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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 12-901 Applicability.">
  <section prefix="§" num="12-901" heading="Applicability.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Waterfront Overlay Districts apply to all waterfront lots as shown on the zoning map.  Unless modified by this section, the underlying zoning district and critical area regulations apply (&lt;em&gt;See &lt;/em&gt;Title 7, Subtitle 4).</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Subdistricts.">
      <para num="(1)">2 subdistricts of a Waterfront Overlay Zoning District apply as provided in this subsection.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The W-1 Subdistrict applies to land along the waterfront areas characterized by a hardscape boundary with the water, such as bulkheads, port facilities, or a hard-surface promenade.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The W-2 Subdistrict applies to areas with a soft shoreline, such as wetlands, vegetation, or habitat areas that directly abut the water, most notably along the Middle Branch.  To ensure a compatible development pattern along the shoreline, property owners are encouraged to cooperate as development proceeds in a W-2 Subdistrict.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Industrial properties excluded.">The Waterfront Overlay Districts do not apply to industrially zoned properties.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
