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Caroline County, MD
 
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Table of Contents
A. 
No structure shall be erected, structurally altered to the extent of increasing the floor area by more than 50% or changed in use unless permanent off-street parking and loading spaces have been provided and maintained in accordance with this chapter.
B. 
No part of any parking area shall be closer than 10 feet to a County or state road.
C. 
Parking requirements for two or more uses on the same lot shall be the sum of the individual requirements for each use.
D. 
Required off-street parking and loading spaces shall have unobstructed access to a County or state road.
E. 
All parking areas, loading areas and driveways in commercial and industrial zoning districts shall be constructed in accordance with specifications approved by the County Engineer and shall be graded and drained so as to properly dispose of surface water and comply with the County Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 103, Erosion and Sediment Control.
F. 
Interior driveways in commercial and industrial zoning districts shall measure not less than 12 feet for one-way traffic and not less than 20 feet for two-way traffic.
A. 
Each required parking space shall measure not less than nine feet in width and not less than 18 feet in length.
B. 
The parking space requirements for a use not specifically listed in the Table of Parking Regulations shall be the same for a listed use of similar characteristics as determined by the Zoning Administrator.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Parking Regulations attached to this chapter.
C. 
Required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot with the building or use served or within a walking distance of 300 feet measured from the principal entry point of the building or use to the nearest point of the parking area.
D. 
A solid fence or shrubbery shall be required to screen neighboring residences from all parking lots containing 10 or more spaces. The location and construction of such screening shall be shown on a site plan or, if no site plan is required, shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator.
E. 
Joint parking spaces are permitted, subject to the following conditions:
(1) 
The individual establishments sharing the joint parking spaces shall not normally be opened or used during the same principal operating hours.
(2) 
The establishments sharing parking spaces shall be bound by a written agreement, which shall be subject to approval by the County Attorney for legal sufficiency.
(3) 
Each joint parking space may fulfill the requirement for one off-street parking space required for each establishment bound by the written agreement.
When required, off-street loading spaces of a sufficient size and number shall be provided on the same lot for each separate occupancy requiring delivery of goods. Determination of sufficiency shall be made as part of a site plan review or, if no site plan is required, by the Zoning Administrator.