4001 Damascus Rd Gaithersburg, MD 20882

This 0.48-acre raw land parcel in Gaithersburg, Maryland, zoned Agricultural Reserve, backs to Waredaca Farm. The property is a legal nonconforming lot, created prior to current AR 25-acre minimum. While it can be used, there are limits. Permitted uses include maintaining a single-family detached home, repairs, renovations, interior updates, typical accessory structures (garage, shed, small barn-style outbuilding subject to setbacks), home occupation (office, consulting, remote work with no retail traffic), personal gardening/hobby agriculture, and keeping limited animals. The property must comply with nonconforming structure rules. Agricultural business activity is usually not allowed. Uses not allowed include duplexes, townhouses, apartments, retail, commercial, event use, or intensive agriculture/boarding operations. Key development rules include setbacks, well and septic limits controlling expansion potential, and no increase in density or intensity beyond existing conditions. The parcel is buildable/usable as a single-family residential lot. Accessory structure standards typically require side/rear setbacks of 10-15 feet and front setbacks generally behind the front building line. Larger structures may trigger larger setbacks. The maximum building height is 35 feet. Well and septic locations often limit buildable area more than zoning. Easements can further reduce usable space. Assume 50-foot front, 25-foot sides, and 50-foot rear setbacks for planning purposes. There is no access to public water or public sewer. There was an old house that was demolished and removed, the former hand dug well was removed, and the old septic abandoned.