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Development Processing

Colleen Kelly, Supervisor
Room 123
County Office Building
111 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
410-887-3321
410-887-2877 (fax)
ckelly@baltimorecountymd.gov

Development Processing coordinates county agencies' review of the following:  

• proposed residential subdivisions                          
• proposed commercial development
• posting of security required for development processing
• street names and numbering
• processing of "minor" subdivisions
  - land that has been subdivided into three or fewer lots for residential single-family dwellings 

Project Managers support processing all phases of the Development Review process including:

• Community Input Meetings (distributing comments and minutes)
  
• Pre-Concept Plan, Concept Plan, and Development Plan Conferences
  
• Hearing Officer Hearings
  
• preparation of Public Works utility form, road agreements, record plats and private contracts (Forms / Applications)
  
• "closeout" of residential and commercial developments (Forms)
  
• amendments to approved plans and limited exemptions Development Review Committee
  
• Development Review Committee (DRC) actions

Waivers of Development Plan Requirements and Hearing Officer's Hearings - The Director of Permits and Development Management may waive development plan requirements and Hearing Officer's Hearings under certain conditions. (Baltimore County Code, Section 32-4-107(b))

The Development Process

Development Management Forms Summary

Development Management FAQ

Development Plan & Phase 2 Fees

Public Information Act (PIA) Request for Information Form 

The Right-Of-Way page contains the right-of-way manual (PDF), sample drawings and a checklist (PDF) of required items for submitting deeds.

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Revised August 27, 2009