City Council

City of Baltimore

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Minutes - Final

Land Use & Transportation Committee

Monday, December 1, 2025

9:00 AM

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CALL TO ORDER

INTRODUCTIONS

ATTENDANCE

6 -

Present

Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, Mark Parker, Paris Gray, Phylicia Porter,

and Zac Blanchard

1 - John Bullock

Excused

ROLL CALL

ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR VOTING SESSIONS

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:

A motion was made by Dorsey that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably

with Amendment. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Dorsey, Parker, Gray, Porter, and Blanchard

1 - Middleton

Yes:

Out-Chamber:

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:

A motion was made by Dorsey that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably

with Amendment. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Dorsey, Parker, Gray, Porter, and Blanchard

1 - Middleton

Yes:

Out-Chamber:

25-0073

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Banquet Hall in the IMU-1

Zoning District – Variances – 1100 Wicomico Street

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

establishment, maintenance, and operation of a banquet hall on the

property known as 1100 Wicomico Street (Block 0811, Lot 060), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding

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

Phylicia Porter

Sponsors:

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

The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Dorsey, Parker, Gray, Porter, and Blanchard

1 - Middleton

Yes:

Out-Chamber:

25-0090

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling to 2

Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – Variance – 220 North Culver

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-7

Zoning District on the property known as 220 North Culver Street (Block

2275A, Lot 135), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a

variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing for

a special effective date.

Paris Gray

Sponsors:

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

The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Dorsey, Parker, Gray, Porter, and Blanchard

Yes:

1 - Middleton

Out-Chamber:

ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING

25-0066

Zoning – Housing Options and Opportunity

FOR the purpose of amending certain provisions of the Baltimore City

Zoning Code to promote increased development of low-density multi-family

dwellings in certain residential districts; striking residential conversion

standards for single-family dwellings into multi-family dwellings; amending

certain permitted and conditional uses; amending certain bulk and yard

standards; and defining certain terms.

City Council President (Administration), Ryan Dorsey, Paris Gray, Zac Blanchard

Sponsors:

This hearing was recessed

ADJOURNMENT

THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC