# Subtitle 2 – District Descriptions

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 9-201 R-5 Transitional Residential District.

Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 9-201 (2026)

(a) The R-5 Transitional Residential Zoning District is intended for those areas that facilitate a transition from primarily single-family neighborhoods to neighborhoods that contain a wider mix of housing types.

(b) The R-5 District is meant to accommodate single-family units in both detached and semi-detached dwellings, rowhouse developments, and limited low-rise multi-family garden apartment developments of a moderate density.

*History: Ord. 16-581*

## § 9-202 R-6 Garden Rowhouse Residential District.

Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 9-202 (2026)

(a) The R-6 Garden Rowhouse Residential Zoning District is intended for primarily low density rowhouse neighborhoods that reflect a naturalistic environment typified by open and landscaped front yards of buildings that are set back and that contain stoops and porches oriented to those yards.

(b) The R-6 District is meant to accommodate single-family units in both detached and semi-detached dwellings, rowhouse developments, and multi-family developments of a moderate density.

*History: Ord. 16-581*

## § 9-203 R-7 Mixed Residential District.

Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 9-203 (2026)

(a) The R-7 Mixed Residential Zoning District is intended for those areas that offer a diverse range of housing types.  Development in this district accommodates a transition between naturalistic and urban residential settings.

(b) The R-7 District is meant to accommodate a diverse range of housing types, including detached and semi-detached dwellings, rowhouse developments, and multi-family developments of a larger scale than found in the more restrictive residential districts.

*History: Ord. 16-581*

## § 9-204 R-8 Rowhouse Residential District.

Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 9-204 (2026)

(a) The R-8 Rowhouse Residential Zoning District is intended to accommodate and maintain the traditional form of urban rowhouse development typical of many of the City’s inner neighborhoods, which contain continuous, block-long rowhouse development built to or only modestly set back from the street.

(b) Although rowhouse is the predominant housing type, this district also accommodates other residential types, of a similar density, including detached and semi-detached dwellings, and multi-family developments of a larger scale than found in more restrictive zoning districts.

*History: Ord. 16-581*

## § 9-205 R-9 Multi-Family Residential District.

Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 9-205 (2026)

(a) The R-9 Multi-Family Residential Zoning District is intended for those areas with significant green space surrounding development, particularly higher density housing and non-residential uses.

(b) The R-9 District contains a mix of higher density, but predominantly mid-rise, housing types.  Permitted housing types include single-family homes, both detached and semi-detached, rowhouse developments, and multi-family developments, all with significant front yard open space.  Characteristic of this district are multi-family developments sited with significant front yard open space and rowhouse developments with open space both along the perimeter of the site and within the development.

*History: Ord. 16-581*

## § 9-206 R-10 High-Density Residential District.

Balt., Md., Code art. 32, § 9-206 (2026)

The R-10 High-Density Residential Zoning District is intended for areas of significant density accommodated in concentrated high rise and rowhouse development environments.

*History: Ord. 16-581*