Port Covington District – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Baltimore City Code, Article 32, Table 12-1302
in effectTable 12-1302 Port Covington District – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Uses | Subdistricts | Use Standards
PC-1 | PC-2 | PC-3 | PC-4
Residential
Day-Care Home: Adult or Child | P | P | P | Per § 14-310
Dwelling (Above Non-Residential Ground Floor) | P | P | P
Dwelling: Multi-Family | P | P | P | Per § 14-327
Dwelling: Rowhouse | P
Dwelling: Live-Work | P | P | P
Fraternity or Sorority House | P | P
Residential-Care Facility (16 or Fewer Residents) | P | P | P | Per § 14-334
Residential-Care Facility (17 or More Residents) | P | CB | P | Per § 14-334
Institutional
Community Center | P | P | P | P
Cultural Facility | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-308
Educational Facility: Commercial-Vocational | P | P | P
Educational Facility: Post-Secondary | P | P | P
Educational Facility: Primary and Secondary | P | P | P
Government Facility | P | P | P | P
Homeless Shelter | CB | CB
Hospital | P | P
Place of Worship | P | P | P | Per § 14-332
Open-Space
Community-Managed Open-Space Farm | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-307
Community-Managed Open-Space Garden | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-307
Fishing Pier | P | P | P | P
Forest and Nature Preserve | P | P | P | P
Horse Stable | P | P | P
Marina: Recreational | P 1 | P 1 | P 1 | P 1 | Per § 14-323
Park or Playground | P | P | P | P
Recreational Boat Launch | P | P | P | P
Urban Agriculture | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-340
Zoo | CB | CB | CB
Commercial
Animal Clinic | P | P | Per § 14-317
Art Gallery | P | P | P | P
Arts Studio | P | P | P
Arts Studio: Industrial | P | P | P
Banquet Hall | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-302
Body Art Establishment | P | P | P | P
Broadcasting Station (TV or Radio) | P | P | P | P
Car Wash (Fully Enclosed Structure) | P | P | P | Per § 14-304
Car Wash (Outdoor) | CB | CB | P | Per § 14-304
Carry-Out Food Shop | P | P | P | P
Check-Cashing Establishment | CB | CB | CB | CB
Convention Center | P | P | P
Country Club | P | P | P
Day-Care Center: Adult or Child | P | P | P | Per § 14-309
Drive-Through Facility | P | P | P | Per § 14-311
Driving Range | P | P | P
Entertainment: Indoor | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-312
Entertainment: Live | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-319
Fairground | P | P
Financial Institution | P | P | P | P
Fuel Station | P | P | Per § 14-314
Funeral Home | P | P | P | P
Greenhouse or Nursery | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-340
Health-Care Clinic | P | P | P
Health and Fitness Center | P | P | P
Heavy Sales, Rental, or Service | CB | P
Hotel or Motel | P | P | P | P
Kennel | P | P | Per § 14-317
Lodge or Social Club | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-320
Motor Vehicle Dealership (Fully Enclosed Structure) | P | P | Per § 14-325
Motor Vehicle Dealership (Outdoor Vehicle Display) | P | P | Per § 14-325
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment (Fully Enclosed Structure) | P | P | P | Per § 14-325
Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment (Outdoor Vehicle Display) | P | P | Per § 14-325
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair: Major | P | P | Per § 14-326
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair: Minor (Fully Enclosed Structure) | P | P | P | Per § 14-326
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair: Minor (Outdoor Vehicle Storage) | P | P | Per § 14-326
Nursery (See “Greenhouse or Nursery”) | – | – | – | – | –
Office | P | P | P | P
Outdoor Dining | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-329
Pawn Shop | CB | CB
Personal Services Establishment | P | P | P | P
Racetrack | P | P
Recreation: Indoor | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-312
Recreation: Outdoor | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-312
Recreational Vehicle Dealership | P
Research and development facility | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-333.1
Restaurant | P | P | P | P
Retail Goods Establishment (No Alcoholic Beverages Sales) | P | P | P | P
Retail Goods Establishment (With Alcoholic Beverages Sales) | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-336
Stadium | P | P | P | P
Tavern | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-338
Video Lottery Facility | P | P
Industrial
Alternative Energy System: Commercial | P | P | P | P
Boat Manufacturing, Repair, and Sales | Per § 14-303
Commercial composting facility | CB | P | Per § 14-305
Food Processing: Light | P | P | P | P
Contractor Storage Yard | CB | P | Per § 14-330
Freight Terminal | CB | P
Heliport | P | P | P | P
Helistop | P | P | P | P
Industrial Boat Repair Facility | P | P | Per § 14-323
Industrial: General | P | P | P | Per § 14-315
Industrial: Light | P | P | P
Industrial: Maritime-Dependent | P | P | P | P
Marina: Dry Storage | P | P | Per § 14-323
Marine Terminal | CB | CB
Materials Recovery Facility | CB | P | Per § 14-324
Mini-Warehouse | P | P
Motor Vehicle Operations Facility | P | P
Movie Studio | P | P
Outdoor Storage Yard | CB | P | P | Per § 14-330
Passenger Terminal | P | P | P | P
Printing Establishment | P | P
Recyclable Materials Recovery Facility | CB | P | Per § 14-333
Resource Recovery Facility | CB | CB | Per § 14-335
Shipyard | P | P
Truck Stop | CB | CB
Truck Terminal | CB | CB
Warehouse | P | P | P
Waterfreight Terminal | CB | CB
Wholesale Goods Establishment | P | P | P
Other
Alternative Energy System: Community-Based | P | P | P | P | Per § 14-306
Electric Substation: Enclosed, Indoor, or Outdoor | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-341
Parking Garage (Principal Use) | P | P | P | Per § 14-331
Parking Lot (Principal Use) | P | P | P | Per § 14-331
Telecommunications Facility 2 | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | Per § 14-339
Utilities | CB | CB | CB | CB | Per § 14-341
Wireless Communications Services 3 | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | CB, P | Per § 14-339
1 Subject to conformance with the Marina Master Plan. 2 Only telecommunications base stations that comply with the stealth design standards of § 14-339 are considered permitted uses. 3 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. 23-280 Section 1; Ord. 22-181; Ord. 18-171; 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/12-1302Fetched: 10/25/2026