Jackie MacMillan 410-887-3211 jmacmillan@baltimorecountymd.gov
Baltimore County’s Renaissance initiative is a golden opportunity to turn underused or neglected parcels of land into community assets. This involves only properties within the Urban Rural Demarcation Line (URDL) and only where community residents want such redevelopment to take place. This "collaborative" design process involves full community participation in order to ensure certainty that what is planned is what will be built, thus strengthening all of our communities. - To ensure community input from the beginning
- To ensure that the collaborative design process is attractive to developers so that they embrace the community input
- To provide a compressed time model for the pilot projects
- To ensure the process is fair to all participants
- To ensure that the quality of life in Baltimore County is enhanced through the creation of these well-designed, buildable mixed-use redevelopment projects.
The following area have been designated as locations where Renaissance Redevelopment Pilot Projects may take place: The Development Process The collaborative design process is summarized in a flow chart (PDF). History of the Renaissance Initiative Read about the development of the Renaissance legislation from its early stages to its legal adoption by County Council. County Executive Message County Executive James T. Smith, Jr. describes his vision of the Renaissance Program’s aspirations to revitalize neglected areas of Baltimore County. Planning Board Report (PDF) Adopted The Final Report of the Baltimore County Planning Board was adopted on April 15, 2004. Council Bill (PDF) Enacted County Council introduced legislation on November 4, 2004 to implement the pilot renaissance redevelopment program.
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