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August 15, 2019 – Council District 5

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Gunpowder Valley Conservancy’s 30th Anniversary on the Water
  4. County Land Preservation Agricultural Easement Inspection
  5. Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020
  6. Water Improvements on Forge Road
  7. Improvements for the Campus Hills Pumping Station
  8. Water Line Replacement in Campus Hills
  9. Stoneleigh-Anneslie Storm Water Project
  10. Water Line Rehabilitation: The Towson Fourth System
  11. The Future Fullerton Reservoirs
  12. Administrative Variances
  13. Development Meetings
  14. 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:

  • No meetings scheduled for August.

Information: Contact Ngone Seye Diop by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at nseyediop@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Gunpowder Valley Conservancy’s 30th Anniversary on the Water

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2019
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
Place: Conrad’s Ruth Villa, 3301 Edwards Lane, Middle River, Maryland 21220

The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy is celebrating their 30th anniversary working to protect the Gunpowder watershed and our drinking water. The evening will be filled with food, friends and fun.

To purchase tickets, or for any questions, visit the event page.

County Land Preservation Agricultural Easement Inspection

Baltimore County Land Preservation has completed the first round of its annual agricultural easement inspection cycle. In accordance with easement documents and their overseeing agencies, it’s required that a percentage of all easement inspections be completed each year. The County is responsible for inspecting federal (Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program), state (Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Program) and local easements. Eighteen of 22 federal inspections, 23 of 23 state inspections and four of 19 local inspections have been completed. During an inspection, the County looks for issues such as dumping, major erosion, special uses guidelines and that no new dwellings have been constructed. The remaining inspections will be completed throughout the rest of 2019.

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 which were not issues is reenacted without change.

CZMP 2020 starts with the public pre-filing period that begins on August 19. Filing fees and a timeline are posted online. Additional information about the process, including hearing schedules, will be posted when available.

For more information, please visit the CZMP page.

Water Improvements on Forge Road

Baltimore County plans to replace 2.64 miles of water line on Forge Road. The $3 million project is scheduled to begin in October.

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 and Transportation and Transportation is improving the Campus Hills Sewage Pumping Station at 1002 Southwick Court in Campus Hills. Work on the $2.54 million project began in September and is 78 percent complete. It is scheduled for completion in April.

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 2018 and is about 80 percent complete. The project will cost $2.5 million.

Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction 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. Construction is expected to begin later this year on the $1 million project.

Information: Email the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Storm Water Division at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Water Line Rehabilitation: The Towson Fourth System

The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation is replacing water lines in:

  1. Joppa Road between Old Harford Road and Drumwood Road
  2. Oakleigh Road between Joppa Road and White Oak Road
  3. Satyr Hill Road from Lowell Ridge Road to Harford Road

The project began in February 2018. It was scheduled to be completed by the spring and will cost $6.7 million. It is 97 percent complete.

Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction 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 and Transportation and Transportation broke ground in February 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 the project is 88 percent complete.

Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, 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—712 Dunkirk Road
Date and Time: Monday, August 19, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0405-A
Property Location: Southwest side of Dunkirk Road, west of Edgewood Road
Legal Owners: Caren and Alissa DeBernardo
Administrative Variance to permit a proposed addition with a side yard setback of four feet in lieu of the minimum required 10 feet.
Closing Date: Monday, August 19, 4:30 p.m., 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 111, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.

Administrative Variances—8722 Eddington Road
Date and Time: Monday, August 19, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0407-A
Property Location: West side of Eddington Road, 650 feet north of Joppa Road
Legal Owners: Brian McLane
Administrative Variance to approve fowl or poultry (four hens) on 0.172 acres of land in lieu of the minimum required one acre of land.
Closing Date: Monday, August 19, 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.

There are no Development Meetings scheduled at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Development Management Calendar for changes in District 5.

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—8115 Belair Road
Date and Time: Friday, August 23, 10 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2019-0388-SPHXA
Property Location: Southeast side of Belair Road, Northeast of Ridge Road
Legal Owners: Max Real Estate, LLC
Contract Purchaser or Lessee: The Hertz Corporation

Special Hearing to determine the required number of parking spaces and to permit a modified parking plan, if necessary.
Special Exception to permit a Used Motor Vehicle Sales Area separated from a Sales Agency Building.
Variance:

  • To permit a zero-foot setback for the storage and display of vehicles in the front yard in lieu of the required 15 feet;
  • If necessary, to permit 42 parking spaces in lieu of the otherwise required 105;
  • To permit a modification to the Landscape Manual;
  • To permit a zero-foot setback to the right-of-way line of a public street in lieu of the otherwise 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.

Zoning Hearings—803 Gleneagles Court
Date and Time: Friday, August 23, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0389-XA
Property Location: Northwest side of Gleneagles Court
Legal Owners: 803 Gleneagles, LLC

Special Exception to permit a service garage.
Variance:

  • To permit a front building setback of 64 feet in lieu of the required 75 feet, pursuant to section 255.2 and 243.1 of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations (BCZR);
  • To permit a modification to the Landscape Manual;
  • To permit four feet between a parking space and the right-of-way line of a public street in lieu of the otherwise required 10 feet, pursuant to section 409.8.4 of the BCZR.

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