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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 14-313 Fraternity or sorority houses.">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-313" heading="Fraternity or sorority houses.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Location.">
      <para num="(1)">A fraternity or sorority house must be located within 1,000 feet of the Educational Campus District in which is located the college or university with which the fraternity’s or sorority’s local chapter is affiliated.</para>
      <para num="(2)">
        <para num="(i)">No fraternity or sorority house is permitted in any residential district, unless the house:<para num="(A)">was established prior to enactment of the Baltimore City Zoning Code of 1971 and has maintained uninterrupted use and occupancy since then; or</para>
          <para num="(B)">since that 1971 enactment, has obtained a use permit as a fraternity or sorority house.</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(ii)">On or before June 5, 2019, all fraternity or sorority houses must either secure a use permit or terminate the fraternity or sorority use.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Number of residents.">The number of individuals residing in a fraternity or sorority house may not exceed that allowed under the &lt;cite data-path="|building-codes"&gt;City Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Presumption of structure status.">For purposes of zoning enforcement, a structure that houses college and university undergraduates may be presumed to be a fraternity or sorority house if:<para num="(1)">the house is affiliated with a local chapter of a fraternal or sororal organization; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">that affiliation is acknowledged by the college or university.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
