Critics say Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) mandated by state law are supposed to be separate structures. Not carve-outs from the inside of a residence.
The serene comity that generally produces unanimous votes in Baltimore City Council hearings fell away last week when Councilman Mark Parker spoke out forcefully against an amendment to a bill sponsored by Ryan Dorsey, chair of the Land Use & Transportation Committee.
Community critics have been calling the bill a “backdoor” way to allow single-family rowhouses to be turned into multi-family dwellings without public review or legislative approval…