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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 1-312 “Property line” to “Roof deck”.">
  <section prefix="§" num="1-312" heading="“Property line” to “Roof deck”.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Property line.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Lot line”.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Public use area (off-street parking requirements).">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Public use area”, as it applies to the calculation of off-street parking requirements, means areas within a structure that are accessible to the public.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Illustrations.">“Public use area” includes areas such as display areas, restrooms, dining rooms, and bar seating.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Racetrack.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Racetrack” means a measured course where animals or automobiles are entered in competition against one another or against time.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Racetrack” includes:<para num="(i)">tracks used only for training purposes; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the following accessory uses designed and intended primarily for patrons of the facility:<para num="(A)">a gift or souvenir shop; and</para>
          <para num="(B)">a restaurant or refreshment stands.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Rear lot line.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Lot line: Rear”.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Recreation: Indoor.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Recreation: Indoor” means predominantly participant recreational activities or games of skill that are conducted within a wholly enclosed building.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Recreation: Indoor” includes:<para num="(i)">bowling alleys, pool halls, indoor miniature golf courses, indoor child’s play facilities, amusement arcades, indoor tennis courts, indoor swimming pools, and other similar facilities; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the following accessory uses designed and intended primarily for patrons of the facility:<para num="(A)">a gift or souvenir shop; and</para>
          <para num="(B)">a restaurant or refreshment stands.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)" heading="Exclusions.">“Recreation: Indoor” does not include indoor entertainment.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Recreation: Outdoor.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Recreation: Outdoor” means predominantly participant recreational activities or games of skill that are not conducted within a wholly enclosed building.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Recreation: Outdoor” includes:<para num="(i)">miniature golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, ball fields, skateboard parks, and other similar facilities; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the following accessory uses designed and intended primarily for patrons of the facility:<para num="(A)">a gift or souvenir shop; and</para>
          <para num="(B)">a restaurant or refreshment stands.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)" heading="Exclusions.">“Recreation: Outdoor” does not include:<para num="(i)">parks or playgrounds;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">golf courses or driving ranges; or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">outdoor entertainment.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Recreational boat launch.">“Recreational boat launch” means a designated area at which:<para num="(1)">recreational watercraft may be launched; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">transient watercraft may tie up, be launched, or have repairs made for less than 1 week at a time.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Recreational marina.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Marina: Recreational”.</para>
    <para num="(i)" heading="Recreational vehicle.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle that:<para num="(i)">is designed or intended as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or vacation use; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">is self-propelled or mounted on or pulled by another vehicle.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Recreational vehicle” includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, fifth-wheel trailer, boat, or van.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(j)" heading="Recreational vehicle dealership.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Recreational vehicle dealership” means an establishment that sells or leases new or used recreational vehicles.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Recreational vehicle dealership” includes:<para num="(i)">the maintenance, either on-site or at a nearby location, of an inventory of 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="(k)" heading="Recyclable materials.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Recyclable materials” means materials that can be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Recyclable materials” includes paper, cans, aluminum, metal, glass, and plastics.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(l)" heading="Recyclable materials recovery facility.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">
        <para num="(i)">“Recyclable materials recovery facility” means, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a facility that collects, sorts, grades, or processes recyclable, source-separated material.</para>
        <para num="(ii)">Processing at these facilities is limited to pressing, crushing, cutting, baling, and other preparations of materials for shipping.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Recyclable materials recovery facility” does not include:<para num="(i)">any facility that is licensed by the State or City as a junk dealer, scrap metal processor, or scrap metal dealer; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">any junk or scrap storage and yard.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(m)" heading="Recycling.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Recycling” mean any process by which materials that would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated, or processed and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Recycling” includes composting.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(n)" heading="Recycling and refuse collection facility.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Recycling and refuse collection facility” means a facility the primary purpose of which is:<para num="(i)">the collection, storage, and transference of solid waste and yard waste; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the collection, storage, processing, and transference of recyclables.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Recycling and refuse collection facility” does not include any:<para num="(i)">incinerator;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">junk or scrap storage and yard;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">sewage treatment facility;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">solid waste sanitary landfill; or</para>
