Sec. 15.5 Allowed Uses | Frederick Land Use Code

Sec. 15.5. Allowed Uses.

1. District Descriptions. The Downtown Code establishes two districts that will regulate development and drive design standards for downtown Frederick, the D-A and D-B district. These districts are described below.

a. D-A District. This district is the core downtown district. It offers a variety of commercial, retail, and mixed use – residential uses. This central spine offers more potential for unique, boutique storefronts, restaurants and destination shopping.

b. D-B District. This district applies to areas of the downtown not within the D-A district. While also offering a limited variety of mixed commercial, retail, and residential uses, it offers more opportunity for revitalization and infill residential development. It also offers the opportunity for adaptive reuse of existing residential structures to offices and boutique retail users. The area is characterized by a predominance of professional offices, small restaurants and very small scale retail/service commercial uses, with complimentary mixed-use and freestanding residential units.

2. Allowed Uses. Table 15.5-1 (Allowed Uses) identifies the allowed uses within the downtown. These allowed use regulations are listed by Zoning District (D-A or D-B). The uses listed are defined in Article 1. The symbols in the table are defined as:

P – Permitted Use (Permitted by Right)

C – Conditionally Permitted Use (Conditional Use Permit Required)

N – Not Permitted

Table 15.5-1. Allowed Uses
Uses	D-A Zone	D-B Zone
Adult Uses, including product sales and entertainment.	N	N
Attached Single-Family Residential	P	P
Automobile Oriented Uses, including gasoline stations, car washes, repair shops, auto retailers, and auto storage.	N	N
Commercial Recreation and Entertainment	P¹	C¹
Church	P	P
Detached Single-Family Residential	P	P
Funeral Homes	P	N
Government/Institutional	P	P
Home Occupation	P	P
Hotel/Motel	P	C
Live/Work Space	P	P
Medical Marijuana Operation	N	N
Mixed-Use	P	P
Multi-Family Residential	P	P
Professional Offices, Financial Services, and Clinics	P	P
Personal Services, including barber shops, beauty salons, garment repair, and appliance repair	P	P
Retail Commercial	P¹	P¹
Sit-Down Restaurants	P¹	P¹
Warehousing, Manufacturing, Wholesaling and Distribution	N	N

1Alcohol sales permitted on premises subject to Liquor License/Permit Process.

(Ord. 1244 § 2, 2017)