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City officials cite wood chip driveway owner, suggest asphalt or cement

January 20, 2010 at 10:12 am 3

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Wood-chip parking pad in Butchers Hill called illegal by the city. (Photo by Gerald Neily, click to enlarge)

What do Brew readers think of this wood chip driveway in Butchers Hill? The owner put it in 12 years ago, according to The Baltimore Sun, but now she’s being told by Baltimore officials that it’s got to be paved.

Is this 1) an anti-green, stormwater-runoff-promotin’ move by a clueless, behind-the-times city? 2) a reasonable policy because such driveways might promote rats and send woodchips into stormdrains and yards 3) a sign that unfortunate owner Maxine Taylor has an enemy in the neighborhood…..?

  • DCMerkle

    I would say that the choices are all of the above. The nasty neighbor is taking advantage of the current lame duck, snafu of Baltimore City. Once the new Mayor takes office the nasty neighbor may have to try to wade through the muck again, but this time I don’t think it will be as easy as it was before to take advantage of the stupidity of the city dome.

  • geraldneily

    It’s not a driveway. It’s merely some wood chips spread over a yard with tire ruts to indicate where the parked car had been. When I took the photo, there was a car parked instead in the mud of the adjacent unpaved sidewalk area.

  • Michele Rosenberg

    Two thoughts –
    1. If elected officials want to change something they can – look at the ruling concerning the pink flamingo on Cafe Hon which did not adhere to the proper zoning regulations.

    2. The city is clueless. Several years ago I attended a meeting which concerned paving areas within parks on a temporary basis. One of the higher-ups from public works admitted that if he could pave the whole park he would. I think he was serious.

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