City Council

City of Baltimore

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Land Use & Transportation Committee

Thursday, April 30, 2026

9:00 AM

Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor,

City Hall, Phone: 1-408-418-9388, Access

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26-0157, 25-0103, 25-0130, 25-0131, 25-0132, 25-0133, 25-0134, 25-0135, 25-0137,

25-0140, 25-0142, 26-0150

CALL TO ORDER

INTRODUCTIONS

ATTENDANCE

ROLL CALL

ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING

26-0157

Private Detention Centers – Citywide Ban

FOR the purpose of establishing a private detention center as a prohibited

use Citywide; defining certain terms; making conforming changes; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker, Odette Ramos, Paris Gray, Mark Conway, Sharon Green

Middleton, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Ryan

Dorsey, James Torrence

25-0103

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – 1224 West Lafayette Avenue

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

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit into 3 dwelling units on the

property known as 1224 West Lafayette Avenue (Block 0078, Lot 005), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

25-0130

City Streets – Closing – A Portion of Remington Avenue Bounded by West

27th Street, Remington Avenue, West 28th Street, and Cresmont Avenue

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Remington

Avenue bounded by West 27th Street, Remington Avenue, West 28th

Street, and Cresmont Avenue as shown on a plat numbered 310 A 25A,

prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of

Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0131

Sale of Property – A Portion of Remington Avenue

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 no

longer needed for public use known as the former bed of a portion of

Remington Avenue bounded by West 27th Street, Remington Avenue,

West 28th Street, and Cresmont Avenue; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0132

City Streets – Closing – North Vincent Street, Forney Street, and a 2 Foot

Alley

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing North Vincent Street, Forney

Street, and a 2 foot alley bounded by West Lexington Street, North Gilmor

Street, West Fayette Street, and North Mount Street, as shown on a plat

numbered 340-A-30A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the

Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0133

City Streets – Opening – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of

West Coldspring Lane

FOR the purpose of condemning and opening a portion of Falls Road

located on the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north

side of West Coldspring Lane, as shown on a plat numbered 284 A 17A

and dated March 1, 2025, prepared by the Survey Section, and filed in the

Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0134

City Streets – Closing – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of West

Coldspring Lane

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Falls Road

located on the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north

side of West Coldspring Lane, as shown on a plat numbered 284 A 17A

and dated March 1, 2025, prepared by the Survey Section, and filed in the

Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0135

Sale of Property – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of West

Coldspring Lane

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 located

at the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north side of

West Coldspring Lane and no longer needed for public use; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0137

Rezoning – 4308 Hayward Avenue, 4310 Hayward Avenue,

4312 Hayward Avenue, and Lot 31

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 4308

Hayward Avenue (Block 4502A, Lot 003), 4310 Hayward Avenue (Block

4502A, Lot 003A), 4312 Hayward Avenue (Block 4502A, Lot 003B), and

Lot 31 (Block 4502A, Lot 031), as outlined in red on the accompanying

plat, from the R-5 Zoning District to the TOD-1 Zoning District; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

25-0140

City Property – 414 North Calvert Street – Grant of Easement

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

grant a Perpetual Easement to Vicinity Energy Baltimore Cooling, LLP, for

cold water lines through the property of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore addressed as 414 North Calvert Street, also known as Ward 4,

Section 1, Block 583, Lot 21, as shown on plat RW 20-36466 dated

November 19, 2024, filed in the Department of Transportation; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0142

Rezoning – 3605 Hickory Avenue

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3605

Hickory Avenue (Block 3539, Lot 003), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-7 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning

District; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

James Torrence, Odette Ramos

26-0150

Zoning – Conditional Use – Retail Goods Establishment (With Alcoholic

Beverage Sales) – Variances – 600 West North Avenue

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

establishment, maintenance, and operation of a retail goods establishment

(with alcoholic beverage sales) on the property known as 600 West North

Avenue (Block 3435, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying

plat; granting variances from certain bulk and yard regulations and

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

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ADJOURNMENT

THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC