Committee reports Tivoli EcoVillage PUD favorably to full council
February 12, 2026 | Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland
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Baltimore City’s Land Use & Transportation Committee on Feb. 12 reported council bill 25018 favorably to the full council, moving forward a planned unit development (PUD) for the Tivoli EcoVillage in the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello neighborhood.
Sponsor Councilwoman Odette Ramos said the project has been years in the making and described it as a long-awaited community effort. “It is a planned unit development for the Tavoli EcoVillage project,” Ramos said, adding the proposal would replace roughly 150 deteriorated homes with what the applicant estimates will be close to 125 new dwellings and community amenities.
The applicant and developer representatives described the proposal as the city’s first net-zero, or off-grid, residential project. Mark James, president of developer Urban Green, said the proposal seeks to combine affordability with sustainability: “This project does that,” James said, calling it a “next generation community” with single-family and semi-detached homes, community green space and a multipurpose building for neighborhood use.
Planning staff and the Planning Commission reviewed the PUD and recommended approval; the law department approved the bill for form and legal sufficiency. Project representatives said the PUD is necessary because the combination of detached and semi-detached housing and an on-site energy microgrid requires variances from multiple zoning standards, including minimum lot area, lot coverage, impervious surface limits and yard setbacks, and conditional-use approval for the community center.
After the committee accepted the Planning Commission’s findings of fact, the committee conducted a roll-call and recorded six affirmative votes. Chair Ryan Dorsey said the finding of facts will be offered to the council, and the bill will be reported to the full City Council at its next meeting.
Next steps: the bill will be scheduled for consideration by the full Baltimore City Council, where final action will be taken.
Sponsor Councilwoman Odette Ramos said the project has been years in the making and described it as a long-awaited community effort. “It is a planned unit development for the Tavoli EcoVillage project,” Ramos said, adding the proposal would replace roughly 150 deteriorated homes with what the applicant estimates will be close to 125 new dwellings and community amenities.
The applicant and developer representatives described the proposal as the city’s first net-zero, or off-grid, residential project. Mark James, president of developer Urban Green, said the proposal seeks to combine affordability with sustainability: “This project does that,” James said, calling it a “next generation community” with single-family and semi-detached homes, community green space and a multipurpose building for neighborhood use.
Planning staff and the Planning Commission reviewed the PUD and recommended approval; the law department approved the bill for form and legal sufficiency. Project representatives said the PUD is necessary because the combination of detached and semi-detached housing and an on-site energy microgrid requires variances from multiple zoning standards, including minimum lot area, lot coverage, impervious surface limits and yard setbacks, and conditional-use approval for the community center.
After the committee accepted the Planning Commission’s findings of fact, the committee conducted a roll-call and recorded six affirmative votes. Chair Ryan Dorsey said the finding of facts will be offered to the council, and the bill will be reported to the full City Council at its next meeting.
Next steps: the bill will be scheduled for consideration by the full Baltimore City Council, where final action will be taken.
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