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November 18, 2024 ·5:00 PM Final

City Hall, 4th Floor, Du Burns Chambers

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Agenda — 60 items

  1. 1 Call to Order
  2. 2 Invocation
  3. 4 Pledge of Allegiance
  4. 5 Showcase Baltimore
  5. 6 Patterson High School Boys’ Soccer team, 2024 City Schools district champions and 3A North II Regional champions
  6. 7 Roll Call
  7. 8 Approval of the Journal
  8. 9 November 4, 2024
  9. 10 Communications from the Mayor
  10. 11 Executive Nominations
  11. 12 Doris Minor Terrell Member - Community Reinvestment and Reparations Commission - District 12 EA24-0261 Assigned
  12. 13 Leland Shelton Member - Baltimore City Inclusionary Housing Board - District 6 EA24-0262 Assigned
  13. 14 Shelley Halstead Member - Inclusionary Housing Board Member - District 9 EA24-0263 Assigned
  14. 15 Consent Calendar
  15. 16 (See Section A at back of Agenda)
  16. 17 PAGE BREAK
  17. 2R Second Reader
  18. 19 Education, Workforce, and Youth
  19. 20 Community Relations Commission - Powers and Duties - Complaint Period For the purpose of increasing the time within which complaints of unlawful practices must be filed with the Community Relations Commission; making certain related amendments; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0568 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  20. 21 Public Safety and Government Operations
  21. 22 Baltimore City Government Entities - Language Access For the purpose of requiring a certain Baltimore government entity to appoint a language access liaison and adopt a Language Access Plan; requiring a Baltimore government entity to provide language access services to specified individuals; establishing certain reporting requirements; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the provision of language access services by Baltimore government entities. 24-0584 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  22. 23 Rules and Legislative Oversight
  23. 24 Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Corrective Amendment For the purpose of correcting an amendment regarding permit extensions made during the course of adopting the 2021 Edition of the Building, Fire, and Related Codes; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0554 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  24. 25 Ways and Means
  25. 26 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 4 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - 1127 North Caroline Street For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit into 4 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1127 North Caroline Street (Block 1177, Lot 033), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date. Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  26. 27 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Units to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 2904, 2910, and 2914 Parkwood Avenue For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of certain single-family dwelling units to 3 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the properties known as 2904 Parkwood Avenue (Block 3244, Lot 044), 2910 Parkwood Avenue (Block 3244, Lot 041), and 2914 Parkwood Avenue (Block 3244, Lot 039), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances certain bulk regulations (lot size area) and off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0496 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  27. 28 Rezoning - 1500, 1502, and 1508 Desoto Road For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1500, 1502, and 1508 Desoto Road (Block 7765; Lots 7, 14, and 15), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District. 24-0517 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  28. 29 Rezoning - 901 Aisquith Street For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 901 Aisquith Street (Block 1207, Lot 065), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the R-10 Zoning District. 24-0580 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  29. 30 Sale of Property - 1400 Leadenhall Street 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 1400 Leadenhall Street (Block 0987, Lot 003) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0596 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  30. 31 City Property - Renaming Riverside Park Pool to the Congressman Elijah E. Cummings Community Pool For the purpose of changing the name of Riverside Park Pool, located at 1800 Covington Street (Block 1940, Lot 001), to the Congressman Elijah E. Cummings Community Pool. 24-0597 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  31. 32 Rezoning - 1223-1229 Argyle For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1223-1229 Argyle Avenue (Block 0413, Lot 032), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the I-1 Zoning District. 24-0598 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  32. 33 Zoning - Conditional Use of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 2106 McCulloh 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 2106 McCulloh Street (Block 0309, Lot 005), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting a variance from off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0600 Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
  33. 3R Third Reader
  34. 35 Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to 3rd Reader)
  35. 36 Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Corrective Amendment For the purpose of correcting an amendment regarding permit extensions made during the course of adopting the 2021 Edition of the Building, Fire, and Related Codes; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0554
  36. 37 Community Relations Commission - Powers and Duties - Complaint Period For the purpose of increasing the time within which complaints of unlawful practices must be filed with the Community Relations Commission; making certain related amendments; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0568
  37. 38 Baltimore City Government Entities - Language Access For the purpose of requiring a certain Baltimore government entity to appoint a language access liaison and adopt a Language Access Plan; requiring a Baltimore government entity to provide language access services to specified individuals; establishing certain reporting requirements; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the provision of language access services by Baltimore government entities. 24-0584
  38. 39 Sale of Property - 1400 Leadenhall Street 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 1400 Leadenhall Street (Block 0987, Lot 003) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0596
  39. 40 Third Reader (for final passage)
  40. 41 Prohibition - Gas-Powered Debris Removal Equipment For the purpose of prohibiting the use of gas-powered debris removal equipment in Baltimore City; defining certain terms; establishing procedures for reporting the use of gas-powered debris removal equipment; establishing certain penalties; and providing for a special effective date. Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  41. 42 Study and Report - Infrastructure and Urban Meadows For the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Administrator, the Baltimore Office of Sustainability, and the Baltimore Commission on Sustainability to submit a report to the Mayor and City Council assessing the costs and benefits of installing and maintaining 100 acres of low-maintenance and self-sustaining native plant communities (otherwise known as “urban meadows”) and mapping vacant lots and existing areas with packed dirt that could be transformed into urban meadows; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0507 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  42. 43 Zoning - Conditional Use - Parking Lot (Principal Use) - 1211 Jefferson 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 1211 Jefferson Street (Block 1295, Lot, 001G), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0516 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  43. 44 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 4 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 15 North Stricker Street For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 4 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning district on the property known as 15 North Stricker Street (Block 0197, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0533 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  44. 45 Zoning - Harford Road Overlay District For the purpose of establishing the Harford Road Overlay District; delineating the boundaries of the district; creating applicable use regulations within the district; establishing bulk and yard regulations within the district; detailing other applicable standards within the district; amending certain off-street parking requirements; and generally relating to the establishment of the Harford Road Overlay District. 24-0544 Held for 1 meeting
  45. 46 Repeal of Ordinance 04-824 - Planned Unit Development - 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1 For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 04-824, which designated certain property located at 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1 a Residential Planned Unit Development; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0573 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  46. 47 The 2024 Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Baltimore For the purpose of reviewing, revising, and adopting the 2024 Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0583 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  47. 48 Urban Renewal - Oldtown Mall - Amendment 11 For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Oldtown Mall to strike all provisions of the Plan other than those pertaining to authority over disposition; 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. 24-0586 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  48. 49 Area of Special Signage Control - Designation - Stadium Area For the purpose of approving the application of the Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership to designate an Area of Special Signage Control known as the Stadium Area District; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0588 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  49. 50 Rezoning - 601 West West Street (Lot N), 616 West West Street (Lot NN), and 701 West Ostend Street (Lot O) For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 601 West West Street (Lot N) (Block 0688C, Lot 019), and 616 West West Street (Lot NN) (Block 0688C, Lot 009), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the C-4 Zoning District to the C-5-DC Zoning District, and the property known as 701 West Ostend Street (Lot O) (Block 0954, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-2 Zoning District to the C-5-DC Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0589 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  50. 51 Zoning - Sign Regulations - C-5-DC Zoning District - Amendment For the purpose of amending sign regulations to permit the sign type “Freestanding (Pole)” in an Area of Special Signage Control within the C-5-DC Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0590 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  51. 52 Rezoning - 121 Riverside Road For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 121 Riverside Road (Block 7027D, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0591 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  52. 53 Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property For the purpose of requiring a special property tax rate for vacant and abandoned property; providing for the promulgation of rules and regulations; requiring a certain notice be sent to owners of real property within the City limits; requiring a certain annual report; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the property tax levied on vacant and abandoned property. 24-0601 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  53. 54 Committee Announcements
  54. 55 Announcements
  55. 56 THE LAST MEETING OF THE 73RD TERM OF THE BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.
  56. 57 Adjournment
  57. 58 Cable Hearing Schedule
  58. 59 We are live streaming more to you now than ever before! Please visit https://baltimore.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx to view all legislative hearings, work sessions, voting sessions and council meetings that are covered by CHARM TV 25. http://charmtvbaltimore.com/watch-live
  59. 60 Thank you all for attending this meeting. Please check the area around your seat to make certain that you have everything that you brought with you.
  60. 61 We will be closing the room shortly and ask that everyone exit promptly to the 1st floor main entrance. Thank you for visiting City Hall.