* 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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Planning)
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
Title
The Baltimore City Comprehensive Master Plan
FOR the purpose of establishing a Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date.
Body
Recitals
The Comprehensive Master Plan is being written in order to bring the City of Baltimore into compliance with State of Maryland Planning Statutes and Baltimore City Charter Requirements. The Baltimore City Master Plan will become the Plan that will guide the City's future development.
The Plan is organized around a structure centered on 4 themes, and they are LIVE, EARN, PLAY, and LEARN, which broad areas are meant to capture the main themes by which Baltimore is experienced by its residents, workers, visitors and other stakeholders. Each of these themes overlap with several of the "element" areas covered in Article 66B, § 3.05 of the Maryland Code, to ensure coverage of these areas.
The Plan meets the Baltimore City Charter requirements under Article VII, §§ 72 and 74.
The Plan is designed to capitalize on the research and public outreach conducted for PlanBaltimore in the late 1990s, while having research and outreach conducted specifically for the Plan.
The Plan also has Management and Financial information following the 4 main chapters, which detail the structure of the organizations that will implement the Plan, as well as the City's capital budgeting ...
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