[HISTORY: Adopted by the County Commissioners
of Caroline County 11-9-1982 by Ord. No. 82-004; amended in its entirety 12-18-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-4. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I, General Provisions Pertaining to Code of Public Local Laws
- Ch 1 Adoption of Code
- Part II, Organization and Administration
- Ch 7 Audits
- Ch 12 Boundary
- Ch 18 Commissioners
- Ch 21 Law Enforcement
- Ch 22 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 23 Department of Correction
- Ch 24 Disposition of County Property
- Ch 28 Election Districts
- Ch 29 (Reserved)
- Ch 30 Emblems, County
- Ch 33 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 49 Personnel
- Ch 50 Budget
- Ch 51 Purchasing
- Ch 62 Comptroller and Collector of Taxes
- Part III, General Government
- Ch 72 Adult-Oriented Businesses, Entertainment and Material
- Ch 74 Agricultural Land Preservation
- Ch 78 Animal Welfare and Control
- Ch 88 Building Code
- Ch 89 Burial Sites Preservation
- Ch 90 Cable Television Franchising
- Ch 92 Civil Infractions
- Ch 98 Electrical Standards
- Ch 103 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 107 Fire Companies
- Ch 108 Floodplain Management
- Ch 109 Forest Conservation
- Ch 111 (Reserved)
- Ch 127 Littering and Solid Waste Management
- Ch 132 Minimum Livability Code
- Ch 137 Nuisances
- Ch 145 Parking Regulations
- Ch 147 Plumbing
- Ch 148 Recreation and Parks
- Ch 149 Right to Farm
- Ch 151 Road Names and Numbering of Property
- Ch 152 Roads, Bridges and Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 153 Salvage Yards and Outside Storage
- Ch 154 Sanitary Construction
- Ch 158 Stormwater Management
- Ch 162 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 166 Taxation
- Ch 167 Development Impact Fees
- Ch 170 Unsafe Structures and Equipment, Condemnation of
- Ch 173 Water and Sewer Systems
- Ch 175 Zoning
- Ch 175 Art I General Provisions
- § 175-1 Short title; contents.
- § 175-2 Statutory authority.
- § 175-3 Applicability.
- § 175-4 Purpose and intent.
- § 175-5 Severability.
- § 175-6 Conflicting regulations; determination of applicable provision.
- § 175-7 Conformance required.
- Ch 175 Art II Definitions
- § 175-8 Word usage; terms defined.
- Ch 175 Art III Zoning Districts; Zoning Map
- § 175-9 Zoning districts established.
- § 175-10 Zoning District Maps.
- § 175-11 District boundaries; rules of interpretation.
- § 175-12 Purpose and intent of zoning districts.
- Ch 175 Art IV District Regulations
- § 175-13 Use regulations.
- § 175-14 General design regulations.
- § 175-15 Use and general design regulations in critical area zoning districts.
- § 175-16 through § 175-20. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art V Supplementary Regulations
- § 175-21 (Reserved)
- § 175-22 Farm laborer housing.
- § 175-23 Campgrounds.
- § 175-24 Swimming or tennis clubs.
- § 175-25 Drive-in theaters.
- § 175-26 Performance standards for industrial uses.
- § 175-27 Mineral extraction facilities.
- § 175-27.1 Site plan required; preliminary site plan application.
- § 175-27.2 Operations plan.
- § 175-27.3 Special use exception required.
- § 175-27.4 Final site plan approval.
- § 175-27.5 Minimum required standards.
- § 175-27.6 Studies required.
- § 175-27.7 Zoning certificate required.
- § 175-27.8 Cessation of operations.
- § 175-27.9 Accessory uses permitted.
- § 175-27.10 Exemptions and applicability.
- § 175-28 Composting facilities, natural wood waste recycling facilities, resource recovery facilities, solid waste disposal facilities and solid waste processing facilities.
- § 175-29 Wastewater treatment facilities.
- § 175-30 Home occupations.
- § 175-31 Bed-and-breakfast.
- § 175-32 Country inns.
- § 175-33 Cottage industry.
- § 175-34 Agricultural and fishery products processing plants.
- § 175-35 Fishery activity facilities.
- § 175-36 Temporary structures.
- § 175-37 Sewage sludge storage and mixing facilities.
- § 175-38 Development rights in R, Rural District.
- § 175-39 Marinas.
- § 175-40 Streams and stream buffers.
- § 175-41 Communications towers.
- § 175-42 Adult-oriented businesses.
- § 175-43 Massage establishments.
- § 175-44 Transferable development rights.
- § 175-45 Residential-based trucking and service businesses.
- § 175-46 Solar energy systems.
- § 175-47 Rural special event venues.
- § 175-48 through § 175-50. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art VI Rural Revitalization
- § 175-51 Rural Revitalization Zoning Districts.
- § 175-52 through § 175-55. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art VII (Reserved)
- § 175-56 through § 175-65. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art VIII Mobile Homes
- § 175-66 Farm mobile homes.
- § 175-67 Hardship mobile homes.
- § 175-68 Mobile home parks and subdivisions.
- § 175-69 Mobile homes for emergency housing.
- § 175-70 Mobile homes for temporary dwellings or offices.
- § 175-71 Single-wide and multisection mobile homes on individual lots.
- § 175-72 Mobile home construction standards; compliance with County requirements and guidelines.
- § 175-73 through § 175-80. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art IX Accessory Structures and Uses
- § 175-81 Location.
- § 175-82 Fences and walls.
- § 175-83 Accessory dwelling units.
- § 175-84 Small wind-energy systems.
- § 175-85 Accessory ground-mounted solar power electric generation structures.
- § 175-86 through § 175-90. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art X Yard and Area Regulations
- § 175-91 General regulations.
- § 175-92 Front yards.
