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Business Revitalization District Regulation Change
For the purpose of correcting a key bulk standard for the Business Revitalization (BR) zoning district by increasing the allowable floor area compared to the size of the lot from a 2.0 to 2.5 floor area ratio; require conformance with the general architectural design of the buildings around the property; and generally related to Business Revitalization District requirements.
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City Council of the
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 30-25
Introduced by: Alderwoman O'Neill
Co-sponsored by:
Referred to: Planning Commission, Rules and City Government Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Business Revitalization District Regulation Change
FOR the purpose of correcting a key bulk standard for the Business Revitalization (BR) zoning district by increasing the allowable floor area compared to the size of the lot from a 2.0 to 2.5 floor area ratio; require conformance with the general architectural design of the buildings around the property; and generally related to Business Revitalization District requirements.
BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2025 Edition: 21.42.070, 21.50.190
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
City Code Title 21 - Planning and Zoning
Division III - Base District Regulations
Chapter 21.42 - Commercial and Industrial Districts
Section 21.42.070 - BR Business Revitalization District.
A. Purpose. The BR Business Revitalization district is designed to encourage the reestablishment of community-oriented businesses owned and operated by members of the surrounding residential community.
B. Uses. Uses that may be permitted in the BR district are set forth in the table of uses for commercial and industrial districts in Chapter 21.48.
C. Development Standards.
1. Chapter 21.50 contains the bulk regulations table for the BR district.
2. Design Standards. Where development is subject to Site Design Plan Review, the following design standards shall apply in addition to the general standards set forth in Chapter 21.62.
a. The height of a building as measured on the rear portion of a sloping site should not rise substantially above any residential structures adjacent to the building.
b. The design of rear entrances to commercial buildings shall be casual, utilitarian, appropriate to its surroundings and take into account the interests of any nearby residential uses.
c. The design of each new building and its site shall be of an urban not a suburban character.
d. The design of a new building must be consistent with the predominant street wall condition of the district, which is defined by two-story structures; any portion of the street-facing façade that is taller than 20 feet must be recessed at least three feet; the recessed area may be used as unenclosed balcony space.
D. Additional Standards.
1. Administrative Adjustment to Off-Street Parking. Pursuant to the administrative adjustment procedures set forth in Chapter 21.18, the Planning and Zoning Director may adjust the off-street parking requirements as follows upon a demonstration that reasonable alternative parking facilities are available:
a. For development of new buildings on zoning lots of ten thousand square feet or greater a waiver of up to seventy-five percent of the off-street parking requirement may be granted.
b. For rehabilitation or expansion of existing buildings and the development of new buildings on zoning lots less than ten thousand square feet, the off-street parking requirement may be waived completely.
2. Loading and Unloading.
a. Off-street loading facilities are not required in the BR district.
b. Vehicles used for loading and unloading purposes shall park only within a designated off-street loading space at any time; or in a designated on-street loading zone, between the hours of six a.m. and eleven a.m., unless the zone is posted for other hours.
Section 21.50.190 - Bulk Regulation Table BR District.
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Permitted uses, special exception uses, and uses subject to specific standards |
Floor Area Ratio (maximum) |
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All uses unless otherwise specified |
2.02.5 |
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Dwellings above the ground floor of nonresidential uses |
2.02.5 |
SECTION II: AND BE IT FURTHER ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this ordinance shall take effect upon passage.