City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0546

• File #: 20-0546
• Version: 0
• Name: Natural Resources - Forest and Tree Conservation
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/22/2020
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/29/2020
• Enactment #: 20-401
• Title: Natural Resources - Forest and Tree Conservation For the purpose of amending the Forest and Tree Conservation provisions of Article 7 of the Baltimore City Code to comply with new State requirements, to coordinate with other City environmental requirements, and to align the Code with existing policy; correcting certain references; allowing for mitigation to be provided through forest mitigation banks located within the City; updating the requirements for mitigation fee usage; aligning the allowed uses of forest conservation funds with the definitions allowed by the State; adding annual reporting and biennial review requirements, as required by the State; reducing the amount of required land that triggers a review to conform with the amount of required land for grading or building permits; requiring that a Forest Stand Delineation be an element of other reviews, including Site Plan Review, subdivision, grading, and erosion and sediment control; requiring that all grading and building pe...
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration), John T. Bullock, Ryan Dorsey, Bill Henry, Kristerfer Burnett, Mary Pat Clarke, Shannon Sneed, Zeke Cohen
• Indexes: Natural Resources, Trees

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2020	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
9/21/2020	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
8/17/2020	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
8/17/2020	0	Judiciary Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
8/4/2020	0	Judiciary Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
7/20/2020	0	Judiciary Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of Sustainability
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Recreation and Parks
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Planning Commission
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
6/22/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
6/22/2020	0	City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Planning)
A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Natural Resources - Forest and Tree Conservation
For the purpose of amending the Forest and Tree Conservation provisions of Article 7 of the Baltimore City Code to comply with new State requirements, to coordinate with other City environmental requirements, and to align the Code with existing policy; correcting certain references; allowing for mitigation to be provided through forest mitigation banks located within the City; updating the requirements for mitigation fee usage; aligning the allowed uses of forest conservation funds with the definitions allowed by the State; adding annual reporting and biennial review requirements, as required by the State; reducing the amount of required land that triggers a review to conform with the amount of required land for grading or building permits; requiring that a Forest Stand Delineation be an element of other reviews, including Site Plan Review, subdivision, grading, and erosion and sediment control; requiring that all grading and building permits, and sediment, and erosion control, subdivision, or development plan approvals be conditioned on approval of and compliance with an approved Forest Conservation Plan; modifying mitigation fees to conform with Critical Area and Landscape Manual mitigation fees and modifying the amount of violation fines; adding a ...