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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8-2 Building permit required.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8-2" heading="Building permit required.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Exterior structures.">No person may undertake, cause, or allow any of the following regulated alterations for or with respect to any structure located within a Historical and Architectural Preservation District or a Historical Conservation District or included on the Landmark List: Exteriors or the Potential-Landmark List: Exteriors without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Building Official:<para num="(1)">any reconstruction, alteration, or removal of any exterior architectural feature;</para>
      <para num="(2)">any change in an exterior color, whether by painting or other means;</para>
      <para num="(3)">any exterior excavation;</para>
      <para num="(4)">the construction or erection of any exterior building, fence, wall, or other structure of any kind; or</para>
      <para num="(5)">any exterior demolition.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Public interiors.">No person may undertake, cause, or allow any of the following regulated alterations for or with respect to any structure on the Landmark List: Public Interiors or the Potential-Landmark List: Public Interiors without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Building Official:<para num="(1)">any reconstruction, alteration, or removal of any interior architectural feature, as defined in subsection (c) of this section;</para>
      <para num="(2)">any change in an interior color, whether by painting or other means;</para>
      <para num="(3)">any interior excavation;</para>
      <para num="(4)">the construction or erection of any interior wall or other structure of any kind; or</para>
      <para num="(5)">any interior demolition.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="“Interior architectural feature” defined.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">In this section, “interior architectural feature” means the architectural style, design, general arrangement, and components of a designated interior.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Interior architectural feature” includes the kind, color, and texture of the building material and the type and style of windows, doors, lights, signs, plaques, decorative finishes, murals, art work, floor plan, and other fixtures appurtenant to the interior.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §40(q)(1)(1st sen.)</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">2000, art. 6, §§1-1(f), 4-1</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 64-229</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 67-939</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 76-022</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-550</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-408</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
