City of Baltimore - File #: 21-0064R

• File #: 21-0064R
• Version: 0
• Name: Investigational Hearing - Urban Farming
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/4/2021
• In control: Health, Environment, and Technology
• Final action: 2/22/2022
• Title: Investigational Hearing - Urban Farming For the purpose of inviting the City Solicitor and representatives from the Office of the City Administrator, the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Code Enforcement Division, the Baltimore City Health Department’s Office of Animal Control, the Baltimore Police Department, the Environmental Control Board, the Department of Planning, and other relevant stakeholders to brief the City Council regard the standards, procedures, policies, and practices for regulating urban farms in Baltimore City, and to discuss possible revisions of current standards to allow urban farms to operate safely and successfully in Baltimore City.
• Sponsors: Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock, Sharon Green Middleton, Zeke Cohen, James Torrence, Antonio Glover
• Indexes: Urban Farming

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/22/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Adopted
2/22/2022	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Recommended Favorably
2/9/2022	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Recommended Favorably	Pass
12/6/2021	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Environmental Control Board
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Office of Sustainability
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Police Department
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Baltimore City Administrator
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Planning
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
10/4/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced
10/4/2021	0	Baltimore 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 Burnett



A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Investigational Hearing - Urban Farming
For the purpose of inviting the City Solicitor and representatives from the Office of the City Administrator, the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Code Enforcement Division, the Baltimore City Health Department’s Office of Animal Control, the Baltimore Police Department, the Environmental Control Board, the Department of Planning, and other relevant stakeholders to brief the City Council regard the standards, procedures, policies, and practices for regulating urban farms in Baltimore City, and to discuss possible revisions of current standards to allow urban farms to operate safely and successfully in Baltimore City.
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Whereas, in 2019 there were more than 100 community and school gardens and more than 20 urban farms in Baltimore City;

Whereas, urban farming greatly benefits Baltimore City by providing nutrition education, natural ecosystem enhancement, and increased neighborhood vitality;

Whereas, in the 2019 Baltimore City Sustainability Plan, the City prioritized protecting and
supporting urban farms so they can continue to offer residents the ability to take charge of local
food production, increase their connection to the source of their food, and experience the many
holistic benefits of urban farming;

Whereas, Baltimore City has committed to agricultural land-use policie...