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August 15, 2022 – Council District 1

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Recreation and Parks Screen on the Green Summer Movie Series
  4. Old Frederick Road at Frederick Road Slope Stabilization
  5. Cedar Branch North Fork Relief Sewer
  6. Water Main Replacement on Johnnycake Road
  7. Sewer Rehabilitation in Catonsville
  8. Water Main Replacement on Maiden Choice Lane and Kenwood Avenue
  9. Lower Powder Mill Interceptor Rehabilitation
  10. Washington Boulevard Water Main
  11. Powder Mill Relief Sewer
  12. Development Meetings
  13. 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 1

Planning Board Meetings

The board will meet virtually through Webex as follows:

  • No meetings scheduled in August.

Please check the Planning Board page for links to the meetings, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agendas and any last-minute schedule changes.

Information: Contact Krystle Patchak by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at kpatchak@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Recreation and Parks Screen on the Green Summer Movie Series

The Department of Recreation and Parks invites you to one of our beautiful parks for a free Summer Movie Series, running now through Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Bring your friends, family, blanket, bug spray and picnic basket for a night out in one of your favorite parks. All locations are accessible and screenings can be shown with subtitles by request. Please check the Department of Recreation and Parks Upcoming Events for a full schedule including dates, times, locations and scheduled screenings.

Old Frederick Road at Frederick Road Slope Stabilization

The hillside slope on Old Frederick Road between Frederick Road and Bryans Mill Way experienced erosion due to previous high rainfall events. Multiple options have been evaluated, including closing this section of the road permanently and stabilizing the area of existing road with a green space, keeping the road open and installing a retaining wall or soil nails to hold the slope, or converting the road to one-way and stabilizing the remaining slope. These options were presented at a community meeting (PDF) held on July 6. The community has until Friday, September 9 to provide feedback to the Department of Public Works and Transportation.

Information: Please email the project manager at hkadivar@baltimorecountymd.gov with feedback.

Cedar Branch North Fork Relief Sewer

Baltimore County began work in February on the Cedar Branch North Fork Relief Sewer located in the area of Johnnycake Road off of Rolling Road. Construction of the 5,200 feet of 12-inch diameter pipe, costing approximately $3.4 million, will take 14 months. The project is about 38 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Water Main Replacement on Johnnycake Road

Baltimore County is replacing 11,500 feet of eight-inch water main on Johnnycake Road south of Interstate 70. Preliminary work began in October. It's 50 percent complete. Crews have installed a bypass. Completion is expected in approximately two years. The cost is $3,152,179.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Sewer Rehabilitation in Catonsville

Baltimore County is rehabilitating more than 60,000 feet of sanitary sewer line in Catonsville. Work started in August 2021 and is about 75 percent complete. The cleaning and lining project, which is expected to be finished before the end of the year, will cost $4 million. Crews from the County's contractor (SAK Construction) will be working in the neighborhood east of North Rolling Road and south of Baltimore National Pike (Route 40) in the heart of Catonsville. Residents can expect some minimal short-term disturbance as the work proceeds and might be asked to move parked vehicles or reduce their waste water discharge for a few hours while sewer pipes are being relined.

Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at 410-887-3531.

Water Main Replacement on Maiden Choice Lane and Kenwood Avenue

Baltimore County is replacing 7,000 feet of failing cast-iron water main on Maiden Choice Lane between Kenwood Avenue and Wilkens Avenue, and on Kenwood Avenue between Maiden Choice Lane and Wilkens Avenue. The new 12-inch and eight-inch diameter lines will cost $2.3 million. The project is about 85 percent finished. Crews continue to make tie-ins to private water services.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Lower Powder Mill Interceptor Rehabilitation

Baltimore County began the rehabilitation of the Lower Powder Mill Sewer Interceptor in April 2021. The line is 5,535 feet long and the project is expected to take more than a year. The estimated cost is $4,625,368 and the project is about 92 percent finished—much of the relining has been completed.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Washington Boulevard Water Main

Baltimore County is replacing an old 16-inch diameter water main on Washington Boulevard between Clark Boulevard and the CSX railroad tracks that has been prone to breaking. The project (1,200 feet of new pipe) is about 95 percent complete. The old pipe dates from 1950. The new pipe will cost $400,000.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Powder Mill Relief Sewer

Baltimore County is investing $4,627,585 to improve the sewer system from Liberty Road to Gwynndale Avenue. Work began in September 2019 and is about 95 percent complete. Work is currently on hold until the Lower Powder Mill project is completed, releasing construction crews to complete road work.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Development Meetings

Development Meetings include Community Input, Concept Plan, County Review, Development Review Committee and Hearing Officers Hearings. These meetings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and 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 1.

Zoning Hearings

Zoning Hearings include Special Exceptions, Variances and other issues before the Office of Administrative Hearings of Baltimore County. These hearings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.

Information: Call the Office of Administrative Law Judges at 410-887-3868 or Zoning Review at 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearing—2025 Monumental Road
Date and Time: Monday, August 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Meeting Location: Virtual Webex Meeting 
Case Number: 2022-0108-SPHA
Location: North side of Monumental Road, 131 feet southeast of Lincoln Avenue
Legal Owners: Mara Evangelical Church
Special Hearing:

  • To approve a site plan for a new church or other building for religious worship in accordance with Section 500.7, pursuant to: i. Article B, 1B01.1(A)(3), and 1B01.1(A)(18) b.
  • To approve reduction or waiver of the 100-foot Residential Transition Area (RTA) for the proposed church building with accessory parking lot and signage, which uses are permitted as of right pursuant to 1B01.1(A).

Variances from the RTA regulations pursuant to 1B01.1(B)(1)(c)(2), specifically:

  • To permit a minimum 40-foot RTA buffer for the church building in lieu of 100 feet;
  • To permit a minimum 14-foot RTA buffer and 14-foot setback for the church parking lot in lieu of the 50-foot RTA buffer and 75-foot setback outlined in 1B01.1(B)(1)(e)(2), and/or all such other and further relief as the nature of the development may require and/or that may be granted pursuant to the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations.

You may join the meeting online or by phone. To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 2307 531 2978.
Join the meeting online.
For further information, please call the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections at 410-887-3391 or email paizoning@baltimorecountymd.gov.