April 15, 2020 – Council District 3
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Planning Department Welcomes Census Outreach Specialists
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020
- Phoenix Road Bridge
- Sewer Pumping Station in Cockeysville
- Water Main Replacement on York Road
- Administrative Variances
- Development Meetings
- Zoning Hearings
EPS Variances
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 3
Planning Board Meetings
Baltimore County Planning Board meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Thursday, May 7, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson
As of March 12, all boards and commission meetings were halted in response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Please contact Myles Muehlberger for information pertaining to the status of this meeting.
Information: Contact Myles Muehlberger by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at mmuehlberger@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Planning Department Welcomes Census Outreach Specialists
In February, the County's Department of Planning welcomed new temporary staff to help spread the word that “Everyone Counts” for the 2020 U.S. Census, which is underway now at my2020Census.gov. The staffers are funded in part through a grant from the State of Maryland. The Department of Planning is providing crucial in-kind support to work with traditionally hard-to-count populations, including low-income households, senior citizens, renters, people who speak limited English and households with children under age five.
The staffers are working under Sevetra Peoples, Special Assistant to County Administrative Officer Stacy L. Rodgers, who directs the County’s census efforts. The County’s overall response rate to the Census in 2010 was 78 percent. That count was slightly down from that of the 2000 Census.
Ms. Rodgers co-chairs the County’s 2020 Decennial Census Complete Count Committee, along with County Executive Johnny Olszewski.
Says Peoples, “Mr. Olszewski has set an ambitious goal of a 92 percent completion rate, to make sure that Baltimore County’s communities receive the federal support they’re due.”
The outreach workers have been focusing their efforts on collaborating with the County’s numerous neighborhood and civic associations, residents of senior apartment complexes, early childhood educators, and others.
The Census became available online on March 10 and continues into July.
For more information, call 410-887-2450 or visit the U.S. Census website.
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.
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.
Phoenix Road Bridge
Baltimore City’s Phoenix Road Bridge (Bridge BC6507) over Gunpowder Falls and the Northern Central Railroad Trail, will be replaced. The federally-funded project is anticipated within two years. Detours will be established and announced as the project approaches its start.
Sewer Pumping Station in Cockeysville
Baltimore County is modernizing the Cockeysville Pumping Station beginning in April. Modifications will take about a year and a half to complete and will cost $5,215,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Water Main Replacement on York Road
Baltimore County is replacing a water main on York Road between Padonia Road and Wight Avenue. Contractors are replacing an old cast-iron main built in the 1930s that has failed frequently in the past decade. The project, which began in July 2018 and will cost about $14 million, is expected to take about two years to complete and is about 89 percent finished.
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 3.
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.
Hearings Postponed
All Administrative Law Judge hearings are postponed effective Monday, March 16 through Friday, May 1. Hearings will resume on Monday, May 4. If your hearing is scheduled to occur between March 16 and May 1, you will be contacted to reschedule.
Development Review Committee—13401 Longnecker Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 13401 Longnecker Road
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 042120B
Tracking Number: DRC-2020-00050
Request: The request is for a General Exemption or Agricultural Exemption for 13401 Longnecker Road.
Information: Contact Lloyd T. Moxley at lmoxley@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—Lots 3 and 7 Cumberland Property
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 724 Belfast Road
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 042120-LLA1
PAI Number: 08-0211
Tracking Number: DRC-2020-00046
Request: The request is for a Lot Line Adjustment to be forwarded to the Zoning Office for review and approval.
Information: Contact Lloyd T. Moxley at lmoxley@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—Second Amended Minor Subdivision of the Kehoe Property (Formerly Known As the Charles J. Reed Property)
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 28, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 19520 Burke Road
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 042820C
PAI Number: 96035M
Tracking Number: DRC-2020-00053
Request: The request is to reconfigure existing parcels one, two and three by Lot Line Adjustment and allow the Second Amended Minor Subdivision of the Kehoe Property (formerly known as the Charles J. Reed Property).
Information: Contact Lloyd T. Moxley at lmoxley@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—Shafi Property
Date and Time: Tuesday April 28, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 15009 Hanover Pike
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 042820B
Tracking Number: DRC-2020-00052
Request: The request is for a Limited Exemption as per Section 32-4-106(b)(8) of the Baltimore County Code to construct a solar facility.
Information: Contact Lloyd T. 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 410-887-3391.
There are no Zoning Hearings scheduled at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Zoning Calendar for changes in District 3.