5 rules for unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Baltimore County Code Section 13-4-201 requires all solid waste to be kept in approved receptacles and all garbage to be stored in rodent-resistant, watertight containers with tight-fitting lids. Premises must be kept free from accumulations of improperly stored solid waste.
Baltimore County Code § 13-4-201(b), (d)
A person shall keep the person's premises free from accumulations of improperly stored solid waste. … All garbage shall be stored in approved rodent-resistant, watertight containers with tight-fitting lids.
In Baltimore County, an owner may not create or allow a nuisance on their property that is detrimental to public health, safety, welfare, or the environment. County Code Section 13-7-112 governs; Code Enforcement can order abatement and impose a civil penalty up to $1,000 plus removal costs.
Baltimore County Code § 13-7-112
An owner may not create or allow to exist on the owner's property a nuisance determined by the County Health Department or the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability to be detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare, or the environment.
In Baltimore County, vacant lots must be kept free of overgrown weeds and dumped material. The 8-inch weed limit and nuisance rules apply to vacant land, and accessory structures are not permitted on a vacant lot under the County Zoning Regulations.
Baltimore County Zoning Policy Manual A-5 (BCZR §§ 101, 400, 500)
Accessory structures, buildings, or uses are not permitted on vacant lots. … An accessory structure on a vacant lot shall not be approved by a variance.
Baltimore County allows a home owner or resident two private garage or yard sales per year as an accessory use in a residential zone, each no longer than a weekend, with no outside exhibitors. The rule flows from Section 101 of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations.
Baltimore County Zoning Policy Manual A-22 (BCZR § 101)
A private home owner/resident is permitted to have two private garage or yard sale per year as an accessory use to the dwelling in a residential zone, provided: 1. that the sale would not be longer than a weekend at one time; 2. that there are no other exhibitors of sale items on the property other than the owner/resident.
Baltimore County's Weed Ordinance bars an owner or occupant from allowing grass, weeds, or other rank vegetation to exceed 8 inches in height (County Code Section 13-7-401). After notice you have days to cut to 3 inches, or the County mows it and charges you.
Baltimore County Code § 13-7-401(a)(1)
An owner, occupant, or person in control of a lot or parcel of land in the county may not allow or maintain on the lot or parcel of land: (1) A growth of grass, weeds, or other rank vegetation to a height exceeding 8 inches.
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