City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, January 9, 2023

5:00 PM

Du Burns Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall

Baltimore City Council

Nicholas J. Mosby, President of the Council - District 1: Zeke Cohen - District 2:

Danielle N. McCray - District 3: Ryan Dorsey - District 4: Mark Conway - District 5:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer - District 6: Sharon Green Middleton - District 7: James

Torrence - District 8: Kristerfer Burnett - District 9: John T. Bullock - District 10:

Phylicia Porter - District 11: Eric T. Costello - District 12: Robert Stokes, Sr. - District

13: Antonio Glover - District 14: Odette Ramos

Call to Order

Invocation

Pastor Sandy Alexis, First English Lutheran Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

December 15, 2022

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

December 22, 2022

21-0113

Zoning Code - Modifications

For the purpose of making needed changes to certain provisions that, during the

course of actively operating under the new Zoning Code, were discovered to be

functionally impractical or otherwise in need of modification to abate previously

unanticipated consequences; specifying that certain applications under the Zoning

Code be filed either with the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals or the Zoning

Administrator; extending certain time limits for the Board to act; authorizing the

Zoning Administrator or the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals to deny an

application under certain circumstances; modifying the outdoor seating specifications;

authorizing certain reviews by the Site Plan Review Committee; authorizing that

certain matters reviewed by the Site Plan Review Committee be approved by the

Director of Planning; modifying certain off-street parking requirements; clarifying and

establishing certain exceptions to bicycle parking design standards; establishing certain

standards for long-term bicycle standards; establishing certain rules for certain

circumstances involving signs; providing for measurement methodologies for building

frontages; allowing electronic signs and painted/mural signs in residential districts,

subject to conditional approval by the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals;

specifying a time period after which the authorization for a conditional sign expires;

specifying certain zoning district requirements; defining certain terms; correcting,

clarifying, and conforming certain provisions; and generally relating to the zoning and

land-use laws of the City of Baltimore.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

22-0226

Urban Renewal - Charles North - Renewal Area Designation and Urban

Renewal Plan

For the purpose of repealing the existing Charles/North Revitalization Area Urban

Renewal Plan and replacing it by designating as a “Renewal Area” an area situated in

Baltimore City, Maryland known as Charles North, bounded generally by Falls Road

on the west, West Lanvale Street and Interstate 83 on the south, Calvert Street and

Hargrove Street on the east, and West 22nd Street and West 23rd Street on the

north; establishing the objectives of the Urban Renewal Plan; establishing permitted

land uses in the Renewal Area; providing that where there might be conflict between

the provisions of the Urban Renewal Plan and the provisions of any Planned Unit

Development, the provisions of the Planned Unit Development control; providing

review requirements and controls for all plans for new construction; providing that the

provisions of the Baltimore City Zoning Code apply to the properties in the Urban

Renewal Area; establishing controls for off-street parking facilities; authorizing the

conditions for acquisition of properties in the Urban Renewal Area; providing for

review by the Department of Housing and Community Development of development

or rehabilitation plans in the Urban Renewal Area with respect to their conformance

with the provisions of the Urban Renewal Plan; providing for community notification

of any permit application for the development or redevelopment of any property

within the boundaries of the Urban Renewal Area; creating disposition lots and

providing for specific controls on specific lots; providing for the term of the Urban

Renewal Plan; providing for community review of all proposed amendments to the

Urban Renewal Plan; making provisions of this Ordinance severable; approving

appendices and exhibits to the Urban Renewal Plan; waiving certain content and

procedural requirements; providing for the application of the Ordinance in conjunction

with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

22-0279

Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment ___

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead

Montebello to reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area;

waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this

Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction

with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

22-0280

Urban Renewal - Johnston Square - Amendment ___

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Johnston Square to

reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area, to extend the life of

the Plan, and to remove certain properties from the list in Appendices A and B;

waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this

Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction

with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

22-0281

Urban Renewal - Middle East - Amendment ___

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Middle East to extend the

life of the Plan, and to remove certain properties from the list in Appendices A, C,

and D; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of

this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in

conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

22-0282

Urban Renewal - Oliver - Amendment ___

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Oliver to reauthorize the

acquisition of properties within the Project Area, to extend the life of the Plan, and to

remove certain properties from the list in Appendices B and C; waiving certain

content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance

severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain

other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

22-0302

Sale of Property - 2801 Harford Road; A Portion of Block 4199, Revised Lot

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 2801

Harford Road, and consisting of a portion of Block 4199, Revised Lot 9, and is no

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

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller), Odette Ramos

Executive Nominations

Matthew "Mac" Campbell

Executive Director - Baltimore Convention Center

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Maraizu Onyenaka

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 14

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Ms. Crisaly L. De Los Santos Polanco

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 1

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Harold Madison

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 12

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Bryan A. Upshur

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 3

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Joshua Harris

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 9

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Deborah N. Austin

Member - Commission for Women - District 4

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Candace Everette

Member - Commission for Women - District 12

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Casey N.R. Brent

Member - Commission for Women - District 1

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Kimberly Haven

Member - Commission for Women - District 1

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Lynda Davis

Member - Commission for Women - District 4

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Bills Introduced

23-0328

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Office of Equity and

Civil Rights - $2,388,311

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $2,388,311.00 to the Office of Equity and Civil

Rights - Service 849 (Police Accountability Board), to provide funding to secure the

necessary staffing, equipment, technology, and training resources to support the

Baltimore City Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee

and to implement related police accountability; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Finance

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

23-0329

Minor Curfew - Conduct of Establishments - Penalty

For the purpose of increasing a certain penalty on the operator of an establishment for

knowingly permitting any minor to remain on the premises during certain curfews for

minors.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett, John T. Bullock

ORDINANCE

PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

23-0150R

Informational Hearing - Crime at Gas Stations

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Police

Department, the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the

Deputy Mayor of Public Safety, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City,

and relevant community groups to engage in a discussion with the City Council

regarding the recent rise in violent crime at gas stations throughout Baltimore City,

including a discussion of options to prevent or mitigate such occurrences.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr., John T. Bullock

RESOLUTION

PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

3R Third Reader

Third Reader (for final passage)

22-0227

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2

Dwellings Units in the R-8 Zoning District - 43-45 South Carey 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 43-45 South Carey Street (Block 223, Lot 025), as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

22-0261

Rezoning - 801 South Haven Street, Block 6458/Lot 004A, and Block

6467/Lot 021A, and a Portion of Block 6458/Lot 004

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 801 South Haven

Street, Block 6458/Lot 004A, and Block 6467/Lot 021A, and a portion of Block

6458/Lot 004, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-2 and IMU-2

Zoning Districts to the R-8 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen

22-0276

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 2722 Auchentoroly

Terrace

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 2722 Auchentoroly Terrace (Block 3229, Lot 30), as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain bulk regulations

(lot area size) and required off-street parking requirements..

Sponsors:

James Torrence

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2023 AT 5:00 P.M.

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