City Council

City of Baltimore

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Minutes - Final

Land Use & Transportation Committee

Thursday, June 26, 2025

9:00 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

25-0020

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variances – 2001 West

Baltimore Street

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-8

Zoning District on the property known as 2001 West Baltimore Street

(Block 0206, Lot 045), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat;

granting variances regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area) and

off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

John Bullock

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Middleton that this Ordinance be Recommended

Favorably. The motion carried the following vote:

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

Yes:

25-0037

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variances – 1727 McCulloh

Street

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8

Zoning District on the property known as 1727 McCulloh Street (Block

0341, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a

variance regarding off-street parking requirements; and providing for a

special effective date.

James Torrence

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Middleton that this Ordinance be Recommended

Favorably. The motion carried the following vote:

6 - Dorsey, Middleton, Parker, Gray, Porter, and Blanchard

1 - Bullock

Yes:

Out-Chamber:

25-0039

City Streets – Closing – A 16 Foot Alley and a Portion of a 10 Foot Alley

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 16 foot alley and a portion

of a 10 foot alley bounded by Presstman Street, Brunt Street, Robert

Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue, as shown on a plat numbered

312-A-11A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the

Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

This Hearing was Recessed.

25-0041

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3

Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – Variances – 2628 Edmondson

Avenue

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-7

Zoning District on the property known as 2628 Edmondson Avenue, as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding

certain bulk regulations (lot size area) and off-street parking requirements;

and providing for a special effective date.

John Bullock

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Middleton that this Ordinance be Recommended

Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

Yes:

25-0049

Release of Access Easement – Vehicular Access to U.S. Route 40

through 6709 Pulaski Highway

FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor

and City Council of Baltimore of all of its interests in and to the access

easement generally described as a 30 foot wide parcel, which extends

from Pulaski Highway on the north to the southern boundary of the Property

along the entire eastern boundary of the Property (“the Easement Area”),

previously granted by WH-Pulaski, LLC, predecessor in interest to the

current land owner, 6709 Pulaski, LLC; the location and course of the

access easement to be released being created and described by that

certain Access Easement Agreement dated October 7, 2011 and

recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore City, Liber 13806, Page

235 (“the Access Easement”).

Danielle N. McCray

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Middleton that this Ordinance be Recommended

Favorably. The motion carried the following votes:

6 - Dorsey, Middleton, Parker, Gray, Porter, and Blanchard

1 - Bullock

Yes:

Out-Chamber:

25-0053

Rezoning – 4001 East Baltimore Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 4001

East Baltimore Street (Block 6279, Lot 009), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the I-2 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning District.

Mark Parker

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Porter that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.

The motion carried the following vote:

6 - Dorsey, Middleton, Parker, Gray, Porter, and Blanchard

1 - Bullock

Yes:

Out-Chamber:

25-0054

Zoning – W-2 Overlay District – Amendment

FOR the purpose of amending the view corridor requirements in the W-2

Overlay District; and amending “Table 12 903(4). Middle Branch Waterfront

Area” to include revised view corridors.

Phylicia Porter

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Parker that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.

The motion carried by the following vote:

6 - Dorsey, Middleton, Parker, Gray, Porter, and Blanchard

1 - Bullock

Yes:

Out-Chamber:

25-0055

Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – Variances

701 Mura Street

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the

establishment, maintenance, and operation of a principal use parking lot on

the property known as 701 Mura Street (Block 1155, Lot 70), as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances from minimum lot

area, minimum interior side yard, and minimum rear yard requirements;

and providing for a special effective date.

Jermaine Jones

Sponsors:

This Hearing was Recessed.

25-0056

Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – Variances

702 Mura Street

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the

establishment, maintenance, and operation of a principal use parking lot on

the property known as 702 Mura Street (Block 1155, Lot 101), as outlined

in red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances from minimum

lot area, minimum interior side yard, and minimum rear yard requirements;

and providing for a special effective date.

Jermaine Jones

Sponsors:

This Hearing was Recessed.

25-0057

Sale of Property – 5401 Mason Lord Drive

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to

sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property that is

located at 5401 Mason Lord Drive (Block 6332, Lot 002) and is no longer

needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Parker that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.

The motion carried the following vote:

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

Yes:

ADJOURNMENT

THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC