- Fall 2006 Speaker Series: Transit Oriented Design
- Baltimore County Planning Board Meeting
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Citizen Input Meeting Scheduled for the Capital Improvement Program
- Veterans Day Commemoration
- E-News Stream
- Baltimore Watershed Agreement
- East Branch Honeygo Stream Restoration Project (November Update)
- Roland Run at Riderwood Stream Restoration Project
- Sewers for Loreley Beach Begun (November Update)
- Troubled Waterlines in York Road Being Addressed (November Update)
- Seneca Park's Failing Septic Systems to get Water Work in Towson (November Update)
- Traffic Calming for Perryvale and Vicky Roads Finished (November Update)
- Simms Avenue will get Traffic Calming
- Sewers from Towson to Rosedale in the Works (November Update)
- Administrative Variances
- Development Meetings
- Zoning Hearings
The Office of Planning will continue its Fall 2006 Speaker Series with a discussion on transit oriented design. The series will feature Paul Morris, the principal for PB Placemaking in Washington D.C., who will speak on the topic of "New Vitality for Older Communities." The dialogue will be held on Thursday, November 16 at the County Courts Building, Room 407, 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson (enter from the Courthouse Plaza).
Information: Jackie McMillan at 410-887-3480
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The Baltimore County Planning Board will meet on Thursday, November 16 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: Planning Board Meeting Schedule
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The Baltimore County Design Review Panel will meet on Wednesday, November 8 at 6 p.m. in 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: Design Review Panel Meeting Schedule
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The Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission will meet on Thursday, November 9 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: Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
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The Baltimore County Planning Board, in conjunction with County agencies, welcomes citizens to participate in the annual review of the Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2008 through 2013. The meeting will take place on Thursday, November 16 at 6 p.m. at the County Courts Building, Room 407, 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson (enter from the Courthouse Plaza). The meeting allows citizen comments to be considered as County agencies formulate their requests. The agency requests will be submitted to the Planning Board in January for review and approval. If you are unable to attend, you may also provide written comments to the Planning Board. To learn more about the capital improvement program visit the County web site.
Information: Kathy Schlabach, kschlabach@co.ba.md.us, 410-887-3521
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County Executive Jim Smith and the Baltimore County Council cordially invite all County Veterans and their families to a ceremony honoring Veterans of Armed Services on November 9 at 11 a.m. The event will be held at the National Guard Armory, 307 Washington Avenue in Towson. The County Executive will make remarks, the Lansdowne High School ROTC will present colors, and the Patapsco High School Show Choir will perform a patriotic routine including renditions of all services' anthems.
Information: Marjorie Hampson, mhampson@co.ba.md.us, 410-887-2470
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Subscribe to DEPRM's E-News Stream the monthly electronic newsletter from the Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management. This periodic newsletter will keep you informed of programs that relate to all of our partners from homeowners and environmental organizations to businesses and other government agencies.
Information: Subscribe to the E-News Stream Newsletter
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The County Executive and the Mayor of Baltimore will officially sign a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in November - Date-to-be-determined. Check the County's web site for more information. This MOU outlines the cooperative management and monitoring of the County and City's shared watersheds. Five areas of focus include Stormwater Management, Community Greening, Development and Redevelopment, Public Health, and Trash.
Information: Watershed Agreement
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The construction of the stream restoration project is underway.
Information: 410-887-2904
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The stream restoration project has been awarded. Construction will begin late fall. The project limits are from the Riderwood Hills Park at Kenilworth downstream to the end of Marleigh Circle.
Information: 410-887-2904
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Responding to community health concerns, Public Works will begin constructing the Loreley Beach Connection System before the end of the year. The new system, which will take a year to complete and cost about $1.2 million, will serve about 80 homes southeast of the County's landfill. The project includes grinder pumps for the area.
Information: enginrng@co.ba.md.us
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Public Works is planning a major waterline replacement project along York Road, the site of frequent breaks in recent years. The first of three phases should begin by mid-September, between the Beltway and Ridgely Road, where crews are replacing the failing 12-inch line with a modern 24-inch diameter line. Construction will be done in tandem with the State Highway Administration's York Road Widening Project.
Information: enginrng@co.ba.md.us
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Baltimore County plans to invest $2.9 million in the Nollmeyer-Seneca Park Collection System to provide one hundred homes with public sewerage which are on failing septic tanks. The project, which includes grinder pumps and 5500 feet of pressure and gravity sewer pipe, is scheduled to begin in January. The work is being done in conjunction with the Seneca Park Pumping Station. A community meeting to discuss the project is scheduled for November 21, 7:30 p.m. at Seneca Elementary, 545 Carrollwood Road.
Information: enginrng@co.ba.md.us
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Over the summer traffic engineers reviewed Perryvale and Vicky roads for traffic calming improvements, and construction plans were then drawn up for the community's review. They were approved and construction began on September 26. It was finished in early October.
Information: 410 887-3554
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Traffic engineers are planning to install four traffic-calming speed humps on Simms Avenue, between Joppa and Magledt roads, this fall - possibly by early November.
Information: 410 887-3554
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Public Works is rehabbing more than six thousand feet of sewer line in six areas this year and into next. The Department plans to spend $361,000 on lines which go through parts of Kenilworth, Burke, Sussex, Stemmers Run Road, Fullerton Avenue and Oakdale (in Rosedale Terrace).
Information: enginrng@co.ba.md.us
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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.
There are no Administrative Variances pending at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the calendar for any changes to District 5.
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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 - Hines Road
Location: 9126 Hines Road DRC 110606I
Meeting location: Room 123, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 11/06/2006 1:30 p.m. - 11/06/2006 2:30 p.m.
Proposal: The request is for a lot line adjustment.
Information: Don Rascoe 410-887-3353
Development Review Committee - Saint Joseph Hospital
Location: 7601 Osler Drive DRC 110606H
Meeting location: Room 123, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 11/06/2006 1:30 p.m. - 11/06/2006 2:30 p.m.
Description: PDM # 09-520
Proposal: The request is for a CRG refinement for an addition to the Dascoe Medical Office Building.
Information: Don Rascoe 410-887-3353
Development Review Committee - Shade Construction (Old Business)
Location: 2810 East Joppa Road DRC 042406I
Meeting location: County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 123, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 11/06/2006 1:30 p.m. - 11/06/2006 2:30 p.m.
Proposal: The request is for an addition to the existing building.
Information: Don Rascoe 410-887-3353
Development Plan Conference - Towson Promenade
Location: East side of York Road at the southeast corner of Lambourne Road
Meeting location: Room 123, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 11/15/2006 10 a.m. - 11/15/2006 11 a.m.
Description: PDM # 09-638
Proposal: 380 Rental Units
Information: Walt Smith 410-887-3321
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Zoning Hearings include Special Exceptions, Variances, and other issues before the Zoning Commissioner. These hearings are up to date as of the published date of this newsletter and subject to change.
Zoning Hearings - Luiss Deane Drive and Robin Ridge Court
Location: North side of Luiss Deane Drive at a distance of 15 feet north of the centerline of Robin Ridge Court. 9th Election District
Case Number: 07-094-SPHA
Legal Owners: Glen Arm Homes, LLC, David T. Schulte
Meeting location: County Courts Building, 401 Bosley Avenue, Room 407, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 11/15/2006 2 p.m. - 11/15/2006 3 p.m.
Description: Special Hearing to approve an amended Final Development Plan for Pine Grove to add Lots 29 and 30. Variance to permit a 26.9-foot rear yard setback in lieu of required 30-foot setback on Lots 29 and 30.
Information: Kristen Matthews 410-887-3391
Zoning Hearings - 825 Dulaney Valley Road
Location: Dulaney Valley Road and Fairmount (Southeast Corner). 9th Election District
Case Number: 7-124-A
Legal Owner: Towson, TC, LLC; by Bernard Freibaum
Meeting location: County Courts Building, 401 Bosley Avenue, Room 407, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 11/21/2006 2 p.m. - 11/21/2006 3 p.m.
Description: Variance to permit a front building line to front property line setback as close as 1 foot in lieu of the required 15 feet.
Information: Kristen Matthews 410-887-3391
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