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Be It Enacted and Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Emmitsburg, Maryland that Chapter 17.40.050 of the Emmitsburg Municipal Code be, and it hereby is, amended as follows:

The amended section of this regulation reads as follows with new language designated by being in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS, and language being deleted designated by being stricken through.

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17.40.050 Allowable projections of accessory buildings into yards.

A. One story accessory buildings may project into yards; provided that: (a) the building does not occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the rear yard; (b) when more than ten feet from the building and sixty feet from the front yard, it may project into the side or rear yards, providing it projects no closer than six feet to the side or rear lot lines; (c) garage accessory buildings entered from alley or street in the case of double frontage lots, are not closer than ten feet to the street or alley line. (Prior code Art. XI (Art. VIII § 2.04))

B. In residential zones, where the lot width existing as of September 1, 2011 is thirty (30) feet or less, side and rear yard requirements for a detached garage or car canopy are as provided in section 17.32.110.

C. IN THE VILLAGE ZONE (VZ) , WHERE THE LOT WIDTH EXISTING AS OF MAY 1, 2012 IS THIRTY (30) FEET OR LESS, SIDE AND REAR YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR A PRIVATE, DETACHED GARAGE OR CAR CANOPY ARE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 17.36.030.

Section II. Be it Further Resolved, Enacted and Ordained that this Ordinance shall take effect on the date on which the Mayor approves the Ordinance after passing by the Board of Commissioners or on the date on which the Board of Commissioners pass the Ordinance over the veto of the Mayor.

Passed this 21st day of May, 2012 by a vote of 5 for, 0 against, 0 absent, and 0 abstain.

ATTEST:
By:  /s/  Vickie L. Felix, Recording Secretary

Board of Commissioners
By:  /s/  Christopher Staiger, President

Approved this 21st day May, 2012
By:  /s/   Donald Briggs, Mayor