: A commercial business which is principally engaged in providing plant-based landscaping of material for efficient shipment, or to a user's specifications, by such means as points at grade adjoining the exterior walls of the building to the highest point defined in this Section. : An area improved by vegetation and other natural or decorative materials, established Alley for the development site are initially drafted through a deliberative planning process 28-2017(ZRA-174), 1, 7-5-2017). : A single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, : Agricultural Land Preservation Program. shall include public seating features; Stores, shops, offices or other commercial uses which provide opportunities to fulfill the use category title. Downtown-wide Design Guidelines vehicle during loading operations; fuel servicing spaces at a Motor Vehicle Fueling the lot line from which the front setback is measured. or similar institutional uses. Small Wind Energy System, Freestanding Tower by the exterior faces of the walls, less any area within the structure(s) devoted A series of ground mounted solar collectors used to generate photovoltaic power, where units are separated by party walls, but are not arranged in line and the party walls service; or meeting rooms. plan (where applicable) and on each Site Development Plan for parcels within the project. : Extends across the full width of the lot, between the rear lot line and the nearest private school, hospital, or government owned or government operated structure, or and consumption, or pizza delivery services. use from view, to the extent possible given the topographic and other features of has been approved on a Preliminary Development Plan. repair shops, and similar uses. Has on the premises one or more mechanical devices for viewing such materials. Accessory Use or Accessory Structure Processing means the preparation of a vista. Accessory Apartment supplies for the processing, production and packaging of beer, ale, porter, stout : A mobile home development which is subdivided into individual lots. Chicken Keeping, Residential may also include customary accessory buildings containing recreational, training and uses, except accessory to residential uses; Residence, Single-family services to off-site locations, including designing, planting and maintaining landscaped A temporary real or simulated, or nudity. Density Exchange Option. a specific site. : A residential infill parcel in the R-20, R-12, or R-ED Districts that existed on Downtown CEPPA Implementation Chart This term shall not include a space used for display development plans or, if there is no approved preliminary development plan, MXD-zoned or assembly at the building site, which: Bears a label certifying that it complies with the standards of the National Manufactured : When setbacks are required from a project boundary, this shall be based on the boundary use or design requirements are met, a Site Development Plan demonstrating that all : A plan and associated text included in the Downtown Columbia Plan depicting existing : A district established to respond to special features or conditions of a land area, For a lot with more than four center, day treatment or care facility, residential care facility, nursing home, private service directly to patrons in their motor vehicles. and which is arranged, designed or used for occupancy by two families. Compliance with the manual must be shown on the subdivision (Other Dedicated Easement). centers. : This term includes apartments, whether rental units or condominiums, and single-family The pipe stem area of pipe is measured from the front lot line assigned when the lot is recorded. : A letter issued by the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning, Division : A parcel in the DEO Overlay District which receives development rights from a sending : Amenity spaces such as plazas, promenades, greens, gardens, squares and other pedestrian-oriented : An acre of land that includes no land in the 100-year floodplain and no steep slopes : A dwelling unit that is fabricated in an off-site manufacturing facility for installation for a car wash or drive-through window). indicating the location of existing and proposed structures, paved areas, trails, : Within 100 miles of a specific point or property, as used in the context of farming. All principal activities of the various uses shall be conducted wholly a structure or any part of a structure. Farm Stand columbariums but shall not include crematoriums. on the New Town Preliminary Development Plan as a "Village Center", which is designed : One of two attached dwelling units located on abutting lots, separated by one vertical : Maps incorporated into the provisions of these Zoning Regulations in accordance or two-family dwellings and apartments. or performing arts, or for vocational and professional training purposes, or in special specified elsewhere in these Zoning Regulations which include the word "service" in which are generally packaged in paper or served in other types of disposable plates, : Any use involving in part or in whole the sale or rental of merchandise, materials Zoning Regulations, sale of farm products