BREAKING: The onetime city planning director inherits major responsibilities – from overseeing the proposed Harborplace redevelopment to resuscitating the moribund “Superblock” on Howard and Lexington streets.

The rest of the budget committee applauds the director of Baltimore’s zoning board for being “honest and forthright” and challenging them to fix the zoning code “the right way.”

What’s described as technical modifications by the Scott administration could result in a significant loosening of zoning regulations for waterfront and other development, a critic says. UPDATED.