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Baltimore zoning board approves multiple housing and neighborhood-business appeals
Summary
The BMZA approved a series of variances and conditional uses on March 17, greenlighting projects ranging from a 21-unit affordable multifamily building on Pennsylvania Avenue to small-business relocation in Locust Point. Several approvals were unanimous; some approvals included conditions such as minimum parking or waste-disposal plans.
Baltimore Citys Board of Municipal Zoning Appeals on March 17 approved a slate of variances and conditional uses aimed at rehabilitating vacant lots and supporting neighborhood businesses.
The board unanimously approved a conditional-use request for live entertainment at an existing tavern on East Cross Street after planning recommended approval and the applicant described limited DJ and karaoke offerings with security in place. "This isn't a big dance floor... Metallica is not gonna play," applicant Abraham Hurd said, emphasizing the proposed entertainment would be consistent with the Cross…
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