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: Councilmember Mitchell
At the request of: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.
Address: c/o Kirby Fowler, 217 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Telephone: 410-528-7712
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Urban Renewal - Mount Vernon - Amendment ____
FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Mount Vernon to incorporate certain bulk regulations; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.
Body
BY authority of
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section 2-6
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
The Urban Renewal Plan for Mount Vernon was approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore by Ordinance 06-.
An amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for Mount Vernon is necessary to incorporate into its provisions certain bulk regulations.
Under Article 13, § 2-6 of the Baltimore City Code, no substantial change may be made in any approved renewal plan unless the change is approved in the same manner as that required for the approval of a renewal plan.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the following changes in the Urban Renewal Plan for Mount Vernon are approved:
Amend B.3 of the Plan to read as follows:
B. Land Use and Off-street Parking Provisions
3. Central Business (B-4): provides for the great variety of retail stores, offices and related activities that are characteristic of the major business streets in the downtown area and serve the entire metropolitan region
A. ALLOWED USES.
In the area designated "Central Business" on the Land Use Plan, the uses allowed are those listed in the Zoning Code of Baltimore City for the B-4 district.
B. LOT AREA.
(1) DEFINED TERMS; COMPUTATIONS.
TERMS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH B HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN THEM IN THE BALTIMORE CITY ZONING CODE. COMPUTATIONS SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES SET FORTH IN THE ZONING CODE AT TITLE 3 {"GENERAL RULES FOR USE, BULK, AND OTHER REGULATIONS"}, SUBTITLE 2 {"BULK REGULATIONS"}, AND AT § 6-105 {"BUSINESS DISTRICTS: LOT AREA"}.
(2) SCOPE.
FOR EACH DWELLING, EFFICIENCY, OR ROOMING UNIT IN A B-4 DISTRICT, THE MINIMUM LOT AREA IS AS SPECIFIED IN THIS PARAGRAPH B.
(3) B-4-1 DISTRICT.
(I) EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II), THE MINIMUM LOT AREA IN A B-4-1 DISTRICT IS:
A. 120 SQUARE FEET PER ROOMING OR EFFICIENCY UNIT.
B. 170 SQUARE FEET PER OTHER DWELLING UNIT.
(II) THE MINIMUM LOT AREA FOR HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY IN A B-4-1 DISTRICT IS:
A. 80 SQUARE FEET PER EFFICIENCY UNIT.
B. 120 SQUARE FEET PER OTHER DWELLING UNIT.
(4) B-4-2 DISTRICT.
(I) EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II), THE MINIMUM LOT AREA IN A B-4-2 DISTRICT IS:
A. 80 SQUARE FEET PER ROOMING OR EFFICIENCY UNIT.
B. 120 SQUARE FEET PER OTHER DWELLING UNIT.
(II) THE MINIMUM LOT AREA FOR HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY IN A B-4-2 DISTRICT IS:
A. 55 SQUARE FEET PER EFFICIENCY UNIT.
B. 80 SQUARE FEET PER OTHER DWELLING UNIT.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Urban Renewal Plan for Mount Vernon, as amended by this Ordinance and identified as "Urban Renewal Plan, Mount Vernon, revised to include Amendment ____, dated ", is approved. The Department of Planning shall file a copy of the amended Urban Renewal Plan with the Department of Legislative Reference as a permanent public record, available for public inspection and information.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That if the amended Urban Renewal Plan approved by this Ordinance in any way fails to meet the statutory requirements for the content of a renewal plan or for the procedures for the preparation, adoption, and approval of a renewal plan, those requirements are waived and the amended Urban Renewal Plan approved by this Ordinance is exempted from them.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That if any provision of this Ordinance or the application of this Ordinance to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity does not affect any other provision or any other application of this Ordinance, and for this purpose the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That if a provision of this Ordinance concerns the same subject as a provision of any zoning, building, electrical, plumbing, health, fire, or safety law or regulation, the applicable provisions shall be construed to give effect to each. However, if the provisions are found to be in irreconcilable conflict, the one that establishes the higher standard for the protection of the public health and safety prevails. If a provision of this Ordinance is found to be in conflict with an existing provision of any other law or regulation that establishes a lower standard for the protection of the public health and safety, the provision of this Ordinance prevails and the other conflicting provision is repealed to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.
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