December 15, 2019 – Council District 2
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) 2020
- Deck Replacement on Circle Road Bridge
- Water in the Dumbarton Neighborhood, Pikesville
- Water Line Replacement on Lake Avenue
- 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:
- None scheduled for December
Information: Contact Myles Muehlberger by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at mmuehlberger@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 might cover many adjoining properties and might even cover many hundreds of acres. The zoning on all properties that were not issues is reenacted without change.
View a list of public hearing dates and locations. For more information, please visit the CZMP page.
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.
Deck Replacement on Circle Road Bridge
Baltimore County’s contractors began replacing the deck of the Circle Road Bridge over Roland Run in November. Construction is expected to take about four weeks and traffic will not be interrupted during the work, according to engineers. Circle Road was in the news six years ago when the County replaced structural beams and when traffic was intermittently restricted during construction hours.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Water in the Dumbarton Neighborhood, Pikesville
Baltimore County is relining and cleaning more than 16,000 feet of water line in 27 streets in Dumbarton. The project, managed in two phases, is about 45 percent complete and will cost $4.2 million. Work will be on winter shut down in December.
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 92 percent complete. It should be finished by summer.
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—2705 Copperfield Court
Date and Time: Monday, December 16, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0524-A
Property Location: Southwest of the intersection of Summer Son Road and Copperfield Road at the end of the cul-de-sac on Copperfield Court
Legal owners: David and Sharon Zuckerbrod
Administrative Variance to permit a replacement deck with a rear setback of 5 feet in lieu of the required 22.5 feet and any and all relief deemed necessary.
Closing Date: Monday, December 16, 4:30 p.m., 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 111, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Administrative Variances—1804 Ridgeway Avenue
Date and Time: Monday, December 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0529-A
Property Location: North side of Ridgeway Avenue, west of Greenspring Avenue
Legal Owners: Lior Dayan
Administrative Variance to permit an accessory structure (garage) with a height of 18 feet in lieu of the maximum permitted 15 feet.
Closing Date: Monday, December 23, 4:30 p.m., 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 111, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Administrative Variances—2709 Maurleen Court
Date and Time: Monday, December 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0527-A
Property Location: South side of Maurleen Court, west of Maurleen Road
Legal Owners: Yaakov and Esther Erhman
Administrative Variance (1965 Planning Board approval):
- To permit two proposed additions with front yard setbacks of 5.6 feet and 10.6 feet in lieu of the required 25 feet, and to permit side yard setbacks of four feet and 2.6 feet with a sum of 6.6 feet, in lieu of the required minimum side setback of eight feet and the sum of 20 feet;
- To permit a rear deck (open projection) with a rear setback of 10 feet in lieu of the required 22.5 feet and a front porch with a front setback of 18 feet in lieu of the required 18.75 feet.
Hearing Location: Monday, December 23, 4:30 p.m., 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 111, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Administrative Variances—6812 Maurleen Road
Date and Time: Monday, December 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0528-A
Property Location: South side of Maurleen Road at the distance of 142 feet south of the centerline of Lightfoot Drive
Legal Owners: Moshe and Rivkah Leah Krohn
Administrative Variance (1958 Planning Board approval):
- To permit an addition with a front setback of 24 feet from the property line and 49 feet from the centerline of the road in lieu of the required 25 feet and 50 feet, respectively;
- To permit an open projection covered porch with a front setback of 17 feet in lieu of the required 18.75 feet;
- To permit an addition with a side yard setback of five feet in lieu of the required eight feet;
- To permit an addition with a rear yard setback of 15 feet in lieu of the required 22.5 feet.
Closing Date: Monday, December 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 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 (Old Business)
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 17, 2 to 2:30 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 Lloyd Moxley at lmoxley@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.
Development Plan Hearing—McDonogh Overlook
Date and Time: Friday, December 20, 10 to 11 a.m.
Property Location: 16 Saint Thomas Lane
Meeting Location: Jefferson Building, Room 205, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
PAI Number: 04-0760
Tracking Number: MAJ-2018-00013
Proposal: Nine single-family dwellings are proposed with two existing dwellings and a pool to be razed.
Engineer: Richardson Enigeering, LLC
Information: Contact Jerry S. Chen at jchen@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—1019 Greenspring Valley Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 31, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 1019 Greenspring Valley Road
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 123119A
Tracking Number: DRC-2019-00173
Request: The request is to consolidate three parcels into a single parcel, having a single tax account for agricultural purposes.
Information: Contact Lloyd Moxley at lmoxley@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—12525 Garrison Forest Road
Date and Time: Thursday, December 19, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2019-0505-A
Property Location: Southeast corner of Garrison Forest Road and Park Heights Avenue
Legal Owners: Henry Jenkins III, Timothy Jenkins
Variance to permit an accessory structure use (garage) on a corner lot outside of the third of the lot farthest from both streets.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—17 Cliffholme Road
Date and Time: Thursday, December 19, 11 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2019-0510-SPHA
Property Location: North side of Cliffholme Road at the east terminus of Cliffholme Road
Legal Owners: James C. Beattie, Jr.
Special Hearing to permit an accessory structure (barn) to exist on the subject property prior to the final construction of the principal single-family dwelling.
Variance:
- To permit an accessory structure (barn) to be located in the side yard in lieu of the required rear yard;
- To permit the height of an accessory structure (barn) of 25 feet in lieu of the required 15 feet.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—16 St. Thomas Lane
Date and Time: Friday, December 20, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2019-0515-SPHA
Property Location: Northwest side of St. Thomas Lane, east to the centerline of Woodkey Lane
Legal Owners: Forte Equity St. LLC
Special Hearing for a waiver to allow the construction of a road and culvert within a 100-year riverine floodplain.
Variance:
- To allow an open projection (deck) with a rear yard setback of 20 feet in lieu of the required 22.5 feet for Lots 4, 5, 6 and 7;
- For such other and further relief as the nature of this cause may require.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—1848 Circle Road
Date and Time: Monday, December 23, 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Case Number: 2019-0511-SPH
Property Location: Southeast side of Circle Road, southwest of the centerline of Roland Run Road
Legal Owners: Gregory Milligan, appointed receiver for Kevin Merrill
Special Hearing:
- To modify the conditions imposed in Case Number 2016-0223-A to permit an existing bathroom and a half to remain in the existing pole barn and garage structure;
- Also, for such further relief as the Administrative Law Judge may require.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.