No building or premises shall be erected, structurally
altered, enlarged or maintained nor shall any land be used, except
for the following purposes:
A. Greenhouses and nurseries.
B. Public utility installations.
C. Automobile-related uses, such as but not limited to
new and used car lots, automobile repair shops, automobile storage
lots and garages, automobile parts shops, automobile upholstery and
paint shops and automobile body shops.
D. Food and beverage distributors.
E. Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics, provided
that such hospital or clinic and any treatment rooms, cages, pens
or kennels are maintained within a completely enclosed, soundproof
building and that such hospital or clinic be operated in such a way
as to produce no objectionable odors outside its walls as determined
by the Leonardtown Planning and Zoning Commission.
G. Offices and office buildings.
H. Medical office buildings and clinics.
I. Accessory buildings and uses.
K. Carpentry and woodworking shops.
L. Printing, publishing and engraving shops.
P. Furniture and appliance sales and service.
Q. Marine sales and service.
R. Restaurants, cocktail lounges and refreshment stands.
S. Fast-food establishments, including drive-through
windows.
T. Building supply, garden shops.
U. Banks and financial institutions.
X. Breweries, distilleries and wineries.
[Added 8-12-2019 by Ord. No. 193]
Y. Multiple-family dwellings, conditioned upon strict compliance with the off-street parking requirements of Article
XI.
The following uses of land and buildings within the C-H District shall be allowed only by special exception to this chapter, granted only by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Standards and procedures for special exceptions are contained in Article
XVII.
A. Amusement and recreational places, skating rinks,
swimming pools, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, dancing halls, health
clubs or tennis clubs.
B. Drive-in theaters, provided that they:
(1) Shall have no direct entrance or exit on a major highway.
(2) Shall provide automobile storage facilities between
the ticket gates and the access street at the rate of 35% of the theater
capacity.
(3) Shall have no structure other than an enclosed fence
within 50 feet of any site boundary line and shall have the theater
screen located not less than 100 feet from any major highway, arterial
street or property in a residential district and not facing such highway,
street or property, unless the face of the screen is not visible there
because of natural or artificial barriers.
(4) Shall have individual car sound speakers, but low-volume
horns may supply sound to refreshment stands and other service areas;
and they may have accessory uses and structures incidental to the
theater operation, including refreshment stands and toilet facilities,
provided that they serve only the patrons within the theater enclosure.
C. Filling stations, so long as the bulk storage of flammable
liquids is underground and pumps are located at least 15 feet from
the street line. The orientation of the building shall be such that
the service bays are not facing the main street. Screen planting and
walls shall be so located as to enhance the design of the building
and lessen the impact on the neighboring structures.
D. Material storage yards in connection with retail sales
of products where storage is incidental to the approved occupancy
of a store, provided that all products and materials used or stored
are in a completely enclosed building or enclosed by a masonry wall,
fence or hedge not less than six feet in height of the wall. Storage
cars and trucks used in connection with the permitted trade or business
are permitted within the walls, but not including storage of heavy
equipment.
E. Enclosed light industrial uses, such as but not limited
to wholesale establishments and warehouses, bottling works, painting
shops, cleaning and dyeing works and laundries.
(1) No industrial building shall be higher than 45 feet.
Each side yard must be at least 20 feet, with screen planting provided
at sides and in the rear of the lot.
(2) Such uses shall emit no objectionable noise or pollution
as determined by the Leonardtown Planning and Zoning Commission.