City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 10-16. Parking Management Plan – Development.

(a) Director to develop.

If the criteria specified in § 10-15 {"Criteria for further consideration"} of this subtitle are satisfied, the Executive Director shall use the parking study to design a Parking Management Plan that addresses the identified problem.

(b) General considerations.

In designing the Parking Management Plan, special attention will be given to:

(1) the definition of a permit area boundary; and

(2) the impact on various population groups.

(c) Alternatives.

The Executive Director will consider alternatives to permit parking, including:

(1) parking time limits;

(2) special meter zones;

(3) 1-way streets; and

(4) alternate-side-of-the-street parking.

(d) Off-street parking.

(1) "Off-street parking space" defined.

In this subsection, "off-street parking space" means an area, whether open or enclosed, that:

(i) can accommodate the residential off-street parking of a motor vehicle; and

(ii) complies with all applicable standards imposed by the Zoning and Building Codes of Baltimore City.

(2) Continued maintenance and use.

The Executive Director may:

(i) consider the extent to which off-street parking spaces in the area are underutilized; and

(ii) require in the Plan, as a condition of the establishment or modification of a Residential Parking Area and the issuance or renewal of parking permits, continued maintenance and use of:

(A) all off-street parking spaces required by the Zoning Code for a specific dwelling or dwelling unit within the Residential Parking Area; and

(B) any additional accessible off-street parking spaces located on the property of a dwelling or dwelling unit within the Residential Parking Area.