Planning Commission, February 5, 2026
Recommends approval: Rezoning at 3009 Greenmount Avenue, unanimous (7-0)
What happened
On February 5, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Rezoning at 3009 Greenmount Avenue (unanimous).
The Planning Commission approved a rezoning at 3009 Greenmount Avenue from R-6 to C-2 to establish the Baltimore Italian Center (BIT Center) with a commercial kitchen, art gallery, and youth workforce program.
- Jurisdiction
- Baltimore, MD
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- February 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous (7-0)
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (1)
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Rezoning at 3009 Greenmount Avenue
Rezoning from R-6 to C-2 for the Baltimore Italian Center (BIT Center) to establish a commercial kitchen, art gallery, astronomy center, and Be More Pasta social enterprise. The auxiliary building of Saint John's Episcopal Church will be converted to community use. Applicant: Monica LaPenta/BIT Center. Vote was unanimous.
- None specified
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Key Decisions (7)
Rezoning at 3009 Greenmount Avenue
Conditional Use Conversion at 1118 North Cary Street
Street Closing - Calvert Street Spur and Portions of Light/Pratt Streets
Air Rights - 1900 Block of McElderry Street
Street Closing - Falls Road at West Cold Spring Lane
Street Closing - North Vincent Street, Forney Street, and Alley
CIP Transfers
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Development Activity (5)
Baltimore Italian Center (BIT Center)
Mixed-Use
Homeless Veteran Housing
Residential
Harborplace Redevelopment
Mixed-Use
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Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Greenmount West/Abel area experiencing 6-7% population growth while broader Waverly/Better…
Commercial Demand
Commercial kitchens and community-serving food enterprises are increasingly popular uses…
Infrastructure
Downtown Baltimore street redesign prioritizing pedestrian and cyclist access over…
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Zoning terms (16)
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- motion to approve (9 timestamps)
- approved (9 timestamps)
- rezoning (10 timestamps)
- plat (2 timestamps)
- commercial (16 timestamps)
- zoning (16 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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