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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="14-134" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Rules" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Rules">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Data center” means a building or group of buildings:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Used to house computer systems, computer storage equipment, and associated infrastructure that businesses or other organizations use to organize, process, store, and disseminate large amounts of data;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>That has or is projected to have an aggregate demand of at least 5 megawatts; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>That has or is projected to have a load factor of more than 80%.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Development district” means an area or areas within the City of Baltimore designated by an ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Tax increment” means for any tax year the amount by which the assessable base as of January 1 preceding that tax year exceeds the original taxable value, divided by the assessment ratio used to determine the original taxable value.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies only in Baltimore City.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not construct a data center in a development district that is subject to tax increment repayment on outstanding bonds.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The prohibition in paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to the construction of a data center in the City–Wide Affordable Housing Development District established under Baltimore City Ordinance No. 24–443, enacted December 4, 2024.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
