- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Planning Board Public Hearing
- Bike to Work Day
- Landlords Must Register Rental Units
- Water Lines to be Cleaned in Ruxton (May Update and Correction)
- The Sudbrook Lane Entrance Project
- Traffic Calming for Glyndon Drive (May Update)
- DEPRM Variances
- Administrative Variances
- Development Meetings
- Zoning Hearings
The Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission will meet on Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m. at the County Courts Building, Room 407, 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson (enter from the Courthouse Plaza). Please check the web site for the meeting agenda and any last minute schedule changes.
Information: Vicky Nevy 410-887-3495 or vnevy@baltimorecountymd.gov, or View Agenda
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The Baltimore County Design Review Panel will meet on Wednesday, May 14 at 6 p.m. in the County Courts Building, Room 407, 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson (enter from the Courthouse Plaza). Please check the website for the meeting agenda and any last minute schedule changes.
Information: Lynn Lanham 410-887-3480 or mlanham@baltimorecountymd.gov, or View Schedule.
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The Baltimore County Planning Board will meet on Thursday, May 15 at 5 p.m. for a public hearing at the County Courts Building, Room 407, 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson (enter from the Courthouse Plaza) on Chesapeake Bay Critical Area growth allocation request for the Vandermast Property. This property is located near the intersection of Holly Neck Road and Goff Road in Baltimore County, Maryland. The growth allocation request is for a reclassification of approximately 18 acres from Resource Conservation Area to Limited Development Area. Persons needing special accommodations for disabilities should call 410-887-3495, or 711, at least two days before the hearing.
Information: 410-887-3980
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Celebrate this year's Bike to Work Day by joining fellow bicycle commuters the morning of Friday, May 16, between 7-9 a.m. at the County Courthouse Plaza. Come enjoy a quick breakfast, talk to other bicyclists, and visit with County Executive Jim Smith. Get a free t-shirt and be eligible for great prizes donated by area bike shops by registering on-line.
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County officials have announced that the new Rental Registration Law is now in effect, and that owners of most residential rental units in buildings with one to six units must be inspected, registered and licensed by the county on or before July 1, 2008. A landlord who fails to comply with this law is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000.
This law, initiated by the County Council and passed on December 19, extends a pilot program in certain neighborhoods to cover the entire county. The purpose of the law is to protect the safety, health and welfare of tenants of by creating an additional procedure for the enforcement of county codes and violations. Tenants of larger apartment complexes are already protected by the County's Livability Code.
Information: Download all necessary documents .
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The Department of Public Works has planned a major water line rehabilitation in the Ruxton area this spring, between Belona, Malvern, Charles and Joppa roads. Old pipes serving about 600 homes will be cleaned and lined to improve pressure for the community. The contractor's mobilization began in April, and the project will take from a year to eighteen months to complete.
Information: enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov
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Sudbrook Lane, in historic Sudbrook Park, is seeing restoration. Work began in late April to restore the road, and streets feeding into it, to the original Olmsted designs.
Information: enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov
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Public Works engineers have drafted plans for traffic calming measures on Glyndon Drive, between Reisterstown Road and Sacred Hear Drive, and have presented them to the community in March for review and approval.
Information: 410 887-3554
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The Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management publishes a list of the environmental administrative variance requests along with their status. The requests are listed by County Council District.
Information: DEPRM Variances for District 2
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Administrative Variances Pending include requests for Administrative Variances pending before the Department of Permits and Development Management. These requests are up to date as of the published date of this newsletter and are subject to change.
Administrative Variances - 5 Mandel Court
Location: Northeast side Mandel Court, 167 feet northeast to centerline Sugarcone Road. 3rd Election District
Date/Time: 04/18/2008 8 a.m. - 05/05/2008 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 08-478-A
Legal Owner(s): Ronald M. and Stephanie F. Attman ***Closing Date: May 5, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.***
Description: Administrative Variance to permit a proposed open projection (carport) to have a side yard setback as close as 3 feet in lieu of the allowed 11.25 feet.
