January 1, 2021 – Council District 3
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Planning Board Capital Improvement Program Meetings
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Meeting
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Phoenix Road Bridge
- Sewer Pumping Station in Cockeysville
- Water Main Replacement on York Road
- Administrative Variances
- Development Meetings
- 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:
- Thursday, January 7, at 4 p.m.
- Thursday, January 21, at 4 p.m.
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 Chris Davis by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at cdavis1@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Planning Board Capital Improvement Program Meetings
The board will meet virtually through Webex as follows:
- Thursday, January 21, at 4 p.m.—At 4 p.m., the County Executive will present the Capital Improvement Program. At 5:30 p.m., a Capital Improvement Program Presentation will be delivered by the Department of Public Works and Transportation.
- Tuesday, January 26, at 5:30 p.m.—Capital Improvement Program Presentations will be delivered by the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability, the Office of Information Technology, and the Department of Planning.
- Thursday, January 28, at 5:30 p.m.—Capital Improvement Program Presentations will be delivered by the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Office of Budget and Finance, and Property Management.
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 Chris Davis by phone at 410-887-3482 or by email at cdavis1@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Design Review Panel Meeting
The panel will meet virtually on Wednesday, January 13, at 6 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Design Review Panel 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 Jenifer Nugent by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at jnugent@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Meeting
The advisory board will meet virtually on Wednesday, January 13, at 6:30 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board 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 Megan Benjamin or Joe Wiley by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at landpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
The commission will meet virtually on Thursday, January 14, at 6 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Landmarks Preservation Commission 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 Taylor Bensley by phone at 410-887-3495 or by email at histpres@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 this year and take two years to complete. The bridge will be closed during construction and 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 17 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 98 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—1920 Gibson Road and Clear Pond Farm
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 5, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 1920 Gibson Road and Clear Pond Farm
Meeting Location: Webex—County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 010521-LLA
Tracking Number: DRC-2020-00184
Request: The request is pursuant to BCC Section 32-4-106(a)(1)(viii). The request is for a limited exemption to do a lot line adjustment between tax parcels 17-00-004719 and 22-00-003688.
Information: Contact Lloyd T. Moxley at lmoxley@baltimorecountymd.gov or 410-887-3321.
Development Review Committee—Porsche Hunt Valley
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 12, 2 to 3 p.m.
Property Location: 10260 York Road
Meeting Location: Webex—County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
DRC Number: 011221A
Tracking Number: DRC-2020-00190
Request: The request is pursuant to BCC Section 32-4-106(b)(2) for a limited exemption to amend the approved development plan or plat that does not materially after the proposed development.
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—19675 Eagle Mill Road
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 6, 11 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2020-0221-SPHA
Property Location: East of Walker Road on the southeast side of Eagle Mill Road
Legal Owners: Allison Rich and Weston Park
Special Hearing for an accessory In-Law Apartment in a proposed new accessory building on the same owner-occupied lot as the principal dwelling that is in the RC-8 Zone.
