1. (a) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may amend or repeal zoning regulations and boundaries.

2. (b)

   1. (1) If the purpose and effect of a proposed map amendment is to change the zoning classification of particular property, the City Council shall make findings of fact that address:

      1. (i) population change;
      2. (ii) the availability of public facilities;
      3. (iii) present and future transportation patterns;
      4. (iv) compatibility with existing and proposed development for the area;
      5. (v) the recommendations of the Baltimore City Planning Commission and the Board; and
      6. (vi) the relationship of the proposed amendment to Baltimore City's plan.

   2. (2) The City Council may grant the amendment to change the zoning classification based on a finding that there was:

      1. (i) a substantial change in the character of the neighborhood where the property is located; or
      2. (ii) a mistake in the existing zoning classification.
   3. (3) The City Council may not allow the filing of an application for a reclassification of a tract or parcel of land for which a reclassification has been denied by the City Council on the merits in the 12 months before the date of the application.

Added by Acts 2012, c. 426, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.