March 2, 2010 - Council District 7
- Trash/Recycling: Alley Collection to Resume in Most Areas
- Grants Up to $5,000 Available for Neighborhood Crime Fighting Efforts
- Planning Board Meeting
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Master Plan - Public Input Meetings
- Bread and Cheese Creek Clean-Up
- Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale
- State of Our Watersheds 2010 Conference - March 13
- Spring 2010 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
- Traffic Calming
- North Point Village Pumping Station
- Gray Manor and Sparrows Point Pumping Stations
- DEPRM Variances
- Administrative Variances
- Development Meetings
- Zoning Hearings
Trash/Recycling: Alley Collection to Resume in Most Areas
Effective Monday, March 1 and until further notice - residents who normally have alley collection for trash and recycling should return to placing these materials in the alley where conditions allow. If residents are unsure of whether their alley is passable, they should continue placing trash and recyclables at the front street. The County will issue another announcement when conditions permit a full return to collection in alleys.
All three of the County's trash and recycling drop off centers (in White Marsh, Cockeysville, and Halethorpe) remain open Monday through Saturday. For updated information on trash and recycling collection during inclement weather events, residents may visit www.baltimorecountymd.gov/recycling and select on the "Inclement Weather Policy" link in the upper left-hand corner of the page or call 410-887-2000.
Information: Charles Reighart 410-887-3188
Grants Up to $5,000 Available for Neighborhood Crime Fighting Efforts
The Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) is inviting leaders from community groups to take part in a crime prevention summit to be held on Thursday March 25, from 4-7 p.m. at the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission's Public Safety Education and Training Center, 6852 4th Street, Sykesville, MD 21784. Directions to the center are at:
http://www.dpscs.maryland.gov/aboutdpscs/pct/directions.shtml. Participants will be able to apply for grants up to $5,000 to implement local, community-based crime prevention efforts.
The summit will provide participants with information on successful anti-crime initiatives that have worked in the past in Maryland's neighborhoods. They will learn the best practices for implementing such programs tailored to their own communities and be given information on applying for grants to fund their efforts. Local activities can address the following issues: community crime prevention, youth programs, and physical improvements.
To be eligible, a group must be a 501c3 or a police department applying on behalf of a 501c3. All applications will require a written letter from a police department confirming the community partnership.
Information: 410-821-2842 or www.goccp.maryland.gov
Planning Board Meeting
The Baltimore County Planning Board will meet on Thursday, March 4 at 4 p.m. in the Jefferson Building, Room 104, 105 W. Chesapeake Avenue in Towson. Please check the web site for the meeting agenda and any last minute schedule changes.
Information: Barbara Weaver 410-887-3495 or bweaver@baltimorecountymd.gov
Design Review Panel Meeting
The Baltimore County Design Review Panel will meet on Wednesday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in the Jefferson Building, Room 104, 105 W. Chesapeake Avenue in Towson. Please check the web site for the meeting agenda and any last minute schedule changes.
Information: Lynn Lanham 410-887-3480 or mlanham@baltimorecountymd.gov
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
The Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission will meet on Thursday, March 11, at 6 p.m. in the Jefferson Building, Room 104, 105 W. Chesapeake Avenue in Towson. Please check the web site for the meeting agenda and any last minute schedule changes.
Information: Vicki Nevy 410-887-3495 or vnevy@baltimorecountymd.gov
Master Plan - Public Input Meetings
The Department of Planning is amending the County's Master Plan. Master Plan 2010 that was adopted on February 22, 2000, and is slated for its decennial review and amendment. The Department of Planning will host a series of forums to discuss State mandates and new planning strategies. Citizens' input will be used to assist in guiding future development activities.
Public Input Meetings are scheduled as follows:
Tuesday, March 2 - Lansdowne Middle School, 2400 Lansdowne Road
Tuesday, March 9 - Randallstown Community Center, 3505 Resource Drive
Tuesday, March 16 - Loch Raven High School, 1212 Cowpens Avenue
Tuesday, March 23 - Patapsco High School, 8100 Wise Avenue
All meetings will start at 7 p.m.
Information: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/Planning/Masterplanning/index.html
Bread and Cheese Creek Clean-Up
Come out for an invigorating morning of helping to restore Bread & Cheese Creek, one of Dundalk's hidden treasures on Saturday, April 10, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In association with the Alliance for the Chesapeake's "Project Clean Stream," we will be cleaning up the stream in the section between Plainfield Road Bridge and Old North Point Road. Please wear old clothes and wear waterproof boots or old shoes.
