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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-304 Minor variances.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-304" heading="Minor variances.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Review standards; Notice.">The Zoning Administrator or the Administrator’s designee must review and evaluate the application pursuant to the standards in &lt;cite data-path="|32|§5-308"&gt;§ 5-308 {“Approval standards”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.  Public notice of the application must be posted in accordance with Title 5, Subtitle 6 {“Notices”} of this Code.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Resubmission on objection.">If written objection to the minor variance is received before the end of the required posting period, the application must be resubmitted to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals as a major variance, subject to the application, notice, and public hearing requirements applicable to major variances.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Decision by Administrator.">If no written objection is timely received, the Zoning Administrator must render a written decision on the application within 30 days of the end of the required posting period and either approve, approve with qualifications, or deny the application.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Appeal to BMZA.">The applicant may appeal the Zoning Administrator’s decision to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.  The appeal must be filed within 30 days of the Zoning Administrator’s decision.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-181</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
