Land Use committee advances zoning and street rules
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The committee recommended favorably on changes to parking permits for churches in Riverside, authority to change a street name suffix, and building-height calculations for gambrel roofs; it also recessed the Baltimore Harbor item for a July 9 voting session.
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The committee moved three land-use items forward: easier parking permit rules for churches in Riverside, a change giving the City Council authority to change a street name suffix, and a tweak to how building height is measured for gambrel-roofed buildings. The Baltimore Harbor proposal did not get a final vote at this meeting and was recessed to July 9. One hearing on a separate item was canceled pending rescheduling.
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- Recommended favorably: RPP Area 48 (Riverside) revisions to increase church parking permits and extend permit hours.
- Recommended favorably: ordinance giving the City Council authority to change a street name suffix.
- Recessed the Baltimore Harbor transfer-of-authority item and scheduled a voting session for July 9, 2026.
- Recommended favorably with amendment: change to building-height calculations for buildings with gambrel roofs.
- Canceled pending rescheduling: hearing on item 26-0155.
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Land Use & Transportation Committee
Land Use Docket Hearing - 26-0197, 26-0178, 26-0175,26-0155 (hearing canceled pending rescheduling), 26-0153
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- RPP Area 48 (Riverside) – Revisions FOR the purpose of increasing the allotment of parking permits for churches and increasing the hours for those permits in the Parking Management Plan Restatement for RPP Area 48.
- Street Names – Authority to Change Suffix FOR the purpose of granting to the City Council the authority to change the suffix of a street name.
- Baltimore Harbor – Transfer of Authority to Department of Transportation FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete provisions of Subtitle 5 {“Harbor”} of the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City and Article 10 {“Harbors, Docks, and Wharves”} of the Baltimore City Code regarding Baltimore Harbor; transferring the authority to regulate Baltimore Harbor from the Department of Housing and Community Development to the Department of Transportation; establishing the Office of the Harbormaster and all attendant authorities and duties under the Department of Transportation; and otherwise relating to the use and management of Baltimore Harbor
- Measurement of Building Height – Gambrel Roofs FOR the purpose of amending the calculation of building height measurement for buildings with gambrel roofs.
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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