Land Use & Transportation Committee
TL;DR
The Land Use & Transportation Committee held a public hearing on October 22, 2026, to consider amendments to five urban renewal plans in Baltimore neighborhoods (Broadway East, Coldstream Homestead Montebello, Johnston Square, Middle East, and Oliver) and a new zoning ordinance to permit accessory dwelling units. The urban renewal amendments primarily seek to extend plan timelines, remove properties from acquisition lists, and reauthorize property acquisitions in their respective project areas.
Key Decisions
- Urban Renewal – Broadway East – Amendment 7 Scheduled for public hearing
- Urban Renewal – Coldstream Homestead Montebello – Amendment 14 Scheduled for public hearing
- Urban Renewal – Johnston Square – Amendment 14 Scheduled for public hearing
- Urban Renewal – Middle East & Oliver – Amendments 16 & 17 Scheduled for public hearing
- Zoning – Accessory Dwelling Units Scheduled for public hearing
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- 26-0231 Urban Renewal – Broadway East – Amendment 7 FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Broadway East to extend the life of the Plan; removing certain properties from the list in Appendix A; 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.Ordinance
- 26-0232 Urban Renewal – Coldstream Homestead Montebello – Amendment 14 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.Ordinance
- 26-0233 Urban Renewal – Johnston Square – Amendment 14 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 lists 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.Ordinance
- 26-0234 Urban Renewal – Middle East – Amendment 16 FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Middle East to extend the life of the Plan; removing certain properties from the lists in Appendices 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.Ordinance
- 26-0235 Urban Renewal – Oliver – Amendment 17 FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Oliver to extend the life of the Plan; removing certain properties from the lists 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.Ordinance
- 26-0195 Zoning – Accessory Dwelling Units FOR the purpose of permitting an accessory dwelling unit on a property with a principal dwelling unit; defining accessory dwelling unit; establishing certain bulk and yard requirements for an accessory dwelling unit; allowing an accessory dwelling unit as a permitted encroachment to a required rear yard; and generally relating to accessory dwelling units.Ordinance
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC