* 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: Councilmember Mosby
At the request of: Terra Nova Ventures, LLC
Address: c/o Alfred W. Barry, AB Associates, One South Calvert Street, Suite 1150,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Telephone: 410-547-6900
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Whitehall Cotton Mill
FOR the purpose of approving the application of Terra Nova Ventures, LLC, contract purchaser of certain property located at 3300 Clipper Mill Road, to have that property designated an Industrial Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.
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BY authority of
Article - Zoning
Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 5
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
KOMAR Properties II Limited Partnership is the fee simple owner of property located at 3300 Clipper Mill Road, consisting of 5.267 acres, more or less, and is under contract to sell the property to Terra Nova Ventures, LLC ("Terra Nova").
Terra Nova proposes to redevelop the property into a mixed-use development consisting of residential, office, light industrial, and retail uses. Terra Nova plans to assign its contract to a related company.
On February 19, 2013, representatives of Terra Nova met with the Department of Planning for a preliminary conference, to explain the scope and nature of existing and proposed development on the property and to institute proceedings to have the property designated an Industrial Planned Unit Development.
The representatives of Terra Nova have now applied to the Baltimore City Council for designation of the property as an Industrial Planned Unit Development, and they have submitted a Development Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 5 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Mayor and City Council approves the application of Terra Nova Ventures, LLC, contract purchaser of the property located at 3300 Clipper Mill Road, consisting of 5.267 acres, more or less, as outlined on the accompanying Development Plan entitled "Whitehall Cotton Mill", consisting of Sheet 1, "Existing Conditions Plan", dated March 11, 2013; Sheet 2, "Proposed Conditions Plan", dated March 11, 2013; Sheet 3, "Landscape Plan", dated January 31, 2013; Sheet 4, "First Floor Plan", dated March 12, 2013; Sheet 5, "Upper Floor Plans", dated March 12, 2013; and Sheet 6, "Exterior Elevations", dated March 12, 2013, to designate the property an Industrial Planned Unit Development under Title 9, Subtitles 1 and 5 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Development Plan submitted by Terra Nova Ventures, LLC, is approved.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That in accordance with the provisions of Title 9, Subtitle 1 and 5 the following uses are permitted in the Planned Unit Development:
(a) In accordance with § 9-502 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code, the following M-1 and M-2 uses are permitted:
Alcohol distillation
Beer and ale brewing
Bottling works
Brooms, brushes: manufacturing
Candy: manufacturing
Canvas products: manufacturing
Cotton processing
Fermented fruits and vegetables: processing
Furniture and fixtures: manufacturing
Glass: manufacturing
Glass products: manufacturing from previously prepared materials
Lithography
Malting
Metals: finishing
Musical instruments, including organs and pianos: manufacturing
Perfumes: manufacturing
Photography film: manufacturing and processing
Pottery and chinaware: manufacturing
Tool, die, or pattern making shops
Toys and games: manufacturing
Stone cutting
Wax, wax products: manufacturing.
(b) In accordance with § 9-503 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code, the following uses are permitted: multifamily residential uses in all buildings. Overall residential density will be calculated at a rate of 1,500 square feet per unit based on the overall site square footage.
(c) In accordance with § 9-503 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code, the following O-R uses are permitted in all buildings: offices, philanthropic and charitable institutions.
(d) In accordance with § 9-503 of the Baltimore City Zoning Code, the following B-1, B-2, and B-3 uses are allowed:
(1) Antique store
Art gallery
Art and school supply stores
Art needlework shops
Artisans' and craft work
Artists' studios (live and work)
Athletic fields
Automatic teller machines
Bakery - including the sale of bakery products to restaurants, hotels, clubs, and
similar establishments
Barber shops
Beauty shops
Banks and savings and loan associations
Bicycles: sales, rental, and repair - but not including any mechanical painting on
the premises
Book store: general
Business and office machines: sales, rental, and service
Camera photographic supply store
Candy and ice cream stores
Carpet and rug stores
Carry-out food shops
Catering establishments: food
China and glassware stores
Clothing shops
Computer centers
Dance and music studio
Day nurseries and nursery schools
Delicatessens
Dry cleaning and laundry receiving stations - processing done elsewhere
Electrical and household appliance repair stores
Fabric shops
Florist shops
Food stores, grocery stores and delicatessens
Furniture stores - including upholstering when conducted as an accessory use
Garden supply, tool, and seed stores
Gift and card shops
Greenhouses
Hardware stores
Hobby shops
Interior decorating
Interior decorating shops - including upholstering and making draperies, slip
covers, and similar articles when conducted as an accessory use
Jewelry stores - including watch repair
Leather goods and luggage stores
Libraries and art galleries
Locksmith shops
Lunch room
Meat markets
Medical and dental clinics
Musical instruments: sales and repair
Newsstands
Novelty shops
Opticians: sales and service
Paint, wallpaper, tile, and floor covering stores
Photocopying service
Photographers
Physical culture and health services: gymnasiums, reducing salons, and public
baths
Picture framing shops - when conducted for retail trade on the premises
Printing and publishing
Record, tape, CD, and sheet music stores
Recording studio
Reducing salons
Restaurants, including live entertainment and dancing
Schools: business, dance and music studios
Security sales, brokerages and exchanges
Shoe and hat repair stores
Sporting and athletic goods stores
Stationery stores
Tailor or dressmaking shops: custom work or repairs
Taverns, including live entertainment and dancing
Tobacco shops
Toy stores
Travel bureaus
Variety stores
Watch and clock shops
Wearing apparel shops
Woodworking, custom and custom furniture-making shops.
(2) Outdoor table service accessory to a restaurant or tavern is subject to Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals approval.
(3) Live entertainment and dancing, when accessory to a restaurant or a tavern, is subject to Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals approval.
(4) Each of the following commercial uses shall be limited in their location to the ground level and shall not exceed a total of 3,000 square feet:
(i) Restaurants, including live entertainment and dancing
(ii) Taverns, including live entertainment and dancing.
(5) Each of the following commercial uses shall not exceed a total of 3,000 square feet per individual tenant:
(i) Food stores, grocery, delicatessens.
(6) Each of the following commercial uses shall be expressly prohibited:
(i) Restaurants: drive-in - including pick-up drives with window service
(ii) Restaurants: drive-in - no pick-up drives with window service.
(e) Subject to the approval of the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City, a maximum of one Class B restaurant alcoholic beverage license and one Class B tavern alcoholic beverage license shall be permitted.
SECTION 4. 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 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That off-street parking requirements for the Planned Unit Development are as follows, with the consideration that the parking will be considered shared parking and used primarily by office and retail tenants during the day and primarily by residential and retail tenants at night and on week ends.
(a) Office use: 1 parking space per 400 square feet of floor area in excess of 1,000 square feet.
(b) Residential use: apartments (multiple family dwellings): 1 parking space per dwelling unit.
(c) Retail use: 1 parking space per 300 square feet of floor area in excess of 1,000 square feet.
(d) Industrial use: 1 parking space per 4 employees, plus 1 parking space per company or business vehicle maintained on the premises.
(e) Parking may be included inside the buildings, as well as surface parking on the property.
(f) For the entire Planned Unit Development, a minimum of 160 on-site parking spaces will be provided. In addition, 1 parking space per apartment unit will be included in the lease for all residential tenants with a registered vehicle.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Planning Department may determine what constitutes minor or major modifications to the 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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