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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 7-306 Variances and conditional uses.">
  <section prefix="§" num="7-306" heading="Variances and conditional uses.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Standards for substantial improvements or new construction.">
      <para num="(1)">In addition to the other requirements of this Code governing variances and conditional uses, the additional standards specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection apply to any variance or conditional use that involves any substantial improvement or new construction in a Floodplain Overlay Zoning District.</para>
      <para num="(2)">All variances and conditional uses described in paragraph (1) of this subsection are subject to the following additional standards:<para num="(i)">the variance or conditional use will not result in increased flood heights or additional danger to the public health, safety, or welfare;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the proposal is consistent with the need to minimize flood damage;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">all necessary permits have been received from the appropriate state and federal agencies;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">all public and private utilities and facilities (including sewer, water, telephone, electric, gas, etc.) are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage;</para>
        <para num="(v)">adequate drainage is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazard; and</para>
        <para num="(vi)">the variance or conditional use is necessary because of extraordinary circumstances in local conditions that render the application of certain standards a severe hardship.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Warning letters.">If the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals grants a variance or conditional use under this section, the Board must attach to its decision a warning that:<para num="(1)">construction below the base flood level may result in increased premium rates for flood insurance; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">construction below the base flood level increases risks to life and property.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
