City of Baltimore - File #: 05-0066R

• File #: 05-0066R
• Version: 0
• Name: Task Force on Inclusionary Zoning
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/6/2005
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/31/2005
• Title: Task Force on Inclusionary Zoning FOR the purpose of creating a task force to study the prospect of creating an inclusionary zoning and housing plan in Baltimore City to increase the supply and distribution of adequate, affordable housing across the City so that we can better meet the needs and demands of current and future residents.
• Sponsors: President Young, President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Edward Reisinger, Belinda Conaway, Paula Johnson Branch, Keiffer Mitchell, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Helen L. Holton
• Indexes: Inclusionary Zoning, Land Use and Transportation, Resolution, Task Force

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/31/2005	0	City Council	Adopted	Pass
10/26/2005	0	Land Use and Transportation	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/9/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report	Pass
6/6/2005	0	City Council	Introduced
6/6/2005	0	The City Council	Assigned

* 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 Young


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Task Force on Inclusionary Zoning

FOR the purpose of creating a task force to study the prospect of creating an inclusionary zoning and housing plan in Baltimore City to increase the supply and distribution of adequate, affordable housing across the City so that we can better meet the needs and demands of current and future residents.
Body
Recitals

In the City of Baltimore, there exists a severe housing problem with respect to the supply of housing relative to the need for housing for residents with low and moderate incomes. The City is experiencing a rapid increase in the number of City residents approaching retirement age, with consequent fixed or reduced incomes; young adults of modest means forming new households; governmental employees in moderate income ranges; and mercantile and service personnel needed to serve the expanding industrial base and population growth of the City.
In an era of constricting resources, cities have had to be creative in addressing the demand for affordable housing. Local zoning is a powerful tool that can create requirements and incentives to promote the development of affordable housing within the privat...