Variance to permit the proposed accessory use in-law building 199 linear feet from a cultivated pasture in lieu of the required 300 linear feet.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 180 329 5809
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—10901 McCormick Road
Date and Time: Friday, January 8, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2020-0211-SPHXA
Property Location: Northeast side of McCormick Road, 150 feet to the centerline intersection of Beaver Dam Road and McCormick Road
Legal Owners: Beaver Dam, LLC and John Phelps
Special Hearing:
- To amend the zoning order and approved site plan in Case No. 2018-0346-SPHXA in accordance with the relief granted herein;
- To confirm that the special exception for fuel service station granted in Case No. 2018-0346-SPHXA has been utilized with respect to 10825 Beaver Dam Road front and rear parcels, Tax Map 42, Parcels 19 and 450 within the required time period pursuant to Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 502.3 and as such the special exception use is vested, or in the alternative, to extend the special exception for fuel service for an additional three years as provided in Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 502.3;
- To extend the special exception approval for fuel service station granted in Case No. 2018-0346-SPHXA with respect to 10901 McCormick Road (Tax Map 42, Parcel 62) for an additional three years, as provided in Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 502.3;
- To approve the expansion, reconstruction, and reuse of a fuel service station legally existing on the effective date of Bill 172-1993, including:
- 1) the provision of additional fuel service previously approved by special exception in Case No 2018-0346-SPHXA;
- 2) uses in combination permitted by special exception under Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 405.4.E to be approved by special exception in this case (convenience store greater than 6,000 square feet and a fast food restaurant);
- 3) the expansion the uses beyond the confines of the site into 10901 McCormick Road (Tax Map 42, Parcel 62) as provided in Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 405.6.A.2, all as shown on the Plan to Accompany Petition for Zoning Hearing;
- To approve a modified site plan under Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 409.12.B containing 73 parking spaces as shown on the Plan to Accompany the Petition for Zoning Hearing to serve the proposed uses on the property, which would otherwise require 77 parking spaces;
- To approved nonconforming landscape transition areas along the public right of way as narrow as seven feet wide in one instance and eight feet wide in one instance in lieu of the required 10 feet under Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 104.1 and 405.5.4.A.2.b;
- Such further and other relief as the nature of this case may require.
Special Exception:
- For a combination of a convenience store and carry-out restaurant with a gross floor area larger than 6,000 square feet, inclusive of accessory storage, as shown on the Plan to Accompany Zoning Hearing, as a use in combination with a fuel service station, pursuant to Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 405.4.E.1;
- For a fast-food restaurant including outdoor seating, as shown on the Plan to Accompany Zoning Hearing, as a use in combination with a fuel service station, pursuant to Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 405.4.E.10.
Variance:
- In the alternative to Special Hearing Request No.5, a Variance from Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 409.6 to permit 73 parking spaces in lieu of 77 required;
- In the alternative to Special Hearing Request No. 6, a Variance from Baltimore County Zoning Regulations 405.4.A.2.b for a Landscape Transition Area along a public right-of-way with a minimum width of seven feet in one instance and a minimum width of eight feet wide in one instance in lieu of 10 feet required.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 180 685 6882
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—920 Freeland Road
Date and Time: Monday, January 11, 10 a.m. to Noon
Case Number: 2020-0218-SPH
Property Location: Land between 920 Freeland Road and 1001 Oakland Road
Legal Owners: Morris and Sharon Bohlayer
Special Hearing to permit the non-density transfer of 0.86 of an acre to a 4.541-acre lot from a 81.577-acre parcel of land to the adjoining property. Both properties have the same ownership. The subject properties are both zoned RC-2 and the proposed non-density transfer will not affect the density on either.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 180 993 5164
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—14012 Phoenix Road
Date and Time: Monday, January 11, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2020-0220-A
Property Location: Southwest side of Phoenix Road (60 feet), 630 feet south of the centerline of Highland Ridge Drive (50 feet)
Legal Owners: Arthur W. Nauman and Sahar Farouk Nauman
Variance to permit an accessory structure (garage) with a height of 18 feet in lieu of the maximum allowed height of 15 feet.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 180 389 7164
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—21201 West Liberty Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 12, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2020-0226-SPH
Property Location: East side of Liberty Road, southeast of Bond Road
Legal Owners: Herbert Schaffer, Jr.
Special Hearing to request a non-density transfer of a 33.837-acre parcel of land from Herbert Schaffer, Jr. (parcel 213) to Herbert Schaffer, Jr. (parcel 247).
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 180 726 7409
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Zoning Hearings—Butler Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 12, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2020-0229-SPHA
Property Location: West side of Butler Road, northeast of Mantua Mill Road
Legal Owners: RCG Revocable Trust and Ecko Gay
Special Hearing to permit an accessory structure on the subject property without a principal structure.
Variance to permit the height of an accessory structure of 49 feet in lieu of the maximum height of 15 feet, per Section 400.3 Baltimore County Zoning Regulations.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 180 738 7531
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.