§ 14-331. Parking garages and parking lots.

(a) Parking garages.

(1) Parking garages in the C-1, C-1-E, C-1-VC, C-2, C-3, C-5, and TOD Districts must include active ground-floor uses, whether residential or non-residential uses, along at least 25% of the ground floor when adjoining a street, other than an alley.

(2) In all other districts, if a parking garage does not include active ground floor uses along at least 50% of the ground floor, the ground floor must be screened from public view in accordance with the requirements of the Baltimore City Landscape Manual.

(b) Parking lots.

(1) A parking lot may be used solely for the parking of motor vehicles and may not be used as an off-street loading area.

(2) No motor vehicle repair or service of any kind may be conducted in any parking lot.

(3) Signs must comply with Title 17 {"Signs"} of this Code.

(4) No buildings other than those for shelter of attendants may be erected in a parking lot. The allowable shelters may not exceed 10 feet in height or 200 square feet in area.

(5) The parking lot must be screened from public view in accordance with the requirements of the Baltimore City Landscape Manual.

(6) The parking lot must be kept free from refuse and debris.