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October 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. New Water Lines on Eastern Avenue
  8. Rosebank Avenue Pumping Station
  9. Blenhurst Pumping Station
  10. Rettman Lane Pumping Station Improvements
  11. Sewer Upgrade in Dundalk
  12. Marine Oaks Pumping Station
  13. Administrative Variances
  14. Development Meetings
  15. 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, October 3, at 4:30 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson
  • Thursday, October 17, at 5 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, October 2, 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, October 10, 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, October 15, 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 that were not issues is reenacted without change.

CZMP public filing ends at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15. 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.

New Water Lines on Eastern Avenue

Baltimore County is replacing old cast-iron water lines on Eastern Avenue, which have failed frequently, between the Back River Bridge and Riverside Drive. Work on the new 24-inch mains will begin this fall and will be completed by next summer at a cost of $3 million.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Rosebank Avenue Pumping Station

The Department of Public Works 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 39 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Blenhurst Pumping Station

The Department of Public Works and Transportation has started a major renovation of the Blenhurst Sewage Pumping Station at 8345 Bletzer Road. The project, which is 19 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 is improving the Rettman Lane Sewage Pumping Station at 1913 Rettman Lane in Stanbrook. Work began on the $2 million project in August 2018 and is about 98 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 98 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.

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 Administrative Law Judges at 410-887-3868 or call Zoning Review at 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—32 Stemmers Run Road
Date and Time: Thursday, October 3, 11 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2019-0371-SPH
Property Location: Southwest side of Stemmers Run Road, northwest of the intersection with Old Eastern Avenue
Legal Owner: Eugene Eckert and Lea Schafer
Special Hearing for an accessory use garage that is larger in area than the primary structure as defined in section 101.1 of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—4000 Old North Point Road
Date and Time: Friday, October 4, 11 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2019-0386-A
Property Location: Northeast side of Old North Point Road, southwest of Old Battle Grove Road
Legal Owner: Cochran Properties, Inc.
Variance:

  • To allow a new, one-story garage building to be constructed three feet to a rear property line and 10 feet from the side property line in lieu of the required 50 feet;
  • For such other and further relief as the nature of this cause may require.

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

Zoning Hearings—4428 North Point Boulevard
Date and Time: Friday, October 4, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0364-XA
Property Location: East side of North Point Boulevard, south of Wise Avenue
Legal Owners: NPR, LLC
Special Exception to allow a contractor's equipment storage yard.
Variance for a side yard setback of four feet in lieu of the required 30 feet.
Hearing Location: Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson, Maryland 21204
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.