City of Baltimore - File #: 09-0136R

• File #: 09-0136R
• Version: 0
• Name: Investigative Hearing - Urban Modular Home Factory
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 6/15/2009
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 1/24/2011
• Title: Investigative Hearing - Urban Modular Home Factory FOR the purpose of scheduling an investigative hearing on the feasibility of Baltimore City creating and operating an urban modular home factory; requesting the Commissioner of Housing to explore the efficacy of modular homes in urban areas; and asking the Director of Finance to determine the fiscal impact of the City entering into the modular home building arena.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/24/2011	0	City Council	Withdrawn
6/18/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/18/2009	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/15/2009	0	City Council	Introduced
6/15/2009	0	City Council	Assigned
6/15/2009	0	Community Development Subcommittee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

* 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 R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Urban Modular Home Factory

FOR the purpose of scheduling an investigative hearing on the feasibility of Baltimore City creating and operating an urban modular home factory; requesting the Commissioner of Housing to explore the efficacy of modular homes in urban areas; and asking the Director of Finance to determine the fiscal impact of the City entering into the modular home building arena.
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A builder/developer of modular homes from Detroit describes the homes as ones in which approximately 80% of the construction takes place in a factory-controlled environment, but which is built with the same materials and to the same local building codes that govern site-built homes, and holds that modular construction is ideal for the challenges faced in urban areas because, in part, it is:

· Neighborhood friendly – Since most of the homes’ construction occurs off-site there is less impact on the local environment; traffic from trucks and cars, delivery materials, subcontractors, and supervisors is dramatically reduced; and the noise pollution generated by site built techniques is reduced.

· Environmentally-friendly – The homes are energy efficient and have minimal construction impact. Construction items are collected in the plant for recycling, thus limiting landfill usage.

· Quick – The...