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February 15, 2019 – Council District 4

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Rehabilitation for Old Court Road Bridge
  4. Owings Mills Reservoir
  5. Administrative Variances
  6. Development Meetings
  7. 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 4

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.

Rehabilitation for Old Court Road Bridge

Baltimore County will rehabilitate the Old Court Road Bridge over Bens Run (Bridge B-0237) near Northwest Hospital beginning in the summer. The project, which will take about a year to complete and cost $2 million, will include replacing beams and sidewalks. Traffic will be maintained during construction.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Owings Mills Reservoir

Baltimore County is painting the exterior of the Owings Mills reservoir. The project, costing approximately $550,000, began last summer and is about 75 percent complete. Crews are now on winter shutdown.

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 Development and Zoning Calendar for changes in District 4.

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.

Development Review Committee—Route 40
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 19, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 715 Westminster Pike
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 021919B
Tracking Number: DRC-2019-00016
Request: The request is to construct a solar array on the southern part of the property.
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 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—45 Gwynns Mill Court
Date and Time: Friday, February 22, 11 a.m. to noon
Property Location: East side of Gwynns Mill Court, north of the centerline of Dolfield Road
Legal Owners: JSJ Enterprises
Variance:

  1. To permit 13 parking spaces in lieu of the required 21 parking spaces;
  2. To permit a side setback of seven feet in lieu of the required 30 feet for a proposed addition to an existing building;
  3. To permit non-residential parking zero feet from the right-of-way line of a public street in lieu of the required 10 feet.

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