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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .01 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="A.">In &lt;cite data-path="07.03"&gt;this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="B.">Terms Defined.<para num="(1)">“Adjacent owner” means the owner of record for a property that is adjacent to a vacant lot that is a part of a proposed side yard disposition.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Affordable housing land trust.<para num="(a)">“Affordable housing land trust” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="grp|14-501"&gt;Real Property Article §14-501, Annotated Code of Maryland&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Affordable housing land trust” includes a community housing land trust.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">“Applicant” means a person who has applied to purchase a property from the Department through a disposition program.</para>
      <para num="(4)">“Application document” means the form created by the Department to apply for a disposition program.</para>
      <para num="(5)">“Applicant type” means a category of applicant applying for a disposition program including a:<para num="(a)">Homeowner;</para>
        <para num="(b)">For-profit developer;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Large 501(c)(3) nonprofit;</para>
        <para num="(d)">Small 501(c)(3) nonprofit; or</para>
        <para num="(e)">Community land trust.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(6)">“BOE portal” means the web-based system implemented by the Baltimore City Office of the Comptroller to submit required items to the Board of Estimates for:<para num="(a)">Review; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">Approval.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(7)">“Board” means the Baltimore City Board of Estimates.</para>
      <para num="(8)">“BuyIntoBmore” means the initiative developed by the Department that posts properties for sale through a disposition program.</para>
      <para num="(9)">“Commissioner” means:<para num="(a)">The Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">The Commissioner’s designee.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(10)">“Compliance officer” means a Department employee responsible for oversight of the terms of a land disposition agreement.</para>
      <para num="(11)">“Department” means the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development.</para>
      <para num="(12)">“Disposition” means the sale of City-owned property.</para>
      <para num="(13)">“Disposition program” means a program regulated under &lt;cite data-path="07.03"&gt;this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt; intended to convey a City-owned property through:<para num="(a)">Sale;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Lease;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Transfer;</para>
        <para num="(d)">Swap; or</para>
        <para num="(e)">Another means of conveyance as approved by the Commissioner.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(14)">Financial document.<para num="(a)">“Financial document” means proof of monetary funds.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Financial document” includes:<para num="(i)">A bank statement;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">A pre-approval letter from a lending institution;</para>
          <para num="(iii)">A retirement account statement;</para>
          <para num="(iv)">An investment account statement; and</para>
          <para num="(v)">Additional documentation as approved by the Commissioner.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(15)">“Fixed Pricing Policy” means a policy approved by the Department and the Board for use in the Fixed Pricing Program that establishes sale prices for:<para num="(a)">Various applicant types, as provided for under &lt;cite data-path="07.03"&gt;this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">Various property types, as provided for under &lt;cite data-path="07.03"&gt;this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(16)">“Fixed Pricing Program” means the disposition program operated by the Department to sell properties valued at less than $100,000 to allowed applicant types.</para>
      <para num="(17)">“For-profit developer” means a person focused on rehabilitation or new construction of a property with the primary goal of generating revenue.</para>
      <para num="(18)">“Good standing” means the status conferred by the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation through a Certificate of Status.</para>
      <para num="(19)">Green space.<para num="(a)">“Green space” means an unimproved parcel of land that does not include a habitable structure at the time of purchase.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Green space” includes a:<para num="(i)">Side yard, if the side yard does not include a livable space;</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Community garden; or</para>
          <para num="(iii)">Park.</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(c)">“Green space” does not include a parcel of land used for:<para num="(i)">Commercial use; or</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Urban agriculture.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(20)">“Homeowner” means the owner of record of a property who has an approved homestead application through the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation.</para>
      <para num="(21)">“Housing market typology” means a classification system developed by the Baltimore City Department of Planning that broadly categorizes and analyzes Baltimore City housing data.</para>
      <para num="(22)">“Land disposition agreement” means a contract of sale between the City, the Department, and an approved applicant that:<para num="(a)">Outlines disposition terms; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">Contains the sections required by &lt;cite data-path="07.03"&gt;this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(23)">“Large 501(c)(3) nonprofit” means a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with 50 or more employees.</para>
      <para num="(24)">“Lien” means a legal claim against a property for a debt.</para>
      <para num="(25)">“Nuisance property” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|13|§5-15|(a)"&gt;City Code Article 13, § 5-15(a)&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(26)">“Owner-occupied” means a property that is the primary residence of the owner of record.</para>
      <para num="(27)">“OHAAT” means the One House at a Time Baltimore Program.</para>
      <para num="(28)">“Person” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|general"&gt;City Code General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt; &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|general|1|1|1-107"&gt;§ 1-107&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(29)">“Purchaser” means an applicant for a disposition program that has received and returned an award letter from the Department in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="07.03"&gt;this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(30)">“Remote Online Notary (RON)” means a vendor whose technology is authorized for use during remote notarial acts in the State of Maryland.</para>
      <para num="(31)">“SDAT” means the Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation.</para>
      <para num="(32)">“Side yard” means vacant land for sale by the Department that is adjacent to an applicant's property.</para>
      <para num="(33)">“Site assemblage” means the combination of multiple properties to create a larger development site.</para>
      <para num="(34)">“Six-year period” means the combination of the:<para num="(a)">Twelve-month period during which an applicant is required to obtain an occupancy permit in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="07.03"&gt;this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">Five-year period during which an applicant is required to maintain primary residency at a property in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="07.03"&gt;this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(35)">“Small 501(c)(3) nonprofit” means a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with fewer than 50 employees.</para>
      <para num="(36)">Occupancy Permit.<para num="(a)">“Occupancy permit” has the meaning stated in 202.2.45 Baltimore City Building Code, Building, Fire, and Related Codes of Baltimore City, 2024 Edition.</para>
        <para num="(b)">“Occupancy permit” means a permit issued by the Department that confirms the:<para num="(i)">Intended use of a property; and</para>
          <para num="(ii)">Maximum number of individuals who may occupy a property.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(37)">“Vacant building notice” means a designation conferred by the City to a property that is:<para num="(a)">Uninhabitable;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Unusable; or</para>
        <para num="(c)">A nuisance property.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(38)">“Vacant structure” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|13|§4-1|(i)"&gt;City Code Article 13, § 4-1(i)&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(39)">“Vacant lot” means a lot with no physical structures that has:<para num="(a)">Failed to abate a code violation; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">Been issued a vacant building notice.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(40)">“Waiver valuation” means a process used by the Department to determine the value of a property rather than obtaining a third-party appraisal.</para>
      <para num="(41)">“Whole block strategy” means a redevelopment plan that focuses on revitalizing an entire block rather than individual properties.</para>
    </para>
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