Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Baltimore City Code, Article 32, Table 9-301
in effectTable 9-301 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Uses | Districts | Use Standards
R-5 | R-6 | R-7 | R-8 | R-9 | R-10
Residential
Day-Care Home: Adult or Child | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-310
Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached | P | P | P | P | P | CB
Dwelling: Multi-Family | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-327
Dwelling: Rowhouse | P | P | P | P | P | P
Fraternity or Sorority House | CO | CO | Per § 14-313
Home Occupation | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 15-507
Residential-Care Facility (16 or Fewer Residents) | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-334
Residential-Care Facility (17 or More Residents) | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-334
Rooming House (10 or Fewer Units) | CB | CB | CB
Rooming House (11 or More Units) | CB | CB
Institutional
Community Center | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB
Cultural Facility | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-308
Educational Facility: Commercial - Vocational | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB
Educational Facility: Post-Secondary | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB
Educational Facility: Primary and Secondary | P | P | P | P | P | P
Government Facility | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB
Hospital | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB
Place of Worship | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-332
Open-Space
Community-Managed Open-Space Farm | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-307
Community-Managed Open-Space Garden | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-307
Park or Playground | P | P | P | P | P | P
Urban Agriculture | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-340
Commercial
Day-Care Center: Adult or Child | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-309
Farmers Market | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-312.1
Lodge or Social Club | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-320
Neighborhood Commercial Establishment | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-328
Other
Alternative Energy System: Community-Based 1 | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | Per § 14-306
Electric Substation: Enclosed, Indoor, or Outdoor | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-341
Parking Garage (Principal Use) | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | Per § 14-331
Parking Lot (Principal Use) | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | Per § 14-331
Telecommunications Facility | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-339
Utilities | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-341
Wireless Communications Services 2 | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | Per § 14-339
1 A Community-Based Alternative Energy System: (i) if on a lot less than 0.5 acre in lot area, requires conditional-use approval by the Zoning Board, and (ii) if on a lot 0.5 acres or more in lot area, is a permitted use. 2 Only Wireless Communication Services that are modifications to – and do not substantially change the physical dimension of – an existing telecommunications facility, are considered permitted uses.
(Ord. 26-116 Section 1; Ord. 22-181; 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/9-301Fetched: 10/25/2026