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Baltimore Village rezones school parcel for future campus, expands tree commission
Summary
Council approved rezoning of a parcel purchased for a future school from agricultural to office/institutional and adopted an ordinance increasing tree commission membership to accommodate additional volunteers.
Baltimore Village council approved a rezoning on Jan. 12, 2026, to reclassify a parcel purchased for a future school from agricultural to office/institutional (the council described the land as intended for a future school site and athletic fields). The rezoning moved forward after a required public hearing; a visitor who addressed the council said the land will remain farmed in the near term and praised the board for planning for the village’s long-term needs.
On third reading the council adopted the rezoning ordinance for the parcel (the record references the parcel and the related ordinance reading), and the council also adopted Ordinance 2025-47 to expand the membership of the tree commission to accommodate more volunteers. Both ordinances passed by roll-call votes recorded in the meeting.
Separately, council introduced Ordinance 2026-01, a first-reading matter, to vacate the final plat for Sleepy Hollow subdivision (about 55.44 acres, parcel 0240251400); sponsors noted a new plat will be filed through planning and zoning and that sale of the property may not be concluded until the end of the month.
The record shows staff and committee follow-up: planning and zoning will continue to review subdivision/plat matters and will provide a recommendation before final council action on related plats.
The council asked staff to provide plat plans to members who requested them and set standard referral paths: zoning-code issues to planning and zoning, and other ordinance matters to the rules committee for review before returning to council.
