§ 27-424.01. Dwellings as accessory buildings.

(a)

In any Residential Zone, a dwelling shall be a main building on the lot on which it is located, except in the following instances where a dwelling may be considered an accessory building (on the same lot as another building housing the principal use of such lot):

(1)

Dwellings for tenant farmers which are accessory to farming activities and to the principal dwelling;

(2)

Convents, monasteries, rectories, parsonages, and the like, which are accessory to churches;

(3)

Dormitories, staff housing facilities, and the like, which are accessory to institutional uses (schools, hospitals, and the like);

(4)

Guest Houses which are accessory to the main dwelling; and

(5)

Dwellings which are secondary to a permissible nonresidential principal use.

(b)

A dwelling which is an accessory building in a Residential Zone shall be subject to all regulations applicable to a main building in that zone, in lieu of any other provisions of this Subtitle pertaining to the location and height of accessory buildings in Residential Zones.

(CB-118-1984; CB-33-1985; CB-86-1988)