Baltimore City Council

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Chaplain Avery L. Thurman, Sr., Baltimore City Fire Department
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Roll Call
6. Approval of the Journal
7. September 15, 2025
8. Bills Enacted without Mayoral Signature after Three Regular Meetings
9. September 15, 2025
10. Executive Nominations
11. EA25-0056 Jonathan DeWar Member - Baltimore City Veteran's Commission
    Executive Nomination
12. EA25-0057 Qamryn Askew Member - Baltimore City Youth Commission
    Executive Nomination
13. EA25-005 Tylea Booker Member - Baltimore City Youth Commission
    Executive Nomination
14. EA25-0059 Caleb Kurlantzick Member - Baltimore City Youth Commission
    Executive Nomination
15. EA25-0060 Marceline White Member - Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing Commission
    Executive Nomination
16. EA25-0061 Michael Stewart Member - Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing Commission
    Executive Nomination
17. EA25-0062 Brina Furman Member - Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing Commission
    Executive Nomination
18. EA25-0063 Rian Hargrave Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals
    Executive Nomination
19. Bills Introduced
20. 25-0099 Supplementary Municipal Telephone Exchange Fund Operating Appropriation – Municipal Telephone Exchange (Service 133 - Telecommunications) – $1,400,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Municipal Telephone Exchange Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,400,000 to the Municipal Telephone Exchange (Service 133 - Telecommunications), to provide funding for a series of one time improvements to help upgrade the City’s Call Center, support ongoing telework technology, increase wireless phone security, and support upgrades at the Courthouse and Pratt Library; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
21. 25-0100 Children and Youth Fund – Updates FOR the purpose of updating the process and procedures by which the Fund may disperse grants; altering the composition of the Board of Directors; requiring a certain report; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the administration of the Children and Youth Fund.
    Ordinance
22. 25-0101 Repeal of Ordinances 86-711 and 92-147 Planned Unit Development –Mount Clare Junction FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 86-711, as amended by Ordinance 92-147, which designated certain properties a Business Planned Unit Development known as Mount Clare Junction; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
23. Consent Calendar
24. (See Section A at back of Agenda)
25. Second Reader
26. Land Use & Transportation
27. 25-0040 Zoning – Uses – Retail: Small Box Establishment FOR the purpose of making small box discount retail stores a conditional use by approval of the Board of Municipal Zoning Appeals in all commercial zoning districts; setting use standards for new small box discount retail stores; and defining certain terms.
    Ordinance
28. 25-0062 Building Code – Single Exit from Residential Occupancy FOR the purpose of permitting certain residential buildings to have a single exit or access to a single exit, so long as certain conditions are met regarding the construction of the exit.
    Ordinance
29. 25-0064 Zoning – Bulk and Yard Requirements - Amendments FOR the purpose of amending certain bulk and yard requirements in residential zoning districts.
    Ordinance
30. 25-0065 Zoning – Eliminating Off-Street Parking Requirements FOR the purpose of repealing requirements for providing a minimum number of off-street parking spaces per use type; setting certain parking maximums; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions and tables.
    Ordinance
31. 25-0072 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Units to 2 Dwelling Units Each in the R-8 Zoning District – 1703 and 1709 Edmondson Avenue 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 1703 Edmondson Avenue (Block 0121, Lot 017) and a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1709 Edmondson Avenue (Block 0121, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
32. 25-0077 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District – Variances – 541 Lafayette Avenue 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 541 Lafayette Avenue (Block 0414, Lot 062), 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.
    Ordinance
33. 25-0078 City Streets – Closing – Portions of Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Company (Amtrak) FOR the purpose of condemning and closing portions of certain streets and alleys bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, the former bed of Mosher Street and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on a plat numbered 316 C 5 Series for Group A prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
34. 25-0079 Sale of Property – Certain Streets Lying Within the Area Bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, West Lafayette Avenue and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 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 parcels of land known as portions of certain streets lying within the area bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, West Lafayette Avenue and the land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on Plat 316 C 5 Group A, and filed with the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
35. 25-0083 RPP Area 30 – Exception – 15 E West Street FOR the purpose of amending the Parking Management Plan Restatement for RPP Area 30 (South Baltimore East) to add an exception to the Plan’s general permit allotments for dwelling units.
    Ordinance
36. 25-0084 City Streets – Closing – A 6 Foot Portion of West Saratoga Street and an Alley 10.67 Feet Wide, Bounded By Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 6 foot portion of West Saratoga Street and an alley 10.67 feet wide bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street and North Greene Street, as shown on a plat numbered 307 A 23A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
37. 25-0085 Sale of Property – Section of West Saratoga Street Bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene 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 no longer needed for public use known as the former bed of a 6 foot portion of West Saratoga Street bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene Street; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
38. 25-0086 City Streets – Closing – A Portion of North Chapel Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of North Chapel Street extending northerly 305.2 feet more or less, from the north side of Jefferson Street bounded by McElderry Street, North Washington Street, Jefferson Street, and North Wolfe Street, as shown on a plat numbered 309 A 30A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
39. 25-0092 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Banquet Hall in the C-2 Zoning District – Variance – 1123 West Baltimore Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a banquet hall on the property known as 1123 West Baltimore Street (Block 0217, Lot 012) in the C-2 Zoning District, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a variance regarding off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
40. Public Safety
41. 25-0018 Emergency Scene – Unauthorized Persons Prohibited FOR the purpose of prohibiting the presence of an unauthorized person within the boundaries of an emergency scene; establishing certain penalties; defining certain terms; and generally relating to unauthorized persons within the boundaries of an emergency scene.
    Ordinance
42. Third Reader
43. 25-0050 Water Bill – Tenant Right to Review FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Public Works to provide a specified person with a copy of a certain water or wastewater bill upon request and submission of specified documentation.
    Ordinance
44. 25-0059 Building, Fire, and Related Codes – Vacant Building Receivers – Failure to Sell FOR the purpose of permitting a vacant building receiver to offer the property for sale to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, if the property fails to sell at public auction; and providing certain limitations on the sale price.
    Ordinance
45. 25-0069 Sale of Property – 1820 North Charles 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 1820 North Charles Street (Block 0388, Lot 009) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance