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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember Costello
At the request of: The National Aquarium
Address: c/o Ryan Fredriksson
111 Market Pl, Ste 800
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Telephone: (410) 385-8276
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zoning District - Prohibited Uses
For the purpose of amending certain prohibited uses within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zoning District; defining certain terms; and establishing a special effective date.
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By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 32 - Zoning
Sections 7-702, 7-704 and 7-406
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 32. Zoning
Title 7. Open-Space and Environmental Districts
Subtitle 4. Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zoning District
§ 7-402. Definitions.
(a) In general.
In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(b) Buffer.
(1) In general.
“Buffer” means area that:
(i) based on conditions at the time of development, is immediately landward from mean high water of tidal waterways, the edge of a bank of a tributary stream, or the edge of a tidal wetland; and
(ii) exists, or may be established in, natural vegetation to protect a stream, tidal wetland, tidal waters or terrestrial ...
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