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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 1-310 “Motor vehicle” to “Owner”.">
  <section prefix="§" num="1-310" heading="“Motor vehicle” to “Owner”.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Motor vehicle.">“Motor vehicle” means:<para num="(1)">a motor vehicle, as defined in §11-135 {“Motor vehicle”} of the Maryland Vehicle Law;</para>
      <para num="(2)">a moped, as defined in §11-134.1 {“Moped”} of the Maryland Vehicle Law; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">a motor scooter, as defined in §11-134.5 {“Motor scooter”} of the Maryland Vehicle Law.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Motor vehicle dealership.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Motor vehicle dealership” means an establishment that sells or leases new or used motor vehicles.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Motor vehicle dealership” includes:<para num="(i)">the maintenance, either on-site or at a nearby location, of an inventory of motor vehicles held for sale or lease; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">on-site facilities for the repair and service of vehicles sold or leased by the dealership.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Motor vehicle operations facility.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Motor vehicle operations facility” means a privately-owned facility for the dispatch, storage, fueling, and maintenance of emergency medical care vehicles, public utility vehicles, taxicabs, and other livery vehicles.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Motor vehicle operations facility” does not include a facility in which vehicles for fire, police, or other municipal agencies are stored or maintained or from which these vehicles are dispatched.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Motor vehicle rental establishment.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Motor vehicle rental establishment” means an establishment that rents motor vehicles.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Motor vehicle rental establishment” includes facilities for servicing rental vehicles.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Motor vehicle service and repair: Major.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Motor vehicle service and repair: Major” means an establishment that is engaged in major repairs to motor vehicles, such as:<para num="(i)">engine rebuilding;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">major reconditioning of worn or damaged motor vehicles or trailers;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">towing services;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">collision services, including body, frame, or fender repair or straightening; or</para>
        <para num="(v)">painting.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Motor vehicle service and repair: Major” includes an accessory car wash.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Motor vehicle service and repair: Minor.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Motor vehicle service and repair: Minor” means an establishment that is engaged in minor repairs to motor vehicles, such as:<para num="(i)">repair or replacement of cooling, electrical, fuel, and exhaust systems;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">brake adjustments, relining, and repairs;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">wheel alignment, balancing, and servicing;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">repair and replacement of shock absorbers; and</para>
        <para num="(v)">replacement or adjustment of mufflers, tail pipes, hoses, belts, light bulbs, fuses, windshield wipers, grease retainers, and wheel bearings.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Motor vehicle service and repair: Minor” includes an accessory car wash.</para>
      <para num="(3)" heading="Exclusions.">“Motor vehicle service and repair: Minor” does not include the servicing or repair of commercial vehicles.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Movie studio.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Movie studio” means facilities for the production of motion pictures.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Movie studio” includes stages, exterior sets, film laboratories, sound recording facilities, construction, repair, and storage facilities, caretaker’s and other temporary dwellings, related commercial vehicles, and accessory fabrication activities.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Multi-family dwelling.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Dwelling: Multi-family”.</para>
    <para num="(i)" heading="Multi-family dwelling (Age-restricted).">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Age-restricted multi-family dwelling”.</para>
    <para num="(j)" heading="Neighborhood commercial establishment.">“Neighborhood commercial establishment” means a non-residential use that is within a residential or office-residential zoning district, but in a structure that:<para num="(1)">is non-residential in its construction and original use; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">has received prior zoning approval for a non-residential use, as evidenced by permits, construction, or historical evidence of lawful non-residential use.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(k)" heading="Nonconforming lot.">“Nonconforming lot” has the meaning stated in § 18-201 {“Nonconformities: Definitions”} of this Code.</para>
    <para num="(l)" heading="Nonconforming structure.">“Nonconforming structure” has the meaning stated in § 18-201 {“Nonconformities: Definitions”} of this Code.</para>
    <para num="(m)" heading="Nonconforming use.">“Nonconforming use” has the meaning stated in § 18-201 {“Nonconformities: Definitions”} of this Code.</para>
    <para num="(n)" heading="Nursery.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Nursery” means a business whose principal activity is the sale of plants grown on site.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Nursery” includes:<para num="(i)">outside storage, growing, or display; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a greenhouse.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(o)" heading="Office.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Office” means an establishment that engages in the processing, manipulation, or application of business information or professional expertise, whether or not it offers services to the public.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Office” does not include:<para num="(i)">a facility for fabricating, assembling, repairing, or warehousing physical products for the retail or wholesale market; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a data center.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(p)" heading="Off-street parking.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Parking: Off-street”.</para>
    <para num="(q)" heading="On-street parking.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Parking: On-street”.</para>
    <para num="(r)" heading="Outdoor dining.">“Outdoor dining” means an outdoor seating area that adjoins a restaurant or carry-out food shop and is used by patrons to consume food or drinks.</para>
    <para num="(s)" heading="Outdoor sales and display.">“Outdoor sales and display” means the outdoor sale or display of goods on part of a lot as an accessory to the principal use of the lot.</para>
    <para num="(t)" heading="Outdoor recreation.">&lt;em&gt;See&lt;/em&gt; “Recreation: Outdoor”.</para>
    <para num="(u)" heading="Outdoor storage.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Outdoor storage” means any storage of goods, material, merchandise, or equipment other than within an enclosed building.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Outdoor storage” includes incidental maintenance and repair of that which is being stored.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(v)" heading="Outdoor storage yard.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Outdoor storage yard” means a lot the principal or accessory use of which is the storage, other than within an enclosed building, of any material for longer than 24 hours.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Outdoor storage yard” includes all storage, whether for sale, lease, processing, or repair.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(w)" heading="Owner.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">&lt;strong&gt;“&lt;/strong&gt;Owner” means any person that:<para num="(i)">has a legal or equitable interest in the property;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">is recorded in the land records as holding title to the property; or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">otherwise has control of the property, with or without accompanying possession of the property.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Owner” includes:<para num="(i)">a guardian of the person or property of an owner;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a trustee of an owner’s property, including a trustee in bankruptcy; or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">a personal representative of an owner’s estate.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-171</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
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</baltimore-city-law>
