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September 1, 2019 – Council District 7

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Design Review Panel Meeting
  4. Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
  5. Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee Subcommittee Meeting
  6. Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020 Has Begun
  7. Rosebank Avenue Pumping Station
  8. Blenhurst Pumping Station
  9. Rettman Lane Pumping Station Improvements
  10. Sewer Upgrade in Dundalk
  11. Marine Oaks Pumping Station
  12. Administrative Variances
  13. Development Meetings
  14. 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, September 5, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson
  • Thursday, September 19, 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.

Design Review Panel Meeting

The Design Review Panel meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 11, 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.

Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting

The Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, September 12, at 6 p.m., in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.

Information: Contact Taylor Bensley at 410-887-3495 or histpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee Subcommittee Meeting

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee subcommittee meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 17, at 4 p.m. in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson.

Information: Call Jessie Bialek at 410-887-3211.

Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020 Has Begun

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 which were not issues is reenacted without change.

CZMP 2020 started with the public filing period on August 19. Applications are available online. Information about filing fees and public hearing dates are posted, as well.

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.

For more information, please visit the CZMP page.

Rosebank Avenue Pumping Station

The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation is rehabilitating the Rosebank Avenue Sewage Pumping Station near North Point Boulevard. Work began late last year and is expected to be finished on January 30. The $2.3 million project is 12 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Blenhurst Pumping Station

The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation has started a major renovation of the Blenhurst Sewage Pumping Station at 8345 Bletzer Road. The project, which is 17 percent complete, will cost $2,633,500 and is expected to be finished by December.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Rettman Lane Pumping Station Improvements

The Department of Public Works and Transportation and Transportation is improving the Rettman Lane Sewage Pumping Station at 1913 Rettman Lane in Stanbrook. Work began on the $2 million project in August and is now about 94 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Sewer Upgrade in Dundalk

Baltimore County began upgrading sewer lines on six residential streets in Dundalk in July 2018: Dunmanway, Baybriar Road, Sollers Point Road, Merritt Boulevard, Merritt Point Road and Meadow Way. The project is 90 percent complete. County engineers anticipate some traffic congestion during construction.

Information: Contact the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at 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 2018 and is 92 percent finished.

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 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 Administrative Variances pending at the time of publication of this newsletter. Please visit the Zoning calendar for changes in District 7.

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.

Information: Call 410-887-3321.

Development Plan Hearing—Country Club Estates Planned Unit Development (Sparrows Point Country Club)
Date and Time: Friday, September 13, 10 to 11 a.m.
Property Location: 919 Wise Avenue
Meeting Location: Jefferson Building, Room 205, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
PAI Number: 15-1013
Tracking Number: PUD-2017-00005
Proposal: 66 single-family homes, 53 villas and 193 townhomes are proposed on a portion of the existing country club property, reducing the golf course from 27 holes to 18 holes and adding a tennis court and pro shop.
Engineer: D.S. Thaler and Associates Inc.
Information: Contact Darryl D. Putty at ddputty@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 the 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—919 Wise Avenue
Date and Time: Friday, September 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0375-SPHXA
Property Location: Northeast side of Wire Mill Road, west of Grays Road
Legal Owners: Sparrows Point Country Club, Inc.
Special Hearing:

  • To approve the continuation of the country club as a legal nonconforming use with a permitted maximum 25 percent increase in ground floor area within the Density Residential 1-, Density Residential 5.5- and Resource Conservation 20-zoned portions of the property, pursuant to the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations, Section 104;
  • To approve the nonconforming status of any existing building and parking facilities to remain on the property, pursuant to the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations, Section 104;
  • To approve the provision of 253 parking spaces for the country club, pursuant to the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations, Section 409.6.A;
  • To confirm that the proposed location of the tennis and sport courts, more than 100 feet from the boundary of the closest proposed residential lot line, satisfies the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations, Section 409.6.A.3.

Special Exception for a country club within the Density Residential 1, Density Residential 5.5 and Resource Conservation 20 zoned portions of the property.
Variance:

  • To allow parking facilities on the Business Major-zoned portion of the property associated with the country club to be located as close as 28 feet to a proposed property boundary line in lieu of the 60-foot setback required;
  • For the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations, Section 235C.1, to allow a building height of 45 feet in lieu of the maximum height of 35 feet on the Business Major-zoned portion of the property within 750 feet of a Resource Conservation zone;
  • For the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations, Section 409.8.A.1, and the Baltimore County Landscape Manual, to waive certain landscaping requirements for the parking facilities associated with the country club.

Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room, 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.