August 1, 2023 - Council District 1
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Community Planning Institute Fall 2023 Application Period
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2024
- Diageo Facility Siphon Replacement
- Sewer Rehabilitation in Catonsville, Basin 10
- Sewer Rehabilitation in Catonsville, Patapsco Basin 7
- Washington Boulevard Water Main
- Woodwind Sewage Pumping Station Rehabilitation
- Catonsville Water Pumping Station Rehabilitation
- Development Meetings and 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 as follows:
- No meetings scheduled in August.
Please check the Planning Board page for the meeting agenda, meeting procedures and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Taylor Bensley by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at tbensley@baltimorecountymd.gov.
COMMUNITY PLANNING INSTITUTE FALL 2023 APPLICATION PERIOD
The Community Planning Institute (CPI) will be hosting a fall session. The Department of Planning has created the CPI to empower Baltimore County community members and stakeholders to be productively engaged in planning, land use, and development processes and practices that impact their communities and neighborhoods. The Institute will consist of weekly in-person classes for five consecutive weeks.
The dates and times are:
- Tuesday, October 17: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 24: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 1: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 7: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 14: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The application period will be open from Monday, August 14 to Sunday, August 27.
Information: Browse the Community Planning Institute website or contact April Smith by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at cpi@baltimorecountymd.gov.
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP PROCESS 2024
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 may 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 2024 starts with the public prefiling period that begins on Monday, August 14. Filing fees and a timeline are posted online. Additional information about the process, including hearing schedules, will be posted when available.
Information: Browse the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process website or contact the Department of Planning by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at czmp@baltimorecountymd.gov.
DIAGEO FACILITY SIPHON REPLACEMENT
Crews have begun construction on the Diageo Facility Siphon—a major repair to the waste water system at the Guinness Brewery and Taproom in Halethorpe. Work on the $5.3 million project began in March. The siphon will carry the effluent under Herbert Run. The project is 47 percent complete.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
SEWER REHABILITATION IN CATONSVILLE, BASIN 10
Baltimore County is rehabilitating more than 60,000 feet of sanitary sewer line in Catonsville. Work started in August 2021 and is about 98 percent complete. The main lines have been completed and crews continue to vacuum test manholes. The cleaning and lining project will cost $4 million.
Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at 410-887-3531.
SEWER REHABILITATION IN CATONSVILLE, PATAPSCO BASIN 7
Baltimore County is rehabilitating more than 73,000 feet of sanitary sewer line in Catonsville. The cleaning and lining project will cost $4,989,140. Work started in May and is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2024.
Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at 410-887-3531.
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 99 percent complete. Crews are waiting for the completion of bridge work before proceeding toward completion. The old pipe dates from 1950. The new pipe will cost $400,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
WOODWIND SEWAGE PUMPING STATION REHABILITATION
Baltimore County is renovating the Woodwind Sewage Pumping Station. No work has begun on this project yet. The cost is $860,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
CATONSVILLE WATER PUMPING STATION REHABILITATION
Baltimore County is renovating the Catonsville Water Pumping Station. It is 11 percent complete. The cost is $16,400,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS AND ZONING HEARINGS
Development Meetings include Community Input, Concept Plan, County Review, Development Review Committee and Hearing Officers Hearings.
Zoning Hearings include Special Exceptions, Variances and other issues before the Office of Administrative Hearings of Baltimore County.
These meetings are virtual through Webex.
Please check the Development, Zoning Hearings and Meetings Calendar for links to the meetings, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agendas and any last-minute schedule changes.
For further information, please call the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections at 410-887-3391 or email paizoning@baltimorecountymd.gov. You may also contact the Office of Administrative Hearings at 410-887-3868.