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February 15, 2020 – Council District 5

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Capital Improvement Program Meetings
  4. Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) 2020
  5. Towson Improvements
  6. Stoneleigh-Anneslie Storm Water Project
  7. Water Improvements on Forge Road
  8. Improvements for the Campus Hills Pumping Station
  9. Water Line Rehabilitation: The Towson Fourth System
  10. The Future Fullerton Reservoirs
  11. Administrative Variances
  12. Development Meetings
  13. 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 20, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson

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

Capital Improvement Program Meetings

Capital Improvement Program meetings are scheduled as follows:

  • Tuesday, February 18, at 5:30 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson

The Baltimore County Planning Board will meet on February 18 to review staff recommendations in regard to the Capital Improvement Program.

Please check the Planning Board Meetings page for the meeting agenda, any last minute schedule changes or snow dates.

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

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 that were not issues is reenacted without change.

View a list of public hearing dates and locations. 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.

Towson Improvements

In cooperation with the Towson Row development, the Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation is improving sidewalks on Chesapeake Avenue between Washington Avenue and York Road. The work will be undertaken this year.

Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Stoneleigh-Anneslie Storm Water Project

The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation is addressing storm water concerns in the Stoneleigh-Anneslie community and is about to update the 100-year-old drainage system. Baltimore County earmarked a million dollars for the project in 2018 and the County's contractor will begin work in early February with the relocation of water lines. Following the relocation, crews will install pipes and manholes on Kingston Road, Wardman Avenue, Marlborough Road, Avondale Road and a part of Regester Avenue. Construction is expected to be finished late this year and working hours, traffic changes and parking impacts will be announced as the job progresses.

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

Water Improvements on Forge Road

Baltimore County plans to replace 2.64 miles of water line on Forge Road between Belair Road and Gaylord Street. The $3 million project, replacing the old 12-inch diameter cast-iron pipes, began in November and is scheduled to be completed in the summer. It is 15 percent complete.

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 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 2018 and is 99 percent complete. It is scheduled for completion in April.

Information: Email the Department of Public Works at engineering@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:

  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 of 2019 and will cost $6.7 million. It is 98 percent complete.

Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

The Future Fullerton Reservoirs

The three-year long construction of the Fullerton Reservoirs, costing $80.1 million, is 93 percent complete. Crews are currently building an ancillary building to facilitate water chlorination.

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.

There are no Administrative Variances pending at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Zoning calendar for 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 the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.

Information: Call 410-887-3321.

Development Review Committee—1 Olympic Place
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 18, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 1 Olympic Place
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 021820C
Tracking Number: DRC-2020-00014
Request: The request is for an (a)(1)(vi) to construct a single-story addition to the existing building, will expand Cafe approximately 500 square feet. (Zoning: Business Major–Downtown Towson, downtown Towson overlay.)
Information: Contact Lloyd T. Moxley at lmoxley@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.

Development Plan Conference—Strawbridge Commons First Material Amendment
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 26, 10 to 11 a.m.
Property Location: 9149 Rexis Avenue
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
PAI Number: 11-1133
Tracking Number: MAJ-2019-00002-A
Proposal: Proposed subdivision of Parcel B into two lots as Phase Two. Total lots for the project increased from 58 to 60, creating two single-family dwellings.
Engineer: Matis Warfield, Inc.
Information: Contact Jerry S. Chen at jchen@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.

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