Planning Commission, March 12, 2026
Approves Residential Conversion at 1610 East Chase Street, passed
What happened
The Baltimore City Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval (6-0) of City Council Bill 26-0150, a zoning conditional use and parking/setback variances for a Streets Market grocery store and multi-tenant retail building at 600 West North Avenue, developed by MCB Real E…
- Jurisdiction
- Baltimore, MD
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Conditional Use and Variances for Grocery Store at 600 West North Avenue
City Council Bill 26-0150 — zoning conditional use for a retail goods establishment with alcoholic beverage sales (wine shop within grocery building) plus parking maximum variance (65 spaces vs ~36 code maximum, an 81% increase) and front yard setback variance at 600 West North Avenue, 7th District. Streets Market grocery (~12,000 sq ft) and multi-tenant retail totaling ~17,000 sq ft, developed by MCB Real Estate. Approved 6-0 as a recommendation to City Council, with staff amendments limiting the alcoholic beverage use to a portion of the grocery building shown in yellow, and an added recommendation to DOT to study traffic calming. Mount Royal Terrace Association and Reservoir Hill Association opposed the parking variance.
- Limit alcoholic beverage conditional use to a portion of the grocery building as shown in yellow on site plan
- four-hour time limit on off-street parking
- recommendation to DOT to study traffic calming
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Baltimore City Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval (6-0) of City Council Bill 26-0150, a zoning conditional use and parking/setback variances for a Streets Market grocery store and multi-tenant retail building at 600 West North Avenue, developed by MCB Real E…
Key Decisions (5)
Conditional Use and Variances for Grocery Store at 600 West North Avenue
Residential Conversion at 1610 East Chase Street
Street Closing of Remington Avenue Portion
FY27-FY32 Capital Improvement Program Recommendations
CIP Transfers Including Emergency Demolition Reimbursements
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (5)
Streets Market grocery and multi-tenant retail at 600 West North Avenue (Madison Park North/Reservoir Square)
Mixed-Use
Residential conversion at 1610 East Chase Street
Residential
Seawall mixed-use multifamily building on Remington Avenue (former 7-Eleven site)
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
National and regional grocers require off-street parking near the industry…
Housing Demand
West Baltimore's North Avenue corridor is among the highest concentrations…
Infrastructure
Baltimore faces a 'HUR cliff' as highway user revenue declines,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 2 councilmembers, 4 commissioners, 7 staff members, the clerk, 2 attorneys, the applicant's representative, and a member of the public.
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