§ 27-118. Buildings and structures.

(a)

No building or structure shall be erected unless it conforms to all of the requirements of this Subtitle.

(b)

Mobile homes and trailers designed for human occupancy are main buildings (requiring building permits) unless otherwise specified in this Subtitle.

(c)

Any building used exclusively for residential purposes, containing not more than three (3) dwelling units, and constructed prior to November 29, 1949, shall be permitted to continue to be used for residential purposes, and shall not be required to meet the regulations set forth in the Regulations Tables of the zone in which it is located. Any alteration, enlargement, or extension of such a building after November 29, 1949 shall conform to the setback, yard, and height regulations of the zone in which it is located at the time it is or was constructed.

(d)

An existing building in the C-S-C (Commercial Shopping Center) Zone with an original use and occupancy permit for a food or beverage store issued on or before May 1, 1965, with said use located in a building that was constructed prior to November 29, 1949, for which an off-site sales Class A beer, wine, and liquor license issued by the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George's County pursuant to Title 26 of the Alcoholic Beverages Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland on or before July 1, 2016, shall be permitted to perform certain interior and exterior renovations related to storage, pursuant to the terms of its Class A license, to improve and/or expand the facility by an area not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the existing square footage of the current enclosed area and shall not be required to meet the regulations set forth in Subtitle 4, Subtitle 25, or Subtitle 27 of the County Code. (See Editor's Note below)

(CB-33-1985; CB-104-1995; CB-94-2016; CB-60-2017)

Editor's note

By way of the Council's enactment of CB-60-2017 on November 14, 2017, the language of Section 27-118(d), italicized language above, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect after January 1, 2019.