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R-7 zoning in Baltimore.

The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R-7 district, straight from Baltimore's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.

Free · Every figure cited · Read from the current code (2026-10-02)

R-7 dimensional standards.

These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base R-7 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.

Maximum height

35 ft

How tall the building may be. This is the rule for a detached house; the code sets other values below.

“Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Maximum Bldg Height › Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached › R-7 column · Baltimore code · read 2026-10-02
Other values, by what you build · 1
  • Dwelling: Rowhouse35 ft
    “Dwelling: Rowhouse | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 feet | 35 or 45 feet 1 | 35 or 45 feet 1 | 35 or 45 feet 1”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Maximum Bldg Height › Dwelling: Rowhouse › R-7 column · Baltimore code

Minimum lot size

3,000 sf

Smallest conforming lot. This is the rule for a detached house; the code sets other values below.

“Dwelling: Detached | 3,000 sq.ft. | 3,000 sq.ft. | 3,000 sq.ft. | 3,000 sq.ft. | 3,000 sq.ft. | 3,000 sq.ft.”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Lot Area › Dwelling: Detached › R-7 column · Baltimore code · read 2026-10-02
Other values, by what you build · 3
  • Dwelling: Semi-Detached2,000 sf
    “Dwelling: Semi-Detached | 2,500 sq.ft. | 2,000 sq.ft. | 2,000 sq.ft. | 2,000 sq.ft. | 2,500 sq.ft. | 2,000 sq.ft.”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Lot Area › Dwelling: Semi-Detached › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • Dwelling: Rowhouse1,100 sf
    “Dwelling: Rowhouse | 2,500 sq.ft. | 1,500 sq.ft. | 1,100 sq.ft. | 750 sq.ft. | 750 sq.ft. | 500 sq.ft.”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Lot Area › Dwelling: Rowhouse › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • All Other Uses3,000 sf
    “All Other Uses | 3,000 sq. ft. | 3,000 sq. ft. | 3,000 sq. ft. | 3,000 sq. ft. | 3,000 sq. ft. | 3,000 sq. ft.”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Lot Area › All Other Uses › R-7 column · Baltimore code

Front setback

10 ft

Required space from the front line. The code sets this by what you build, not one number for the district.

Values, by what you build · 3
  • Dwelling: Rowhouse10 ft
    “Dwelling: Rowhouse | 25 feet | 20 feet | 10 feet | None | 25 feet | None”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Front Yard › Dwelling: Rowhouse › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • Dwelling: Multi-Family10 ft
    “Dwelling: Multi-Family | 25 feet | 20 feet | 10 feet | None | 45 or 65 feet 6 | None”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Front Yard › Dwelling: Multi-Family › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • All Other Uses10 ft
    “All Other Uses | 25 feet | 20 feet | 10 feet | None | 25 feet | None”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Front Yard › All Other Uses › R-7 column · Baltimore code

Interior side setback

5 ft

Required space from a side line. This is the rule for a detached house; the code sets other values below.

“Dwelling: Detached | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Interior-Side Yard › Dwelling: Detached › R-7 column · Baltimore code · read 2026-10-02
Other values, by what you build · 2
  • Dwelling: Semi-Detached 75 ft
    “Dwelling: Semi-Detached 7 | 10 feet | 10 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Interior-Side Yard › Dwelling: Semi-Detached 7 › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • All Other Uses10 ft
    “All Other Uses | 10 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Interior-Side Yard › All Other Uses › R-7 column · Baltimore code

Street-side setback

5 ft

Required space from a side street on a corner lot. This is the rule for a detached house; the code sets other values below.

“Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached | 10 feet | 10 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Corner-Side Yard › Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached › R-7 column · Baltimore code · read 2026-10-02
Other values, by what you build · 3
  • Dwelling: Rowhouse5 ft
    “Dwelling: Rowhouse | 10 feet | 10 feet | 5 feet | None | None | None”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Corner-Side Yard › Dwelling: Rowhouse › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • Dwelling: Multi-Family5 ft
    “Dwelling: Multi-Family | 10 feet | 10 feet | 5 feet | None | 15 feet | None”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Corner-Side Yard › Dwelling: Multi-Family › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • All Other Uses5 ft
    “All Other Uses | 10 feet | 10 feet | 5 feet | None | 5 feet | None”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Corner-Side Yard › All Other Uses › R-7 column · Baltimore code

Rear setback

25 ft

Required space from the rear line. This is the rule for a detached house; the code sets other values below.

“Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Rear Yard › Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached › R-7 column · Baltimore code · read 2026-10-02
Other values, by what you build · 3
  • Dwelling: Rowhouse25 ft
    “Dwelling: Rowhouse | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | 16 feet or None 9 | 10 feet | 10 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Rear Yard › Dwelling: Rowhouse › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • Dwelling: Multi-Family25 ft
    “Dwelling: Multi-Family | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | 16 feet or None 9 | 10 feet | 10 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Rear Yard › Dwelling: Multi-Family › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • All Other Uses25 ft
    “All Other Uses | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Minimum Rear Yard › All Other Uses › R-7 column · Baltimore code

Maximum building coverage

35 %

Share of the lot the building footprint may cover. This is the rule for a detached house; the code sets other values below.

“Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35%”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Maximum Lot Coverage › Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached › R-7 column · Baltimore code · read 2026-10-02
Other values, by what you build · 3
  • Dwelling: Rowhouse70 %
    “Dwelling: Rowhouse | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% or 100% 4 | 40% | 80%”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Maximum Lot Coverage › Dwelling: Rowhouse › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • Dwelling: Multi-Family70 %
    “Dwelling: Multi-Family | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% or 100% 4 | 40% | 80%”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Maximum Lot Coverage › Dwelling: Multi-Family › R-7 column · Baltimore code
  • All Other Uses70 %
    “All Other Uses | 40% | 40% | 70% | 70% | 40% | 70%”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Maximum Lot Coverage › All Other Uses › R-7 column · Baltimore code

Maximum impervious cover

60 %

Share of the lot that may be hard surface. This is the rule for a detached house; the code sets other values below.

“Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60%”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Maximum Impervious Surface › Dwelling: Detached or Semi-Detached › R-7 column · Baltimore code · read 2026-10-02
Other values, by what you build · 1
  • Dwelling: Rowhouse (Rear Yard)65 %
    “Dwelling: Rowhouse (Rear Yard) | 65% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 65%”Table 9-401 Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential Districts – Bulk and Yard Regulations › Maximum Impervious Surface › Dwelling: Rowhouse (Rear Yard) › R-7 column · Baltimore code

Sources

Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.

Informational only — not a permit, appraisal, or professional engineering opinion. Verify with your local planning department before acting on it. See Terms and data sources.

Other Baltimore districts on record.

R-1AR-1R-1BR-8R-10R-1CR-2R-5R-1DR-3R-6R-9R-1ER-4

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