The purpose of the district is to provide increased
opportunities to use and expand existing structures and construct
new buildings in convenient and appropriate locations in the R-1 areas
of Town to provide medical services to the residents of Federalsburg
and surrounding areas.
A building or land shall be used only for the
following purposes and in all cases be subject to site plan review
and approval.
Medical offices and clinics may be approved
by the Planning and Zoning Commission, based on appropriate review
and approval of the requisite site plan, as the first step in moving
the subject parcel through the Zoning Map amendment process for floating
zone designation in the R-1 District. In general a medical services
Zoning Map amendment is contemplated in single-family residential
areas where buildings and lots of suitable, size, location, and character
exist. The uses and structures proposed are to be planned and developed
according to the requirements and procedures of this chapter. Medical
services shall be approximately located with respect to providing
for the general convenience of area residents while respecting the
pattern of urban development existing or proposed, and to existing
public and private facilities and services in such a manner as to
blend harmoniously, provide desirable convenience to residents, and
minimize disruptive traffic and parking impacts on the residential
neighborhoods in which they are located.
A.
Preliminary approval. Application for preliminary
approval shall be made to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The
Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the site plan for compliance
with the requirements of this chapter and the Federalsburg comprehensive
plan. Before recommending approval of a site plan, the Planning and
Zoning Commission may make reasonable additional requirements including,
but not limited to, utilities, drainage, landscaping and maintenance
thereof, lighting, signs and advertising devices, screening, accessways,
curb cuts, traffic control, height of buildings and setback of buildings,
to protect adjoining residentially zoned lots or other uses. The site
plan shall be amended in accordance with the requirements of the Planning
and Zoning Commission before receiving the final approval of the Planning
and Zoning Commission. Information submitted for preliminary approval
of the medical service use shall include, but not be limited to, a
preliminary site plan (seven copies) which includes:
(1)
A general diagram showing the facility's relation
to the Town of Federalsburg and major public access to the site including
orientation of the parcel at a scale and size considered appropriate
for adequate understanding and review by the Planning and Zoning Commission
(as it may determine).
(2)
Lot size and the location of existing and proposed
structures, off-street parking, and yard.
(3)
List the exact name and address of the legal titleholder
or titleholders and give the appropriate references to the deeds conveying
said property.
(4)
Contain a written assent to the petition signed by
the legal titleholder or titleholders.
(5)
A metes and bounds description of the property covered
by the petition.
(6)
Proposed limits (boundaries) of the application for
the MS-1 Floating Zone designation.
(7)
The general location and character of construction
of proposed streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits,
parking and loading areas (including number of parking and loading
spaces), outdoor lighting systems, storm drainage and sanitary facilities.
(8)
General location, height, and material of all fences,
walls, screen planting, and landscaping and management thereof.
(9)
General location, character, size, height and orientation
of proposed signs, and management thereof.
(10)
A written and mapped statement indicating the
current zoning of the lot in question, as well as the area immediately
adjacent to the site proposed for designation of the MS-1 Floating
Zone.
(11)
These information requirements shall be provided
to the applicant by the Town Clerk prior to submission of the necessary
diagram and supporting documentation to the Town office. The Town
Clerk shall check the submission for completeness and when complete
place on the next regularly scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission
agenda.
B.
Planning and Zoning Commission approval. The Planning
and Zoning Commission may approve the preliminary site plan or require
changes and/or conditions for approval or may deny the application
for cause based on findings of fact that will be read into the record
and also provided in writing to the applicant.
C.
Public hearing. The Mayor and Council shall hold a
public hearing on the request for a Zoning Map amendment to apply
the MS-1 Floating Zone designation after the Planning and Zoning Commission
has approved a site plan for the proposal. The site plan shall not
be the subject of the public hearing but may be referred to for clarification
concerning the specific nature of the development plan contemplated
for the parcel. This chapter predeems the uses contemplated to be
compatible with the policies contained in the Federalsburg Comprehensive
Plan subject to the specific review and analysis of the Planning and
Zoning Commission for application to parcels in accordance with the
requirements and stipulations of this chapter.
Requirements for minimum lot area, yards, and
open space and maximum height are contained in the Table of District
Regulations at the end of this chapter.
Certain uses are permitted as Conditional Uses in the R-1 Residential District and may be approved according to Article XVII of this chapter.
