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* 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 Branch
At the request of: My Son Development, LLC
Address: c/o Caroline L. Hecker, Esquire, Rosenberg ? Martin ? Greenberg, LLP, 25 South
Charles Street, Suite 2115, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Telephone: 410-727-6600
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 add a new land use category to the permitted land uses in the Plan and to revise Exhibits 1 and 4 to reflect the change in zoning, upon approval by separate ordinance, for 403-435 North Washington Street; 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 11-453.
An amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for Middle East is necessary to add a new land use category to the permitted land uses in the Plan and to revise Exhibits 1 and 4 of the Urban Renewal Plan to reflect the change in the zoning, upon approval by separate ordinance, of 403-435 North Washington Street.
Under Article 13, ยง 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 the first paragraph of B.(1) and add new B.(1)b. to read as follows:
B. Land Use Plan
(1) Permitted Land Uses
Only the use categories shown on the Land Use Plan Map, Exhibit No. 1, shall be permitted within the project area. These are Residential, OFFICE - RESIDENTIAL, Commercial, Industrial, Public, and Institutional. In addition, certain uses, for the most part mixed uses, will be permitted to continue subject to the provisions governing non-conforming and non-complying uses set forth in Sections B.1.[f.] G. and B.1.[g.] H. below.
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B. OFFICE-RESIDENTIAL
OFFICE-RESIDENTIAL USES SHALL BE THOSE PERMITTED IN THE O-R ZONING DISTRICT OF THE ZONING CODE OF BALTIMORE CITY.
(2) In the Plan, renumber B.(1) b., c., d., e., f., and g., respectively to be B.(1) C., D., E., F., G., and H., respectively.
(3) Upon approval of rezoning by separate ordinance, for the properties known as 403-435 North Washington Street, revise Exhibit 1, "Land Use Plan", to reflect the addition of a new permitted land use category and to reflect the change in zoning from Residential to Office-Residential.
(4) Upon approval of rezoning by separate ordinance, revise Exhibit 4, "Zoning Districts", to reflect the change in zoning for the properties known as 403-435 North Washington Street, from the R-8 Zoning District to the O-R-2 Zoning District.
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 June 20, 2011", 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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