Monday, September 25, 2006
5:00 PM
City of Baltimore
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100 North Holliday Street |
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Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
City Hall
City Council
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Sheila Dixon, President of the Council |
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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Vice President |
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District 1: James Kraft - District 2: Nicholas C. D'Adamo |
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District 3: Robert W. Curran - District 4: Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. |
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District 5: Rochelle "Rikki" Spector - District 6: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake |
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District 7: Belinda Conaway - District 8: Helen L. Holton |
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District 9: Agnes Welch - District 10: Edward L. Reisinger |
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District 11: Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. - District 12: Bernard C. "Jack" Young |
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District 13: Paula Johnson Branch - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke |
Meeting Agenda - Final
Call to Order
Invocation
Reverend Andrew Foster Connors, Brown Memorial Park Ave Presbyterian Church USA
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
Approval of the Journal
September 18, 2006
Communications from the Mayor
Executive Nominations
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Member - Environmental Control Board - 10th District |
EA06-0171
Bills Introduced
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Release of Right-of-Way - a 15.0 Foot Right-of-Way Granted to the Mayor |
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and City Council of Baltimore Through the Property of Loyola - Notre Dame |
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Library, Inc. |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City |
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Councilof Baltimore of all of its interests in and to the 15.0 foot wide right-of-way |
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heretofore granted to the City of Baltimore through the property of John W. Garrett |
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(and Alice W. Garrett, his wife), currently owned by Loyola-Notre Dame Library, |
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Inc. The location and course of the 15.0 foot wide right-of-way to be released is |
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shown on a plat numbered H-20-16716 prepared by the Department of Public |
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Improvements - Highways Department - Sewer Division; and providing for a |
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special effective date. |
06-0516
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Administration (Dept. of Public Works) |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Release of Right of Way - a 6.75 Foot Right-of-Way Granted to the Mayor and |
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City Council of Baltimore Through the Property of 316 Guilford Avenue, |
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L.L.C. |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City |
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Councilof Baltimore of all of its interests in and to the 6.75 foot wide right-of-way |
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heretofore granted to the City of Baltimore through the property of Market Tavern, |
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Inc., currently owned by 316 Guilford Avenue, L.L.C.; the location and course of |
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the 6.75 foot wide right-of-way to be released being shown on a plat numbered |
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R.W.20-35944; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0517
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Administration (Dept. of Public Works) |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Franchise - Structural Projections Over Beds of Anchor Street and Key |
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Highway - 1400 Key Highway |
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FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to J. Bryan Erb, his tenants, successors, |
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and assigns, to construct, use, and maintain a 4-story town house, subject to certain |
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terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0518
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Administration (Dept. of Public Works) |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Franchise - Structural Projection Over Bed of Key Highway - 1402 Key |
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Highway |
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FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to J. Bryan Erb, his tenants, successors, |
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and assigns, to construct, use, and maintain a 4-story town house, subject to certain |
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terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0519
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Administration (Dept. of Public Works) |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Closing - An 85-Foot Wide Portion of Fort Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing an 85-foot wide portion of Fort |
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Avenue, extending from Fort McHenry National Monument, northwesterly 130.3 |
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feet, as shown on Plat 346-A-51A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; |
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and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0520
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Administration (Dept. of Public Works) |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - An 85-Foot Wide Portion of Fort Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at |
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either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as the |
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former bed of an 85-foot wide portion of Fort Avenue, extending from Fort |
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McHenry National Monument, Northwesterly 130.3 feet, and no longer needed for |
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public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0521
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Administration (Dept. of Public Works) |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conversion of 1- or 2-Family Dwellings - R-8 Zoning District |
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FOR the purpose of removing the R-8 District from among those districts in which |
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an exception may be sought from the general prohibition against converting 1- or |
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2-family dwellings to larger occupancies. |
06-0522
James B. Kraft and Mary Pat Clarke
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Placement of the Clarence H. "Du" Burns Memorial on the Grounds of |
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Baltimore's City Hall Plaza |
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FOR the purpose of supporting the efforts of The Clarence H. "Du" Burns |
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Memorial Fund, Inc., in urging the Mayor to allow placement of the Clarence H. |
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"Du" Burns Memorial (hereinafter "the "Du" Burns Memorial") on the grounds of |
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Baltimore's City Hall Plaza. |
06-0218R
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Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. |
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'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, |
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Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke and Agnes Welch |
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Informational Hearing - City Process - Auctioning Off Cars Before Their |
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Time? |
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FOR the purpose of requesting that the Director of Transportation brief the Council |
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on the current Department of Transportation vehicle auctioning policies, provide |
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information on recent reports that hundreds of cars are being sold before their |
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proper time or without appropriate reason to do so, and how the Department of |
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Transportation and the Police Department plan to fix communication gaps that are |
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allowing the vehicles of Baltimore City citizens to be towed and auctioned off |
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without cause or before there is an appropriate, reasonable opportunity for retrieval. |
06-0219R
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Helen L. |
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Holton, Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and |
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Agnes Welch |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore Police Department Policy - Recording of |
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Custodial Interrogations |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to share with |
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the City Council the departmental policy on the use of video and audio recording in |
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custodial interrogations; an analysis of the efficacy of recording devices in |
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preventing wrongful convictions and in protecting police officers from false |
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accusations of abusive, immoral or illegal actions; and any plans to retain as is, |
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expand, or improve the existing program. |
06-0220R
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President Dixon, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen L. Holton, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and Agnes Welch |
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PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Celebrating and Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Baltimore |
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Orioles 1966 World Series Victory |
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FOR the purpose of celebrating and commemorating the 40th anniversary of the |
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Baltimore Orioles 4 game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1966 World |
