Subtitle 4 – Design of Off-Street Parking Facilities

In all detached and semi-detached zoning districts identified in <cite data-path="32|§6-203">§ 6-203 {“Detached and Semi-detached Residential Districts”}</cite> and in the R-5, R-6, R-7, and R-8 zoning districts, off-street parking is prohibited in the required front or corner yard and forward of the front building line.

In the C-1, C-1-E, C-1-VC, and C-2 Districts, off-street parking is prohibited in front of the front building line.

Off-street parking facilities may be located off-site if:

For the purposes of this subsection, possession of the facilities may be by either:

The location of the off-site parking facilities and the term and contents of the deed or deed restriction permitting the owner of the use or structure served to use the off-site facilities are subject to the approval of the Zoning Administrator. The deed or deed restriction must be recorded in the Land Records of Baltimore City, binding the owner of that lot and the owner’s heirs and assigns to maintain the required number of parking spaces for the duration of the use served or the term of the deed or deed restriction, whichever first terminates<strong>.</strong>

Each off-street space must open directly onto an aisle or driveway wide enough to provide adequate means of vehicular access to the parking space.

All off-street parking facilities must provide appropriate means of vehicular access in a manner that least interferes with traffic movement and in a way that permits vehicles to enter or leave the parking spaces without having to move any other vehicle.

in accordance with <em>Table 16-402{: Off-Street Parking Dimensions}</em>; or

as reviewed by the Site Plan Review Committee and approved by the Director of Planning.

Driveways must be located at least 1 foot from the side lot line.

However, a residential driveway may be located on the lot line if it physically abuts a driveway on the adjoining lot. This location will only be allowed if agreed to by the owners of each lot and that agreement is recorded as a shared driveway easement on each survey plat.

Curb cuts for driveways require a curb-cut permit from the Department of Transportation, subject to review by the Department of Planning.

No person may construct, widen, remove, or alter any driveway or curb cut without a permit issued by the Department of Transportation.

For residential-, commercial-, and industrial-zoned properties, curb cuts will be considered for the following situations:

Existing curb cuts or abandoned curb cuts do not guarantee approval for reuse unless there is an existing permit. In addition, existing curb cuts lawfully established in the immediate vicinity do not guarantee approval of any given request.

The City reserves the right to deny a curb cut request regardless of the availability or unavailability of side and rear access.

be at least 9 feet wide, as measured from the outermost point of any service window to the edge of the drive aisle, and at least 18 feet long;

be placed in a single line behind the drive-through facility;

be located so that, when in use, they do not obstruct ingress or egress to the site and do not obstruct access to required parking or loading spaces;

begin behind the vehicle parked at a last point of service, such as a window or car wash bay; and

comply with any additional standards in <cite data-path="32|§14-311">§ 14-311 {“Drive-through facilities”}</cite>.