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March 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, March 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 bay. 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 five 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 was planned to take a year and a half and will cost $3,393,583.60. It is now 93 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.

Administrative Variances—2 Keyser Woods Court
Date and Time: Monday, March 18, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0243-A
Property Location: Northwest corner of intersection of Keyser Road and Keyser Woods Court
Legal Owners: Judith Tortora, Jonathan Tortora
Administrative Variance to permit a side yard addition and deck with a rear setback of 10 feet to an existing home with an existing rear setback of 10 feet in lieu of the required 50-foot setback for the home addition and 37.5 feet for the proposed deck.
Closing date: Monday, March 18, 4:30 p.m., 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 111,Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.

Administrative Variances—2944 Wood Valley Drive
Date and Time: Monday, March 25, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0248-A
Property Location: Northwest side of Wood Valley Drive, west of Greenspring Avenue
Legal Owners: Michael Rudikaff and Robin Power
Administrative Variance to permit a proposed accessory building, ground mounted solar panels, to be located in the side yard of an existing dwelling in lieu of the required rear yard.
Closing Date: Monday, March 25, 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 hearings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.

Information: Call 410-887-3321.

Development Review Committee—Old Line Bank at 1726 Reisterstown Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 19, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 1726 Reisterstown Road
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 031919A
Tracking Number: DRC-2019-00026
Request:The request is to raze an existing bank building and construct a new 3,290 square-foot bank building on an adjacent site.
Information: Contact Jan M. Cook or jmcook@baltimorecountymd.gov at 410-887-3321.

Development Plan Hearing—CPC Falls Road Project, continued if needed
Date and Time: Thursday, March 21, 10 to 11 a.m.
Property Location: 6241 Falls Road
Meeting Location: Jefferson Building, Room 205, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland  21204
PAI Number: 09-0861
Tracking Number: MAJ-2018-00003
Proposal: Proposed 152 units, 11 Studios, 137 one-bedroom or two-bedrooms, four three-bedrooms, retail, office and restaurant space. Four existing buildings to be razed.
Engineer: Morris and Ritchie Associates, Inc.
Information: Contact Jerry S. Chen at jchen@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.

Development Plan Hearing—CPC Falls Road Project, continued if needed
Date and Time: Friday, March 22, 10 to 11 a.m.
Property Location: 6241 Falls Road
Meeting Location: Jefferson Building, Room 205, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland  21204
PAI Number: 09-0861
Tracking Number: MAJ-2018-00003
Proposal: Proposed 152 units, 11 Studios, 137 one-bedroom or two-bedrooms, four three-bedrooms, retail, office and restaurant space. Four existing buildings to be razed.
Engineer: Morris and Ritchie Associates, Inc.
Information: Contact Jerry S. Chen at jchen@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.

Development Review Committee—Rosewood Technology Center
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 26, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 11200 Ted Herget Way
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 032619A
PAI Number: 04-0490
Tracking Number: DRC-2019-00027
Request: The request is to the site development proposal including, four buildings with associated driveways, sidewalks, parking and loading.
Information: Contact Jan M. Cook at jmcook@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—911 Army Road
Date and Time: Monday, March 25, 11 a.m. to noon
Property Location: Southside of Army Road, 750 feet west of Malvern Avenue
Legal Owners: Kathleen Lawman Lamb
Variance to permit a front yard setback of 13 feet for a one-story garage addition in lieu of the required 25 feet.
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at PAI 410-887-3391.