Commercial Districts – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Baltimore City Code, Article 32, Table 10-301
in effectTable 10-301 Commercial Districts – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Uses | Districts | Use Standards
C-1 | C-1-VC | C-1-E | C-2 | C-3 | C-4 | C-5
Residential
Day-Care Home: Adult or Child | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-310
Dwelling (Above Non-Residential Ground Floor) | P | P | P | P | P | CB | P
Dwelling: Live-Work | P | P | P | P | P | CB | P
Dwelling: Multi-Family | P | CB | P | P | P | P
Dwelling: Rowhouse | P | P | P | CB | CB | P
Dormitory | P
Fraternity or Sorority House | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | Per § 14-313
Residential-Care Facility (16 or Fewer Residents) | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-334
Residential-Care Facility (17 or More Residents) | CO | CO | CO | CO | CB | CB | Per § 14-334
Rooming House | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB
Institutional
Community Center | CB | CB | CB | CB | P | P
Cultural Facility | CB | CB | CB | CB | P | P | Per § 14-308
Educational Facility: Commercial-Vocational | CB | CB | P | P | P
Educational Facility: Post-Secondary | CB | CB | CB | P | P | P | P
Educational Facility: Primary and Secondary | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | P
Government Facility | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB
Homeless Shelter | CB | CB | CB
Hospital | CB | CB | CB | P
Place of Worship | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-332
Open-Space
Community-Managed Open-Space Farm | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-307
Community-Managed Open-Space Garden | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-307
Park or Playground | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Marina: Dry Storage | CB | CB | P | Per § 14-323
Marina: Recreational | CB | CB | P | P | Per § 14-323
Urban Agriculture | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-340
Commercial
After-Hours Establishments | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-301.1
Animal Clinic | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-317
Art Gallery | P | P | P | P | P | P
Arts Studio | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Arts Studio: Industrial | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Bail Bond Establishment | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO
Banquet Hall | CO | CB | CB | P | Per § 14-302
Body Art Establishment | CB | CB | CB | P | P | P | P
Broadcasting Station (TV or Radio) | CB | P | P | P
Car Wash (Fully Enclosed Structure) | P | P | CB | Per § 14-304
Car Wash (Outdoor) | CB | P | Per § 14-304
Carry-Out Food Shop | CB | CB | CB | P | P | P | P
Check-Cashing Establishment | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | CB | CB
Convention Center | P
Day-Care Center: Adult or Child | CB | CB | CB | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-309
Drive-Through Facility | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-311
Entertainment: Indoor | CB | CB | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-312
Entertainment: Live | P | P | CO | P | Per § 14-319
Entertainment: Live (Accessory to Restaurant, Tavern, Art Studio, or Art Gallery) | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-319
Farmers Market | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-312.1
Financial Institution | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Fuel Station | CB | CB | P | Per § 14-314
Funeral Home | CB | P | P
Greenhouse or Nursery | P | P | P | P | P | P | CB | Per § 14-340
Health-Care Clinic | CB | CB | CB | P | P | P | P
Health and Fitness Center | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Heavy Sales, Rental, or Service | CB | P
Hotel or Motel | CB | CB | CB | P | P | P | P
Kennel | CB | P | CB | Per § 14-317
Lodge or Social Club | CB | CB | CB | CB | P | P | P | Per § 14-320
Lounge | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-321
Motor Vehicle Dealership (Fully Enclosed Structure) | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-325
Motor Vehicle Dealership (Outdoor Vehicle Display) | CB | P | Per § 14-325
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment (Fully Enclosed Structure) | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-325
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment (Outdoor Vehicle Display) | CB | P | Per § 14-325
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair: Major | P | Per § 14-326
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair: Minor (Fully Enclosed Structure) | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-326
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair: Minor (Outdoor Vehicle Storage) | CB | P | P | Per § 14-326
Nursery (See “Greenhouse or Nursery”) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –
Office | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Outdoor Dining | P, CB5 | P, CB5 | P, CB5 | P, CB5 | P | P | P | Per § 14-329
Pawn Shop | CB | CB | CB | CB
Personal Services Establishment | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Racetrack | CB
Recreation: Indoor | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-312
Recreation: Outdoor | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-312
Recreational Vehicle Dealership | CB | P
Research and development facility | CB | CB | P | P | Per § 14-333.1
Restaurant | P | CB | P | P | P | P | P
Retail: Big Box Establishment | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-335.1
Retail: Small Box Establishment | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-335.2
Retail Goods Establishment (No Alcoholic Beverages Sales) | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Retail Goods Establishment (With Alcoholic Beverages Sales) | CO | CO | CO | CO | CO | P | P | Per § 14-336
Smoke Shop | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-337
Stadium | CB | CB
Tavern | CB | CB | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-338
Video Lottery Facility | P | P
Industrial
Food Processing: Light | P | P | P | P | P | P | P
Heliport | CB
Helistop | CB
Industrial: Light | P
Mini-Warehouse | CB | P | CB 1
Motor Vehicle Operations Facility | P
Movie Studio | P | P
Printing Establishment | P | P | P | P
Recycling Collection Station | CB | Per § 15-514
Truck Stop | CB
Other
Alternative Energy System: Community-Based | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-306
Electric Substation: Enclosed | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | P | CB | Per § 14-341
Electric Substation: Indoor | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-341
Electric Substation: Outdoor | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-341
Parking Garage (Principal Use) | CB | P | P | CB 2 | Per § 14-331
Parking Lot (Principal Use) | CB | CB | CB | CB | P | P | CO | Per § 14-331
Telecommunications Facility 3 | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | Per § 14-339
Utilities | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-341
Wireless Communications Services 4 | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | Per § 14-339
1 Allowed only in a structure lawfully existing as of June 5, 2017. 2 However, along Pratt Street in the C-5 District, principal-use parking garages are prohibited. See § 10-503(c)(1). 3 Only telecommunications base stations that comply with the stealth design standards of § 14-339 are considered permitted uses. 4 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. 5 Under § 14-329(a)(1) and (a)(2), both outdoor dining and rooftop dining, respectively, require approval as a conditional use by the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals if located in a C-1, C-1-E, C-1-VC, or C-2 zoning district .
(Ord. 26-116 Section 1; Ord. 25-065 Section 2; Ord. 25-015 Section 1; Ord. 23-280 Section 1; Ord. 22-181; Ord. 18-171; Ord. 18-167; Ord. 17-056; 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/10-301Fetched: 10/25/2026