grown or produced off-site may be part of galleries and similar cultural or educational uses in a park-like setting. guests in not more than six guest rooms. district. : An open lot serving the functions defined for a parking garage. using the altered form. waste composting facilities as defined in these Zoning Regulations, enclosed sludge Junk Yard with amusement. and which requires approval in and private roadways, multi-modal circulation systems adjacent to public and private shall be located on the same lot or parcel as the principal use or structure, except and accessory storage and sales, provided that the uses are limited to those uses Farm Winery-Class 1A the housing of an elderly or disabled family member of the resident of the principal transactions or which carries out certain actions for a fee, rather than selling merchandise. designed to hold one or more antennas. the activities of daily living and is under a license or certificate issued by the commercial recreation facility uses as defined. with a maximum of three walls and a maximum footprint of 500 square feet. Eating, seating and gathering areas that are accessory to and other required items within a site proposed for development. typically associated with the cleaning, operation, and maintenance of motor vehicles. Downtown Community Commons may This term does not include Bees are not considered to be livestock. or if unimproved, must be owned and maintained by a Homeowners Association or dedicated and other similar small animals often kept as pets are not considered to be livestock. Pet Day Care Facility land used by or for similar purposes. : See "Dwelling, Modular". Conference Center by the Zoning Regulations for the zoning district in which the lot is located or the pets, photographic supplies, radios and televisions, sewing machines, sporting goods, : An establishment which primarily prepares food to be served on non-disposable tableware The dwellings may have a shared or separate exterior Commercial Use State or Federal regulations. Downtown Community is located. defined in these Zoning Regulations. : A single-family detached dwelling unit located with one side less than seven and : A residential facility that provides housing and supportive services to at least Conditional Uses kitchen, and sanitation. remains thereof. Primary processing is subordinate and incidental to the following activities: storage of equipment, regular visits to the lot by nonresident are not permitted. public streets, the right-of-way width shall be as required by the State for State This term does not include retail : A business establishment open to the public or to members that regularly and routinely exterior faces of the walls. As used herein, the term "dwelling," or any combination thereof, shall not be deemed : An establishment which prepares and sells food products intended for ready consumption, physical component of a person, or personal properties that are worn or carried about sale of pet supplies. No. or the State Highway Administration, Highway Needs Inventory. Phase 115, Phase 121, Phase 122-A, Phase 139-A-3, Phase 140-A-1, Phase 192-A, Phase associated control or conversion electronics, which is to be located on a structure area of a cluster subdivision or receiving parcel subdivision, or that is designated within an enclosed building, but accessory outdoor storage may be conducted as permitted or walkway, or for any drainage or public utility purpose or other similar uses. Preservation Parcel Easement, and is either improved with a Swimming Pool, Community size. vehicles, including the area occupied by parking spaces, driveways, and vehicle stacking State law and regulation. County Council. by an emphasis on matters depicting or describing sexual activities. to storage or display of such material that is characterized by an emphasis on matters Dwelling, Manufactured : Small subdivisions or resubdivisions which create four or fewer lots from R-20 or Where these Zoning Regulations conditionally permit certain uses if specific acreage, and similar malt-based or grain based beverages on the premises. Section 125.0) as appropriate. : The following recorded Final Development Plan Phases: Phase 4, Phase 4-A-5, Phase Value-added Processing: Treatment that changes the form of a farm product in order The basic role of the sketch plan is to allow the County to provide the developer Charitable or Philanthropic Institution : See Dwelling, Multi-Family. Commons can also include walkways that are designed to enhance and be an integral County Design Manual. Village Center, New Town Amenity Area Frontage on which the dwelling is located to engage in farming on a full-time or part-time detached dwelling, but is divided internally into three or four units. Flea Market septic system, snow removal, well drilling, or similar businesses. such as cafes and outdoor dining areas, gazebos, pavilions, outdoor stages, and kiosks. : A mobile home development consisting of one lot which is divided into individual land for which the underlying zoning district is one of the districts listed above may include accessory structures or uses for the residents, such as social, recreational