Required off-street loading spaces.
Baltimore City Code, Article 32, § 16-902
in effect§ 16-902. Required off-street loading spaces.
(a) When required.
(1) Off-street loading spaces must be provided in accordance with Table 16-902: Off-Street Loading Requirements for a building, structure, or use that requires the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by trucks or other vehicles.
(2) In the case of multi-tenant buildings or mixed-use developments, required loading spaces are calculated on the basis of each individual tenant. For example, if only 1 commercial tenant of a multi-tenant building is over 10,000 square feet, only one 1 loading space is required; if all tenants are 10,000 square feet or less, no loading is required.
(b) Maximum requirement.
In no case is a structure required to provide more than 5 loading spaces.
(c) Preexisting structures exempt.
All structures that were constructed before June 5, 2017, without on-site loading spaces are considered to be legally conforming in terms of loading space requirements. No new loading spaces are required to be constructed.
(Ord. 25-064 Section 2; Ord. 17-015; Ord. 16-581.)
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/32/16-902Fetched: 10/25/2026