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Zoning Ordinance, Calvert County, MD
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2024-07-09 *
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Abandonment
§ 2-3.01 — Determining District Boundaries
§ 2-6.01 — Non-Conforming Uses
§ 3-1.08 — MOTOR VEHICLE & RELATED SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.09 — INDUSTRIAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 6-8.13 — Nonconforming Signs.
§ 7-1.07 — Subdivision Review Procedures
§ 8-1.04 — Limited Development Area (LDA and LDA-3)
§ 8-1.05 — Resource Conservation Area (RCA)
§ 8-1.07 — Grandfathering
§ 9-4.03 — Prohibited Uses
12-01{662} — MOTOR VEHICLE STORAGE LOT
12-01{850} — RESOURCE CONSERVATION AREA (RCA)
12-01{896} — SALVAGE AND/OR JUNK YARD
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Accessory buildings and structures
§ 3-1.02 — AGRICULTURAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.03 — RESIDENTIAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.05 — BUSINESS & PERSONAL SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.10 — INSTITUTIONAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.11 — UNCLASSIFIED USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-2.01 — Dunkirk Town Center
§ 3-2.02 — Owings Town Center
§ 3-2.03 — Huntingtown Town Center
§ 3-2.04 — Prince Frederick Town Center
§ 3-2.05 — St. Leonard Town Center
§ 3-2.06 — Lusby Town Center
§ 3-2.07 — Solomons Town Center
§ 3-2.07.A — Solomons Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-3.03 — Conditions for Wind Energy Systems, Communications Towers, and Antennas
§ 4-2.01 — Development Plan Review
§ 4-4.02 — Plot Plans
§ 5-1.10 — Accessory Use Setbacks
§ 5-4.02 — Land Development Standards
§ 6-3.01 — General Provisions
§ 6-5.06 — Screening of Accessory Uses
§ 6-7.01 — Applicability
§ 8-1.08 — Habitat Protection Areas (HPA)
§ 8-2.02 — Shoreline and Cliff Areas on the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River, and their Tributaries
§ 8-2.03 — Floodplain Area
§ 9-6.01 — Private Piers
§ 11-3.01 — Administrative Variances
12-01{4} — ACCESSORY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR USE ON THE SAME PROPERTY WITH THE PRINCIPAL USE
12-01{5} — ACCESSORY BUILDING, STRUCTURE, OR USE ON A PROPERTY ADJOINING THE PRINCIPAL USE
12-01{59} — APARTMENT, ACCESSORY TO A RESIDENCE
12-01{151} — BUILDING COVERAGE
12-01{158} — BUILDING, ACCESSORY
12-01{281} — DECLARATION OF LAND RESTRICTION (NONCONVERSION AGREEMENT)
12-01{577} — LINES, PUBLIC UTILITY
12-01{589} — LOT COVERAGE
12-01{721} — OUTLOT
12-01{808} — PUBLIC UTILITY LINES & ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
12-01{970} — START OF CONSTRUCTION
12-01{989} — STRUCTURE FOR THE KEEPING OF ANIMALS (ON NON-FARM PROPERTIES)
12-01{1062} — USE, ACCESSORY
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Accessory uses
§ 2-8.03 — Residential District (RD)
§ 2-10.04 — Historic Districts
§ 3-1.02 — AGRICULTURAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.04 — COMMERCIAL RETAIL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.05 — BUSINESS & PERSONAL SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.06 — RECREATION USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.08 — MOTOR VEHICLE & RELATED SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.09 — INDUSTRIAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.11 — UNCLASSIFIED USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-2.02 — Owings Town Center
§ 3-2.05.A — St. Leonard Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.07.A — Solomons Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-3.02 — General Requirements
§ 3-3.03 — Conditions for Wind Energy Systems, Communications Towers, and Antennas
§ 4-2.01 — Development Plan Review
§ 5-1.10 — Accessory Use Setbacks
§ 5-1.12 — Parking Requirements for Residential Development
§ 5-3.10 — Landscaping
§ 6-3.01 — General Provisions
§ 6-5.06 — Screening of Accessory Uses
§ 9-4.01 — Permitted Uses
12-01{207} — COMMERCIAL FUEL STORAGE BUSINESS
12-01{250} — CONVENTION CENTER
12-01{463} — GOLF COURSE
12-01{503} — HOME OCCUPATION
12-01{701} — OFFICE, MEDICAL OR CLINIC
12-01{863} — RETREAT, DAY
12-01{1061} — USE, ACCESSORY
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Adult entertainment
§ 3-1.05 — BUSINESS & PERSONAL SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
12-01{18} — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS
12-01{357} — ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS, ADULT
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Advertising
§ 1-6.01 — Procedures for Ordinance Amendments
§ 2-5.01 — Rezonings by Application
§ 2-5.03 — Comprehensive Rezonings
§ 3-3.03 — Conditions for Wind Energy Systems, Communications Towers, and Antennas
§ 6-8.01 — Purpose
§ 6-8.04 — Prohibited Signs.