The purpose statement and the title of a district will A Neighborhood Preservation Parcel shall be encumbered by a Neighborhood the person. Farm: produce compost for off-site use. 46-2016(ZRA-159), 1, 10-5-2016). Neighborhood Preservation Parcel Easement Village Center, New Town with important information that may affect the project and to ensure that the plan Farm brewer activities between the developer and the Department of Planning and Zoning, and ultimately subject including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking limited to one Research and Development Laboratory live entertainment, exhibits, displays or performances characterized by sexual activities, of the watershed. : Uses engaged in the manufacture, predominately from previously prepared materials, : A facility which principally provides space and facilities for conducting funeral : An establishment where, for a fee, care and services are provided for domestic pets. in riding where three or more horses are kept for these purposes. District. Zoning Confirmation sites and operated exclusively as a rental or condominium project. less than seven and one-half feet from a side lot line, but no less than 15 feet from service agencies, financial institutions, personal services, medical services, and be selected in order to provide the best utilization of the lot and greatest privacy and Land Development Regulations. 46-2016(ZRA-159), 1, effective October 5, 2016, repealed the previously manufacturing uses do not include any manufacturing use permitted as a matter of right of the principal structure, for the purpose of connecting the principal structure provide thirty or fewer seats for use by eat-in customers. 21, Phase 47-A-7, Phase 52, Phase 62-A-1, Phase 95, Phase 101-A, Phase 105, Phase111-A-1, by these Regulations. of varying sizes, with the modular bays capable of being used for a variety of uses, Accessory dwelling Program (ALPP Purchased Easement), or, The dedication of a preservation parcel to the Howard County Agricultural Land Preservation Adjustment to bulk regulations is considered to be a type of variance. easily accessible. or fleet sales. a building, or part of a building, and are regulated by the Howard County Code. Dwelling, Accessory Apartment Day Treatment or Care Facility location and site plan, based upon standards established in these Zoning Regulations. Compliance with the Manual must be shown on the subdivision limited to, libraries, fire stations, schools, museums, galleries, artistic work, designated as open space on a Final Development Plan recorded prior to April 6, 2010 use. procedures, requirements, or standards in these Regulations. or an historic structure as defined in Section 103.0 or an existing dwelling unit, among the Land Records of Howard County, Maryland. : A residential care facility that provides housing and supportive services, supervision, or junk in the same place for more than 24 hours. The front lot Plan is required in accordance with Section 125.0.J. Specialty Store : A permanent easement that prohibits a preservation parcel from subdivision and most Ambulatory Health Care Facilities Principal Use or Structure An exception is allowed for up to five years : A contiguous area including a large outdoor amphitheater which may be surrounded house wares, jewelry, luggage, musical instruments, news publications, optical goods, : The care and raising of eight or fewer hens, on a residential parcel or lot improved : A strip or parcel of land designated for use as a street, highway, driveway, alley : An establishment which prepares and sells food products intended for ready consumption, services, or construction of yard features such as exterior fireplaces, fountains, : That portion of a lot or parcel of land which adjoins a public road that provides Where Personal Service Use with a single-family detached dwelling. Lot or Parcel special district, authority, or government entity. on, in a structure, or on a tract of land; except that, wells, septic systems and Building Height Preliminary Equivalent Sketch Plan : A building surrounded by yards or other open area on the same lot. for the adjacent lots. art, way-finding signage, kiosks, or other similar public amenities. The term includes various the time of recordation. Route 40 Corridor Development Project line is the lot line towards which the front of the house is to be oriented and shall : One of two options for transferring density from a sending parcel in the DEO Overlay that is designed and used to carry people for compensation, including school buses This term does not include hazardous waste. in advance and farmers commit to supplying sufficient quantity, quality and variety Optional Design Project overnight care and is licensed as an intermediate care facility by the State of Maryland. petition of a property owner and not by government initiative. This term does not include a hazardous waste incinerator. parking, utilities and other infrastructure supporting downtown revitalization. Yard Waste Composting Facility: Downtown Neighborhood Concept Plan a minimum setback from a zoning district or right-of-way, and the property subject : Any institution, including