City Council

City of Baltimore

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Minutes - Final

Land Use & Transportation Committee

Thursday, April 16, 2026

9:30 AM

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CALL TO ORDER

INTRODUCTIONS

ATTENDANCE

7 -

Present

Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, Mark Parker, Paris Gray, John Bullock,

Phylicia Porter, and Zac Blanchard

ROLL CALL

ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING

25-0114

Zoning – Uses – Smoke Shop

FOR the purpose of making smoke shops a conditional use by approval of

the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals in all commercial zoning and

mixed-use districts; setting use standards for smoke shops; making

conforming changes; and defining certain terms.

Sponsors: Zac Blanchard, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Paris Gray, John Bullock,

Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen

A motion was made by Blanchard that this Ordinance be Recommended

Favorably with Amendment. The motion carried by the following vote:

7 - Dorsey, Middleton, Parker, Gray, Bullock, Porter, and Blanchard

Yes:

25-0119

Footways – Sidewalks – Accessibility

FOR the purpose of requiring a permit applicant to demonstrate that

sidewalks adjoining a subject property comply with certain accessibility

standards; establishing sidewalk accessibility standards; obligating a real

property owner to construct, maintain, and repair accessible sidewalks;

amending the minimum permitted sidewalk width in the City; establishing

that a real property owner shall be responsible for inspection and repair of

sidewalks and curb ramps to meet accessibility standards at or before

certain trigger events; establishing a new authority under which the Director

of Transportation may require repair or replacement of a sidewalk;

amending fines for noncompliance; defining certain terms; and generally

relating to the construction and maintenance of accessible sidewalks in the

City.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

This Hearing Was Recessed

ADJOURNMENT

THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC