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December 15, 2018 – Council District 7

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings—None Scheduled
  3. New Sewer Line for Old Battle Grove Road
  4. Sewer Upgrade in Dundalk
  5. Marine Oaks Pumping Station
  6. Beachwood Water Main Replacement
  7. Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station
  8. Waldman Avenue Sewage Pumping Station
  9. Homeless Persons' Memorial Service
  10. Administrative Variances
  11. Development Meetings
  12. 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:

  • None scheduled for December.

Information: Call the Department of Planning at 410-887-3211.

New Sewer Line for Old Battle Grove Road

Having recently completed the renovation of the Old Battle Grove Pumping Station in Dundalk, Baltimore County is replacing 2,000 feet of six-inch diameter cast-iron sewer pipe from 7600 Old Battle Grove Road to North Point Boulevard. Work will begin in December or early January and take about three weeks to complete. The line, which will be installed by trenchless drilling and may, at times, by noisy. It will cost about $600,000.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Sewer Upgrade in Dundalk

Baltimore County began upgrading sewer lines on six residential streets in Dundalk in July: Dunmanway, Baybriar Road, Sollers Point Road, Merritt Boulevard, Merritt Point Road and Meadow Way. The project is 21 percent complete. County engineers anticipate some traffic congestion during construction.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Marine Oaks Pumping Station

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 21 percent finished.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Beachwood Water Main Replacement

Baltimore County is 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 80 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station

The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation is renovating the Peninsula Boulevard Pumping Station at 8401 Stansbury Road. Construction began in August 2017 and was originally expected to be completed by November 2018. The station, now about 79 percent complete, is expected to cost $1,790,400 and be finished by February 2019.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Waldman Avenue Sewage Pumping Station

Baltimore County is renovating the Waldman Avenue Sewage Pumping Station at 7301 Waldman Avenue, in ZIP code 21219. Construction began in August 2017 and was expected to take about a year to complete. It is 75 percent complete and when it is finished on December 20, it will cost $1,507,281.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Homeless Persons' Memorial Service

Join us on the longest night of the year, Friday, December 21, at 5 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Allegheny Avenue in Towson, as we remember and honor the lives of those who have experienced homelessness in Baltimore County and passed away in 2018. If you know of any person who has been homeless and has passed away this year, please contact Terri Kingeter at 443-799-3760. This event is sponsored by Baltimore County Communities for the Homeless.

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 call Zoning Review at 410-887-3391.

Administrative Variances—3028 Dunglow Road
Date and Time: Monday, December 31, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0179-A
Property Location: South side of Dunglow Road, west of Dunran Road
Legal Owners: Robert and Gail Woods
Administrative Variance to permit an accessory structure pavilion to be located in the side yard in lieu of the required rear yard.
Closing Date: Monday, December 31 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 the publication of this newsletter and are subject to change.

There are no Development Meetings scheduled at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Development Management 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 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.

Zoning Hearings—2006 Poplar Road
Date and Time: Thursday, December 27, 11 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2019-0126-A
Property Location: North side of Poplar Road, west of Lourdes Road
Legal Owner: Charles Tracey, IV
Variance to permit a side yard setback of 25 feet in lieu of the required 50 feet for a replacement dwelling on combined existing lots of record.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—7606 Riddle Avenue
Date and Time: Thursday, December 27, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0127-A
Property Location: West side of Riddle Avenue, north of Southern Avenue
Legal Owners: Michael Scott Mioduszewski
Variance to permit an undersized lot (4,000 square feet in lieu of the required 6,000 square feet) to be improved with a dwelling, with a lot width of 40 feet in lieu of the required 55 feet and side yard setbacks of five feet in lieu of the required 10 feet. Existing dwelling to be razed.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—7608 Riddle Avenue
Date and Time: Thursday, December 27, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0128-A
Property Location: West side of Riddle Avenue, north of Southern Avenue
Legal Owners: Michael Scott Mioduszewski
Variance to permit an undersized lot (4,000 square feet in lieu of the required 6,000 square feet) to be improved with a dwelling, with a lot width of 40 feet in lieu of the required 55 feet and side yard setbacks of five 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—2700 West Woodwell Road
Date and Time: Monday, December 31, 11 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2019-0136-A
Property Location: Northeast side of Woodwell Road, southeast of Oakwood Road
Legal Owners: Charles and Christine Jacobs
Variance to permit a proposed second-story addition with a side yard setback as close as six feet, plus or minus three inches, and a rear yard setback as close as seven feet, plus or minus three inches, in lieu of the minimum required 10 feet and 30 feet.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.