Land Use & Transportation Committee
TL;DR
The Land Use & Transportation Committee held a public hearing on November 5, 2026 to consider six zoning and land use proposals affecting Baltimore properties. The agenda included items to convert a single-family home to two units, rezone three properties on E 28th Street for mixed-use development, change zoning at 3840 Bank Street, permit a parking lot in a residential area, repeal a decades-old planned unit development designation, and close a 10-foot alley in East Baltimore.
Key Decisions
- 1610 E Chase Street – Convert single-family to 2-unit dwelling (R-8 zone) Scheduled for public hearing
- E 28th Street properties – Rezone from R-7 to IMU-1 (mixed-use) Scheduled for public hearing
- 3840 Bank Street – Rezone from I-1 to IMU-2 Scheduled for public hearing
- 1732-1736 Gorsuch Avenue – Permit principal use parking lot (R-6 zone) Scheduled for public hearing
- 5104 York Road – Repeal 1987 Sherwood Ford Planned Unit Development Scheduled for public hearing
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- 26-0154 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variance – 1610 E Chase 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 1610 E Chase Street (Block 1164B, Lot 016), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing for a special effective date.Ordinance
- 26-0198 Rezoning – 505 E 28th Street, 507 E 28th Street, and 515 E 28th Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 505 E 28th Street (Block 4071, Lot 020), 507 E 28th Street (Block 4071, Lot 021), and 515 E 28th Street (Block 4071, Lot 025), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-7 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.Ordinance
- 26-0204 Rezoning - 3840 Bank Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3840 Bank Street (Block 6311, Lot 055), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-1 Zoning District to the IMU-2 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.Ordinance
- 26-0206 Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – 1732-1736 Gorsuch Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a principal use parking lot in the R-6 Zoning District on the properties known as 1732-1736 Gorsuch Avenue (Block 4127, Lots 012 and 013), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.Ordinance
- 26-0208 Repeal of Ordinance 87-1040 – Planned Unit Development Sherwood Ford, Inc. – 5104 York Road FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 87-1040, which designated certain property located at and around 5104 York Road a Planned Unit Development known as Sherwood Ford, Inc.; and providing for a special effective date.Ordinance
- 26-0252 City Streets – Closing – A 10 Foot Alley Bounded by Ensor Street, East Lanvale Street, Holbrook Street, and Federal Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 10 foot alley bounded by Ensor Street, East Lanvale Street, Holbrook Street, and Federal Street, as shown on a plat numbered 313-A-24A and dated June 5, 2026, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.Ordinance
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC