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Council hears debate on comp‑plan land‑use map and proposed annual rezoning process
Summary
Planning staff described a new land‑use map and proposals to run an annual or clustered rezoning cycle; council members and the director said legal questions remain about whether an annual approach would meet Maryland’s standards for a comprehensive rezoning versus a piecemeal rezoning.
The Department of Planning told the council it has adopted a citywide land-use map as part of the comprehensive plan and proposed an annual or clustered rezoning process intended to make land-use changes more predictable and transparent.
“For the first time … we developed a land use plan for the city akin to what every, every other jurisdiction in the state already has,” Chris Ryer said. He described pilots to update the land‑use map every four years and cluster zoning applications annually so requests aligned with the land‑use plan could move through a simpler…
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