City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 11-22. Market Center.

(a) District established.

The area located within the boundaries set forth in this section is hereby declared to be a Retail Business District and may be referred to as "Market Center Retail Business District":

Beginning for the same at the point formed by the intersection of the east side of Eutaw Street, as now laid out 66 feet wide, and the south side of Madison Street, as now laid out 66 feet wide, thence binding on the south side of said Madison Street, Easterly 143 feet, more or less, to intersect the west side of Linden Avenue; thence binding on the west side of said Linden Avenue, Southerly 400 feet, more or less, to intersect the south side of Monument Street, as now laid out 66 feet wide; thence binding on the south side of said Monument Street, crossing Linden Avenue, Easterly 250 feet, more or less, to intersect the center line of Howard Street, as now laid out 82.5 feet wide; thence binding on the center line of Howard Street, crossing Centre Street, and on the west outline of the Department of Housing and Community Development — Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Project, Southerly 450 feet, more or less, to intersect the south side of Centre Street, as now laid out 66 feet wide; thence binding on the south side of said Centre Street, crossing Park Avenue, and on the south outline of said Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Project, Easterly 800 feet, more or less, to intersect the west side of Cathedral Street, as now laid out 66 feet wide, thence binding on the west side of said Cathedral Street, crossing Hamilton Street, Franklin Street, Mulberry Street, and Pleasant Street, Southerly 1,125 feet, more or less, to intersect the north side of Saratoga Street, as now laid out 66 feet wide; and running thence by a straight line crossing said Saratoga Street, and on the west outline of the Department of Housing and Community Development — Charles Center Urban Renewal Project, Southerly 66 feet, more or less, to intersect the west side of Liberty Street, as now laid out varying in width; thence binding on the west side of said Liberty Street, and on the west outline of said Charles Center Urban Renewal Project, Southerly 89 feet, more or less; thence binding on the northwest side of said Liberty Street, crossing Clay Street, Lexington Street, and Marion Street, and on the northwest outline of said Charles Center Urban Renewal Project, Southwesterly 799 feet, more or less, to intersect the north side of Fayette Street, as now laid out; thence binding on the north side of said Fayette Street, crossing Park Avenue, and on a north outline of said Charles Center Urban Renewal Project, Westerly 96 feet, more or less, to intersect the west side of Park Avenue, as now laid out; thence binding on the west side of said Park Avenue, crossing Fayette Street, Fairmount Avenue, and Baltimore Street, and on the west outline of said Charles Center Urban Renewal Project, Southerly 500 feet, more or less, to intersect the south side of Baltimore Street, as now laid out 72 feet wide; thence binding on the south side of said Baltimore Street, crossing Howard Street, and on the proposed north outline of the Department of Housing and Community Development Loft District Urban Renewal Project, Westerly 340 feet, more or less, to intersect the west side of Howard Street, as now laid out 66 feet wide; thence binding on the west side of said Howard Street, Northerly 17 feet, more or less, to intersect the south side of Baltimore Street; thence binding on the south side of said Baltimore Street and on the north outline of said Loft District Urban Renewal Project, Westerly 430 feet, more or less, to intersect the west side of Eutaw Street; thence binding on the west side of said Eutaw Street, Southerly 60 feet, more or less, to intersect the north side of Napoleon Alley; thence binding on the north side of Napoleon Alley and on the north outline of said Loft District Urban Renewal Project, Westerly 340 feet, more or less, to intersect the center line of Paca Street, as now laid out 82.5 feet wide; thence binding on the center line of Paca Street, and on the east outline of the Department of Housing and Community Development — University of Maryland Project II, Northerly 500 feet, more or less, to intersect the center line of Fayette Street; thence binding on the center line of said Fayette Street, crossing Diamond Street, and on the north outline of said University of Maryland Project II, Westerly 361 feet, more or less, to intersect the east side of Greene Street, as now laid out 66 feet wide; thence binding on the east side of said Greene Street, crossing Lexington Street, and on the east outline of the Department of Housing and Community Development—Orchard-Biddle Urban Renewal Project, Northerly 860 feet, more or less, to intersect the south side of said Saratoga Street, thence binding on the south side of said Saratoga Street, and on a south outline of said Orchard-Biddle Urban Renewal Project, crossing Paca Street, Easterly 394 feet, more or less, to intersect the east side of Paca Street, as now laid out 82.5 feet wide; thence binding on the east side of Paca Street, and on the east outline of said Orchard-Biddle Urban Renewal Project crossing Saratoga Street and Mulberry Street, Northerly 747 feet, more or less, to intersect the south side of Franklin Street, as now laid out 70 feet wide; thence binding on the south side of said Franklin Street, crossing Jasper Street and Eutaw Street, and on a south outline of said Orchard-Biddle Urban Renewal Project, Easterly 388 feet, more or less, to intersect the east side of said Eutaw Street and thence binding on the east side of said Eutaw Street, crossing Franklin Street, George Street, Centre Street, Druid Hill Avenue, McCulloh Street, and Monument Street and on the east outline of said Orchard-Biddle Urban Renewal Project, Northerly 1,275 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.

(b) Calculation of fee.

(1) The fee for the Market Center Retail Business District License shall apply to any business establishment which occupies space on the 1st floor in a premises located within the Market Center Retail Business District.

(2) The fee for the Market Center Retail Business District License shall be based upon:

(i) for all business establishments other than movie theaters, the total number of square feet of 1st-floor space occupied by a business establishment in the premises, whether owned, leased or otherwise held by such business establishment; and

(ii) for movie theaters, 70% of the total number of square feet of 1st-floor space occupied by the theater in the premises owned, leased, or otherwise held by such movie theater.

(3) The Market Center Retail Business District License fee shall be calculated by multiplying the number of square feet occupied for business purposes by each business establishment, as specified above, by a rate of $0.20 per square foot.

(c) Voting.

Voting on all budgetary matters shall be by majority of the licensees, as represented by 1 vote per square foot of licensable space, and no vote shall carry except by a majority of votes cast.