- § 175-93 Side yards.
- § 175-94 Sight triangles.
- § 175-95 General lot requirements.
- § 175-96 through § 175-100. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XI Height Regulations
- § 175-101 Nonapplicability of regulations.
- § 175-102 Height restrictions for certain public and semipublic uses.
- § 175-103 through § 175-105. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XII Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
- § 175-106 General regulations.
- § 175-107 Parking space requirements.
- § 175-108 Loading space requirements.
- § 175-109 through § 175-110. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XIII Sign Regulations
- § 175-111 Purpose.
- § 175-112 General regulations.
- § 175-113 Political signs.
- § 175-114 Electronic message boards.
- § 175-115 Application; required information.
- § 175-116 Removal of signs.
- § 175-117 Permitted signs.
- § 175-118 through § 175-120. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XIV Site Plans
- § 175-121 Purpose and authority.
- § 175-122 Review process for major and minor site plans.
- § 175-123 Information required.
- § 175-124 Phased development.
- § 175-125 Preparation and submission.
- § 175-126 Review and approval generally; appeal.
- § 175-127 Expiration of approved site plans; extension.
- § 175-128 Additional requirements for special use exceptions.
- § 175-129 through § 175-130. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XV Nonconforming Structures and Uses
- § 175-131 Continuance.
- § 175-132 Terms defined.
- § 175-133 Determination of nonconformity.
- § 175-134 Discontinuance of nonconforming status.
- § 175-135 Termination or restoration of damaged nonconformity; determination.
- § 175-136 Creation of nonconforming lot; effect on existing structure or use.
- § 175-137 Modification or expansion; construction of additional buildings.
- § 175-138 through § 175-140. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XVI Special Use Exceptions
- § 175-141 Application required; eligibility.
- § 175-142 Conditions for approval.
- § 175-143 Special use exceptions restricted to designated uses; applicability of additional regulations and standards.
- § 175-144 Duration of approval; discontinuance or abandonment of established use.
- § 175-145 Modification or extension.
- § 175-146 Reapplication after denial.
- § 175-147 through § 175-150. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XVII Variances
- § 175-151 Application required; eligibility.
- § 175-152 Conditions for approval.
- § 175-153 Variances, administrative variances, and administrative adjustments.
- § 175-154 Duration of approval.
- § 175-155 Modification or extension.
- § 175-156 Reapplication after denial.
- § 175-157 Administrative variances and adjustments.
- § 175-158 through § 175-160. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XVIII Appeals
- § 175-161 Jurisdiction of Board of Zoning Appeals.
- § 175-162 Rules of procedure.
- Ch 175 Art XIX Planning Commission
- § 175-163 Creation; membership and terms; vacancy and removal.
- § 175-164 Officers.
- § 175-165 Powers and duties.
- § 175-166 Meetings; quorum.
- § 175-167 Rules of procedure.
- § 175-168 Minutes and records.
- § 175-169 through § 175-170. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XX Board of Zoning Appeals
- § 175-171 Creation; membership and terms; vacancy and removal.
- § 175-172 Alternate members.
- § 175-173 Officers.
- § 175-174 Powers and duties.
- § 175-175 Meetings; quorum.
- § 175-176 Rules of procedure.
- § 175-177 Minutes and records.
- § 175-178 Application procedures.
- § 175-179 Notice of public hearing required.
- § 175-180 Deliberation proceedings; decisions.
- § 175-181 through § 175-185. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XXI Administration and Enforcement
- § 175-186 Zoning Administrator.
- § 175-187 Zoning certificates and/or building permits.
- § 175-188 Fees and collection procedures.
- § 175-189 Notification of violation and time limit for correction; noncompliance.
- § 175-190 Complaints regarding violations; filing and investigation.
- § 175-191 Violations and penalties.
- § 175-192 Prevention or abatement of violations by interested parties authorized.
- § 175-193 Appeals.
- § 175-194 through § 175-195. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XXII Amendment Procedures
- § 175-196 Amendments authorized.
- § 175-197 Text amendments.
- § 175-198 Rezonings by application.
- § 175-199 Comprehensive rezonings.
- § 175-200 Additional rules for all rezonings.
- § 175-201 Additional restrictions, conditions or limitations upon rezoning approvals.
- § 175-202 through § 175-205. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XXIII Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements
- § 175-206 Exercise of authority.
- § 175-207 Purpose for exercising authority.
- § 175-208 Limitations on DRRA.
- § 175-209 Applicability.
- § 175-210 Contents of DRRA.
- § 175-211 Submittal to Planning Commission for review, public hearing and findings.
- § 175-212 Public hearing by County Commissioners.
- § 175-213 Amendment of existing DRRA.
- § 175-214 Termination of DRRA; suspension.
- § 175-215 Applicable laws, regulations and policies.
- § 175-216 Recording.
- § 175-217 Enforcement by interested parties.
- § 175-218 through § 175-225. (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Art XXIV Gun Club Activities
- § 175-226 Prohibition locations.
- § 175-227 Property owners excepted in certain districts.
- § 175-228 Special events excepted for nonprofit entities.
- § 175-229 Compliance with other rules and regulations.
- § 175-230 Preexisting activities grandfathered.
- § 175-231 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 175 Art XXV Imposition of Moratoria; Interim Development Controls
- § 175-232 Purpose.
- § 175-233 Scope.
- § 175-234 Process.
- § 175-235 Vested rights.
- § 175-236 Appeal.
- Appendix I, Bond and Long-Term Note Authorization
- Apx I Bond and Long-Term Note Authorization
- Appendix II, Selected Resolutions
- Apx II Selected Resolutions
- Appendix III, Plan Bibliography
- Apx III Plan Bibliography
- Appendix IV, Moratoriums
- Apx IV Moratoriums
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
