Land Use & Transportation Committee
TL;DR
The Land Use & Transportation Committee held a public hearing on July 2, 2026, reviewing five ordinances covering parking permit changes, street naming authority, harbor management restructuring, a private sewer installation franchise, and building height calculations for gambrel roofs. The meeting addressed administrative updates and regulatory changes affecting parking, infrastructure, and development in Baltimore.
Key Decisions
- RPP Area 48 (Riverside) Parking Permit Revisions Scheduled for public hearing
- Street Names – Authority to Change Suffix Scheduled for public hearing
- Baltimore Harbor Authority Transfer Scheduled for public hearing
- South Newkirk Street Sanitary Sewer Franchise Scheduled for public hearing
- Building Height Measurement for Gambrel Roofs Scheduled for public hearing
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- 26-0197 RPP Area 48 (Riverside) – Revisions FOR the purpose of increasing the allotment of parking permits for churches and increasing the hours for those permits in the Parking Management Plan Restatement for RPP Area 48.Ordinance
- 26-0175 Street Names – Authority to Change Suffix FOR the purpose of granting to the City Council the authority to change the suffix of a street name.Ordinance
- 26-0178 Baltimore Harbor – Transfer of Authority to Department of Transportation FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete provisions of Subtitle 5 {“Harbor”} of the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City and Article 10 {“Harbors, Docks, and Wharves”} of the Baltimore City Code regarding Baltimore Harbor; transferring the authority to regulate Baltimore Harbor from the Department of Housing and Community Development to the Department of Transportation; establishing the Office of the Harbormaster and all attendant authorities and duties under the Department of Transportation; and otherwise relating to the use and management of Baltimore HarborOrdinance
- 26-0155 Franchise – Installation of a Private 1 ½ Inch Diameter Sanitary Sewer – South Newkirk Street FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to SI Baltimore QOZB#1, LLC (Developer’s Agreement #1757-A) to construct, use, and maintain a 1 ½ inch diameter sanitary sewer main, under South Newkirk Street, subject to certain terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date.Ordinance
- 26-0153 Measurement of Building Height – Gambrel Roofs FOR the purpose of amending the calculation of building height measurement for buildings with gambrel roofs.Ordinance
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC