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February 15, 2019 – Council District 2

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Old Court Road at Park Heights Avenue
  4. Water Line Replacement on Lake Avenue
  5. Sewers: Jones Falls Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
  6. Administrative Variances
  7. Development Meetings
  8. 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 2

Planning Board Meetings

Baltimore County Planning Board meetings are scheduled as follows:

  • Thursday, February 21, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson

Information: Contact Ngone Seye Diop by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at nseyediop@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Old Court Road at Park Heights Avenue

Baltimore County is planning to remove part of the existing median in Old Court Road at the Park Heights Avenue intersection to extend the left turn lane. The work is expected to be done this year.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Water Line Replacement on Lake Avenue

Baltimore County is replacing a section of old cast-iron water pipe on Lake Avenue between Falls Road and Lakehurst Drive. Work began in January. The old line, which dates from the 1920s, has failed frequently in recent years and will be replaced with ductile iron pipe. The project, estimated to cost $1.5 million, is two percent complete. The project should be finished by the early summer.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Sewers: Jones Falls Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1

Baltimore County began rehabilitating 66,000 feet of sewer line in July 2017 throughout Council Districts 2 and 5. The project will last a year and a half and will cost $3,393,583.60. It is now 89 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 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.

There are no Administrative Variances pending at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Zoning calendar for changes in District 2.

Development Meetings

Development Meetings include Community Input, Concept Plan, County Review, Development Review Committee and Hearing Officers Hearings. These hearings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.

Information: Call 410-887-3321.

Community Input Meeting—McDonogh Overlook
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 26, 7 to 8 p.m.
Property Location: 16 Saint Thomas Lane
Meeting Location: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, 232 Saint Thomas Lane, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
PAI Number: 04-0760
Tracking Number: MAJ-2018-00013
Proposal: Nine single-family dwellings, razing two existing buildings and a pool.
Engineer: Richardson Engineering LLC
Information: Contact Jerry S. Chen at jchen@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.

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—9329 Liberty Road
Date and Time: Friday, February 15, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0170-SPHA
Property Location: Southwest side of Liberty Road, southeast of Burmont Avenue
Legal Owners: Dennis Agboh
Contract Purchaser or Lessee: Valerie Bonanjah
Special Hearing to amend the previous zoning case number 2003-0147-X and number 2014-0239-SPHA and abandon the special exception for a used motor vehicle outdoor sales area.
Variance:

  1. To permit non-residential parking four feet from the right-of-way line of a public street in lieu of the required 10 feet;
  2. To permit a one-way drive aisle 15 feet wide in lieu of the required 22 feet wide;
  3. To permit a two-way drive aisle as wide as 15 feet in lieu of the required 22 feet;
  4. To permit no design, screening and landscaping along all sides of the existing parking area and driveway in lieu of the required design, screening and landscaping in accordance with the landscape manual;
  5. To permit a zero-foot setback from the rear and side property lines for the parking in lieu of the required 10-foot rear, side and front yard setbacks.

Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—2705 Greenspring Valley Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 26, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Property Location: South side of Greenspring Valley Road
Legal Owners: Russell Carter and Tiffany Stearns
Contract Purchaser or Lessee: Follow My Lead, LLC
Special Exception for a commercial kennel in the agricultural zone.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205 Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.