        <para num="(v)">vehicle dismantling facility.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(o)" heading="Research and development facility.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Research and development facility” means an establishment where research and development activities are conducted in various disciplines, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical instrumentation or supplies, communication and information technology, electronics and instrumentation, and computer hardware and software.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Research and development facility” includes, as an accessory use, the manufacture, fabrication, processing, or sale of products developed on the same lot as the establishment.</para>
      <para num="(3)" heading="Exclusions.">“Research and development facility” does not include:<para num="(i)">the manufacture, fabrication, processing, or sale of products as a primary use; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a data center.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(p)" heading="Residential-care facility.">“Residential-care facility” means a group care or similar facility for the 24-hour medical or non-medical care of individuals in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential to sustain activities of daily living, or to protect the individual.</para>
    <para num="(q)" heading="Residential-care facility (Age-restricted).">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Age-restricted residential-care facility”.</para>
    <para num="(r)" heading="Resource recovery facility.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Resource recovery facility” means, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a facility that:<para num="(i)">processes solid waste to produce valuable resources, such as steam, electricity, or refuse-derived fuel; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">achieves a volume reduction of at least 50% of the waste that is being processed.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Resource recovery facility” does not include:<para num="(i)">any facility that processes hazardous materials;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">any facility that is licensed by the State or City as a junk dealer, scrap metal processor, or scrap metal dealer; or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">any junk or scrap storage and yard.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(s)" heading="Restaurant.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Restaurant” means an establishment at which:<para num="(i)">food and drinks are provided to the public, primarily for on-premises consumption by seated patrons; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">if the establishment also serves alcoholic beverages:<para num="(A)">a full menu of food and drinks is prepared primarily on premises; and</para>
          <para num="(B)">annually, the average daily receipts from the sale of food exceeds 50% of the establishment’s total average daily receipts, not including sales of novelty items, income from vending machines, cover charges, or other receipts not derived from the sale of food or beverages.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Restaurant” does not include a carry-out food shop.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(t)" heading="Retail: Big Box Establishment.">“Retail: Big Box Establishment” means any single-use commercial building, whether stand-alone or within a multi-building development, which single-use building occupies at least 75,000 square feet of gross floor area.</para>
    <para num="(u)" heading="Retail goods establishment.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Retail goods establishment” means an establishment that sells goods, wares, or other merchandise directly to consumers.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Retail goods establishment”, as applied to a delicatessen, bakery, grocery, or similar establishment that sells ready-to-eat food products, includes incidental seating areas for consumption of food on the premises.</para>
      <para num="(3)" heading="Exclusions.">“Retail goods establishment” does not include any heavy sales, rental, or service establishment.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(v)" heading="Retail: Small Box Establisment.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Retail: Small Box Establisment” means a retail store that:<para num="(i)">has a floor area of more than 5,000 square feet and less than 12,000 square feet; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">offers for sale assorted convenience and consumer shopping goods, the majority of which do not exceed $5.00 per item or its equivalent, as adjusted for inflation since the year 2025.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Retail: Small Box Establisment” does not include:<para num="(i)">a grocery store, whose primary business is selling food at retail to the general public for off-premises consumption, of which at least 20% of the gross receipts must be derived from the retail sale of fresh produce, meats, and dairy products;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a store that contains a pharmacy where prescription drugs are compounded, dispensed, or distributed;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">a fuel station, as otherwise permitted in this Code;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">a retail store where the majority of the products sold are personal hygiene products or cosmetics;</para>
        <para num="(v)">a store that primarily engages in the resale of used consumer goods.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(w)" heading="Right-of-way.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Right-of-way” means land dedicated for use as a public way.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Right-of-way” includes the roadway and, generally, the curbs, parkways, sidewalks, lighting facilities, and drainage facilities.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(x)" heading="Roof deck.">“Roof deck” means a roofless outdoor platform that is constructed on the roof of a structure and connected to the roof by structural supports.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
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</baltimore-city-law>
