September 15, 2019 – Council District 1
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee Subcommittee Meeting
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020 Has Begun
- Beechfield Avenue and Maryland Place
- River Road Bridge Reconstruction
- Louisiana Avenue
- New Water Line on Powers Lane
- Administrative Variances
- Development Meetings
- Zoning Hearings
EPS Variances
The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (EPS) publishes a list of the environmental administrative variance requests along with their status. The requests are listed by County Council District.
Information: EPS Variances for District 1
Planning Board Meetings
Baltimore County Planning Board meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Thursday, September 19, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson
Information: Contact Myles Muehlberger by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at mmuehlberger@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee Subcommittee Meeting
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee subcommittee meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 17, at 4 p.m. in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.
Information: Call Jessie Bialek at 410-887-3211.
Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020 Has Begun
The Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) takes place every four years on an exact schedule specified in the County Code. Any citizen may request a zoning change on any property in Baltimore County, although the usual participants in the process are individual landowners, contract purchasers, community organizations, County staff, the Planning Board and the County Council.
The CZMP covers a period of approximately 12 months and results in zoning decisions that are reflected in a final log of issues. Ultimately, the County Council decides on each issue whether to retain the existing zoning or to enact a different zone(s) or district(s). Generally, each issue is a single property, but an issue might cover many adjoining properties and might even cover many hundreds of acres. The zoning on all properties which were not issues is reenacted without change.
CZMP 2020 started with the public filing period on August 19. Applications are available online. Information about filing fees and public hearing dates are posted, as well.
If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Planning, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 101, Towson, Maryland 21204. Call 410-887-3480 or email czmp2020@baltimorecountymd.gov.
For more information, please visit the CZMP page.
Beechfield Avenue and Maryland Place
The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation plans to remove some pavement and to narrow the intersection of Beechfield Avenue and Maryland Place in Arbutus this year. The project is currently on hold while County engineers and residents work through several issues.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov or call the Division of Highway Design at 410-887-3739.
River Road Bridge Reconstruction
River Road Bridge (Bridge B-0184) was severely damaged during the May 2018 flood that hit Baltimore and Howard counties. River Road was immediately closed to traffic and contractors then demolished the remaining structure in the weeks following the storm. The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation planned a replacement bridge. Construction began in July and should be completed before the end of this year. The estimated cost is $1.8 million.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Louisiana Avenue
Baltimore County is adding curbs and gutters along both sides of Louisiana Avenue in English Consul from Washington Street to Baltimore Street. The work is expected to begin following water utility work that will begin in September and take three to four months to complete.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
New Water Line on Powers Lane
Baltimore County is investing $3.5 million to improve the water system in the Catonsville area. Three thousand feet of new water main is being constructed between the Catonsville pumping station and Nuwood Drive. The new main, which will be 36 inches in diameter, will improve the reliability of the system. The project is 99 percent complete.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Administrative Variances
Administrative Variances Pending include requests for Administrative Variances pending before the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections. These variances are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.
Administrative Variances—20 Wyndcrest Avenue
Date and Time: Monday, September 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0442-A
Property Location: West side of Wyndcrest Avenue at a distance of 460 feet south of Summit Avenue
Legal Owners: Matthew Czapanskiy
Administrative Variance to permit a proposed detached accessory structure (garage) to have a height of 22 feet in lieu of the maximum allowed 15 feet.
Closing Date: Monday, September 23, 4:30 p.m., 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 111, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Development Meetings
Development Meetings include Community Input, Concept Plan, County Review, Development Review Committee and Hearing Officers Hearings. These meetings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.
Information: Call 410-887-3321.
There are no Development Meetings scheduled at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Development Management Calendar for changes in District 1.
Zoning Hearings
Zoning Hearings include Special Exceptions, Variances and other issues before the Office of Administrative Hearings of Baltimore County. These hearings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.
Information: Call the Office of Administrative Law Judges at 410-887-3868 or Zoning Review at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—34 Dunmore Road
Date and Time: Monday, September 23, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2019-0345-A
Property Location: Southwest corner of Dunmore Road and Kilmarnoch Drive
Legal Owners: Jean and Julius Stiffler
Variance to permit an accessory structure to be located in the side yard in lieu of the required rear yard placement.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—6500 to 6516 Baltimore National Pike
Date and Time: Monday, September 23, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0381-A
Property Location: Northwest corner of Baltimore National Pike
Legal Owners: Pike Park Associates, LLP, Pike Park Venture, LLC
Variance:
- To allow a total of 673 off-street parking spaces in lieu of the required 781 parking spaces;
- To allow light standards in the parking facility without curbing or landscaping;
- To allow parking spaces in a surface parking facility to remain as close as one foot from the right of way line of a public street in lieu of the required 10 feet;
- To permit the existing one-way aisle width of 13 feet in lieu of the required 14 feet (for a zero-degree parking angle) and a two-way aisle width of 17 feet in lieu of the required 20 feet (for a zero-degree parking angle);
- To permit parking space dimensions of 7.5 feet by 20 feet in lieu of the required 7.5 feet by 21 feet for existing parallel parking spaces.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.