6-8.16{33} — SIGN
§ 11-1.02 — Special Exceptions
12-01{717} — OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURE
12-01{804} — PUBLIC NOTICE
12-01{932} — SIGN
12-01{933} — SIGN AREA
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Advisory Board
§ 2-10.01 — Agricultural Preservation Districts
§ 3-1.01 — AGRITOURISM, ECOTOURISM, & HERITAGE TOURISM USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.09 — INDUSTRIAL USES & DEFINITIONS
12-01{34} — AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
12-01{287} — DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL AREA
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Affordable housing
§ 5-1.04 — Residential Density Requirements in the Residential District
§ 5-1.08 — Residential Density and Minimum Lot Sizes - Town Centers
§ 5-1.12 — Parking Requirements for Residential Development
12-01{20} — AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGENCY
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Air conditioning
§ 8-2.03 — Floodplain Area
12-01{156} — BUILDING RESTRICTION LINE
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Alarm systems
§ 3-1.08 — MOTOR VEHICLE & RELATED SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
12-01{660} — MOTOR VEHICLE ACCESSORY SHOP
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Alcoholic beverages
§ 3-1.02 — AGRICULTURAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.05 — BUSINESS & PERSONAL SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.06 — RECREATION USES & DEFINITIONS
12-01{214} — COMMERCIAL OR NON-PROFIT MEETING HALL, BANQUET HALL
12-01{385} — FARM DISTILLERY
12-01{688} — NON-FARM DISTILLERY
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Aluminum
§ 6-7.01 — Applicability
§ 6-8.11 — Portable Signs.
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Amusements
§ 3-1.06 — RECREATION USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-2.01 — Dunkirk Town Center
§ 3-2.01.A — Dunkirk Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.02 — Owings Town Center
§ 3-2.03 — Huntingtown Town Center
§ 3-2.03.A — Huntingtown Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.04 — Prince Frederick Town Center
§ 3-2.05 — St. Leonard Town Center
§ 3-2.06 — Lusby Town Center
12-01{67} — ARCADE
12-01{177} — CARNIVAL, FAIR OR CIRCUS, TEMPORARY
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Anchoring
§ 6-8.11 — Portable Signs.
§ 6-8.12 — Temporary Signs.
§ 8-2.03 — Floodplain Area
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Animals
§ 2-8.01 — Farm and Forest District (FFD)
§ 2-8.02 — Rural Community District (RCD)
§ 3-1.02 — AGRICULTURAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.05 — BUSINESS & PERSONAL SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.06 — RECREATION USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.09 — INDUSTRIAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.11 — UNCLASSIFIED USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-2.01 — Dunkirk Town Center
§ 3-2.01.A — Dunkirk Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.02 — Owings Town Center
§ 3-2.02.A — Owings Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.03 — Huntingtown Town Center
§ 3-2.03.A — Huntingtown Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.04 — Prince Frederick Town Center
§ 3-2.04.A — Prince Frederick Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.05 — St. Leonard Town Center
§ 3-2.05.A — St. Leonard Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.06 — Lusby Town Center
§ 3-2.06.A — Lusby Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.07 — Solomons Town Center
§ 3-2.07.A — Solomons Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 5-1.07 — Minimum Setbacks and Lot Width Requirements for Single-Family Detached Development Outside Town Centers
§ 5-1.10 — Accessory Use Setbacks
§ 6-3.01 — General Provisions
§ 6-8.02 — General Provisions.
