April 1, 2020 – Council District 6
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Planning Department Welcomes Census Outreach Specialists
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020
- Brien Run Sewer Rehabilitation
- Water on King Avenue
- Oliver Beach Sewage Pumping Station
- Baurenschmidt Manor Pumping Station
- Four Miles of New Water Line for Parkville
- Water Project on Back River Neck Road
- Harewood Park Sewer Pumping Station
- Campbell Boulevard
- The Future Fullerton Reservoirs
- Mohrs Lane Bridge
- 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 6
Planning Board Meetings
Baltimore County Planning Board meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Thursday, April 16, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson
As of March 12, all boards and commission meetings were halted in response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Please contact Myles Muehlberger for information pertaining to the status of this meeting.
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 Wednesday, April 15, at 6 p.m., in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.
As of March 12, all boards and commission meetings were halted in response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Please contact Taylor Bensley for information pertaining to the status of this meeting.
Information: Contact Taylor Bensley at 410-887-3495 or histpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Planning Department Welcomes Census Outreach Specialists
In February, the County's Department of Planning welcomed new temporary staff to help spread the word that “Everyone Counts” for the 2020 U.S. Census, which is underway now at my2020Census.gov. The staffers are funded in part through a grant from the State of Maryland. The Department of Planning is providing crucial in-kind support to work with traditionally hard-to-count populations, including low-income households, senior citizens, renters, people who speak limited English and households with children under age five.
The staffers are working under Sevetra Peoples, Special Assistant to County Administrative Officer Stacy L. Rodgers, who directs the County’s census efforts. The County’s overall response rate to the Census in 2010 was 78 percent. That count was slightly down from that of the 2000 Census.
Ms. Rodgers co-chairs the County’s 2020 Decennial Census Complete Count Committee, along with County Executive Johnny Olszewski.
Says Peoples, “Mr. Olszewski has set an ambitious goal of a 92 percent completion rate, to make sure that Baltimore County’s communities receive the federal support they’re due.”
The outreach workers have been focusing their efforts on collaborating with the County’s numerous neighborhood and civic associations, residents of senior apartment complexes, early childhood educators, and others.
The Census became available online on March 10 and continues into July.
For more information, call 410-887-2450 or visit the U.S. Census website.
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.
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.
Brien Run Sewer Rehabilitation
Public Works is rehabilitating sewer lines in the Brien Run area south of Pulaski Highway. The project, anticipated to cost $7 million, began in March and is two percent finished.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Water on King Avenue
Baltimore County is investing $2 million on King Avenue between Babikow Road and Philadelphia Road. Crews will install 6,500 feet of new, 12-inch diameter water line, which will replace an old pipe that has broken frequently. The project should begin in April and construction is expected to impact traffic: single-lane traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Oliver Beach Sewage Pumping Station
Renovations to the sewage pumping station project at 11206 Susquehanna Avenue in Middle River began in January 2019. It is 72 percent complete and is expected to be finished in the spring. The total cost is estimated at $2,585,114.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Bauernschmidt Manor Pumping Station
Upgrades to the Bauernschmidt Sewage Pumping Station began in July and will be finished by this summer. The project is expected to cost $2,137,554 and is 15 percent complete.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Four Miles of New Water Line for Parkville
Baltimore County is installing more than four miles of new water mains in the Harford Park community in Parkville. The new ductile iron pipes will be located in an area bounded by Perring Parkway, Taylor Avenue, Harford Road and the Baltimore City line. The $5.6 million project, which is eight percent complete, includes the reinstallation and relocation of 705 water service connections to water customers.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Water Project on Back River Neck Road
Baltimore County is replacing 9,832 feet of cast-iron water pipe on Back River Neck Road from Hyde Park Road to Mizells Road. Work began in October. The old pipe, prone to frequent breaks and dating from the 1930s, is being replaced with ductile iron pipe. The project, costing about $4.15 million, is expected to be completed by the fall. The project is 50 percent complete.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Harewood Park Sewer Pumping Station
Baltimore County has begun renovating the Harewood Park Sewer Pumping Station at 12901 Princeton Road in Chase. Work on the $3.3 million project began in July 2018 and will take about a year to finish. The project is 90 percent complete.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Campbell Boulevard
Baltimore County is extending Campbell Boulevard from Bird River Road to Windlass Run. Construction of the $5 million project began in October 2018 and is expected to take about a year and a half to complete. It should be open in the late spring or early summer.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
The Future Fullerton Reservoirs
The Department of Public Works and Transportation is completing the three Fullerton reservoirs located within the area bounded by Ridge Road, Bucks School House Road and Perry Hall Boulevard. Construction is 95 percent complete and will cost $80.1 million.
Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Water Design, at 410-887-3783 or email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Mohrs Lane Bridge
The Mohrs Lane Bridge (Bridge B-0143) over the CSX Railroad, north of Pulaski Highway, was closed in 2007 because of structural deterioration. Demolition was completed by CSX in 2011 at no cost to Baltimore County, which assumed ownership and plans to rebuild the span. A new bridge is currently being designed with construction scheduled to begin by late 2021. The longevity of the work cycle to date has, in part, reflected careful and laborious coordination with CSX that has proceeded with a deliberative pace. This bridge will be part of the future Campbell Boulevard Corridor.
Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Administrative Variances
Administrative Variances pending include requests for Administrative Variances pending before the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections. These hearings 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 call 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 6.
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 6.
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 the Office of Administrative Law Judges at 410-887-3868 or call Zoning Review at 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 6.