Baltimore City Council
File #: 08-0187    Version: 0 Name: Zoning - Parking Regulations - Religious Institutions
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 8/11/2008 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Zoning - Parking Regulations - Religious Institutions FOR the purpose of modifying the number of off-street parking spaces required for churches, temples, and synagogues.
Sponsors: Bill Henry, Robert Curran
Indexes: Parking, Regulation, Religious Institutions, Zoning
Attachments: 1. 08-0187 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Fire - 08-0187.pdf, 3. Transportation - 08-0187.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Zoning - Parking Regulations - Religious Institutions

FOR the purpose of modifying the number of off-street parking spaces required for churches, temples, and synagogues.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 10-405(25)(i)
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

§ 10405. Schedule of required spaces.

Offstreet parking spaces must be provided as follows:

(25) Religious institutions.

(i) Churches, temples, and synagogues

OR4, B41, B42,
B51, B52 No requirement

R9, R10, OR2,
OR3, B23, B33 1 per [20] 10 seats


All other districts

For a religious institution whose
worshipers are required to walk
to worship because of religious
tenet 1 per [8] 4 seats

For all other facilities 1 per [4] 2 seats


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 ORD...

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