City of Baltimore - File #: 09-0395

• File #: 09-0395
• Version: 0
• Name: Zoning - Nonconforming Use - Discontinuance or Abandonment
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/14/2009
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/17/2010
• Enactment #: 10-289
• Title: Zoning - Nonconforming Use - Discontinuance or Abandonment FOR the purpose of repealing certain exceptions to the general rules applicable to the discontinuance or abandonment of Class III nonconforming uses; extending the periods for reestablishing a Class III nonconforming use in certain Residential Districts; and generally relating to the reestablishment of Class III nonconforming uses.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Robert Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, Edward Reisinger, Bill Henry, Belinda Conaway, Agnes Welch, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Nonconforming, Zoning

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/17/2010	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/14/2010	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/7/2010	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
6/7/2010	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
5/3/2010	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/17/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/17/2009	0	The City Council	Introduced
9/17/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/17/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/14/2009	0	City Council	Introduced
9/14/2009	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

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INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Zoning - Nonconforming Use - Discontinuance or Abandonment

FOR the purpose of repealing certain exceptions to the general rules applicable to the discontinuance or abandonment of Class III nonconforming uses; extending the periods for reestablishing a Class III nonconforming use in certain Residential Districts; and generally relating to the reestablishment of Class III nonconforming uses.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 13-407, 13-718
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

§ 13407. Discontinuance or abandonment.

(a) Discontinuance of use.

(1) Except as specified in this section, whenever the active and continuous operation of any Class III nonconforming use, or any part of that use, has been discontinued for 12 consecutive months:

(i) the discontinuance constitutes an abandonment of the discontinued nonconforming use, or discontinued part of that use, regardless of any reservation of an intent to resume active operations or otherwise not abandon the use; and



(ii) the discontinued nonconforming use, or discontinued part of ...