[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Taneytown 11-9-1981 by Ord. No. 14-81 (Title 8, Ch. 3 of the 1980 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Council Meetings, Procedures and Conduct
- Ch 11 Departments
- Ch 16 Ethics
- Ch 18 Campaign Finance
- Ch 34 Officers and Employees
- Ch 39 Personnel
- Ch 42 Planning Commission
- Ch 46 Purchases and Contracts
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 69 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 72 Amusement Devices
- Ch 75 Animals
- Ch 82 Building Construction and Fire Prevention
- Ch 85 Burning, Open
- Ch 88 Business Licenses
- Ch 93 Cable Television
- Ch 94 Small Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 98 Curfew
- Ch 99 Noise
- Ch 100 Loitering
- Ch 103 Elections
- Ch 106 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 112 Firearms
- Ch 114 Floodplain Management
- Ch 116 Forest Conservation
- Ch 124 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 136 Landscaping
- Ch 142 Livability
- Ch 148 Main Street Advisory Board
- Ch 153 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 157 Peddlers, Solicitors and Vendors
- Ch 167 Sewers
- Ch 172 Storm Sewer Systems
- Ch 173 Stormwater Management
- Ch 176 Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places
- Ch 178 Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements
- Ch 180 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 181 Site Plans
- Ch 185 Taxation
- Ch 193 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 198 Vending Machines
- Ch 201 Water
- Ch 205 Zoning
- Ch 205 Art I General Provisions
- § 205-1 Word usage and definitions.
- § 205-2 Schedule of fees, charges and expenses.
- Ch 205 Art II Establishment of Districts
- § 205-3 Official Zoning Map.
- § 205-4 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 205-5 Applicability; effect on other regulations; annexations.
- Ch 205 Art III Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Structures and Premises
- § 205-6 Intent.
- § 205-7 Nonconforming lots of record.
- § 205-8 Nonconforming use of land.
- § 205-9 Nonconforming structures.
- § 205-10 Nonconforming use of a structure or structure and premises in combination.
- § 205-11 Repairs and maintenance.
- § 205-12 Special exception uses.
- § 205-13 Registration of nonconforming uses and structures.
- Ch 205 Art IV District Regulations
- § 205-14 R-6,000 District.
- § 205-15 R-7,500 District.
- § 205-16 R-10,000 District.
- § 205-17 R-20,000 District.
- § 205-18 R-40,000 District.
- § 205-19 Downtown Business District.
- § 205-20 General Business District.
- § 205-21 Restricted General Business District.
- § 205-22 Restricted Industrial District.
- § 205-23 Open Space Zone.
- Ch 205 Art V Supplementary District Regulations
- § 205-24 Accessory buildings or structures.
- § 205-25 More than one principal building per lot.
- § 205-26 Access to lots and structures.
- § 205-27 Building height exceptions.
- § 205-28 Yard exceptions.
- § 205-29 Screening.
- § 205-30 Fences and walls.
- § 205-31 Privately owned swimming pools.
- § 205-32 Minimum floor area of dwellings.
- § 205-33 Off-street parking and loading areas; driveways.
- § 205-34 Junkyards.
- § 205-35 Employment activities.
- § 205-35.1 Community village.
- § 205-35.2 Property owners' associations.
- § 205-35.3 Cannabis Dispensary Overlay Zone.
- § 205-35.4 Adult entertainment activity overlay district.
- Ch 205 Art VI Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 205-36 General requirements.
- § 205-37 Schedule of required off-street parking spaces.
- § 205-38 Additional regulations.
- Ch 205 Art VII Signs
- § 205-39 Purpose and intent.
- § 205-40 Definitions.
- § 205-41 One-family and multifamily dwelling units.
- § 205-42 Downtown Business Zone.
- § 205-43 Commercial and industrial zones.
- § 205-44 Signs permitted in all zones.
- § 205-45 Window signs.
- § 205-46 Permanent identification signs.
- § 205-47 Portable signs.
- § 205-48 Temporary signs.
- § 205-49 Nonconforming signs.
- § 205-50 Off-premises signs.
- § 205-51 Sandwich signs, Community Associations.
- § 205-52 Neon signs.
- § 205-53 Prohibited signs.
- § 205-54 Exemptions.
- § 205-55 Illumination.
- § 205-56 Permit required.
- § 205-57 Maintenance and inspections.
- § 205-58 Exceptions to permit requirement.
- § 205-59 Abandoned signs.
- § 205-60 Appeals.
- § 205-61 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 205 Art VIII Administration and Enforcement
- § 205-62 Zoning Administrator.
- § 205-63 Zoning certificates.
- § 205-64 (Reserved)
- Ch 205 Art IX Board of Appeals
- § 205-65 Membership; terms of office; rules; meetings.
- § 205-66 Powers and duties.
- § 205-67 Procedure for filing appeal.
- § 205-68 Hearings.
- § 205-69 Stay of proceedings.
- § 205-70 Appeals from Board's decision.
- § 205-71 Expenses.
- Ch 205 Art X Variances
- § 205-72 When permitted.
- § 205-73 Procedure.
- Ch 205 Art XI Special Exceptions
- § 205-74 Basis for grant of exception.
- § 205-75 Procedure.
- § 205-76 Standards.
- § 205-77 Conversion of single-family dwellings.
- § 205-78 Home occupations.
- § 205-79 Residential dwellings in Downtown Business District.
- § 205-80 Dwelling units in commercial buildings.
- § 205-81 Private clubs.
- § 205-82 Private recreation areas.
- § 205-83 Conditions.
- § 205-84 Day-care centers.
- § 205-85 Garden apartments.
- Ch 205 Art XII Amendments; Violations and Penalties
- § 205-86 Action by Council; change in zoning classification.
- § 205-87 Application for reclassification.
- § 205-88 Hearings.
- § 205-89 Hearing examiners.
- § 205-90 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 205 Art XIII Temporary Uses
- § 205-91 Grant of authorization.
- Ch 206 Design Standards
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List