Qualitative control waiver.
Baltimore City Code, Article 7, § 23-2
in effect§ 23-2. Qualitative control waiver.
Except as provided for in § 23-5 {“Phased development projects”} of this subtitle, the Department may grant a waiver of qualitative control requirements for a project if:
(1) the project will return the disturbed area to a predevelopment runoff condition, such as pipeline or conduit projects, certain landscaping projects, certain maintenance projects, and certain underground projects;
(2) the project is an in-fill development project (that is, a development on vacant, bypassed, or underutilized land within an existing developed area) for which:
(i) environmental site design has been implemented to the maximum extent practicable; and
(ii) it has been demonstrated that other best management practices are not feasible;
(3) the project is a redevelopment project for which the requirements of § 23-7 of this subtitle are satisfied; or
(4) the Department determines that circumstances exist that prevent the reasonable implementation of environmental site design to the maximum extent practicable.
(Ord. 10-277; Ord. 02-367.)
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/7/23-2Fetched: 10/25/2026