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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Spector
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Urban Renewal - Park Heights - Amendment _
FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Park Heights to create a new disposition lot, to amend Appendix A to add certain properties for clearance and redevelopment, to amend Appendix B to add the new disposition lot, and to revise certain exhibits to reflect the changes in the Plan; 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 Park Heights was originally approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore by Ordinance 08-93.
An amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for Park Heights is necessary to create a new disposition lot, to amend Appendix A to add certain properties for clearance and redevelopment, to amend Appendix B to add the new disposition lot, and to revise certain exhibits to reflect the changes in the Plan.
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 Park Heights are approved:
(1) In the Plan, amend Section C.3.b. to read as follows:
b. Commercial Development: Disposition [Lot] LOTS 6 AND 7
Neighborhood centers should provide a focus for concentrated commercial and mixed-use development while enhancing the public realm for the community.
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(2) DISPOSITION LOT 7 – THIS LOT SHALL BE SOLD IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO BE DEVELOPED FOR COMMERCIAL USES. THE LOT SHALL BE USED AS PART OF THE FACILITIES FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION (MVA). LANDSCAPING, INCLUDING STREET TREES, MUST BE PROVIDED ALONG REISTERSTOWN ROAD IN FRONT OF THE MVA FACILITY AND ANY ADJOINING COMMERCIAL USES. IN ADDITION, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SCREENING MUST BE PROVIDED ALONG ALL SIDES OF THE MVA FACILITY THAT ARE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL USES.
(2) In Appendix A, after “4811 Homer Avenue”, insert the following:
4045 LEWISTON AVENUE 4511D 056
4041 LEWISTON AVENUE 4511D 057
(3) In Appendix A, after “4743 Reisterstown Road”, insert the following:
5339 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 052
5341 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 053
5343 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 054
5345 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 055
5403 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 011 (REAR PORTION ONLY)
4025 W. ROGERS AVENUE 4511G 023A
(4) In Appendix B, after the Lot 6 property “4431 Reisterstown Road” insert
LOT 7
5339 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 052
5341 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 053
5343 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 054
5345 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511D 055
5403 REISTERSTOWN ROAD 4511E 011
4045 LEWISTON AVENUE 4511D 056
4041 LEWISTON AVENUE 4511D 057
4025 W. ROGERS AVENUE 4511G 023A
(5) Amend Exhibit 2, “Property Acquisition”, and Exhibit 3, “Land Disposition”, to reflect the changes in the Plan.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Urban Renewal Plan for Park Heights, as amended by this Ordinance and identified as “Urban Renewal Plan, Park Heights, revised to include Amendment _, dated July 13, 2009”, 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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