§ 4-405 Applicability.
Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 4-405 (2026)
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(a)In general.
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, design review is required for the following types of development:
(1)
new construction of dwellings;
(2)
upper floor additions and roof decks on existing rowhouses;
(3)
additions on street-front facades, to include deck, porch, and balcony additions;
(4)
when exterior modifications are proposed for residential conversions in the R-7, R-8, R-9, and R-10 Districts;
(5)
the establishment of a non-residential use within the R-MU Overlay District;
(6)
all new construction and additions in the C-5 District;
(7)
all substantial modifications of the facade of a structure in the C-5 District;
(8)
planned unit development;
(9)
any sign that is conditional on Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals approval, but without regard to its copy or message;
(10)
any painted/mural sign, but without regard to its copy or message;
(11)
any sign over 100 square feet in area;
(12)
any electronic sign, freestanding sign, or roof sign, but without regard to its copy or message;
(13)
any freestanding sign in the C-5 or PC District, and any banner sign, projecting sign, or wall sign above the ground floor in the C-5 or PC District, but without regard to its copy or message;
(14)
any Signage Plan and any sign, but without regard to its copy or message, within an Area of Special Sign Control;
(15)
multiple principal structures on a residential lot per <cite data-path="32|§15-203">§ 15-203</cite>;
(16)
any new construction that involves:
(i)
a proposed development over 15,000 square feet;
(ii)
a multi-tenant commercial development, including mixed-use development;
(iii)
alteration to a street-front facade in a C-1 District; or
(iv)
construction in a TOD District or in the W Overlay District; and
(17)
new construction or substantive modifications that include a shared-use path.
(b)Exception.
Design review is not required for development projects that are subject to review by the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation.
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