In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. “Board” means the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals. “Commercial use” includes multifamily residential development if the development is located within: a waterfront commercial zoning district; and a 0.50–mile radius of a commuter rail station.

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: requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces; requires a lower height of buildings; requires a reduced number of stories; requires a greater percentage of lot left unoccupied; or imposes a more restrictive standard. 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: requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces; requires a lower height of buildings; requires a reduced number of stories; requires a greater percentage of lot left unoccupied; or imposes a more restrictive standard.

Except as provided in this section, this division does not apply to Baltimore City. The following provisions of this division apply to Baltimore City: this title; § 1–101(m) (Definitions – “Priority funding area”); § 1–101(o) (Definitions – “Sensitive area”); § 1–201 (Planning principles); § 1–206 (Required education); § 1–207 (Annual report – In general); § 1–208 (Annual report – Measures and indicators); Title 1, Subtitle 3 (Consistency); Title 1, Subtitle 4, Parts II and III (Home Rule Counties – Comprehensive Plans; Implementation); § 4–104(c) (Limitations – Parking); § 4–104(d) (Limitations – Manufactured homes and modular dwellings); § 4–104(e) (Limitations – Mixed–use development); § 4–104(f) (Limitations – Land for transportation use); § 4–205 (Administrative adjustments); § 4–208 (Exceptions – Maryland Accessibility Code); § 4–210 (Permits and variances – Solar panels); § 4–211 (Change in zoning classification – Energy generating systems); § 4–215 (Pollinator–friendly vegetation management); § 4–216 (Limitations – Family child care homes and large family child care homes); Title 4, Subtitle 5 (Accessory Dwelling Units); § 5–102(d) (Subdivision regulations – Burial sites); Title 7, Subtitle 1 (Development Mechanisms); Title 7, Subtitle 2 (Transfer of Development Rights); Title 7, Subtitle 3 (Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements); Title 7, Subtitle 4 (Inclusionary Zoning); Title 7, Subtitle 5 (Housing Expansion and Affordability); Title 11, Subtitle 2 (Civil Penalty); and Title 12. (Maryland Housing Certainty Act).

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. Notwithstanding § 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: MARC station; Baltimore MTA Light Rail station; Red Line station, regardless of transit mode; or Metro station.