6-8.16{4} — AIR-ACTIVATED SIGN
6-8.16{19} — FLASHING LIGHT OR SIGN
§ 7-1.07 — Subdivision Review Procedures
§ 8-1.02 — General Regulations
§ 8-1.04 — Limited Development Area (LDA and LDA-3)
§ 8-1.08 — Habitat Protection Areas (HPA)
§ 8-2.07 — Development in Forest Interior Dwelling (FID) Bird Habitat
12-01{36} — AGRICULTURE
12-01{40} — AIR-ACTIVATED SIGN
12-01{48} — ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
12-01{49} — ANIMALS, DANGEROUS OR WILD
12-01{50} — ANIMALS, DOMESTIC
12-01{51} — ANIMALS, EXOTIC
12-01{52} — ANIMALS, FURBEARING, COMMERCIAL RAISING
12-01{53} — ANIMALS, STRUCTURE FOR THE KEEPING OF
12-01{120} — BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs)
12-01{149} — BUILDING
12-01{177} — CARNIVAL, FAIR OR CIRCUS, TEMPORARY
12-01{179} — CEMETERY OR MEMORIAL GARDEN
12-01{218} — COMMERCIAL RAISING OF ANIMALS, DANGEROUS OR WILD
12-01{219} — COMMERCIAL RAISING OF ANIMALS, FUR-BEARING
12-01{262} — CREMATORIUM
12-01{407} — FLASHING LIGHT OR SIGN
12-01{461} — GARDEN CENTER OR FARM SUPPLY STORE
12-01{465} — GRAIN ELEVATOR
12-01{513} — HOSPITAL, VETERINARY, SMALL ANIMAL AND HOUSEHOLD PETS
12-01{570} — LIMITED DEVELOPMENT AREA (LDA)
12-01{580} — LIVESTOCK
12-01{674} — NATURAL HERITAGE AREA
12-01{744} — PETS, DANGEROUS OR WILD ANIMALS
12-01{745} — PETS, HOUSEHOLD
12-01{989} — STRUCTURE FOR THE KEEPING OF ANIMALS (ON NON-FARM PROPERTIES)
12-01{1087} — VETERINARY HOSPITAL OR CLINIC, LIVESTOCK
12-01{1088} — VETERINARY HOSPITAL OR CLINIC, SMALL ANIMAL AND HOUSEHOLD PETS
12-01{1101} — WATERFOWL
12-01{1119} — WILDLIFE HABITAT
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Antennas
§ 3-1.11 — UNCLASSIFIED USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-2.01 — Dunkirk Town Center
§ 3-2.02 — Owings Town Center
§ 3-2.03 — Huntingtown Town Center
§ 3-2.04 — Prince Frederick Town Center
§ 3-2.05 — St. Leonard Town Center
§ 3-2.06 — Lusby Town Center
§ 3-2.07 — Solomons Town Center
Art 3 Art 3 — WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS TOWER AND ANTENNA REGULATIONS
§ 3-3.01 — Purpose
§ 3-3.02 — General Requirements
§ 3-3.03 — Conditions for Wind Energy Systems, Communications Towers, and Antennas
§ 5-1.11 — Height Regulations for All Districts
§ 6-2.02 — Height Regulations for Non-Residential Uses
§ 6-3.01 — General Provisions
12-01{54} — ANTENNA
12-01{55} — ANTENNA, SATELLITE DISH
12-01{56} — ANTENNAS, PRE-EXISTING
12-01{205} — CO-LOCATION
12-01{228} — COMMUNICATIONS TOWER, COMMERCIAL OR GOVERNMENTAL
12-01{229} — COMMUNICATIONS TOWER, MONOPOLE
12-01{230} — COMMUNICATIONS TOWER, PRIVATE/NOT-FOR-PROFIT
12-01{782} — PRE-EXISTING TOWERS AND PRE-EXISTING ANTENNAS
12-01{901} — SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA
12-01{1030} — TOWERS, PRE-EXISTING
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Apartments
§ 2-8.08 — Town Center District (TC)
§ 3-1.03 — RESIDENTIAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-2.01 — Dunkirk Town Center
§ 3-2.01.A — Dunkirk Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.02 — Owings Town Center
§ 3-2.02.A — Owings Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.03 — Huntingtown Town Center
§ 3-2.03.A — Huntingtown Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.04 — Prince Frederick Town Center
§ 3-2.04.A — Prince Frederick Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.05 — St. Leonard Town Center
§ 3-2.05.A — St. Leonard Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.06 — Lusby Town Center
§ 3-2.06.A — Lusby Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 3-2.07 — Solomons Town Center
§ 3-2.07.A — Solomons Town Center Conditional Uses
§ 5-1.05 — Residential Density Requirements in the Employment Center, Rural Commercial, Marine Commercial, and Light Industrial Districts
§ 5-1.08 — Residential Density and Minimum Lot Sizes - Town Centers
§ 5-1.10 — Accessory Use Setbacks
§ 5-1.12 — Parking Requirements for Residential Development
§ 5-3.10 — Landscaping
§ 6-8.03 — Measurements and Calculations.
§ 7-1.06 — Requirements for a Subdivision
§ 8-1.05 — Resource Conservation Area (RCA)
§ 8-2.03 — Floodplain Area
§ 10-1.02 — Road Names.
