June 1, 2018 – Council District 7
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Sewer Upgrade in Dundalk
- Tickwood Road Sewer
- Marine Oaks Water Pumping Station Scheduled for Improvements
- Goodwood Avenue Water Project
- Beachwood Water Main Replacement
- Old Battle Grove Sewage Pumping Station
- Thompson Boulevard Pumping Station
- Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station
- Waldman Avenue Sewage Pumping Station
- 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, June 7, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson
- Thursday, June 21, 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.
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
The Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14, at 6 p.m., in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.
Information: Contact Kaylee Justice at 410-887-3495 or kjustice@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Design Review Panel Meeting
The Design Review Panel meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 13, at 6 p.m. in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.
Information: Contact Jenifer Nugent at 410-887-3480 or jnugent@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Sewer Upgrade in Dundalk
Baltimore County will upgrade sewer lines on six residential streets in Dundalk beginning in late June or early July: Dunmanway, Baybriar Road, Sollers Point Road, Merritt Boulevard, Merritt Point Road and Meadow Way. County engineers anticipate some traffic congestion during construction.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Tickwood Road Sewer
The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation and Transportation is eliminating failing septic tanks for four properties at the end of Tickwood Road in Essex. The project consists of the construction of 2,100 feet of pressure sewer and four grinder pumps at a cost of $207,233.12. The date of notice to proceed was May 1, 2018 and construction will be complete in July.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Marine Oaks Water Pumping Station Scheduled for Improvements
Baltimore County is upgrading the Marine Oaks Sewer Pumping Station at 26 Helmsman Court in Essex. The complete upgrade to the station is estimated to cost $1,584,537 and will take about a year to complete. Work began in January and is now nine percent finished.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
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 100 working days to complete and cost $592,000. It is now about 75 percent complete.
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, began in late April and is expected to be finished by the spring of 2019. It is now five percent complete.
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 33 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 at 925 Thompson Boulevard. 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 49 percent complete.
Information: Email enginrng@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station
Public Works is renovating the Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station at 8401 Stansbury Road. Construction began in August 2017 and is expected to be completed November 7, 2018. The station, now about 37 percent complete, is expected to cost $1,790,400.
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 37 percent complete and when finished will cost $1,507,281.
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 99 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 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—432 Virginia Avenue
Date and Time: Friday, June 1, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2018-0305-A
Property Location: Northwest side of Virginia Avenue, southwest of Taylor Avenue
Legal Owners: Jennifer Ashton
Administrative Variance to permit a proposed addition with a side yard setback of five feet and an existing side yard setback of seven feet in lieu of the required 10 feet each; and to permit an existing open projection (deck) with a side setback of 1.5 feet in lieu of the required 7.5 feet
*Closing date: Monday, June 4, at 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 publication of this newsletter and are 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 Zoning calendar for changes in District 7.
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—8111 Duvall Avenue
Date and Time: Thursday, June 7, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2018-0280-A
Property Location: South side of Duvall Avenue, east of Lawrence Avneue
Legal Owners: John and Tracy Christou
Variance to permit a proposed addition with a side setback of six feet in lieu of the 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—2262 Monocacy Road
Date and Time: Thursday, June 7, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Case Number: 2018-0284-SPH
Property Locatin: Northside of Monocacy Road, west of Middleborough Road
Legal Owners: Karen Lynn Weeks
Special Hearing to determine whether or not the Administrative Law Judge should approve a non-conforming use for two principal dwellings on a single lot in a DR 3.5 zone with a lot area of 17,391 square feet.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning office at 410-887-3391