March 15, 2018 – Council District 7
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Goodwood Avenue Water Project
- Beachwood Water Main Replacement
- Old Battle Grove Sewage Pumping Station
- Thompson Boulevard Pumping Station
- Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station
- Trappe Road Bridge Repiars
- Waldman Avenue Sewage Pumping Station
- Fort Howard Area Eight-Inch Water Main Replacement
- Quad Avenue Sewage Pumping Station Rehabilitation
- Opening Rules for the Wise Avenue 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 7
Planning Board Meetings
Baltimore County Planning Board meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Thursday, March 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.
Goodwood Avenue Water Project
Goodwood Avenue in Hyde Park will have 2,300 feet of water main replaced beginning in March. Installation of the new eight-inch diameter water main will require a hundred working days to complete and cost $592,000.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Beachwood Water Main Replacement
Baltimore County will begin replacing an eight-inch and a 12-inch diameter water line, both cast iron, which have frequently failed, on Rosebank Avenue, Edgewater Place, Glenhurst Road and Bletzer Road. The project, estimated to cost $1.5 million, should begin in late spring and be finished by the spring of 2019.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Old Battle Grove Sewage Pumping Station
Public Works is renovating the Old Battle Grove Pumping Station in Dundalk. Work began in May 2017. The station, now about 17 percent complete and estimated to cost $2,050,681, should be completed August 22, 2018.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Thompson Boulevard Pumping Station
Public Works is renovating the Thompson Boulevard Sewage Pumping Station. Construction began in August 2017 and is expected to be completed on August 21, 2018. The station is expected to cost $2,248,000. It is estimated to be 17 percent complete.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station
Public Works is renovating the Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station (8401 Stansbury Road). Construction began in August 2017 and is expected to be completed November 7, 2018. The station, now about 17 percent complete, is expected to cost $1,790,400.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Trappe Road Bridge Repairs
Public Works will repair the Trappe Road Bridge (Bridge 0599) located at the conjunction of Trappe Road and Lynch Road. Work began in late November 2017 and was estimated to take about three months to complete. The project, costing about $200,000, is expected to be finished by the end of March.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Waldman Avenue Sewage Pumping Station
Baltimore County is renovating the Waldman Avenue Sewage Pumping Station at 7301 Waldman Avenue, 21219. Construction began in August 2017 and will take about a year to complete. It is 23 percent complete and when finished will cost $1,507,281.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Fort Howard Area Eight-Inch Water Main Replacement
Baltimore County will replace 8,000 feet of cast iron water line in the Fort Howard area this year on Todd Avenue, Howard Avenue, Blank Avenue, Fort Avenue, North Point Road, Old Bay Road, Chestnut Avenue, Bayside Avenue and Oak Avenue. The project, which started in May 2017, will take between 12 and 15 months to complete. Water lines in the Fort Howard area have been prone to failure in recent years. This $2.2 million project should correct that problem. It is 96 percent complete.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Quad Avenue Pumping Station Rehabilitation
Public Works is rehabilitating the Quad Avenue Pumping Station in Defense Heights. The project, which costs $2,240,000, is now 96 percent complete and should have been finished in October.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Opening Rules for the Wise Avenue Bridge
The Wise Avenue Draw Bridge can now be raised and lowered for water traffic with notice to the Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation. To request a bridge opening, call 410-887-8160, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., or call the Public Works dispatch number at 410-887-5210.
Information: Call 410-887-3737.
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.
Administrative Variances—1513 Burke Road
Date and Time: Monday, March 19, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2018-0204-A
Property Location: Southwest corner of the intersection of Burke and Bowleys Quarters Roads
Legal Owners: Millard and Karen Leary
Administrative Variance to allow a detached accessory structure (garage) to be 20 feet tall in lieu of the allowable 15 feet.
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 publication of this newsletter and are subject to change.
Information: Call 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—Easterns Automotive Group
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 27, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 7916 Pulaski Highway
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 032718D
PAI Number: 15-0910
Tracking Number: DRC-2018-00035
Request: The request is for a development refinement to show an additional parking area.
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 for Baltimore County. These hearings are up to date as of publication of this newsletter and are subject to change.
Information: Call the Administrative Law Judges at 410-887-3868 or call Zoning Review at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—201 South Patapsco Avenue
Date and Time: Thursday, March 15, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2018-0193-A
Location: Corner of Patapsco Avenue and Willow Spring Road, 12th Election District
Legal Owners: Good Luck Homes
Variance to permit an existing garage with a side setback as close as zero feet in lieu of the required 2.5 feet and to allow a rear setback of 7.5 feet to the center of the alleyway in lieu of the minimum required 15 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—1401 to 1417 Merritt Boulevard
Date and Time: Friday, March 16, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2018-0192-A
Property Location: East side of Merritt Boulevard, 511 feet southeast of German Hill Road
Legal Owners: Oekos Dundalk, LLC
Variance:
- To allow two freestanding joint identification signs on Merritt Boulevard with sign areas or faces of 100 and 150 square feet in lieu of the permitted one freestanding joint identification sign with a sign area or face of 150 square feet (Signs C,D);
- To allow freestanding joint identification signs to display a maximum of eight lines of text with a sign copy a minimum of three inches in height in lieu of the permitted five lines of test and required eight inch height for sign copy (Signs A, C, D);
- To allow tenants in a multi-tenant commercial building a wall-mounted enterprise sign with a sign area or face that exceeds two times the length of the wall containing the exterior entrance and defining the space occupied by the tenant (Sign 3-165 square feet lieu of 139 square feet, Sign 5B-85 square feet in lieu of 76 square feet, Sign 9B-273 square feet in lieu of 96 square feet);
- To allow a wall-mounted enterprise sign to be installed in a different location than the tenant space (Sign 9A);
- To allow an additional wall-mounted enterprise sign to be installed on a multi-tenant commercial building over other tenant spaces in lieu of the permitted one wall-mounted enterprise sign for each tenant space (Sign 9A).
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—344 Miles Road
Date and Time: Monday, March 19, 11 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2018-0202-A
Property Location: South side of Miles Road
Legal Owners: Roberta Jenkins, Paul Jenkins (deceased)
Contract Purchaser or Lessee: Shane Snyder, Jody Costa
Variance to allow side yard setbacks of 10 feet and 10 feet for a total of 20 feet in lieu of the required 25 feet total side yard setbacks and an undersized lot width of 50 feet in lieu of the required 70 feet.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning office at 410-887-3391.