§ 27-462. Regulations.


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  • (a)

    Regulations Table.

    (1)

    The following table contains additional regulations for development in the Commercial Zones.

    (b)

    Table I - SETBACKS (Minimum in Feet for All Structures). (See Figure 5.)

    ALL COMMERCIAL ZONES

    From Street 10 2,3,4
    From side lot line of adjoining land in any Residential Zone (or land proposed to be used for residential purposes on an approved Basic Plan for a Comprehensive Design Zone, approved Official Plan for an R-P-C Zone, or any approved Conceptual or Detailed Site Plan):
    Side yard 12 2,3,4 or the buffer required in the Landscape Manual,
    whichever is greater
    Rear yard 25 2,3,4 or the buffer required in the Landscape Manual,
    whichever is greater
    From rear lot line of adjoining land in any Residential Zone (or land proposed to be used for residential purposes on an approved Basic Plan for a Comprehensive Design Zone, approved Official Plan for an R-P-C Zone, or any approved Conceptual or Detailed Site Plan):
    Side yard 12 2,3,4 or the buffer required in the Landscape Manual,
    whichever is greater
    Rear yard 25 2,3,4 or the buffer required in the Landscape Manual,
    whichever is greater
    From adjoining land in any nonresidential zone None, except where building is 30 feet high (or higher), a distance equal to 1/3 the total building height, or the buffer required in the Landscape Manual, whichever is greater 3,4

     

    (CB-1-1989; CB-8-1990)

    1 For this regulation, a street shall mean a right-of-way line, as shown on the current approved Master Plan, Functional Master Plan of Transportation or General Plan, Prince George's County Capital Improvement Program, or Maryland State Five (5) Year Highway Construction Program, whichever indicates the greatest right of way width. Any other street shall be deemed to have a right-of-way width of at least seventy (70) feet.
    2 Plus an additional set back equal to one third (1/3) of the total building height if the building is thirty (30) or more feet high.
    3 Towers, poles, and antennae and supporting structures, excluding guy wires, shall be set back one-half (1/2) foot for each foot of structure height.
    (CB-8-1990; CB-123-1994)
    4 If a building or structure is used for the housing or sale of animals or poultry, it shall be set back at least 25 feet from the street and from all lot lines, unless the Landscape Manual requires a larger buffer area.
    (CB-71-2001)