# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 10. Baltimore City Zoning

### Subtitle 1. General Provisions

#### Section 10-101

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Board" means the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.

(c) "Commercial use" includes multifamily residential development if the development is located within:

  (1) a waterfront commercial zoning district; and

  (2) a 0.50-mile radius of a commuter rail station.

#### Section 10-102

(a) A regulation adopted under this title that conflicts with any statute, local law, or other regulation shall govern if the regulation adopted under this title:

  (1) requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces;

  (2) requires a lower height of buildings;

  (3) requires a reduced number of stories;

  (4) requires a greater percentage of lot left unoccupied; or

  (5) imposes a more restrictive standard.

(b) A statute, local law, or other regulation that conflicts with a regulation adopted under this title shall govern if the statute, local law, or other regulation:

  (1) requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces;

  (2) requires a lower height of buildings;

  (3) requires a reduced number of stories;

  (4) requires a greater percentage of lot left unoccupied; or

  (5) imposes a more restrictive standard.

#### Section 10-103

(a) Except as provided in this section, this division does not apply to Baltimore City.

(b) The following provisions of this division apply to Baltimore City:

  (1) this title;

  (2) Sec. 1-101(m) (Definitions - "Priority funding area");

  (3) Sec. 1-101(o) (Definitions - "Sensitive area");

  (4) Sec. 1-201 (Planning principles);

  (5) Sec. 1-206 (Required education);

  (6) Sec. 1-207 (Annual report - In general);

  (7) Sec. 1-208 (Annual report - Measures and indicators);

  (8) Title 1, Subtitle 3 (Consistency);

  (9) Title 1, Subtitle 4, Parts II and III (Home Rule Counties - Comprehensive Plans; Implementation);

  (10) Sec. 4-104(c) (Limitations - Parking);

  (11) Sec. 4-104(d) (Limitations - Manufactured homes and modular dwellings);

  (12) Sec. 4-104(e) (Limitations - Mixed-use development);

  (13) Sec. 4-104(f) (Limitations - Land for transportation use);

  (14) Sec. 4-205 (Administrative adjustments);

  (15) Sec. 4-208 (Exceptions - Maryland Accessibility Code);

  (16) Sec. 4-210 (Permits and variances - Solar panels);

  (17) Sec. 4-211 (Change in zoning classification - Energy generating systems);

  (18) Sec. 4-215 (Pollinator-friendly vegetation management);

  (19) Sec. 4-216 (Limitations - Family child care homes and large family child care homes);

  (20) Title 4, Subtitle 5 (Accessory Dwelling Units);

  (21) Sec. 5-102(d) (Subdivision regulations - Burial sites);

  (22) Title 7, Subtitle 1 (Development Mechanisms);

  (23) Title 7, Subtitle 2 (Transfer of Development Rights);

  (24) Title 7, Subtitle 3 (Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements);

  (25) Title 7, Subtitle 4 (Inclusionary Zoning);

  (26) Title 7, Subtitle 5 (Housing Expansion and Affordability);

  (27) Title 11, Subtitle 2 (Civil Penalty); and

  (28) Title 12. (Maryland Housing Certainty Act).

#### Section 10-104

(a) In this section, "Red Line" means a transit facility, regardless of mode, operating in a combination of at-grade, elevated, or underground configurations through Baltimore City and Baltimore County along a generally east-to-west alignment between the terminus of Security Boulevard on the west and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on the east, connecting as appropriate to other fixed-route transit services.

(b) Notwithstanding Sec. 10-202 of this title, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may not adopt or enforce a local law that requires the creation of new motor vehicle off-street parking for a development that includes residential use and that is located within a 0.25-mile radius of a present or planned:

  (1) MARC station;

  (2) Baltimore MTA Light Rail station;

  (3) Red Line station, regardless of transit mode; or

  (4) Metro station.

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Md. Code Ann., Land Use (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)