Industrial Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations
Baltimore City Code, Article 32, Table 11-401
in effectTable 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.)
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/zoning-tables/11-401Fetched: 10/25/2026