Information: Clean_Bread_And_Cheese_Creek@yahoo.com
Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale
On Saturday April 24, Baltimore County will host a joint compost bin/rain barrel sale on the parking lot of IKEA in White Marsh, 8352 Honeygo Boulevard. The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Compost bins - valued at $80 - will be available for $35 including tax. Rain barrels - valued at $90 - will be available for $45 including tax. The high-tech barrels include anti-mosquito screens and overflow discharge lines. Compost bins and rain barrels will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Cash, check, or credit cards (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) will be accepted at this event.
Information: 410-887-2904 or 410-887-3188
State of Our Watersheds 2010 Conference - March 13
Join Baltimore County and Baltimore City in understanding the challenges of the next decade in Bay Restoration. Registration is open for the 2010 Conference! Join in the discussion about clean water in our streams, the harbor, and ultimately the Bay. Hear from the Bay program director on new oversight from the federal government for restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Get an update on initiatives with the Baltimore Watershed Agreement and much more on climate change, stormwater, and our local streams. Bring a neighbor and don't miss this exciting event! Conference is free and includes lunch, but registration is a must.
Information: DEPRM 410-887-5683
Spring 2010 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
On Sunday April 11, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Texas Landfill drop off center on Warren Road, between York Road and Beaver Dam Road, Baltimore County Residents may drop off unwanted household chemicals, paints, pesticides, mercury thermometers, fluorescent light bulbs, ammunition, fireworks, and automotive fluids.
Information: DEPRM 410-887-3745
Traffic Calming
Willow Spring Road in Dundalk has been approved for traffic calming measures. Speed humps, along with various road improvements, will be installed when the weather permits.
Information: 410-887-3554
North Point Village Pumping Station
Baltimore County is rehabilitating the North Point Village Sewage pumping Station this year. Work began last August and is expected to be completed this June. The cost: $1.75 million.
Information: enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov
Gray Manor and Sparrows Point Pumping Stations
Public Works is currently renovating the Gray Manor Pumping Station (the project will be completed in May, 2011 at a cost of $7.1 million) and the Sparrows Point Pumping Station (to be completed by February, 2011 at a cost of $2.1 million).
Information: enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov
DEPRM Variances
To review the variances from the Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management (DEPRM) please select the link: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/environment/variances/index.html
Information: DEPRM Variances for District 7
Administrative Variances
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 Development and Zoning calendar for any changes to District 7.
Development Meetings
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.
There are no Development Meetings scheduled at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Development and Zoning calendar for any changes to District 7.
Zoning Hearings
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 - 8021 Lansdale Road
Location: South side of Lansdale Road, 199.72 feet east of 54th Street. 15th Election District
Case Number: 2010-0178--A
Legal Owner(s): Wendy and Michael Piniecki
Meeting Location: Jefferson Building, Room 104, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 03/10/2010 9 a.m. - 03/10/2010 10 a.m.
Description: Variance to permit a front 1-story frame addition with a front property line setback and a street centerline setback of 10 feet and 40 feet respectively in lieu of the required 25 feet and 55 feet.
Information: Kristen Matthews 410-887-3391
Zoning Hearings - 7110 German Hill Road
Location: North side of German Hill Road, 78 feet +/- west of the centerline of Ridgeshire Road. 12th Election District
Case Number: 2010-0197--SPHXA
Legal Owner(s): Polish National Catholic Church of the Holy Cross, Inc.
Contract Purchaser(s): 101 Development Group, LLC, Michael S. Sherman
Meeting Location: Jefferson Building, Room 104, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD 21204
Date/Time: 03/26/2010 2 p.m. - 03/26/2010 3 p.m.
Description: Variance: To approve as little as a zero feet setback and buffer in lieu of the required 50 feet buffer and 75 feet setback for parking lots.
Special Hearing: 1. To amend the pervious Special Exception for a 180 bed convalescent home granted through case no. 80-77-X;
2. To approve business parking in a residential zone;
3. To confirm R.T.A. setbacks in BCZR 1B01.0.B.1.e(3) and (5) are not applicable to the proposal.
4. To confirm remainder of parcel 91 exists as a legal non-conforming cemetery use.
5. To approve property Lot line adjustment as a non-density transfer.
Special Exception: To approve a Special Exception for a convalescent home.
Information: Kristen Matthews 410-887-3391
