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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Zoning - Physician's and Dentists' Offices
FOR the purpose of deleting certain physicians' and dentists' offices from among the uses allowed in certain Residence Districts; conforming certain language; and generally relating to the zoning of physicians' and dentists' offices.
Body
BY repealing
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 14-1003(5)
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 4-1006(c), 4-1007(c), 4-1106(c), 4-1206(c), and 4-1306(c)
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, without amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 4-1103(1), 4-1203(1), 4-1303, 13-401(3), and 13-402
Baltimore City Revised 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 Revised Code
Article - Zoning
Title 4. Residence Districts
Subtitle 10. R-7 General Residence District
§ 4-1003. Conditional uses - Board approval required.
In an R-7 District, conditional uses that require Board approval are as follows:
[(5) Physicians' or dentists' professional (non-resident) offices, in a structure designed and erected for residential use, subject to the condition that the use is limited to no more than 4 physicians or dentists in the office.]
§ 4-1006. Lot area and coverage.
(c) Conditional uses.
Principal conditional uses in an R-7 District must comply with the minimum lot area and the maximum lot coverage requirements for single-family detached dwellings, except as follows:
Minimum Maximum
Lot Area Lot Coverage
Bed and breakfast
homes 500 sq. ft. per
guest room
Cemeteries 5 acres
Governmental
services As Board requires
Health and medical
institutions 10,000 sq. ft. Per FAR
Helistops As Board requires
Housing for the
elderly 245 sq. ft. per Per FAR
efficiency unit and
370 sq. ft. per
other dwelling unit
Parking, open
off-street areas
and off-street garages As ordinance requires
[Physicians' or dentists'
professional offices As Board requires]
Planned unit
developments:
residential As in Title 9
Public utility uses As Board requires
Swimming pools 15,000 sq. ft.
§ 4-1007. Yards.
(c) Conditional uses.
Principal conditional uses in an R-7 District must comply with the yard requirements for single-family detached dwellings, except as follows:
Front Interior Street Rear
Side Corner
Side
Cemeteries No requirements
Governmental
services As Board requires
Health and medical
institutions 30 ft. 15 ft. 20 ft. 30 ft.
Helistops As Board requires
Housing for the
elderly 20 ft. 10 ft. 15 ft. 25 ft.
Parking, off-street
garages As ordinance requires
Parking, open
off-street areas No requirements
[Physicians' or dentists'
professional offices 20 ft. 10 ft. 15 ft. 25 ft.]
[ for detached
and semi-detached
structures and for ends of groups]
Planned unit
developments:
residential As in Title 9
Public utility uses As Board requires
Swimming pools As Board requires
Subtitle 11. R-8 General Residence District
§ 4-1103. Conditional uses - Board approval required.
In an R-8 District, conditional uses that require Board approval are as follows:
(1) As in an R-7 District (unless it is a permitted use under § 4-1101).
§ 4-1106. Lot area and coverage.
(c) Conditional uses.
Principal conditional uses in an R-8 District must comply with the minimum lot area and the maximum lot coverage requirements for single-family detached dwellings, except as follows:
Minimum Maximum
Lot Area Lot Coverage
Cemeteries 5 acres
Governmental
services As Board requires
Health and medical
institutions 7,500 sq. ft. Per FAR
Helistops As Board requires
Housing for the
elderly 165 sq. ft. per Per FAR
efficiency unit and
245 sq. ft. per
other dwelling unit
Parking, open
off-street areas
and parking garages As ordinance requires
[Physicians' or dentists'
professional offices As Board requires]
Planned unit
developments:
residential As in Title 9
Public utility uses As Board requires
Rooming houses 375 sq. ft. per 60%
rooming unit and
750 sq. ft. per
other dwelling unit
Swimming pools 15,000 sq. ft.
Subtitle 12. R-9 General Residence District
§ 4-1203. Conditional uses - Board approval required.
In an R-9 District, conditional uses that require Board approval are as follows:
(1) As in an R-8 District (unless it is a permitted use under § 4-1201), except that cemeteries are not allowed.
§ 4-1206. Lot area and coverage.
(c) Conditional uses.
Principal conditional uses in an R-9 District must comply with the minimum lot area and the maximum lot coverage requirements for single-family detached dwellings, except as follows:
Minimum Maximum
Lot Area Lot Coverage
Governmental
services As Board requires
Health and medical
institutions 5,000 sq. ft. Per FAR
Helistops As Board requires
Housing for the
elderly 135 sq. ft. per Per FAR
efficiency unit and
200 sq. ft. per
other dwelling unit
Parking, open
off-street areas
and parking garages As ordinance requires
[Physicians' or dentists'
professional offices As Board requires]
Planned unit
developments:
residential As in Title 9
Public utility uses As Board requires
Rooming houses 275 sq. ft. per Per FAR
rooming unit and
550 sq. ft. per
other dwelling unit
Swimming pools 15,000 sq. ft.
Subtitle 13. R-10 General Residence District
§ 4-1303. Conditional uses - Board approval required.
In an R-10 District, conditional uses that require Board approval are the same as those in an R-9 District (unless it is a permitted use under § 4-1301).
§ 4-1306. Lot area and coverage.
(c) Conditional uses.
Principal conditional uses in an R-10 District must comply with the minimum lot area and the maximum lot coverage requirements for single-family detached dwellings, except as follows:
Minimum Maximum
Lot Area Lot Coverage
Governmental
services As Board requires
Health and medical
institutions 5,000 sq. ft. Per FAR
Helistops As Board requires
Housing for the
elderly 80 sq. ft. per Per FAR
efficiency unit and
120 sq. ft. per
other dwelling unit
Parking, open
off-street areas
and parking garages As ordinance requires
[Physicians' or dentists'
professional offices As Board requires]
Planned unit
developments:
residential As in Title 9
Public utility uses As Board requires
Rooming houses 100 sq. ft. per Per FAR
rooming unit and
200 sq. ft. per
other dwelling unit
Swimming pools 15,000 sq. ft.
Title 13. Nonconformance
Subtitle 4. Nonconforming Uses of Structures (Class III)
§ 13-401. Scope of subtitle.
This subtitle applies to Class III nonconforming uses, which comprise:
(3) any nonconforming use of land or structures not regulated as Class I or Class II.
§ 13-402. Continuation of use.
Except as specified in this article, Class III nonconforming uses of structures may be continued, subject to the regulations of this subtitle.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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