ZONING SUMMARY - Department of Planning
417 East Fayette Street, 8th Floor(410) 396-7526BALTIMORE CITY Department OF Planning Thomas J. StosurDirectorTTY#: (410) 545-7580ZONING S UMMARY General B ackgroundThe p urpose o f z oning i s t o p rotect t he g eneral h ealth, s afety a nd welfare o f o ur c itizens a nd t o c reatestability. T his i s d one b y c reating z oning c ategories which a llow c ertain l and a nd b uilding u C ity's Z oning O rdinance was c reated a fter a c omprehensive z oning p lan was a pproved byOrdinance # 1051 i n 1 C ity's a uthority t o c reate z oning i s o utlined i n A rticle 6 6B o f t he S tate C harter.
The Planning Commission is required to review and make recommendations to the City Council within 100 days of introduction on all zoning changes and text amendments. The City's Zoning Ordinance sets forth four (4) basic land use categories and lists those uses allowed in each zoning district.If a use is not listed it is not allowed.
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