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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 1-313 “Roofline” to “Substantial construction”.">
  <section prefix="§" num="1-313" heading="“Roofline” to “Substantial construction”.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Roofline.">“Roofline” means the top edge of a roof or building parapet, whichever is higher, excluding any cupolas, pylons, chimneys, or minor projections.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Rooming house.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="“Rooming unit” defined.">In this section, “rooming unit” means any room or group of rooms that forms a single habitable unit occupied or designed or intended to be occupied for sleeping or living purposes, but not for cooking purposes.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="In general.">“Rooming house” means a building that:<para num="(i)">is not a dwelling;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">contains 3 or more rooming units occupied or designed or intended to be occupied as a primary residence by individuals who, even though they do share common areas and facilities, do not form a single housekeeping unit and do not provide compensation under a single lease for occupancy of the facility; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">provides shared facilities such as a kitchen and bath.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Rowhouse.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Dwelling: Rowhouse”.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Satellite dish antenna.">“Satellite dish antenna” means a dish antenna for transmitting signals to a receiver or receiving station or for receiving television, radio, data, communication, or other signals from satellites or from other antennas or services.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Seasonal or holiday sales lot.">“Seasonal or holiday sales lot” means a temporary retail sales operation, generally conducted outdoors, that offers for sale seasonal or holiday related items, such as Christmas trees and pumpkins.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Semi-detached dwelling.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Dwelling: Semi-detached”.</para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Shared-use path.">“Shared-use path” means a dedicated way that:<para num="(i)">has a paved or hard surface;</para>
      <para num="(ii)">is designed for individual travel or recreational use;</para>
      <para num="(iii)">accommodates walking, running, biking, use of a mobility device, scooter, or other recreational vehicle; and</para>
      <para num="(iv)">is not for vehicular traffic</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Shielded lighting.">&lt;em&gt;See&lt;/em&gt; “Lighting: Shielded”.</para>
    <para num="(i)" heading="Shipyard.">“Shipyard” means any facility or area that is designed or used for the manufacture, assembly, or repair of ships, barges, or boats.</para>
    <para num="(j)" heading="Side lot line.">&lt;em&gt;See&lt;/em&gt; “Lot line: Side”.</para>
    <para num="(k)" heading="Sign.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Sign” means any writing (including letter, word, or numeral), pictorial representation (including illustration or graphic), emblem (including logo, symbol, or trademark), device, or any other figure of similar character that:<para num="(i)">is attached to, painted on, projected on, or in any other way represented on a structure, in or on a window (including anything affixed to the interior and displayed within 12 inches of a window), or on the ground;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">is used to announce, direct attention, or advertise; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">is visible from outside a structure.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Types of signs.">Specific types of signs are as described in § 17-102 {“Signs: Definitions”} of this Code.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(l)" heading="Significant development.">“Significant development”, as it applies to the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area, has the meaning stated in § 7-402 {“CBCA Overlay: Definitions”} of this Code.</para>
    <para num="(m)" heading="Smoke shop.">
      <para num="(1)">“Smoke shop” means a retail goods establishment that:<para num="(i)">is engaged in the retail sale or on-site consumption of tobacco products, tobacco smoking accessories, any device or paraphernalia that can be used to deliver nicotine or other substances to the individual inhaling from the device, or any cartridge, component, or accessory of the device; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">operates under 1 or more of the following licenses established by the State Business Regulation Article:<para num="(A)">other tobacco products (OTP) retailer, as established by § 16.5-201 {“Licenses Required Relating to Tobacco Products”};</para>
          <para num="(B)">electronic smoking devices retailer, as established by § 16.7-201 {“License Required”};</para>
          <para num="(C)">vape shop vendor, as established by § 16.7-201 {“License Required”};</para>
          <para num="(D)">a cigarette retailer, as established by Subtitle 2 of Title 16 {“Cigarette Business Licenses”}; or</para>
          <para num="(E)">a tobacconist license, as established by § 16.5-201 {“Licenses Required Relating to Tobacco Products”} of the State Business Regulation Article; and</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(iii)">devotes more than 10 linear feet of display area, measured by shelf space, counter space, and wall-mounted displays, whether vertical or horizontal, to:<para num="(A)">other tobacco products, as defined by § 16.5-101(j) of the State Business Regulation Article;</para>
          <para num="(B)">electronic smoking devices, as defined by § 16.7-101(c) of the State Business Regulation Article; or</para>
          <para num="(C)">a combination of both tobacco products and electronic smoking devices.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">“Smoke shop” does not include a retail goods establishment:<para num="(i)">that primarily derives its revenue from the sale of premium cigars, pipe tobacco, membership fees, or locker rentals; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">where the sale of tobacco products is secondary to the establishment’s primary retail function and less than 25% of the establishment’s revenue is derived from the sale of tobacco products.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(n)" heading="Social club.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Lodge or social club”&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;</para>
    <para num="(o)" heading="Solid waste sanitary landfill.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Landfill: Solid waste sanitary”.</para>
    <para num="(p)" heading="Special exception.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Use: Conditional”.</para>
    <para num="(q)" heading="Stadium.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Stadium” means a structure with tiers of seats rising around a field or court, intended to be used:<para num="(i)">primarily for the viewing of athletic events; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">secondarily, for entertainment and other public gathering purposes, such as conventions, circuses, or concerts.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Stadium” includes the following accessory uses designed and intended primarily for patrons of the facility:<para num="(i)">a gift or souvenir shop; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a restaurant or refreshment stands.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(r)" heading="Stacking space.">“Stacking space” means a space specifically designated as a waiting area for vehicles patronizing a drive-through establishment.</para>
    <para num="(s)" heading="Stormwater.">“Stormwater” means the water running off the surface of a drainage area during and immediately following rain or as a result of other precipitation.</para>
    <para num="(t)" heading="Story.">“Story” means that portion of a building, other than a basement, that is:<para num="(1)">included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(u)" heading="Structural alteration.">“Structural alteration” means:<para num="(1)">a change in the permanent physical members of a structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(v)" heading="Structure.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Structure” means all or any part of anything erected that:<para num="(i)">has a fixed location on the ground; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">is attached to something having a fixed location on the ground.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Structure” includes any building, fence, wall, sign, or tower.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(w)" heading="Structure: Accessory.">&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;“Accessory structure”.</para>
    <para num="(x)" heading="Substantial construction.">“Substantial construction” means:<para num="(1)">for new construction, that construction materials have been placed in permanent positions or fastened in a permanent manner; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">in preparation for rebuilding, that excavation, demolition, or removal of an existing structure has been substantially begun and is carried on diligently.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-216</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">For the Code-wide standard definition of “street”, see &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;City General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-109"&gt;§ 1-109&lt;/cite&gt;, .</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
    <annotation type="History" />
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</baltimore-city-law>
