§ 20.30.020. Definitions.

In general, in this chapter, unless another meaning is plainly intended, the following words have the meanings indicated.

"Applicant" means any person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, or any other entity or combination of entities, who either submits for subdivision approval for a residential "for sale" project under this chapter or is developing rental property, and which plan provides for the development of a total of ten or more dwelling units in one or more stages of development regardless of whether any land has been transferred to another party.

"Certificate of eligibility" means a certificate issued by the Department of Planning and Zoning and signed by the person seeking to own or rent an MPDU and the Planning and Zoning Director that certifies that the person is qualified to buy or rent an MPDU.

"Date of original rental" means the date of the first lease agreement for a MPDU.

"Date of original sale" means the date of settlement for purchase of a MPDU.

"Eligible person" means the holder of a current certificate of eligibility granted under this chapter.

"Homeownership assistance trust fund" means a fund established under this chapter in order to achieve the purposes of Section 20.30.070 to be administered by the Department of Planning and Zoning.

"HUD" means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

HUD's "fair market rents" (FMRs) shall mean the FMRs for the Baltimore Metropolitan Statistical Area as published from time to time by HUD.

"Marketing period" means a period beginning on the date the Department of Planning and Zoning provides the applicant an approved list of eligible certificate holders to whom the unit may be marketed and during which the MPDU is available exclusively to persons holding a certificate of eligibility under the program.

"Moderately priced dwelling unit," or "MPDU," means a dwelling unit which is offered for sale or rent to eligible persons or to the Department of Planning and Zoning and sold or rented under this chapter.

"Occupancy period" means the time an MPDU is subject to either the resale price controls and owner occupancy requirements or the rental limits of this chapter. The occupancy period is ten years for sale units and twenty years for rental units, and begins on the date of initial sale or rental.

"Residential development" includes:

1.

All proposed subdivisions, rental property, condominiums, cooperatives, and new mixed use developments with a residential component;

2.

A development that is a rehabilitation of an existing multiple family residential structure that increases the number of residential units from the number of units in the existing structure by four or more dwelling units;

3.

Part of the conversion of a rental property to a condominium or cooperative; and

4.

A development that will change the use of an existing building from a nonresidential to a residential use.

(Ord. O-37-05 Amended § 1 (part), 2006: Ord. O-7-03 § 1 (part), 2004)

(Ord. No. O-47-15 Amended, § I, 11-23-2015; Ord. No. O-45-16, § I, 1-9-2017; Ord. No. O-32-17 Amended, § I, 7-31-2017)

Editor's note

Section II of Ord. No. O-32-17 Amended, adopted July 31, 2017, states "Any development applications submitted prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be evaluated based on Chapter 20.30 as it existed at the time the application was submitted to Planning and Zoning; and development applications submitted after the effective date of this ordinance shall be governed by Chapter 20.30 as amended by this ordinance."