a sanitarium, that has a group of physicians who are to or concurrent with approval of the Site Development Plan for the conditionally Food Hub For pipestem lots and lots with no frontage on a public street, the front setback of the Route 1 Manual. and/or honey through a natural fermentation or distillation process, but which are Not included in this definition are those uses subject to Section 131.0 Conditional zoning district. : This term includes the following uses: A parcel of land used for the bailing, shredding, compacting and sale of salvage materials. Floating District or trade association or a labor union. : A lot or parcel improved with a single-family residence as the principal use. Breezeway: : Urban design guidelines for an individual neighborhood identified in the Downtown Preservation Parcel Easement or educational facilities and housekeeping, security, transportation or personal services. Waste Transfer Station sending parcel at a maximum rate of one development right per 4.25 gross acres of Parking Garage in general, is of such size and weight as not to require special highway movement Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and Crescent Environmental Enhancements Study or Best Management Practices for Symphony baked on the premises only; Arts and crafts exhibits and sale of products; Sale of packaged or canned food products special to the establishment; Recreational uses for the sole use of overnight guests or guests attending meetings fixtures, fire hydrants, mail boxes, telephone, electrical or cable equipment boxes, waste generator who processes his or her own solid waste at the site of generation which are generally packaged in paper or served in other types of disposable plates, Net Acre services. and parking. : A structure located on a farm wherein plants are grown but not sold from the site for sale or rent, including motor vehicles; and any area used for storage of inoperative business operating on that lot who does not reside on the lot. full kitchen facilities. Downtown Arts and Entertainment Park (See also the definition of Dwelling, Accessory Apartment.). : General urban design guidelines for Downtown Revitalization adopted by the Howard Bill. Records of Howard County in accordance with the laws and regulations in effect at treatment such as cutting, drying and packaging. used for the parking or storage of licensed, registered and operable vehicles. of mistake in the existing zoning or a substantial change in the character of the grade onto the foundation wall. space and a mortuary, but shall not include a crematorium. : A parcel in the R-ED, R-20, R-12, RSA-8, R-A-15, R-APT or CAC District which receives established by the initial plan submission for the development as defined in the Subdivision This term does not include establishments : The main use of a lot or the structure used for the main function of a lot, as opposed 71-2016(ZRA-167), 1, 3-16-2017). : A facility that dispenses vehicle fuels through retail sales to the general public Dwelling, Two-family This term includes Sketch Plan of the Annotated Code of Maryland; and "Nudity" means less than completely and opaquely (Bill No. in any district for which bulk regulations are controlled by a Final Development Plan. : A land-use designation that permits any use or combination of uses permitted under Any new structures placed on an improved site shall not be larger than 50 percent Such a facility shall Downtown Parkland a principal use of a site; or the improvement or alteration of a site by construction, : A parcel in the RC or RR District that encompasses all or a portion of the preserved Was manufactured prior to the effective date of the National Manufactured Housing through these activities. : A housing development, as defined in Section 13.1303 of the Howard County Code, Preservation Easement is recorded, except as provided in Section 128.0.K. equivalencies and the generally accepted ratio that one animal unit approximately with the requirements for such uses within Section 128.0.A. or less transient occupancy. : Those waste materials considered acceptable for disposal in rubble landfills as a principal use and is used for the primary purpose of generating electrical power Farm winery activities may include associated crushing, fermenting Land Conservation Organization Recyclable material does not include hazardous materials but Downtown Arts, Cultural and Community Use, Downtown Community Enhancements, Programs and Public Amenities (CEPPA), Downtown Environmentally Sensitive Land Area, Downtown Primary Amenity Space Framework Diagram, Executive Golf Training and Recreation Center, Neighborhood Infill Subdivision or Resubdivision, Neighborhood Preservation Density Exchange Option, Neighborhood Preservation Parcel Easement, Neighborhood Preservation Receiving Parcel, Parking Area, Parking Facility or Parking Use, Receiving Parcel Subdivision or Receiving Subdivision, Small Wind Energy System, Building Mounted, Small Wind Energy System, Freestanding Tower. zoning district regulations, except that variances may not be granted for density for which a fee is charged. 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