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Series, which was their first World Championship in franchise history and |
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established the Baltimore Orioles as a force to be reckoned with in Major League |
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Baseball. |
06-0221R
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen L. |
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Holton, Edward L. Reisinger, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and Mary Pat Clarke |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Budget and Appropriations
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayoralty - $340,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $340,000 to the Mayoralty (Account |
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#9904-129-067), to provide funding for renovations to the Hooper Center/Casino |
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Building located in Patterson Park; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0489
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Land Use and Transportation
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Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 5809-5817 Park |
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Heights Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a parking, open-off street area on the property |
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known as 5809-5817 Park Heights Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying |
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plat. |
05-0261
Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Zoning - Parking Lot District - Conditional Use Parking Lot - 913 North |
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Charles Street |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of an open off-street parking area on the property |
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known as 913 North Charles Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
05-0292
Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and Bernard C. 'Jack' Young
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Building and Zoning - Traffic Studies |
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FOR the purpose of requiring a traffic study as a condition for certain building and |
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zoning authorizations; defining certain terms; correcting, clarifying, and |
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conforming certain language; and generally relating to the requirements and |
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procedures for building permits, zoning authorizations, use permits, modifications |
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and continuances of nonconforming uses, conditional uses, legislative |
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authorizations, and other building and zoning code permits and authorizations. |
06-0360
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, Agnes Welch, |
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Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. and Mary Pat Clarke |
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
3R
Third Reader
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Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from |
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2nd to 3rd Reader) |
Third Reader (to be held one meeting)
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Rezoning - 1624 Beason Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1624 Beason |
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Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District |
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to the R-8 Zoning District. |
06-0441
Edward L. Reisinger
Third Reader (for final passage)
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Urban Renewal - Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Business Area - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Brooklyn-Curtis Bay |
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Business Area to delete an industrial area from the project boundary; creating |
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revised exhibits attached to the Renewal Plan to reflect the proposed change; |
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making minor technical corrections; waiving certain content and procedural |
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requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for |
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the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; |
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and providing for a special effective date. |
05-0022
City Council President (Administration)
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Mount Vernon Historical and Architectural Preservation District |
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FOR the purpose of enlarging the area designated as the Mount Vernon Historical |
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and Architectural Preservation District to include 600-6121/2 and 700-730 North |
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Howard Street, 303-321 West Madison Street, and 735 North Eutaw Street; and |
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restating the boundaries of the District. |
05-0299
Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr.
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Residential Permit Parking Program |
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FOR the purpose of reorganizing and clarifying the Residential Permit Parking |
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Law; requiring continued maintenance and use of available or required off-street |
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parking spaces; specifying eligibility requirements for parking permits, including |
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compliance with certain Zoning Code requirements; modifying the criteria for and |
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scope of administrative amendments to a Parking Management Plan; prohibiting |
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certain conduct by permit applicants, permit holders, and others; imposing certain |
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penalties; authorizing certain enforcement procedures; establishing a Residential |
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Permit Parking Advisory Board; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain |
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language; and generally relating to the Residential Permit Parking Program. |
06-0316
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Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda K. Conaway, James B. Kraft, Edward L. |
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Reisinger and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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Urban Renewal - Charles/North Revitalization Area - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Charles/North |
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Revitalization Area to provide new Plan objectives and goals; establish permitted |
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land uses; provide for review of all plans for new construction, exterior |
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rehabilitation, or change in use of properties in Charles/North Revitalization Area; |
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establish procedures for the issuance and denial of demolition permits; establish |
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certain property rehabilitation and development standards; approve certain |
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regulations, controls, and restrictions applicable to all land and property within |
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Charles/North Revitalization Area; establish procedures for amending the Plan; |
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amend a certain exhibit and create new exhibits to the Plan; create new appendices |
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to the Plan; and provide certain definitions; waiving certain content and procedural |
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requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the |
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application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0325
Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and President Dixon
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Rezoning - 1554 Boyle Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1554 Boyle |
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Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District |
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to the R-8 Zoning District. |
06-0361
Edward L. Reisinger
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - Waterview |
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FOR the purpose of approving a certain amendment to the Development Plan of the |
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Waterview Planned Unit Development. |
06-0373
Edward L. Reisinger and Bernard C. 'Jack' Young
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Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted |
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Living) - 1612 Gwynns Falls Parkway |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted |
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living) on the property known as 1612 Gwynns Falls Parkway, as outlined in red on |
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the accompanying plat. |
06-0419
Belinda K. Conaway
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Urban Renewal - Carroll Camden - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Carroll Camden to |
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revise the uses allowed in the General Industrial C area; waiving certain content |
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and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; |
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providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other |
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ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0445
Edward L. Reisinger
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Zoning - Conditional Use Restaurant: Drive-in - 2718 Washington Boulevard |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a restaurant: drive-in on the property known as 2718 |
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Washington Boulevard, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
06-0452
Edward L. Reisinger
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Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 1807 Wickes |
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Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the property |
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known as 1807 Wickes Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
06-0453
Edward L. Reisinger
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Art and |
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Culture - $440,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $440,000 to the MR-Art and Culture - Program 493 |
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