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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Housing and Community Development)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
Urban Renewal - Middle East - Amendment __
For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Middle East to to reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area, to extend the life of the Plan, and to remove certain properties from the list in Appendices A and D; 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 Middle East was originally approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore by Ordinance 79-1202 and last amended by Ordinance 14-294.
An amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for Middle East is necessary to reauthorize the Plan’s powers of acquisition and condemnation so that these actions may legally continue, in compliance with § 12-105.1 of the Real Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to extend the life of the Plan, and to remove certain properties from the lists in Appendices A and D.
Under Article 13, § 2-6 of the Baltimore City Code, no 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 Middle East are approved:
(1) In the Plan, amend C.1.e. to read as follows:
C. Techniques Used to Achieve Plan Objectives
1. Acquisition
. . . .
e. The authority to acquire the Properties within the Project Area is expressly confirmed and reauthorized through and including [December 31, 2018] December 31, 2022.
(2) In the Plan, amend D. to read as follows:
D. Duration of Provisions and Requirements
The Middle East Urban Renewal Plan, as [it may be] amended from time to time, [shall be] is in full force and effect [for a period of forty (40) years from the date of original adoption of this Renewal Plan by ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore] through and including December 31, 2022.
(3) In the Plan, in Appendix A, delete the following from the list of properties:
1728 Ashland Avenue
1745 Ashland Avenue
1746 Ashland Avenue
2206 Ashland Avenue
1935 E. Chase Street
931 N. Chester Street
933 N. Chester Street
937 N. Chester Street
953 N. Chester Street
968-970 N. Chester Street
971 N. Chester Street
903 N. Collington Avenue
2022 E. Eager Street
2036 E. Eager Street
2048 E. Eager Street
806 Rutland Avenue
(4) In the Plan, in Appendix D, delete the following from the list of properties:
160. 1709 East Biddle Street
161. 1711 East Biddle Street
162. 1713 East Biddle Street
163. 1715 East Biddle Street
211. 2101 East Biddle Street
249. 825 North Broadway
260. 1103 North Broadway
261. 1109 North Broadway
263. 1115 North Broadway
264. 1117 North Broadway
265. 1119 North Broadway
507. 1726 East Chase Street
513. 1736 East Chase Street
517. 1744 East Chase Street
711. 901 North Chester Street
884. 951 North Collington Avenue
912. 1101 North Collington Avenue
913. 1103 North Collington Avenue
915. 1107 North Collington Avenue
916. 1109 North Collington Avenue
917. 1111 North Collington Avenue
920. 1117 North Collington Avenue
947. 902 North Duncan Street
949. 904 North Duncan Street
951. 906 North Duncan Street
953. 908 North Duncan Street
955. 910 North Duncan Street
958. 914 North Duncan Street
963. 919 North Duncan Street
967. 923 North Duncan Street
969. 925 North Duncan Street
974. 930 North Duncan Street
978. 934 North Duncan Street
979. 935 North Duncan Street
980. 936 North Duncan Street
981. 937 North Duncan Street
982. 938 North Duncan Street
985. 941 North Duncan Street
988. 946 North Duncan Street
992. 952 North Duncan Street
1252. 2020 East Eager Street
1254. 2022 East Eager Street
1255. 2024 East Eager Street
1256. 2026 East Eager Street
1258. 2028 East Eager Street
1260. 2030 East Eager Street
1262. 2032 East Eager Street
1264. 2034 East Eager Street
1266. 2036 East Eager Street
1268. 2038 East Eager Street
1270. 2040 East Eager Street
1272. 2042 East Eager Street
1274. 2044 East Eager Street
1275. 2046 East Eager Street
1276. 2048 East Eager Street
1277. 2050 East Eager Street
1278. 2052 East Eager Street
1279. 2054 East Eager Street
1280. 2056 East Eager Street
1281. 2058 East Eager Street
1282. 2060 East Eager Street
1283. 2062 East Eager Street
1284. 2064 East Eager Street
1285. 2101 East Eager Street
1286. 2103 East Eager Street
1287. 2105 East Eager Street
1288. 2107 East Eager Street
1289. 2109 East Eager Street
1290. 2111 East Eager Street
1291. 2113 East Eager Street
1292. 2115 East Eager Street
1293. 2117 East Eager Street
1294. 2119 East Eager Street
1298. 2203 East Eager Street
1299. 2204 East Eager Street
1300. 2205 East Eager Street
1301. 2206 East Eager Street
1302. 2207 East Eager Street
1305. 2212 East Eager Street
1306. 2214 East Eager Street
1309. 2220 East Eager Street
1310. 2222 East Eager Street
1314. 2230 East Eager Street
1397. 707 North Madeira Street
1459. 915 North Madeira Street
1461. 917 North Madeira Street
1463. 919 North Madeira Street
1465. 921 North Madeira Street
1550. 2106 East Madison Street
1552. 2108 East Madison Street
1554. 2110 East Madison Street
1556. 2112 East Madison Street
1558. 2116 East Madison Street
1573. 2223 East Madison Street
1687. 1102 McDonogh Street
1692. 1108 McDonogh Street
1693. 1109 McDonogh Street
1695. 1111 McDonogh Street
1697. 1113 McDonogh Street
1704. 1120 McDonogh Street
1710. 718 North Patterson Park Avenue
1711. 720 North Patterson Park Avenue
1714. 726 North Patterson Park Avenue
1769. 942 North Patterson Park Avenue
1770. 1000 North Patterson Park Avenue
1964. 1108 Rutland Avenue
1966. 1110 Rutland Avenue
1968. 1112 Rutland Avenue
2117. 1018 North Washington Street
2130. 1031 North Washington Street
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the Urban Renewal Plan for Middle East, as amended by this Ordinance and identified as “Urban Renewal Plan, Middle East, revised to include Amendment __, dated May 14, 2018”, 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.