January 1, 2020 – Council District 7
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Liberty Road Study Public Meeting
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) 2020
- Beachwood Road Pumping Station
- New Water Lines on Eastern Avenue
- Rosebank Avenue Pumping Station
- Blenhurst Pumping Station
- 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, January 16, at 4 p.m., in Room 104, Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson
- Thursday, January 23, at 5:30 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.
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
The Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, January 9, 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.
Liberty Road Study Public Meeting
The County is conducting a study of Liberty Road and a successful study depends upon an inclusive planning process that receives input from a diverse range of voices in the community. The objective of this public meeting is to present key findings from the online survey and the November open house meetings to the community.
Public meetings are scheduled as follows:
- Tuesday, January 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in the Randallstown Community Center, 3505 Resource Drive, Randallstown, Maryland 21133
- Snow Date: Thursday, January 23
Both meetings will begin with a short presentation about the plan process followed by an opportunity to provide open-ended feedback about issues and opportunities in the communities surrounding the Liberty Road corridor.
Information: Contact Ngone Diop by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at libertyroad@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020
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.
View a list of public hearing dates and locations. For more information, please visit the CZMP page.
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.
Beachwood Road Pumping Station
Baltimore County began renovating the Beachwood Road Sewage Pumping Station in Dundalk almost a year ago. The project, which is 95 percent complete, will be finished in March and cost $3,093,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
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 before the end of 2019 and will be completed by the summer at a cost of $3 million.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
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 in Dundalk. Work began in late 2018 and is expected to be finished on January 30. The $2.3 million project is 89 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 35 percent complete, will cost $2,633,500 and was expected to be finished by December 2019.
Information: Email 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.
Administrative Variances—532 Park Avenue
Date and Time: Monday, January 13, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0548-A
Property Location: North side of Park Avenue, 329 feet east of Woodbine Avenue
Legal Owners: Colin and Jennifer Exelby
Administrative Variance to approve an accessory building (garage) at a total height of 23 feet in lieu of the maximum height of 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 the publication of this newsletter and are subject to change.
Information: Call 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—Eastern Assembly of God
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 14, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 7923 Wise Avenue
Meeting Location: County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 011420B
Tracking Number: DRC-2019-00181
Request: The request is for an "A" Exemption to construct a one-story addition to be used as a meeting room.
Information: Contact Lloyd Moxley at lmoxley@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—1224 East Riverside Avenue
Date and Time: Monday, January 13, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2019-0532-A
Property Location: West side of East Riverside Avenue, 525 feet south of Bay Avenue
Legal Owners: James and Somjai Simon
Variance to permit a replacement dwelling with a side setback of 10 feet in lieu of the required 15 feet, with a sum of 20 feet in lieu of the required 25 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—202 Dorell Road
Date and Time: Monday, January 13, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2019-0521-A
Property Location: Southeast side of Dorell Road, west of Riverside Road
Legal Owners: Robert Morningstar and Dawn Brennan
Variance:
- To allow a proposed dwelling with a front yard setback as little as 10 feet in lieu of the required 25 feet and a side yard setback to a tract boundary of 10 feet in lieu of the required 15 feet for an attached garage;
- 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.