City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

Table 11-401 Industrial Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations

Categories Specifications
(Per District)
OIC BSC IMU I-1 I-2 MI
Minimum Lot Area
Dwelling: Live-Work, Multi-Family, or Rowhouse N/A 300 sq.ft.

IMU-1:

300 sq. ft.

IMU-2:

N/A

10,000 sq. ft. N/A N/A
All Other Uses None None 5,000 sq. ft. 10,000 sq. ft. 20,000 sq. ft. 20,000 sq. ft.
Maximum Bldg Height
All Uses 60 feet 150 feet 1 60 feet 60 feet None 2 None 2
Minimum Front Yard
All Uses None None None 3 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet
Minimum Interior-Side Yard
All uses None 4 None 4 No interior-side yard required but, if one is provided, it must be a minimum of 10 feet None 5 None 6 None 6
Minimum Corner-Side Yard
All Uses None None None 7 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet
Minimum Rear Yard
All Uses None 8 None 8 None 8 None 9 None 9 None 9
Buffer Yard Req't
All Uses None None Where the Landscape Manual requires a landscaped buffer yard between an industrial use and a non-industrial use, that buffer yard must be provided by the more recent use.

1 For a residential use, the Zoning Board may allow a height higher than 150 feet as a conditional use.

2 However, if any part of the building is within 50 feet of an R, OR, C-1, C -1-E, C-1-VC, C-2, or C-3 Zoning District, that part of the building is limited to a maximum height of 60 feet.

3 All outdoor storage areas must be set back 10 feet from the front lot line.

4 However, if the interior-side lot line abuts an R Zoning District, a minimum interior-side yard of 10 feet is required.

5 However, if the interior-side lot line abuts an R or OR Zoning District, a minimum interior-side yard of 10 feet is required.

6 However, if the interior-side lot line abuts an R, OR, C-1, C -1-E, C-1-VC, C-2, or C-3 Zoning District, a minimum interior-side yard of 20 feet is required.

7 All outdoor storage areas must be set back 10 feet from the corner-side lot line and the front lot line.

8 However, if the rear lot line abuts an R Zoning District, a minimum rear yard of 15 feet is required.

9 However, if the rear lot line abuts an R, OR, C-1, C -1-E, C-1-VC, C-2, or C-3 Zoning District, a minimum interior rear yard of 30 feet is required.

(Ord. 19-244; Ord. 17-015; Ord. 16-581.)