Land Use decisions approved
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The committee recommended four land-use items favorably, including a rezoning for 901 S Caton Avenue, a housing conversion at 812 N Carey Street, a property sale at 220 Guilford Avenue, and a harbor governance change with an amendment.
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What this means
The committee advanced four proposals to the full City Council. One would change 901 S Caton Avenue from one zoning category to another, another would allow a single-family home at 812 N Carey Street to become two units, and a third would let the city sell 220 Guilford Avenue because it is no longer needed for public use. The committee also backed a change that would move authority over Baltimore Harbor to the Department of Transportation and create an Office of the Harbormaster.
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- Recommended favorably: rezoning 901 S Caton Avenue from OR-2 to C-2.
- Recommended favorably: allow conversion of 812 N Carey Street from one dwelling unit to two units with a variance.
- Recommended favorably: authorize the sale of 220 Guilford Avenue because it is no longer needed for public use.
- Recommended favorably with amendment: transfer Baltimore Harbor authority to the Department of Transportation and establish the Office of the Harbormaster.
- Recommended favorably with amendment: allow a retail goods establishment with alcoholic beverage sales at 600 West North Avenue with variances.
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Land Use & Transportation Committee
Land Use Docket 25-0128 (Hearing Canceled pending Rescheduling), 26-0150, 26-0176, 26-0177, 26-0165, 26-0178
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- Rezoning – 901 S Caton Avenue FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 901 S Caton Avenue (Block 2108C, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the OR-2 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.
- Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variance – 812 N Carey Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 812 N Carey Street (Block 0089, Lot 057), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing for a special effective date.
- Sale of Property – 220 Guilford Avenue FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property that is located at 220 Guilford Avenue (Block 0612, Lot 010) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR VOTING SESSIONS
- Zoning – Conditional Use – Retail Goods Establishment (With Alcoholic Beverage Sales) – Variances – 600 West North Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a retail goods establishment (with alcoholic beverage sales) on the property known as 600 West North Avenue (Block 3435, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances from certain bulk and yard regulations and off-street parking maximums; and, providing for a special effective date.
- 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
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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