Baltimore City Planning Department

Events

March 4th – Planning Commission
March 9th  CHAP Commission
March 18th Planning Commission
March 23rd Sustainability Commission

Our Mission:

To provide the highest level services and leadership in urban and strategic planning,historical and architectural preservation, zoning, design, development, and capital budgeting to promote the sustained economic, social, and community development of the City of Baltimore.

The Department has established six planning divisions to help it carry out its mission: Office of the Director, Land Use and Urban Design, Comprehensive Planning, Research and Strategic PlanningHistorical and Architectural Preservation. and the Office of Sustainability.

Featured Items

2010 Martin Luther King Jr. parade

On a sunny January 18, 2010 at the Martin Luther King Jr. parade, Anna Custer and Tom Stosur encourage all residents to participate in the upcoming national census. Census day is April 1, 2010. It’s in our hands, Baltimore! Be Counted! In the attached picture: L-R Anna Custer, Executive Director, Live Baltimore, Thomas Stosur, Director, Baltimore City Department of Planning

Transform Baltimore

The Zoning Code Rewrite is an initiative designed to rewrite the correct Zoning Code of the City of Baltimore.

Baltimore Annotated Outline

Visit Transform Baltimore section

For Background information on Form Based Codes, here is the background presentation on Form Based Codes.

Background Presentation on Form Based Codes

 

Herring Run Park Master Plan Information Center

Office of Sustainability

We define sustainability as “Meeting the environmental, social, and economic needs of Baltimore without compromising the ability of future generations to meet these needs.”

Learn More About the Office of Sustainability

The Baltimore Office of Sustainability is pleased to announce the launch of our new website at www.baltimoresustainability.org.

The website is designed as a resource for the Baltimore community to learn more about the goals of the Sustainability Plan, the many excellent efforts underway in our city, and how you can become part of the solution.

The website also features a space for individuals, schools, businesses, community groups, and anyone else in the Baltimore community to share their success story about how they helped further the shared goals of the Sustainability Plan.

Please take a few minutes to explore the site and share with us your success story.
 

REQUEST A PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING

Using the new online pre-development form, now you can submit your proposed development project and request a pre-development meeting ONLINE.  After a simple login process, you can organize your contacts and project information all in one location and access it as needed.  You will also have critical property information and links to development resources at your disposal prior to your meeting.

Click here to Log On to the Online Pre-Development Form

Help: How To Submit

Contacts

Department of Planning
Thomas J. Stosur, Director
417 E. Fayette Street
8th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 396-7526 (PLAN)