Title 11
Industrial Districts
Subtitle 1
Purpose of Title
§ 11-101. Purpose.
The purpose of this title is to set out the use regulations and the bulk and yard regulations for Industrial Zoning Districts.
Subtitle 2
District Descriptions
§ 11-201. OIC Office-Industrial Campus District.
(a) In general.
(1) Intent.
The OIC Office-Industrial Campus Zoning District is intended for developments of large office structures, research and development facilities, and light industrial uses.
(2) Minimum size of district.
An OIC District must encompass at least 1 acre of land.
(b) Standards.
The OIC District standards are intended for architecturally coordinated office and industrial structures built in a campus-like atmosphere.
(c) Typical uses.
Examples of typical OIC District uses include:
(1) the international headquarters of a large corporation;
(2) large research and development facilities; and
(3) office campuses of substantial size.
§ 11-202. BSC Bio-Science Campus District.
(a) In general.
(1) Intent.
The BSC Bio-Science Campus Zoning District is intended to accommodate bio-science campuses, including supportive uses, and some residential uses.
(2) Minimum size of district.
A BSC District must encompass at least 1 acre of land.
(b) Uses.
The BSC District allows:
(1) a broad mix of uses, integrating manufacturing, office, and research and development; and
(2) additional supportive uses, like limited retail, educational facilities, and some higher density residential uses.
§ 11-203. IMU Industrial Mixed-Use Districts.
(a) Intent.
(1) The IMU Industrial Mixed-Use Zoning Districts are intended to encourage the reuse of older industrial buildings for light industrial use, as well as a variety of non-industrial uses.
(2) These older industrial buildings are often surrounded by residential and other non-industrial uses, though in many cases they are also transition zones between a heavy industrial area and a major road or a less intense use or district.
(b) Types of IMU Districts.
(1) 2 types of IMU Districts are established, as follows:
(i) one, the IMU-1 District, allows a variety of residential uses, including live-work dwellings; and
(ii) the other, the IMU-2 District, prohibits all residential uses.
(2) The IMU-1 District is generally for industrial buildings that are adjacent to existing residential buildings, typically rowhouses.
(3) The IMU-2 District is generally for industrial buildings that are adjacent to heavier industry, port uses, highways, or truck routes and not residential areas. This district is intended to protect industrial land and truck routes from pressures of residential uses.
(c) Floor area requirement for certain uses.
(1) In an IMU-1 District, a use other than residential and other than parking must account for a floor area (located anywhere in any building on the same lot) equal to at least 60% of the total ground-floor area of all buildings on the lot, unless otherwise granted a variance by the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.
(2) In an IMU-2 District, a use listed in the "Industrial Use Category" of Table 11-301 {"Industrial Districts – Permitted and Conditional Uses"} as allowed for an IMU-2 District must account for a floor area (located anywhere in any building on the same lot) equal to at least 50% of the total ground floor area of all buildings on the lot, unless otherwise granted a variance by the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.
§ 11-204. I-1 Light Industrial District.
(a) Intent.
The I-1 Light Industrial Zoning District is intended to provide for a wide variety of light manufacturing, fabricating, processing, wholesale distributing, and warehousing uses.
(b) Light industrial uses.
Light industrial uses are enclosed low-intensity, non-nuisance light fabrication and assembly-type manufacturing, with little to no outside impacts.
§ 11-205. I-2 General Industrial District.
(a) Intent.
The I-2 General Industrial Zoning District is intended to provide for a wide variety of general manufacturing, fabricating, processing, wholesale distributing, and warehousing uses.
(b) Uses.
(1) General industrial uses include fabrication, warehousing and assembly-type manufacturing, which may result in some moderate external effects, such as smoke, noise, glare, or vibration, and typically include outdoor storage and related outdoor activities.
(2) Commercial uses and outdoor storage of materials are allowed.
§ 11-206. MI Maritime Industrial District.
(a) Intent.
The MI Maritime Industrial Zoning District is intended to ensure the preservation of deep-water frontage of the Port of Baltimore for maritime industrial uses by delineating an area where maritime shipping and maritime industrial uses can be conducted without the intrusion of non-industrial uses and where investment in maritime infrastructure is encouraged.
(b) Nature of uses.
The nature of these activities may result in external effects, such as smoke, noise, glare, or vibration, and typically include outdoor storage and related outdoor activities.
Subtitle 3
Use Regulations
§ 11-301. As listed in Table 11-301.
Only those uses of land listed in Table 11-301: Industrial Districts – Permitted and Conditional Uses are allowed within these zoning districts.
Subtitle 4
Bulk and Yard Regulations
§ 11-401. In general.
Table 11-401: Industrial Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations sets forth the applicable bulk and yard regulations for these zoning districts.
§ 11-402. Measurement methodologies; Exceptions, etc.
(a) Measurement methodologies.
Measurement methodologies are as set forth in Title 15, Subtitle 3 {"Measurement Methodologies"} of this Code.
(b) Exceptions and requirements.
Exceptions and requirements are as set forth in Title 15, Subtitle 4 {"Exceptions and Requirements"} of this Code.
Subtitle 5
[Reserved]
Subtitle 6
Other Applicable Standards
§ 11-601. In general.
The Industrial Zoning Districts are also subject to the standards listed in this subtitle.
§ 11-602. Accessory structures and uses.
Standards governing accessory structures and uses are set forth in Title 15, Subtitle 5 {"Accessory Structures and Uses"} of this Code.
§ 11-603. Site development.
On-site development standards are set forth in Title 15 {"Site Development Standards"} of this Code.
§ 11-604. Off-street parking and loading.
Standards governing off-street parking and loading are set forth in Title 16 {"Off-Street Parking and Loading"} of this Code.
§ 11-605. Design standards.
All developments of the type described in § 4-405 {"Design Review: Applicability"} of this Code must comply with the applicable design standards required by the Baltimore City Design Manual.
§ 11-606. Landscaping and screening.
All landscaping and screening must comply with the requirements of the Baltimore City Landscape Manual.
§ 11-607. Signs.
Standards governing signs are set forth in Title 17 {"Signs"} of this Code.
§ 11-608. Temporary uses.
Standards governing temporary uses are set forth in Title 14, Subtitle 4 {"Temporary-Use Standards"} of this Code.