BALTIMORE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS, Zoning Regulations, Baltimore County (2024)

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Republished in 2018

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CURRENT OFFICIALS

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND

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2019

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John A. Olszewski, Jr.
Baltimore County Executive

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Tom Quirk—First District
Israel "Izzy" Patoka—Second District
Wade Kach—Third District
Julian E. Jones, Jr.—Fourth District
David Marks—Fifth District
Cathy A. Bevins—Sixth District
Todd Crandell—Seventh District
Baltimore County Council

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Michael Mohler
Acting Director, Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections

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Lawrence M. Stahl
Managing Administrative Law Judge/Zoning Commissioner

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John E. Beverungen
Administrative Law Judge/Deputy Zoning Commissioner

PREFACE

Contents of Code

This 2018 republication of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations contains the complete text of the zoning regulations adopted March 30, 1955, as amended and revised through June 4, 2018. As used in the annotations throughout this edition, "BCZR" stands for Baltimore County Zoning Regulations. The prefatory provisions of the County Commissioners' resolution and order embodying the regulations, as adopted in 1955, are set forth in Appendix A.

This republication also contains a number of useful Appendixes, including excerpts relating to zoning from the Annotated Code of Maryland; selected sections relating to zoning from the Baltimore County Charter and Baltimore County Code; rules of practice and procedure of the Zoning Commissioner and Board of Appeals; and the 1945 Zoning Regulations, as amended. See the Table of Contents for a complete listing.

Authority

The authority for adoption of zoning regulations is found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Baltimore County Charter and the Baltimore County Code. See, particularly, Article 32, Title 3 (Zoning), of the Baltimore County Code, 2015 (As Amended). Article 32, Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the Code provides penalties for violations of these regulations.

Organization

The zoning regulations are organized into articles and sections, with section numbers corresponding to the article designation.

For consistency and ease of reference, unnumbered subsections have been provided with a decimal number corresponding to the main section number (e.g., subsections under Section 101 would be numbered § 101.1, § 101.2, etc.), and titles have been added to subsections formerly without titles. A scheme page listing section and subsection titles precedes the text of each article.

Table of Contents

The Table of Contents details the arrangement of material by section as a means of identifying specific areas of regulation. Where particular sections have been repealed or section numbers are saved for future use, such space appears in the Table of Contents as "(Reserved)."

Page Numbering System

A unique page numbering system is used, in which each article forms an autonomous unit. The first page of each is the number of that article followed by the numeral ":1." Thus, Article 3 begins on page 3:1, Article 5 on page 5:1, etc.

Histories

Historical annotations are indicated by Bill numbers enclosed in brackets. Where entire articles have been added or amended, such information appears under the article title. Where individual sections have been revised, the historical information is included at the section title or opening paragraph. For added or amended subsections, the historical annotations are placed where appropriate in the text.

Editor's Notes

Editor's Notes are used in the text to provide supplementary information and cross-references to related provisions in other sections.

Code Comparative Table

Beginning with this 2018 republication, a Code Comparative Table has been added for use in tracking legislative history. Located in the back of this volume, this table is a chronological listing of each Bill considered for codification. The Code Comparative Table specifies the Bill number, adoption date, and the disposition within the Code of each bill. By use of the Code Comparative Table, the reader can locate any section of the Code as supplemented, and any subsequent Bill included herein.

Index

The Index is a guide to information. Since it is likely that this Code will be used by persons without formal legal training, the Index has been formulated to enable such persons to locate a particular section quickly. Each section of each article has been indexed. The Index will be supplemented and revised from time to time as new legislation is added to the volume.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up to date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up to date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This republication was under the direct supervision of Tassy Spinks, Vice-President Supplement Department, and Katrina Hansen, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Michael E. Field, County Attorney, Milana Vayner, Assistant Attorney, and Jeff Perlow, County Planner, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this republication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Zoning Regulations which will make the active law of the county readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the county's affairs.