Return to in Person Hearings
Beginning April 19, 2022, all BMZA Zoning Hearings will be conducted in person. At this time no hybrid option is available.
BMZA hearings are held in person only at the Charles L. Benton, Jr. Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, 8th Floor, in the Planning Department Boardroom.
There is no virtual, hybrid, or online option to participate.
If you want to testify, you must either
Attend the hearing in person, or
Email written comments to bmza@baltimorecity.gov at least 24 hours before the hearing.
You may also drop off or mail your comments or other evidence, but email is the most reliable option.
You cannot show documents or media electronically during the hearing (e.g., photos or videos on your phone or laptop). If you want the Board to consider a piece of evidence, you must either:
Bring 8 printed copies (for the Board, staff, opposing parties, and yourself), or
Email a PDF to bmza@baltimorecity.gov at least 24 hours in advance.
Anyone who testifies must sign in and provide their name, mailing address, and email address.
Cases are not always called in docket order. The Chair will decide the order in which to call the cases.
Chair calls the case.
BMZA and Planning Department staff give reports.
Appellant presents their case.
Supporters of the appeal, if any, speak.
Opposition, if any, presents their case.
Appellant may give rebuttal to points raised by opposition before the Board closes testimony.
Board deliberates and votes.