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March 1, 2020 – Council District 4

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
  4. Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) 2020
  5. New Water Line on Reisterstown Road
  6. Rehabilitation for Old Court Road Bridge
  7. Administrative Variances
  8. Development Meetings
  9. 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, March 5, at 5:45 p.m., in the Pikesville High School Auditorium, 7621 Labyrinth Road, Pikesville, Maryland 21208

Information: Contact Myles Muehlberger by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at mmuehlberger@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting

The Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, March 12, at 6 p.m., in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.

Information: Contact Taylor Bensley at 410-887-3495 or histpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) Hearing

CZMP Hearing, 4th District
Date: Thursday, March 19
Time: 6 p.m. (public sign-in begins at 5 p.m.)
Place: New Town High School, 4931 New Town Boulevard, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

The 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.

Please Note: Each speaker will have two minutes to present their views to the Planning Board for the CZMP issues in the 2nd District. If preparing written testimony, please bring 20 copies for the Planning Board members and staff.

The Planning Board will deliberate their recommendations during work sessions in the month of April. The sessions are open to the public, however no public input will be heard during work sessions.

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.

New Water Line on Reisterstown Road

Baltimore County is installing a new, 36-inch diameter water line on Reisterstown Road between Rosewood Avenue and Pleasant Hill Road. Work on the new supply main, designed to serve the Owings Mills and Reisterstown area, is 10 percent complete and is scheduled to be finished by the spring of 2021. The cost is about $9 million.

Information: Email engineering@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 this 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.

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—9612 Mendoza Road
Date and Time: Monday, March 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2020-0034-A
Property Location: East side of Mendoza Road, north of Plum Tree Court
Legal Owners: Olatunji Oyefusi
Administrative Variance to permit a proposed dwelling addition (garage) with a building-to-building separation of 22 feet in lieu of the minimum required 25 feet, and to amend the latest final development plan for Mardella Run Lot 29 only, to allow construction outside of the building development.
Closing Date: Monday, March 2, 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.

There are no Development Meetings scheduled at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Development Management Calendar for changes in District 4.

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—1141 Berrymans Lane
Date and Time: Thursday, March 12, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2020-0014-A
Property Location: 92 feet west of the centerline of Berrymans Lane and a point in the center of Deer Park Road
Legal Owners: Jay Simonds, LLC
Variance to allow an outdoor storage area to be located in front of the existing buildings on the property in lieu of the required location to the side or rear of the existing buildings, and any additional relief as may be deemed necessary by the Administrative Law Judge. Per section 1A06.4.A.4 of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations, to allow a site gross floor area of all buildings of 4,632 square feet in lieu of the maximum site gross floor area of 3,000 square feet, and to allow a lot size of 2.816 acres, plus or minus, in lieu of the maximum lot size of two acres, and to allow a lot impervious coverage (includes outdoor storage area) of 29.4 percent in lieu of the maximum lot impervious coverage of 20 percent, and additional relief as may be deemed necessary by the Administrative Law Judge.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.