June 15, 2019 – Council District 2
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020
- Old Court Road at Park Heights Avenue
- Water Line Replacement on Lake Avenue
- Sewers: Jones Falls Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
- 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 2
Planning Board Meetings
Baltimore County Planning Board meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Thursday, June 20, 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.
Design Review Panel Meeting
The Design Review Panel meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 19, at 6 p.m. in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.
Information: Contact Jenifer Nugent at 410-887-3480 or jnugent@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020
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 may 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 starts with the public filing period that begins on September 3. Additional information about the process, including filing dates, fees and hearing schedules will be posted when available.
For more information, please visit the CZMP page.
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 40 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 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 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 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—1407 West Joppa Road
Date and Time: Monday, June 17, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0340-A
Location: South side of West Joppa Road, southwest of Wine Spring Lane
Legal Owners: Stephen and Vickie Paterakis
Administrative Variance to permit a proposed accessory building (pool house) with a height of 20 feet in lieu of the maximum allowed height of 15 feet.
Closing Date: Monday, June 17, 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 Plan Conference—Townes at Pahls Farm
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 26, 10 to 11 a.m.
Property Location: 4223 Bedford Road
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
PAI Number: 03-0519
Tracking Number: MAJ-2018-00009
Proposal: Seventeen townhouses and six semi-detached units are proposed, and one existing unit to remain.
Engineer: Colbert Matz Rosenfelt, Inc.
Information: Contact Patrick B. Williams at pbwilliams@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—3200 Timberfield Lane
Date and Time: Monday, June 17, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0264-SPH
Property Location: East of Lightfoot Drive at the end of Timberfield Lane
Legal Owners: David and Esther Koshkarman
Special Hearing to approve a waiver for the location of the panhandle driveway or that the Director of Planning granted a waiver of the applicable requirement.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—1122 Castanea Court
Date and Time: Monday, June 24, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2019-0303-SPHA
Property Location: West side of Castanea Court, southwest of Falls Road
Legal Owners: Joseph Thomas Lorenz
Special Hearing to amend the Final Development Plan for Lot One Castanea.
Variance to permit a proposed dwelling with a side setback of 47.5 feet in lieu of the required 50 feet and to amend the development plan for Castanea, Lot One.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.