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Baltimore zoning board rejects neighborhood appeal over brewerygrain silos
Summary
The Board of Municipal Zoning Appeals on March 17 declined a challenge to permits that allowed two grain silos at 1639 Guilford Avenue, ruling the Greenmount West PUD permits warehousing and storage and leaving the permits in place by a 3-1 vote. The board said planning staff reviewed the application and found no requirement for further planning commission design approval.
The Baltimore City Board of Municipal Zoning Appeals (BMZA) on March 17 rejected a negative appeal seeking to overturn permits for two grain silos and concrete pads at 1639 Guilford Avenue, a lot associated with Guilford Hall Brewery.
Alex Votoff, counsel for the appellant Paul M. Levine Jr., argued the silos are not allowed under the Greenmount West planned unit development (PUD) and its land-disposition documentation. "Grain silos are an explosion hazard," Votoff said, adding that the structure visible from adjacent homes is an outdoor storage use not contemplated by the PUD. Votoff presented Board of Estimates minutes and a partial release…
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