* 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 Kraft
At the request of: Eastside Site LLC and BTR Capital Group
Address: c/o Alan T.L. Sun, Esquire, McGuireWoods, LLP, 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 1000,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Telephone: 410-659-4464
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Planned Unit Development - Designation - 6541 Eastern Avenue
FOR the purpose of approving the application of Eastside Site LLC, owner of certain property known as 6541 Eastern Avenue and contract purchaser of an adjacent parcel of land (collectively, the "Property"), to have that Property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.
Body
BY authority of
Article - Zoning
Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 4
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
Eastside Site LLC, is the owner of property known as 6541 Eastern Avenue and contract purchaser of an adjacent parcel of property (collectively, the "Property"). BTR Capital Group plans to develop the Property, consisting of 6.14 acres, more or less, for business uses.
On June 20, 2007, representatives of the applicant met with the Department of Planning for a preliminary conference, to explain the scope and nature of existing and proposed development on the property and to institute proceedings to have the Property designated a Business Planned Unit Development.
The representatives of the applicant have now applied to the Baltimore City Council for designation of the Property as a Business Planned Unit Development, and they have submitted a Development Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 4 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Mayor and City Council approves the application of Eastside Site LLC, owner of the property known as 6541 Eastern Avenue and contract purchaser of an adjacent parcel of land (collectively, the "Property"), consisting of 6.14 acres, more or less (including the to-be-acquired adjacent property), as outlined on the accompanying Development Plan entitled "6541 Eastern Avenue", to designate the Property a Business Planned Unit Development under Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 4 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Development Plan entitled "6541 Eastern Avenue", consisting of Sheet 1, "Existing Conditions", dated July 31, 2007; Sheet 2, "Proposed Conditions Plan", dated July 31, 2007; and Sheet 3, "Landscape Plan", dated July 31, 2007, is approved.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That in accordance with the provisions of Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 4, the following uses are permitted within the Planned Unit Development:
(a) all permitted and conditional uses of B-1, B-2, and B-3 Districts are permitted in the Planned Unit Development, as depicted on the Development Plan, with the exception of the uses provided in paragraph (c) below.
(b) The following additional uses are specifically permitted in the Planned Unit Development:
Open off-street parking areas, other than accessory, for the parking of 4 or more
motor vehicles.
(c) The following uses are prohibited as principal uses in the Planned Unit Development:
Amusement arcades as provided in § 6-308(2) of the Baltimore City Zoning Code
Amusement devises as provided in § 6-207(2) of the Baltimore City Zoning Code
Amusement devices located within a shopping center of over 20,000 square feet
or a commercial recreation center of over 20,000 square feet
Animal facilities as provided in § 6-207(3) of the Baltimore City Zoning Code
Animal hospitals that are odor-proofed and sound-proofed
Athletic fields
Automobile accessory stores - including related repair and installation services
Bingo halls: charitable
Blood donor centers
Bus and transit passenger stations and terminals
Check cashing
Clinics: health care
Clubs and lodges: private and nonprofit
Community correction centers
Dance halls
Dry cleaning establishments: drive-in
Dry cleaning establishments - no more than 4 employees plus 1 owner or manager
on the premises
Employment agencies
Exterminator's shops
Firearm sales, ammunition sales, or both as provided in § 6-308(11) of the Baltimore
City Zoning Code
Foster homes for children
Fraternity and sorority houses
Furrier shops - including accessory storage and conditioning of furs
Helistops
Homes for the rehabilitation of non-bedridden alcoholics and for the care and
custody of homeless persons
Hospitals
Launderettes - no more than 2 employees plus 1 owner or manager on the
premises
Laundries: hand - no more than 2 employees plus 1 owner or manager on the
premises
Marinas: accessory
Marinas: recreational
Marinas: recreational boat launch/tie up
Multi-purpose neighborhood centers
Novelty shops
Parole and Probation field offices
Pawnshops
Pool halls and billiard parlors
Poultry - and rabbit-killing establishments
Printing establishments - no more than 10 employees plus 1 owner or manager
the premises
Public utility service centers
Public utility uses as provided in § 6-208(12)
Recreation buildings and community centers
Schools: elementary and secondary
Schools: trade - other than industrial
Second-hand stores
Sewerage pumping station
Skating rinks
Structures on piers, other than water-dependent facilities
Taxidermist shops
Telephone exchanges
Trading stamp redemption centers
Travel trailers, recreational vehicles, and similar camping equipment:
parking or storage
Undertaking establishments and funeral parlors
Union halls
Water filtration plants, reservoirs, and pumping stations.
(d) The following uses are conditional uses that require approval by Ordinance:
Liquor stores: package goods
Taverns - but not including live entertainment and dancing.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the off-street parking requirements for the Planned Unit Development are as follows: (1) retail including restaurants - 1 space per 600 square feet in excess of 4,000 square feet of retail use; and (2) all other uses - as required by the underlying zoning.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That all plans for the construction of permanent improvements on the property are subject to final design approval by the Planning Commission to insure that the plans are consistent with the Development Plan and this Ordinance.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Planning Department may decide
what constitutes minor or major modifications to the Plan. Minor modifications require approval
by the Planning Commission. Major modifications require approval by Ordinance.
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That as evidence of the authenticity of the accompanying Development Plan and in order to give notice to the agencies that administer the City Zoning Ordinance: (i) when the City Council passes this Ordinance, the President of the City Council shall sign the Development Plan; (ii) when the Mayor approves this Ordinance, the Mayor shall sign the Development Plan; and (iii) the Director of Finance then shall transmit a copy of this Ordinance and the Development Plan to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals, the Planning Commission, the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development, the Supervisor of Assessments for Baltimore City, and the Zoning Administrator.
SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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