12-01{3} — ACCESSORY APARTMENT
12-01{58} — APARTMENT IN A MIXED USE BUILDING
12-01{59} — APARTMENT, ACCESSORY TO A RESIDENCE
12-01{60} — APARTMENT, ATTACHED TO A BUSINESS
12-01{284} — DENSITY
12-01{649} — MIXED-USE BUILDING
12-01{796} — PROJECT ROAD
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Appeals
Art 1 Art 5 — SCHEDULE OF FEES, CHARGES & EXPENSES
§ 1-7.01 — Violations, Penalties and Enforcement
§ 2-6.01 — Non-Conforming Uses
§ 2-6.02 — Non-Conforming Structures (Excluding Signs)
§ 2-8.05 — Light Industrial District (I-1)
Art 3 Art 1 — LAND USES BY DISTRICT OUTSIDE THE TOWN CENTERS
§ 3-1.01 — AGRITOURISM, ECOTOURISM, & HERITAGE TOURISM USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.02 — AGRICULTURAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.03 — RESIDENTIAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.05 — BUSINESS & PERSONAL SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.06 — RECREATION USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.09 — INDUSTRIAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.10 — INSTITUTIONAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-1.11 — UNCLASSIFIED USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 3-2.01 — Dunkirk Town Center
§ 3-2.02 — Owings Town Center
§ 3-2.03 — Huntingtown Town Center
§ 3-2.04 — Prince Frederick Town Center
§ 3-2.05 — St. Leonard Town Center
§ 3-2.06 — Lusby Town Center
§ 3-2.07 — Solomons Town Center
§ 3-3.02 — General Requirements
§ 3-3.03 — Conditions for Wind Energy Systems, Communications Towers, and Antennas
Art 4 Art 5 — APPEALS
§ 5-1.02 — Residential Density Requirements in the Farm and Forest District
§ 5-1.03 — Residential Density Requirements in the Rural Community District
§ 5-1.04 — Residential Density Requirements in the Residential District
§ 5-1.05 — Residential Density Requirements in the Employment Center, Rural Commercial, Marine Commercial, and Light Industrial Districts
§ 5-4.01 — Administration
§ 6-8.07 — Permanent Freestanding Sign Regulations.
§ 6-8.15 — Variances and Appeals.
§ 6-9.01 — Regulations
Art 6 Art 11 — APPEALS
§ 7-1.03 — Controls and Application
§ 7-1.06 — Requirements for a Subdivision
§ 7-1.11 — Review and Appeal
§ 8-1.02 — General Regulations
§ 8-1.04 — Limited Development Area (LDA and LDA-3)
§ 8-1.08 — Habitat Protection Areas (HPA)
§ 8-2.03 — Floodplain Area
§ 8-2.08 — Fines, Penalties and Mitigation
§ 8-3.04 — Administration
§ 9-6.01 — Private Piers
§ 10-1.01 — Purpose and Authority.
§ 10-1.03 — Appeal.
Art 11 — Variances, Special Exceptions, & Appeals
Art 11 Art 1 — BOARD OF APPEALS
§ 11-1.01 — Variances
§ 11-1.02 — Special Exceptions
§ 11-1.03 — Other Appeals to the Board of Appeals
§ 11-1.04 — Decisions on Alleged Errors
§ 11-1.05 — Special Accommodations
§ 11-1.06 — Board of Appeals Hearings
§ 11-1.07 — Appeals of Board of Appeals Decisions
Art 11 Art 2 — APPEALS OF PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS
§ 11-2.01 — Appeals to the Planning Commission
§ 11-3.01 — Administrative Variances
12-01{61} — APPEALS, BOARD OF
12-01{127} — BOARD OF APPEALS
12-01{1078} — VARIANCE
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Appeals board
12-01{61} — APPEALS, BOARD OF
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Appointments
§ 2-10.01 — Agricultural Preservation Districts
§ 3-1.05 — BUSINESS & PERSONAL SERVICE USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 8-2.03 — Floodplain Area
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Assessments
§ 1-7.01 — Violations, Penalties and Enforcement
§ 2-10.01 — Agricultural Preservation Districts
§ 3-1.02 — AGRICULTURAL USES & DEFINITIONS
§ 5-2.01 — Lay-out and Design of Single-Family Detached Residential Communities Outside Town Centers
§ 5-3.04 — Building Arrangement and Site Design
§ 5-3.12 — Construction and Maintenance Requirements
§ 6-8.05 — Signs Permitted in All Areas without a Permit.
§ 8-3.02 — Exemptions
§ 8-3.04 — Administration
§ 10-1.02 — Road Names.
12-01{358} — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
12-01{382} — FARM
12-01{438} — FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
12-01{636} — MARKET VALUE
12-01{727} — PARCEL