Information: Zoning Review 410-887-3391
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Development Meetings include Community Input, Concept Plan, County Review Group, Development Plan Conference, Development Review and Hearing Officer Hearings. These hearings are up to date as of the published date of this newsletter and are subject to change. Hearings with multiple dates may conclude before the last posted date.
Development Review Committee - Garrison Forest School Day Care
Location: 300 Garrison Forest Road DRC 050508A
Meeting location: Room 123, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/05/2008 1:30 p.m. - 05/05/2008 2:30 p.m.
Description: PDM # 03-427
Proposal: The request is for a development refinement for an addition to the existing building.
Information: Walt Smith 410-887-3335
Development Plan Conference - Wilder Property
Location: East side Gwynnbrook Road at northeast corner Reisterstown Road.
Meeting location: Room 123, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/07/2008 9 a.m. - 05/07/2008 10 a.m.
Description: PDM # 04-693
Proposal: 83 Townhouses, now 64 Townhouses
Information: John Sullivan 410-887-3321
Development Review Committee - Fibertower Brightfield Road WDC1702
Location: 528 Brightfield Road DRC 051208A
Meeting location: County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 123, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/12/2008 1:30 p.m. - 05/12/2008 2:30 p.m.
Proposal: The request is to install one dish antenna on a monopole, and an equipment cabinet on a fibergrate pad.
Information: Walt Smith 410-887-3335
Development Review Committee - Fibertower Clarkview WDC1722
Location: 1422 Clarkview Road DRC 051208B
Meeting location: County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 123, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/12/2008 1:30 p.m. - 05/12/2008 2:30 p.m.
Proposal: The request is to install three dish antennas on a monopole, and an equipment cabinet on a fibergate pad.
Information: Walt Smith 410-887-3335
Development Review Committee - Fibertower Reisterstown Road
Location: 1707 Reisterstown Road DRC 051908B
Meeting location: Room 123, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/19/2008 1:30 p.m. - 05/19/2008 2:30 p.m.
Proposal: The request is to mount two dish antennas on the existing tower, and an equipment cabinet on the existing fibergrate pad.
Information: Walt Smith 410-887-3321
Development Review Committee - Foster Property
Location: North side of Garrison Forrest Road; west side of Worthington DRC 051908A
Meeting location: Room 123, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/19/2008 1:30 p.m. - 05/19/2008 2:30 p.m.
Proposal: The request is for an agricultural subdivision.
Information: Walt Smith 410-887-3321
Hearing Officers Hearings - The Helm at Worthington
Location: East side Park Heights Avenue, south Walnut Avenue.
Meeting location: Room 106, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/22/2008 9 a.m. - 05/22/2008 10 a.m.
Description: PDM # 04-660
Proposal: 6 Single-Family Dwellings
Information: Darryl Putty 410-887-3321
Hearing Officers Hearings - Wilder Property
Location: East side Gwynnbrook Road at northeast corner Reisterstown Road.
Meeting location: Room 106, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/30/2008 9 a.m. - 05/30/2008 10 a.m.
Description: PDM # 04-693
Proposal: 83 Townhouses, now 64 Townhouses
Information: John Sullivan 410-887-3321
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Zoning Hearings - 1718 Reisterstown Road
Location: West side of Reisterstown Road, 73 feet from centerline of Village Road. 3rd Election District
Case Number: 8-405-SPHA
Legal Owner: Alphon, Inc.; Philip J. Diamond, President
Meeting location: County Courts Building, 401 Bosley Avenue, Room 407, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 05/06/2008 9 a.m. - 05/06/2008 10 a.m.
Description: Special Hearing to approve an amendment to the previously approved site plan in Case No. 03-372-SPHXA; and a modified parking plan. Variance to permit 22 parking spaces in lieu of the required 35 spaces and to permit a lot area of 28,174 square feet in lieu of the required 28,420 square feet.
Information: Kristen Matthews 410-887-3391
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