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August 15, 2020 – Council District 3

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2020
  4. Phoenix Road Bridge
  5. Sewer Pumping Station in Cockeysville
  6. Water Main Replacement on York Road
  7. Administrative Variances
  8. Development Meetings
  9. Zoning Hearings

EPS Variances

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 3

Planning Board Meetings

The board will meet virtually as follows:

  • No meetings scheduled for August.

Please check the Planning Board Meetings page for a link to the meeting, information on participating in the virtual meeting, the meeting agenda and any last-minute schedule changes.

Information: Contact Myles Muehlberger by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at mmuehlberger@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.

The County Council will hold a special session for the final adoption on Tuesday, August 25, at 6 p.m. Additional information may be found on the County Council Schedule page.

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.

Phoenix Road Bridge

Baltimore City’s Phoenix Road Bridge (Bridge BC6507) over Gunpowder Falls and the Northern Central Railroad Trail will be replaced. The federally-funded project is anticipated to begin within two years. Detours will be established and announced as the project approaches its start, say Baltimore City sources.

Sewer Pumping Station in Cockeysville

Baltimore County is modernizing the Cockeysville Pumping Station. Work began in April. Modifications will take about a year and a half to finish and will cost $5,215,000. The project is eight percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Water Main Replacement on York Road

Baltimore County is replacing a water main on York Road between Padonia Road and Wight Avenue. Contractors are replacing an old cast-iron pipe built in the 1930s that has failed frequently in the past decade. The project, which began in July 2018 and will cost about $14 million, is expected to take about two years to complete and is 93 percent finished.

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 subject to change.

Information: Call the Office of Administrative Law Judges at 410-887-3868 or 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 3.

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 subject to change.

Information: Call 410-887-3321.

Development Review Committee—Dorn-Alexander-Steimel Lines of Agreement
Date and Time: Tuesday, August 18, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 1934 White Hall Road
Meeting Location: Webex—County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 081820-LLA
Tracking Number: DRC-2020-00127
Request: The request is for a Lot Line Adjustment between tax parcels 0703023380, 1600007341 and 2200010704.
Information: Contact Lloyd T. 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 of Baltimore County. These hearings are up-to-date as of the publication of this newsletter and subject to change.

Information: Call 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—1920 York Road
Date and Time: Thursday, August 20, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2020-0080-A
Property Location: Southwest corner of the intersection of Foxtail and York Roads
Legal Owners: Kilmarnock Associates Limited Partnership
Contract Purchaser or Lessee: P. Frederick Obrecht Properties, LLC
Variance to permit 376 parking spaces in lieu of the required 431 parking spaces.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll: 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 160 401 7902.
Register for this hearing.
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—18310 Gunpowder Road
Date and Time: Thursday, August 27, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2020-0064-XA
Property Location: South side of Gunpowder Road, southwest of George's Creek Road
Legal Owners: Carol Santamaria
Special Exception to permit an animal boarding place and a commercial kennel.
Variance to allow the animal boarding place and commercial kennel use (driveway) to be located 20 feet to the nearest property line in lieu of the required 200 feet.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll: 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 160 148 8668.
Register for this hearing.
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.

Zoning Hearings—4228 Osborn Road
Date and Time: Friday, August 28, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2020-0024-SPHA
Property Location: East side of Osborn Road, south of Old Hanover Road
Legal Owner: Ricky Lee Fowble
Special Hearing to permit an accessory structure (barn) larger than the principle structure.
Variance to permit a proposed accessory structure (pole barn) in the side street yard in lieu of the required rear yard in the third of the lot farthest removed from any street and to permit a height of 25 feet in lieu of the required 15 feet.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll: 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 160 622 0636.
Register for this hearing.
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.