* 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: Councilmembers Holton, Reisinger
At the request of: St. Agnes Healthcare, Inc.
Address: c/o Michael Davis, Esquire, Venable, LLP, 210 Allegheny Avenue, Towson,
Maryland 21204
Telephone: 410-494-6284
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Planned Unit Development - Saint Agnes Hospital
FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for Saint Agnes Hospital and approving a new Development Plan for the Saint Agnes Hospital Planned Unit Development.
Body
BY authority of
Article - Zoning
Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 2
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
By Ordinance 86-733, the Mayor and City Council authorized and established a Planned Unit Development for a portion of the Saint Agnes Hospital campus, which is located south of Wilkins Avenue and west of Caton Avenue.
St. Agnes Healthcare, Inc., wishes to rescind Ordinance 86-733 and replace the existing Development Plan with a new one that will establish a Planned Unit Development that incorporates the entire Saint Agnes Hospital campus, which comprises 34.146 acres.
On May 7, 2007, representatives of St. Agnes Healthcare, Inc., met with the Department of Planning for a preliminary conference to explain the scope and nature of the proposed new Development Plan.
The representatives of St. Agnes Healthcare, Inc., have now applied to the Baltimore City Council for approval of the replacement Planned Unit Development, which is intended to satisfy the requirements of Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 2 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That Ordinance 86-733 is repealed.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Mayor and City Council approves the replacement of the Planned Unit Development and approves the new Development Plan submitted by St. Agnes Healthcare, Inc., parent company of St. Agnes Hospital, the fee simple owner of the property located south of Wilkens Avenue and west of Caton Avenue, consisting of 34.146 acres, more or less, as outlined on the accompanying Development Plan entitled "St. Agnes Hospital CRP Master Plan" consisting of Sheet 1, "Existing Conditions," Sheet 2, "Development Plan - Site," Sheet 3, "Development Plan - Utilities," Sheet 4, "Development Plan - Grading," Sheet 5, "Landscape/ Forest Conservation Plan," and Sheet 6, "Landscape/Forest Conservation Details and Notes," all dated May 7, 2007, to designate the properties a Residential Planned Development under Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 2 of the Baltimore Zoning Code.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That in accordance with the provisions of Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 2, the following uses are allowed in the Planned Unit Development:
(a) all permitted, accessory, and conditional uses for the R-6 Zoning District set out in §§4-901 through 4-904 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code, subject to the requirements and provisions stated in those sections, except that there shall not be a need for further public hearings for any particular use.
(b) additionally, the following uses are permitted within the PUD:
hospitals, medical offices, and related health and medical facilities.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the maximum height of buildings on the properties and floor area requirements shall be as set forth in the Development Plan.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That all plans for the construction of permanent improvements on the property are subject to final design approval by the Planning Commission to insure that the plans are consistent with the Development Plan and this Ordinance.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Planning Department may determine what constitutes a minor or major amendment or modification to the Development Plan. Minor modifications require approval by the Planning Commission. Major modifications require approval by Ordinance.
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That as evidence of the authenticity of the accompanying Development Plan and in order to give notice to the agencies that administer the City Zoning Ordinance: (i) when the City Council passes this Ordinance, the President of the City Council shall sign the Development Plan; (ii) when the Mayor approves this Ordinance, the Mayor shall sign the Development Plan; and (iii) the Director of Finance then shall transmit a copy of this Ordinance and the Development Plan to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals, the Planning Commission, the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development, the Supervisor of Assessments for Baltimore City, and the Zoning Administrator.
SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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