EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
* 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 Housing and Community Development)
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor Project I - Amendment __
FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor Project I to delete a building requirement for a certain development area, to delete in its entirety a certain development area from the Plan, and to amend certain exhibits to the Plan to reflect the deletion of that development area; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.
body
BY authority of
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section 2-6
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
The Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor Project I was originally approved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore by Ordinance 67-1045 and last amended by Ordinance 13-156.
An amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor Project I is necessary to delete a building requirement for a certain development area, to delete a certain development area in its entirety from the Plan, and to amend certain exhibits to the Plan to reflect the deletion of that development area.
Under Article 13, ยง 2-6 of the Baltimore City Code, no change may be made in any approved renewal plan unless the change is approved in the same manner as that required for the approval of a renewal plan.
The proposed amendment to the Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor Project I has been approved by the Director of the Department of Planning for conformity to the Master Plan, for the detailed location of any public improvements proposed in the amended Urban Renewal Plan, and for conformity to existing and proposed zoning classifications. The proposed amendment has also been approved and recommended to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore by the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development.
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the following changes in the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor Project I are approved:
1. In the Plan, amend V. P. Development Area 18 b. to read as follows:
V. Standards and Controls
. . .
P. Development Area Controls:
. . .
Development Area 18
. . .
b. Building Requirements:
. . .
[v. Parking: No parking permitted at or above grade level.]
2. In the Plan, in V. P., delete Development Area 21 in its entirety.
3. Revise Exhibit B, "Development Areas", to reflect the change in the Plan.
4. Revise Exhibit C, "Land Use", to reflect the change in the Plan.
5. Revise Exhibit D, "Proposed Zoning", to reflect the change in the Plan.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor Project I, as amended by this Ordinance and identified as "Urban Renewal Plan, Inner Harbor Project I, revised to include Amendment __, dated November 17, 2014", is approved. The Department of Planning shall file a copy of the amended Urban Renewal Plan with the Department of Legislative Reference as a permanent public record, available for public inspection and information.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That if the amended Urban Renewal Plan approved by this Ordinance in any way fails to meet the statutory requirements for the content of a renewal plan or for the procedures for the preparation, adoption, and approval of a renewal plan, those requirements are waived and the amended Urban Renewal Plan approved by this Ordinance is exempted from them.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That if any provision of this Ordinance or the application of this Ordinance to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity does not affect any other provision or any other application of this Ordinance, and for this purpose the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That if a provision of this Ordinance concerns the same subject as a provision of any zoning, building, electrical, plumbing, health, fire, or safety law or regulation, the applicable provisions shall be construed to give effect to each. However, if the provisions are found to be in irreconcilable conflict, the one that establishes the higher standard for the protection of the public health and safety prevails. If a provision of this Ordinance is found to be in conflict with an existing provision of any other law or regulation that establishes a lower standard for the protection of the public health and safety, the provision of this Ordinance prevails and the other conflicting provision is repealed to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.
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