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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 2B-1 Definitions – General.">
  <section prefix="§" num="2B-1" heading="Definitions – General.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general">In this Subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Board.">“Board” means the Inclusionary Housing Board established by this subtitle.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Commissioner.">“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development or the Commissioner’s designee.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Developer.">“Developer” means any person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, or other entity or combination of entities that undertakes a residential project&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Department.">“Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Dwelling unit.">“Dwelling unit” or “unit” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City &lt;cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 24-308" data-path="|codes|VII"&gt;Property Maintenance Code&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Housing funds.">“Housing funds” means Federal, State, or City funds designated explicitly for the purpose of providing affordable housing.</para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Major public subsidy.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Major public subsidy” means the provision by the City or any of its agents or contractors of funds, resources, or financial assistance for a residential project.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Major public subsidy” includes:<para num="(i)">the sale or transfer of land substantially below its appraised value;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">payment in lieu of taxes;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">tax increment financing;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">grants or loans that equal or exceed 15% of total projected project costs;</para>
        <para num="(v)">tax credits; or</para>
        <para num="(vi)">any other funds, resources, or financial assistance provided by the City as determined by any rule or regulation promulgated under this subtitle.</para>
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    <para num="(i)" heading="Neighborhood.">“Neighborhood” means an area delineated by commonly accepted boundary, as determined by the Planning Director.</para>
    <para num="(j)" heading="Penthouse.">“Penthouse” means a floor on top of the uppermost story of a building, that is used for residential purposes and has luxurious features.</para>
    <para num="(k)" heading="Planning Director.">“Planning Director” means the Director of the Department of Planning or the Director’s designee.</para>
    <para num="(l)" heading="Residential project.">“Residential project” means any new construction or any substantial renovation of an existing building that is designed, in whole or in part, to provide residential units.</para>
    <para num="(m)" heading="Significant land use authorization.">“Significant land use authorization” means any action of the Mayor, City Council, Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals, or Zoning Administrator that increases the permissible number of dwelling units in a land area by 20 or more dwelling units above the number of dwelling units permitted before the action.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-474</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 14-264</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-427</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-124</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">For the Code-wide standard definition of “includes” and “including”, see &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;City General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-105"&gt;§ 1-105&lt;/cite&gt;.</annotation>
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