City of Baltimore - File #: 14-0336

• File #: 14-0336
• Version: 0
• Name: Zoning - Conversion of 1- or 2-Family Dwellings
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/10/2014
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 5/7/2014
• Enactment #: 14-219
• Title: Zoning - Conversion of 1- or 2-Family Dwellings FOR the purpose of specifying that the conversion of 1- or 2-family dwellings for use by additional families must conform with the applicable principal-permitted-use bulk regulations for the district in which the building is located; clarifying that this conversion authority does not apply to districts in which only single-family dwellings are allowed; and generally relating to the conversion of buildings for use by additional families.
• Sponsors: President Young, Mary Pat Clarke, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, James B. Kraft, Edward Reisinger, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton, Carl Stokes, Nick Mosby, Brandon M. Scott, Warren Branch
• Indexes: Conversion, Dwellings, Zoning

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/7/2014	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
5/5/2014	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
4/28/2014	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
4/28/2014	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
4/8/2014	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Advertising
4/7/2014	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/13/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/13/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/13/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/13/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/13/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/13/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/13/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/13/2014	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/10/2014	0	City Council	Introduced
3/10/2014	0	City Council	Assigned

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

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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: President Young

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Zoning - Conversion of 1- or 2-Family Dwellings

FOR the purpose of specifying that the conversion of 1- or 2-family dwellings for use by additional families must conform with the applicable principal-permitted-use bulk regulations for the district in which the building is located; clarifying that this conversion authority does not apply to districts in which only single-family dwellings are allowed; and generally relating to the conversion of buildings for use by additional families.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Zoning
Section(s) 3-305(b)
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

§ 3305. Conversion of single or twofamily dwellings.

(b) Conditional use conversion – authorized.

(1) (I) In all districts except the R2, R4, R5, and R6, the Board may authorize, as a conditional use, the conversion of a building for use by more than 1 family, as long as the number of [families permitted] DWELLING AND EFFICIENCY UNITS TO BE ALLOWED conforms with the applicable PRINCIPAL-PERMITTED-USE bulk regulations for the district in which the building is located.

(II) [(2...