Educational and Hospital Zoning Districts

The Educational Campus and Hospital Campus Zoning Districts are tools that allow our current and
future education and medical institutions to plan, develop, and expand in a more transparent way. These
institutions are important parts of our City and the new zoning districts will allow them to better meet
their special needs and address impacts of large-scale, multi-functional developments that evolve over
time within our communities.
These new districts contain a list of permitted uses that are typically found in campus and hospital
environments along with minimum requirements related to lot area, building heights, and yard setbacks.
The regulations encourage development to be urban while relating to the context in which the
development resides.
If the institution seeks to exceed the allowable bulk standards, a Campus Master Plan (for educational
campuses) or General Development Plan (for hospitals) may be developed and approved by the City
Council as the controlling document for future development within the district. The Campus Master
Plan and General Development Plan allow for flexibility in the development and expansion of the
campus above the base district regulations. Once a plan is submitted to City Council and approved,
the development proceeds in accordance with the plan rather than the base district regulations. This
new process allows greater flexibility and a more streamlined development process for institutions
that develop a long-range plan. It also provides the community with an opportunity to understand and
participate in the long range planning of adjacent institutions.

simplify the process

RETOOL ZONING DISTRICTS PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS

Transform Baltimore | a city-wide

effort to develop a state-of-the-art zoning code featuring

new and more effective zoning tools to protect and enhance
neighborhood character, guide private development and
foster community revitalization.

CREATE BETTER DESIGN

When referring to the new code and its

provisions we are referring to the proposed
draft. Its provisions will not be in effect until
enacted by the City Council and signed into
law by the Mayor.

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