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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-406 Approval standards.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-406" heading="Approval standards.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Evaluation criteria.">As a guide to its decision on the facts of each case, the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals or the City Council must consider the following, where appropriate:<para num="(1)">the nature of the proposed site, including its size and shape and the proposed size, shape, and arrangement of structures;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the resulting traffic patterns and adequacy of proposed off-street parking and loading;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the nature of the surrounding area and the extent to which the proposed use might impair its present and future development;</para>
      <para num="(4)">the proximity of dwellings, churches, schools, public structures, and other places of public gathering;</para>
      <para num="(5)">accessibility of the premises for emergency vehicles;</para>
      <para num="(6)">accessibility of light and air to the premises and to the property in the vicinity;</para>
      <para num="(7)">the type and location of adequate utilities, access roads, drainage, and other necessary facilities that have been or will be provided;</para>
      <para num="(8)">the preservation of cultural and historic landmarks and structures;</para>
      <para num="(9)">the character of the neighborhood;</para>
      <para num="(10)">the provisions of the City’s Comprehensive Master Plan;</para>
      <para num="(11)">the provisions of any applicable Urban Renewal Plan;</para>
      <para num="(12)">all applicable standards and requirements of this Code;</para>
      <para num="(13)">the intent and purpose of this Code; and</para>
      <para num="(14)">any other matters considered to be in the interest of the general welfare.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Limited criteria for denying.">The Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals or the City Council, may not approve a conditional use or sign unless, after public notice and hearing and on consideration of the standards required by this subtitle, the Board or Council finds that:<para num="(1)">the establishment, location, construction, maintenance, or operation of the conditional use or sign would not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, or welfare;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the use or sign would not be precluded by any other law, including an applicable Urban Renewal Plan;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the authorization would not be contrary to the public interest; and</para>
      <para num="(4)">the authorization would be in harmony with the purpose and intent of this Code.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-181</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
