Baltimore City Building, Fire, and Related Codes Revisions, Ordinance No. 13-93

Jurisdiction Name: Baltimore City
State/Province: MD
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 620,961
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: ordinance
Year: 2013
GFC Topic: community food production
Keywords: agricultural practices, agriculture, building code, farm, food production, greenhouse, hoophouse, permit, production, urban, urban agriculture
Adopting Government Department(s):

Baltimore City Council

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Policy Outcome(s):

Amended Baltimore City’s Building, Fire, and Related Codes; resulted in changes to Section 105.2 to allow for the use of hoophouses without obtaining a permit.

Additional Resources and Information: Link 1