# § 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.

## § 4-405 Applicability.

Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 4-405 (2026)

(a) 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) Design review is not required for development projects that are subject to review by the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation.

*History: Ord. 16-581*

*History: Ord. 17-015*

*History: Ord. 18-171*

*History: Ord. 18-216*

*History: Ord. 22-181*

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