March 15, 2019 – Council District 5
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Water Improvements on Forge Road
- Improvements for the Campus Hills Pumping Station
- Water Line Replacement in Campus Hills
- Towsontown Boulevard and Osler Drive
- Stoneleigh-Anneslie Storm Water Project
- Water Line Rehabilitation: The Towson Fourth System
- Sewers: Jones Falls Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
- Sewers: Herring Run Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
- Extension of Missing Curb, Sidewalk-Widening on Cross Road
- The Future Fullerton Reservoirs
- 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, March 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.
Water Improvements on Forge Road
Baltimore County will begin work on 2.64 miles of water line replacement on Forge Road. The project is scheduled to begin in July.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Improvements for the Campus Hills Pumping Station
The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation is improving the Campus Hills Sewage Pumping Station at 1002 Southwick Court in Campus Hills. Work on the $2.5 million project began in September and is seven percent complete.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Water Line Replacement in Campus Hills
Baltimore County is replacing an existing eight-inch diameter cast-iron pipe in the Campus Hills area. Construction began in June and is about 55 percent complete. The project will cost $2.5 million.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Towsontown Boulevard and Osler Drive
The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation has completed the Towson Run Relief Sewer through Towsontown Boulevard. Paving is scheduled for the spring.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Stoneleigh-Anneslie Storm Water Project
Baltimore County is addressing storm runoff concerns in the Stoneleigh-Anneslie community east of York Road. County engineers have designed a solution to update the 100-year-old drainage system that is currently serving the community. The County has earmarked $1 million for the project. Construction is expected to begin in the summer.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering, Storm Water Division at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Water Line Rehabilitation: The Towson Fourth System
The Department of Public Works 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 began in February 2018. It will be completed by the spring and will cost $6.7 million. It is 88 percent complete.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@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 93 percent complete.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Sewers: Herring Run Structural Rehabilitation Phase 1
Baltimore County has been rehabilitating 81,000 feet of sewer line spread throughout Council Districts 5 and 6. Work has progressed rapidly and is about 99 percent toward completion. It is expected to be completed in a year and a half and cost $4,640,123.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Extension of Missing Curb, Sidewalk-Widening on Cross Road
The Department of Public Works is planning to fill in missing curbs and sidewalks on Cross Road between Chapel Road and Honeygo Boulevard.
Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@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 broke ground on February 7, 2017 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 the project is now 83 percent complete.
Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering, Water Design at 410-887-3783 or 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 are subject to change.
Information: Call the Office of Administrative Law Judges at 410-887-3868 or Zoning Review at 410-887-3391.
Administrative Variances—9770 Powder Hall Road
Date and Time: Monday, March 25, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0247-A
Property Location: Northwest side of Powder Hall Road, east of Perry Hall Road
Legal Owners: Allison and Shane Richardson
Administrative Variance to permit a proposed deck, unroofed addition, with rear yard setback of 21 feet in lieu of the required 30 feet.
Closing Date: Monday, March 25, 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—First Baptist Church of Kingsville
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 26, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 7128 Sunshine Avenue
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 032619B
Tracking Number: DRC-2019-00028
Request: The request is to razing the existing church building, construct a new church with dropoff canopy, associated parking lot and stormwater management.
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 are subject to change.
Information: Call 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—4138 East Joppa Road
Date and Time: Monday, March 18, 11 a.m. to noon
Case Number: 2019-0192-A
Property Location: North side of East Joppa Road, west of the centerline of Belair Road
Legal Owners: Salvo Industrial Park
Variance Joint Identification Signs:
- To permit a maximum of three freestanding joint identification signs in lieu of the permitted one per frontage.
- To permit a maximum of 17 lines in lieu of the permitted five for Freestanding Joint Identification Sign number one.
- 14 lines in lieu of the permitted five for Freestanding Joint Identification Sign number two.
- 15 lines in lieu of the permitted five for Freestanding Joint Identification Sign number three.
- To permit a minimum copy height of 1.5 inches in lieu of the required eight inches.
- To permit a maximum area per face of 175 square feet in lieu of the permitted 107 square feet for Freestanding Joint Identification Sign number one.
- 270 square feet in lieu of the permitted 107 square feet for Freestanding Joint Identification Sign number two.
- 115 square feet in lieu of the permitted 107 square feet for Freestanding Joint Identification Sign number three.
- Enterprise Signs:
- Sign number five to permit a max area per face of 50.75 square feet in lieu of the permitted 40 square feet.
- Sign number six to permit a maximum area per face of 87 square feet in lieu of the permitted 80 square feet.
- Sign number eight to permit a maximum area per face of 43.75 square feet in lieu of the permitted 40 square feet.
- Sign number 12 to permit a second sign with no additional customer entrance.
- Parking, to permit a total of 81 parking spaces in lieu of the required 100 spaces 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—825 Dulaney Valley Road
Date and Time: Monday, March 18, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0206-X
Property Location: East side of Dulaney Valley Road, southeast of intersection Dulaney Valley Road and Fairmount Ave.
Legal Owners: Towson TC, LLC
Contract Purchaser or Lessee: Round 1 Entertainment, Inc.
Special Exception to use property as an arcade that has a second exterior entrance in addition to the entrance from the mall's interior concourse.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—8042 Bradshaw Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 26, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0205-A
Property Location: Northeast of Bradshaw Road, northwest of Sandyvale Road
Legal Owners: KariAnn Scavuzzo-Knoedler
Variance to permit a proposed addition to the side of an existing dwelling with a side yard setback of 19 feet in lieu of the required 50 feet.
Hearing location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.