City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 4-203. Applicability.

Site plan review is required for the following types of development applications:

(1) new construction that involves any of the following:

(i) any proposed development over 15,000 square feet of gross floor area;

(ii) developments with multiple structures on a single lot, excluding accessory structures; and

(iii) all multi-tenant commercial development, including mixed-use development;

(2) subdivision of land;

(3) additions or structural alterations to an existing structure, other than a single-family detached or semi-detached dwelling, that results in a 50% increase in gross floor area over the gross floor area of the existing structure prior to the addition or alteration;

(4) planned unit development;

(5) conditional use, unless the conditional use can and will be fully contained within an existing structure;

(6) parking lot or structures containing 5 or more motor vehicle parking spaces;

(7) any development within an environmentally sensitive area, including projects in a Floodplain District and projects within the Buffer of the Critical Area (see Subtitle 3 {"Environmentally Sensitive Areas Review"} of this title);

(8) urban agriculture or community-managed open-space farm; and

(9) any development within the C-5-IH Subdistrict.