500 Riverside Dr, Salisbury, MD 21801

Central Business District

The purpose of the central business district is to maintain and strengthen the role of the downtown area as the community and regional center for a broad range of governmental, cultural, institutional, professional, business, service and retail activities; to enhance the vitality of the downtown by encouraging residential uses; to continue to carry out and implement the recommendations contained in adopted plans and studies for development of the CBD; and to assure that improvements made using public funds are utilized to the greatest extent possible for the benefit of the public in further development of the downtown area. To ensure that the role of the CBD is maintained and land uses are compatible, general functional categories of land use are described, and special standards for development are set forth. To ensure that development within this district is consistent with the recommendations of the adopted plans, the downtown historic district and any other special development plans which may be effective from time to time, a certificate of design and site plan approval from the planning commission is required. The following uses, standards and review procedures have been developed in accordance with this purpose, which is in accord with the findings and recommendations contained in the plans and studies mentioned herein and the metro core comprehensive plan.