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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 1-311 “Parapet” to “Processed metal”.">
  <section prefix="§" num="1-311" heading="“Parapet” to “Processed metal”.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Parapet.">“Parapet” means the extension of a false front or wall above a roof-line.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Parking.">“Parking” means the parking, storage, housing, or keeping of a motor vehicle, whether self-service or valet-service, long-term or short-term, ticketed or metered, for special events only, or otherwise.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Parking garage (principal use).">“Parking garage (principal use)” means a structure the principal use of which is to provide off-street parking for motor vehicles, whether for compensation or not.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Parking garage (residential, detached).">“Parking garage (residential, detached)” means a structure, adjacent to but detached from a dwelling, for the off-street parking of motor vehicles, with no commercial operations.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Parking lot.">“Parking lot” means an open area the principal use of which is to provide off-street parking for operable motor vehicles, whether for compensation or not.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Parking: Off-street.">“Parking: Off-street” means parking spaces for motor vehicles on premises other than a street or other right-of way.</para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Parking: On-street.">“Parking: On-street” means parking spaces for motor vehicles located on a street or other right-of-way.</para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Parking space.">“Parking space” means a designated area, whether open or enclosed, that is used for the parking of a motor vehicle.</para>
    <para num="(i)" heading="Park; Playground.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Park” or “playground” means a non-commercial facility that serves the reflective and recreational needs of residents and visitors.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Park” or “playground” includes:<para num="(i)">ball fields and basketball courts;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">exercise stations;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">skateboarding areas;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">pet areas;</para>
        <para num="(v)">hiking and biking trails;</para>
        <para num="(vi)">stream and lake areas;</para>
        <para num="(vii)">forest and meadowland areas;</para>
        <para num="(viii)">reflective, historical, cultural, and educational areas; and</para>
        <para num="(ix)">structures that have indoor recreation facilities.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(j)" heading="Party wall.">“Party wall” means a wall that:<para num="(1)">extends from the foundation continuously through all stories to or above the roof;</para>
      <para num="(2)">separates 1 building from another; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">is in joint use by each building.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(k)" heading="Passenger terminal.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Passenger terminal” means a facility or location the principal use of which is handling, receiving, and transferring passenger traffic.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Passenger terminal” includes terminals for aircraft, train, bus, and watercraft passengers.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(l)" heading="Pawn shop.">“Pawn shop” means a business that:<para num="(1)">lends money on the deposit or pledge of personal property or other items of value, other than securities or printed evidences of indebtedness; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">purchases personal property or other items of value, subject to the seller’s option to buy them back at a stipulated price.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(m)" heading="Permitted use.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Use: Permitted”</para>
    <para num="(n)" heading="Person.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Person” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-127" data-path="|general|1|1|1-107|(a)"&gt;§ 1-107(a) {“Person: In general”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the City Code’s &lt;cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-127" data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Qualified inclusion of governmental entities.">Notwithstanding &lt;cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-127" data-path="|general|1|1|1-107|(b)"&gt;§ 1-107(b) {“Person: Exclusion”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the &lt;cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-127" data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, in this subtitle “person”also  includes, except as used in Title 19, Subtitle 2 {“Enforcement”} of this Code for the  imposition of civil or criminal penalties, a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(o)" heading="Personal services establishment.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">&lt;strong&gt;“&lt;/strong&gt;Personal services establishment” means an establishment that provides recurrent needed services of a personal nature.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Illustrations.">Typical examples of a “personal services establishment” include:<para num="(i)">beauty shops, including micro-blading services, and barbershops;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">tanning salons;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">animal grooming establishments;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">electronics repair shops;</para>
        <para num="(v)">laundromats, dry cleaners, and tailors; and</para>
        <para num="(vi)">certified massage therapists or similar licensed professionals.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(p)" heading="Place of worship.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Place of worship” means a building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where individuals regularly assemble for religious purposes and related social events.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Place of worship” includes:<para num="(i)">group housing for individuals under religious vows or in religious orders; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">accessory programs that provide care for children or for elderly or functionally impaired adults.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(q)" heading="Planning Director; Director of Planning.">“Planning Director” or “Director of Planning” means the Director of the Department of Planning, as appointed under &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="VII|§73"&gt;City Charter Article VII, § 73&lt;/cite&gt;, or the Director’s designee.</para>
    <para num="(r)" heading="Playground.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Park; Playground”.</para>
    <para num="(s)" heading="Porch.">“Porch” means a structure that projects from the exterior wall of a building, has direct access to the street level of the building, and may be covered by a roof or eaves.</para>
    <para num="(t)" heading="Principal building.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Building: Principal”.</para>
    <para num="(u)" heading="Principal use.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Use: Principal”.</para>
    <para num="(v)" heading="Printing establishment.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Printing establishment” means a facility for the reproduction of written or graphic materials on a custom-order basis for individuals or businesses.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Illustrations.">Typical examples of a “printing establishment” include:<para num="(i)">photocopying;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">blueprinting;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">offset printing; and</para>
        <para num="(iv)">facsimile sending and receiving.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(w)" heading="Private detention center.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Private detention center” means any building, facility, or structure that:<para num="(i)">is owned or operated by a private, nongovernmental entity pursuant to an agreement with a federal, state, or local government entity; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">is used, in whole or in part, to house or detain an individual, at the direction of a government agency:<para num="(A)">prior to trial sentencing;</para>
          <para num="(B)">during the term of the individual’s sentence;</para>
          <para num="(C)">for a federal immigration violation; or</para>
          <para num="(D)">for another judicial or administrative process or proceeding.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Private detention center” does not include a residential-care facility.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(x)" heading="Private pier.">“Private pier” means facilities with 4 or fewer slips, used exclusively for private, recreational purposes by the owner and the owner’s guests.</para>
    <para num="(y)" heading="Processed metal.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Junk or scrap storage and yards”&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">22-181</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
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</baltimore-city-law>
