The uses contained in this article shall be permitted and the following regulations and the applicable regulations contained in other Articles shall apply in the R-2 Residence District.
Principal permitted uses in the R-2 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Single-family dwellings.
B. 
Churches and parish houses.
C. 
Schools and colleges for academic instruction.
D. 
Public parks, playgrounds, community centers, golf courses and buildings or properties of a cultural or conservation nature.
E. 
Home occupations (Type 1).
[Added 12-4-2021 by Ord. No. 449]
Conditional uses requiring Board authorization shall be as follows:
A. 
Public and semi-public buildings.
B. 
Hospitals, sanatoriums and religious or charitable institutions (not for contagious disease, liquor or drug patients and not for penal or correctional institutions), provided that any such establishment shall comply with the distance requirements of § 230-28.
C. 
Cemeteries, provided that no graves or burial lots are located in the front yard or required side yard setbacks.
D. 
Public utilities, cables, utility poles, pipelines, railroad lines or any other utility located on a private right-of-way as defined in § 230-5, but not including production, construction or maintenance of storage buildings or yards.
E. 
Boat landings (docks or wharves).
F. 
Licensed family day-care provider homes, nursery schools or day-care centers, provided that there is established and maintained in connection therewith a completely fenced play lot of adequate size in the rear setback area only. Such fence must be at least four feet but no greater than six feet in height and constructed in a manner such that it will not permit children or small animals to pass through it, provided also that any family day-care provider home or nursery school building must be located not less than 10 feet from any other lot in any residential (R) district, and any licensed day-care center must be located not less than 20 feet from any other lot in any residential (R) district. All such facilities must be properly licensed by the State of Maryland and must obtain a City business license annually.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section Four of this ordinance provides as follows: "The provisions of § 230-41F and 230-48F as amended by this ordinance shall not apply to family day-care provider homes, day-care centers or nursery schools which are duly licensed by the State of Maryland or have formally applied for such licensing on or before March 1, 1992, which meet the fencing requirements set forth in Section Two of this ordinance and which have obtained a City license. However, any such property which shall subsequently cease to be used as a family day-care home, day-care center or nursery school for a period of 90 days or shall lose its state licensing shall no longer be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 230 as amended hereby."
G. 
Recreational clubs and facilities for private noncommercial use.
H. 
Professional offices of the occupant only.
I. 
Home occupations (Type 2).
[Amended 12-4-2021 by Ord. No. 449]
J. 
A bed-and-Breakfast type business for overnight lodgings and breakfast, provided that appropriate parking and other requirements of Chapter 230 are met. The number of rentable rooms to be determined by the Board following a public hearing.
K. 
Subdivisions featuring two-dwelling (duplex units), provided that the following conditions are met.
(1) 
The original parcel must contain a minimum of 20 acres prior to subdivision;
(2) 
A two-family dwelling may straddle a side yard lot line between two lots, with zero setbacks in adjoining side yards; in that case, each lot must contain at least 6,500 square feet in area (i.e. 6,500 square feet of lost area per dwelling unit; minimum width to be 60 feet.
(3) 
If a two-family dwelling is placed on a single lost, that lot must contain a minimum of 13,000 square feet, with a minimum of 120 feet.
(4) 
Minimum setbacks must be as follows:
(a) 
Front: 30 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 30 feet.
(c) 
Open side yard: 10 feet.
(5) 
All other appropriate zoning and/or subdivision laws or regulations will also apply.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection L, regarding solar energy equipment, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 429. See now § 230-42F.
Accessory buildings and uses are those buildings and uses customarily incidental to any principal use or authorized conditional use, including:
A. 
Private garages, parking areas, swimming pools, satellite television earth stations and other customary outbuildings and structures.
B. 
Temporary real estate signs complying with § 230-89.
C. 
Identification signs displaying only the name and nature of the premises or the occupant thereof or directing the way thereto, not exceeding eight square feet in area.
D. 
One bulletin board or sign permitted for a church, school or other public or semi-public building, not to exceed 24 square feet in size, which may be indirectly lighted.
E. 
The keeping of not more than one roomer or boarder by a resident family.
F. 
Solar energy equipment, subject to the following:
[Added 2-6-2017 by Ord. No. 429]
(1) 
Solar energy equipment may be on roofs of principal buildings or ground-mounted.
(2) 
Placement of solar energy equipment is not permitted within the required front yard setback unless the Zoning Administrator determines that it is adequately screened from view from the public way so as to preclude any glare from the equipment which would adversely impact the vision of motorists on the public way. It is understood that this equipment may, on occasion, be visible from the public way even if located in the side or the rear yard.
(3) 
If the solar energy equipment is unable to be located on the roof of the principal structure as is preferred, placement of ground-mounted solar energy equipment in the required side or rear yard may be permitted only if the equipment is not located in the required setback for a structure in the subject zone from the property line or a distance equal to the height of the accessory structure, whichever is greater.
(4) 
The solar energy equipment must be adequately screened from view of residential neighbors by appropriate vegetative screening or appropriate and adequate solid fencing.
(5) 
Any proposed fencing must comply with all applicable height requirements. Natural-colored fencing is preferred.
(6) 
Roof-mounted solar energy equipment shall be located so as not to increase the total height of the structure above the maximum allowable height of the structure on which it is located, in accordance with the applicable zoning regulations.
(7) 
The Zoning Administrator, prior to issuing a permit for the placement of any solar energy equipment, shall be provided with any requested information in regard to proving compliance with this section. This information may include sun and shadow diagrams specific to the subject proposed installation which would enable the Zoning Administrator to determine if solar access will be impaired due to the proposed location or to the location of objects which may obstruct the solar access.
(8) 
The Zoning Administrator may also require submission of detailed information, including maps, plans or dimensioned sketches, showing the proposed location, including setbacks from property lines or distances from structures which are used for habitation on neighboring properties.
(9) 
The Zoning Administrator may also require the submission of an as-built plan showing the actual location of any installed solar energy equipment. If the equipment is not installed as permitted, the Zoning Administrator may order its removal and/or relocation as appropriate.
No principal structure shall exceed 2 1/2 stories (30 feet in height), and no accessory structure shall exceed 1 1/2 stories (25 feet in height). All public and semi-public utility buildings and structures must meet the requirements of § 230-93. Replacement buildings shall be the same as the building was before or approximately the same height and size as the existing adjoining buildings.
Lot area, width and yard requirements shall be as follows:
A. 
Lot area and width requirements.
Type of Use
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
Minimum Lot Width
(feet)
Lot Area Per Family
(square feet)
Dwellings
8,000
60
8,000
Churches
2 acres
200
Schools and colleges
5 acres
400
Public utility uses
10,000
75
Other permitted uses
8,000
60
B. 
Yard requirements. Replacement buildings shall have the same front yard setbacks as the existing adjoining buildings.
[Amended 12-4-2021 by Ord. No. 449]
Type of Use
Front Yard Depth
(feet)
Side Yard Least Width
(feet)
Side Yard Sum of Widths
(feet)
Rear Yard Depth
(feet)
Dwellings
30
10
20
25
Churches
35
25
50
40
Schools and colleges
35
25
50
40
Public utility uses
35
25
40
40
Other permitted uses
35
25
50
40
A. 
Two off-street parking spaces are required for each family or dwelling unit.
B. 
Parking of a trailer or motor home is prohibited, except that no more than one licensed recreational vehicle may be parked or stored on the premises. When so parked or stored, such vehicle must be in an accessory building or in the rear yard only.