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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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Planning)
A Resolution Entitled
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
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The 2024 Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Baltimore
For the purpose of reviewing, revising, and adopting the 2024 Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date.
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Recitals
Under State Land Use Article, § 1-405 {“Plan required”} the City of Baltimore is required to enact, adopt, amend, and execute a comprehensive plan that contains the policies, statements, goals, and interrelated plans for private and public land use, transportation, and community facilities for the City’s future development in accordance with Part III of Subtitle 4 of the State Land Use Article. Following adoption, the City shall review the comprehensive plan at least once every 10 years, and, if necessary, revise or amend the compressive plan to include: (i) implementation the visions set forth in § 1-201 {“Visions”} of the State Land Use Article; (ii) development regulations; and, (iii) the sensitive areas element of the plan.
State Land Use Article § 1-406 describes the required elements for charter county comprehensive plans: development regulations element, housing element, sensitive areas element, transportation element, water resources element, and growth tiers.
The State’s 12 Planning Visions reflect the State’s ongoing aspiration t...
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