other wood products in which the temperature and relative humidity of the circulated air can be varied and controlled.

SC

SC

C

SC

C

8a.

Landfill, Land-Clearing Debris [Amended 9-22-2009]

Sanitary Landfills which accept only land-clearing debris. Types of waste permitted are limited to those associated with land-clearing operations, including earthen material such as clay, sand, gravel, and silt, topsoil, tree stumps, root mats, brush and limbs, logs, vegetation, and rock.

SC

SC

SC

C

C

C

8b.

Landfill, Rubble [Amended 9-22-2009]

Sanitary Landfills which accept only rubble. Types of waste permitted are limited to those materials accepted at Land-Clearing Landfills, along with demolition debris associated with the razing of buildings, roads, bridges and other structures including structural steel, concrete, bricks, lumber, plaster and plasterboard, sheet rock, insulation material, cement, shingles and roofing materials, floor and wall tile, asphalt, pipes and wires, and other items physically attached to the structure, including appliances if they have been or will be compacted to their smallest practical volume.

SC

8c.

Landfill, Sanitary [Amended 9-22-2009]

An area used for the disposal of solid waste, operated and maintained in accordance with solid waste disposal regulations of the County and State.

C

9a.

Manufacturing and/or Assembly, Heavy [Amended 9-22-2009]

Establishments involved in the basic processing and manufacturing of materials or products predominantly from extracted or raw materials and that are generally not compatible with residential uses. Includes but is not limited to foundries, fossil fuel refineries and similar heavy industrial uses.

9b.

Manufacturing and/or Assembly, Light, Less than 5,000 square feet total per parcel of record as of the effective date of this Ordinance [Amended 5-1-2006; 9-22-2009]

SC

SC

SC

C

SC

P

SC

P

9c.

Manufacturing and/or Assembly, Light, More than 5,000 square feet [Amended 9-22-2009]

P

P

9d.

Manufacturing and/or Assembly, Marine-Related [Amended 9-22-2009]

A facility designed for the construction of waterborne vessels and ancillary items for commercial purposes.

C

P

10.

Outdoor Storage in Connection with Commercial and/or Industrial Uses [Amended 9-22-2009]

The storage of materials accessory to a commercial and/or industrial use. Does not include machinery and equipment.

P

P

P

P

11a.

Power Generating Facility, Accessory to a Residence or Business [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010]

A facility designed and constructed on the same property with an individual residence, business, or public building for the purpose of generating power for use in that residence, business or public building. Types of power generating facilities include but are not limited to petroleum, methane, ethanol, thermal, solar and hydroelectric. This definition does not include Wind Energy Systems. See Use # 17 and Section 3-3 of this Ordinance for regulations.

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

11b.

Power Generating Facility, Commercial [Amended 9-22-2009; 10-13-2010; 8-5-2013]

A generator that uses one or more sources and/or products for the production of power for sale. Types of power generating facilities include but are not limited to petroleum, methane, ethanol, thermal, solar, nuclear and hydroelectric.

SC

SC

SC

S