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Committee pauses contested Keswick Road rezoning amid legal concerns and divided neighborhood views
Summary
Council Bill 250017 to rezone the odd side of the 3400–3500 block of Keswick Road from C-1 to R-7 was recessed after public testimony raised legal and policy objections; Planning Commission proposed an amendment to exclude a church property.
The Baltimore City Council Land Use and Transportation Committee on April 24 recessed consideration of Council Bill 250017, a proposal to rezone the odd-numbered side of the 3400–3500 block of Keswick Road in the Hamden/Wyman Park area from C-1 to R-7, after residents and agency staff raised legal, procedural and policy concerns.
Councilwoman Ramos, the bill sponsor, said the rezoning would make that short segment consistent with the surrounding R-7 neighborhood and would aid residents rebuilding after an October fire that damaged multiple houses on the block. "We want to rezone it to make it consistent with the area," Councilwoman Ramos said, noting six houses had been demolished and 14 were damaged by the fire.
The Planning Commission recommended an amendment to remove a…
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