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January 15, 2024 – Council District 3

  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Texas Force Main Extension and Diversion Sewer Rehabilitation
  4. Cockeysville and Texas Sewersheds Rehabilitation
  5. Cockeysville Force Main and Texas Pumping Station Influent Sewer Rehabilitation
  6. Sparks Water Pumping Station and Tank Rehabilitation
  7. Development Meetings and 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 as follows:

  • Thursday, January 18, at 4 p.m.—Planning Board Meeting with Capital Improvement Program Presentation
    • In-person in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204
    • The County Executive will deliver a presentation of the Capital Improvement Program
  • Thursday, January 18, at 5:30 p.m.—Planning Board Capital Improvement Program Sub-Committee Meeting
    • In-person in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204
    • Capital Improvement Program presentation by the Department of Public Works and Transportation
  • Tuesday, January 23, at 5:30 p.m.—Planning Board Capital Improvement Program Sub-Committee Meeting
    • Virtually through Webex
    • Capital Improvement Program presentations by the Department of Recreation and Parks, Property Management, and Baltimore County Public Library
  • Thursday, January 25, at 5:30 p.m.—Planning Board Capital Improvement Program Sub-Committee Meeting
    • Virtually through Webex
    • Capital Improvement Program presentations by the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability, the Office of Information Technology, and the Department of Planning
  • Tuesday, January 30, at 5:30 p.m.—Planning Board Capital Improvement Program Sub-Committee Meeting
    • Virtually through Webex
    • Capital Improvement Program presentations by Baltimore County Public Schools and Community College of Baltimore County

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.

Texas Force Main Extension and Diversion Sewer Rehabilitation

The Department of Public Works and Transportation began rehabilitating 2,100 linear feet of 33-inch sanitary sewer force main in Cockeysville at a cost of $4,487,000. The Project limits are from Edgemoore Road at Timonium Road to Greenmeadow Drive, terminating at Cinder Road. A small traffic diversion will be set up at Cinder Road and Tree Lane during construction. Expect lane closures and minor traffic disruptions during this time. A temporary sanitary sewer bypass line will be buried in the roads mentioned until the project is complete. There will be three temporary access openings along the alignment of the sewer line to insert the new liner. The preliminary work began in the spring. The project is 25 percent complete.

Information: Call the Division of Construction Contracts at 410-887-3531 with any concerns about the project.

Cockeysville and Texas Sewersheds Rehabilitation

The Department of Public Works and Transportation began rehabilitating 7,260 linear feet of eight-to-30-inch sanitary sewer main in the Cockeysville and Texas sewersheds at a cost of $1,602,295. The project is 85 percent complete.

Information: Call the Division of Construction Contracts at 410-887-3531 with any concerns about the project.

Cockeysville Force Main and Texas Pumping Station Influent Sewer Rehabilitation

The Department of Public Works and Transportation began rehabilitating 870 linear feet of 18-to-24-inch gravity and force main sanitary sewers between Warren Road, Beaver Dam Road and York Road at a cost of $2,016,300. The project is 50 percent complete.

Information: Call the Division of Construction Contracts at 410-887-3531 with any concerns about the project.

Sparks Water Pumping Station and Tank Rehabilitation

Baltimore County is renovating the Sparks Water Pumping Station and Water Tank. The work is 33 percent complete. The cost is $6.4 million.

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.