City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 5-306. Qualifications.

(a) Criteria for imposing.

Before approving any variance, the Zoning Administrator, the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals, or the City Council, as the case may be, may impose on the establishment, location, construction, maintenance, or operation of the variance, any condition, restriction, or limitation that it considers necessary or desirable to:

(1) reduce or minimize the effect of the variance on other properties in the neighborhood;

(2) secure compliance with the standards and requirements of this Code; and

(3) better carry out the intent and purpose of this subtitle.

(b) Assurances of compliance.

The Zoning Administrator, the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals, or the City Council, as the case may be, may require whatever evidence and guarantees considered necessary to assure that the conditions, restrictions, and limitations imposed will be met and complied with.

(c) Failure to comply is a violation of Code.

Failure to comply with any condition, restriction, or limitation imposed under this section constitutes a violation of this Code.