February 15, 2018 – Council District 5
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- The Future Fullerton Reservoirs
- Sewer Project Begins on Towsontown Boulevard
- Water Line Rehabilitation: The Towson Fourth System
- Sewers: Jones Falls Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
- Sewers: Herring Run Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
- New Water Main on Joppa Road Started
- Extension of Missing Curb, Sidewalk-Widening on Cross Road
- Herring Run Basin Sewer Rehabilitation—Wiltondale Community
- 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 5
Planning Board Meetings
Baltimore County Planning Board meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Thursday, February 15, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.
Information: Contact Jeff DelMonico by email at jdelmonico@baltimorecountymd.gov or by phone at 410-887-3521.
Design Review Panel Meeting
The Design Review Panel meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 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.
The Future Fullerton Reservoirs
The County’s contractor received a “notice to proceed” in January 2017 and the Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation broke ground in February 7 last year on the Fullerton Reservoirs—three are planned for the site. Construction is expected to take about three years and cost $80.1 million. The construction site is bounded by Ridge Road, Bucks School House Road and Perry Hall Boulevard. Engineers estimate that it is now 44 percent complete.
Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering (Water Design) at 410 887-3783 or email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov
Sewer Project Begins on Towsontown Boulevard
The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation has begun work on a major sewer line running through Towsontown Boulevard. Construction is planned between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily, and some traffic delays should be anticipated due to lane shifts needed to accommodate the utility work. The project, estimated to cost $1.4 million, will start around Emerson Road and move east toward Bosley Avenue. It should be finished in the early fall.
Information: Email Public Works at enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Water Line Rehabilitation: The Towson Fourth System
The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation is replacing water lines in:
- Joppa Road, between Old Harford Road and Drumwood Road
- Oakleigh Road between Joppa Road and White Oak Road
- Satyr Hill Road from Lowell Ridge Road to Harford Road
The project will begin sometime in February; it will be completed by spring 2019 and will cost $6.7 million.
Information: Email Public Works at enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Sewers: Jones Falls Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
Baltimore County began rehabilitating 66,000 feet of sewer line in July 2017 throughout Council Districts 2 and 5. The project will last a year and a half and will cost $3,393,583.60. It is now 23 percent complete.
Information: Email Public Works at enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Sewers: Herring Run Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
Baltimore County is rehabilitating 81,000 feet of sewer line spread throughout Council Districts 5 and 6. Work recently began and has progressed about 25 percent toward completion. It is expected to be completed in a year and a half and cost $4,640,123.
Information: Email Public Works at enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
New Water Main on Joppa Road Started
Baltimore County is replacing 7,000 feet of existing water pipe in Joppa Road, between Walther Boulevard and Belair Road. Construction began in August 2017 and is now 65 percent complete. The old pipe, which is being replaced with a new, 12-inch diameter line, has failed frequently. The project to improve the line is expected to cost $3 million and take a year to complete.
Information: Email Public Works at enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Extension of Missing Curb, Sidewalk-Widening on Cross Road
Public Works is planning to fill in missing curbs and sidewalks on Cross Road between Chapel Road and Forge Road. Construction is expected to be done this year.
Information: Email Public Works at enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Herring Run Basin Sewer Rehabilitation—Wiltondale Community
The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation has been rehabilitating 19,000 feet of sewer line and 81 manholes in the neighborhood of Wiltondale. The project, which will cost $1,301,817.96, was scheduled to be completed in December 2017. About 99 percent of the work has been finished.
Information: Email Public Works at enginrng@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 publication of this newsletter and are 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 Management and Zoning calendar for any changes in District 5.
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 publication of this newsletter and subject to change.
Information: Call 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—Satyr Hill Apartments (Old Business)
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 20, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: Lowell Ridge Road
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 091217B
Tracking Number: DRC-2017-00123
Request: The request is to construct an addition to the clubhouse.
Information: Contact Jan M. Cook at jmcook@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.
Development Plan Conference—Perry Hall Ridge
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 28, 9 to 10 a.m.
Property Location: 4303 Plumer Avenue
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
PAI Number: 11-1144
Tracking Number: MAJ-2016-00009
Proposal: Twenty-three single-family dwellings with two existing and one of the two being razed.
Engineer: Little and Associates, Inc.
Information: Contact Darryl D. Putty at dputty@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 publication of this newsletter and are subject to change.
Information: Call 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—9805 Belair road
Date and Time: Monday, February 26, 11 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2018-0172-X
Property Location: Southeast corner of intersection of Honeygo Boulevard and Belair Road
Legal Owners: The Shops at Perry Hall, LLC
Contract Purchaser or Lessee: AutoBell Car Wash, Inc.
Special Exception to use property for a car wash in the BL zone.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning office at 410-887-3391.