Jacob Baumgart, Patch Staff
Posted Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 5:14 pm ET|Updated Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 5:26 pm ET
WYPR reported Monday that the Baltimore County Council voted to allow nearly 300 apartments to be built to replace a former Hunt Valley hotel. This was the county’s latest zoning and redevelopment debate. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Nearly 300 apartments will be built to replace a former Hunt Valley hotel, WYPR reported. The Baltimore County Council voted 5-1 Monday to override a veto from County Executive Johnny Olszewski that would've blocked the development, WYPR said.
Olszewski on Monday also withdrew legislation that would've allowed mixed-use developments without County Council approval. WYPR said a replacement bill introduced moments later would still allow mixed-use developments, but only with County Council oversight.
Mixed-use communities have commercial and residential units in the same development.
Planners think mixed-use developments create denser and walkable neighborhoods with less suburban sprawl. Others worry that mixed-use communities would overcrowd roads and schools.