March 1, 2024 – Council District 3
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Meeting
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
- Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
- She Did That—HerStory to Well-thiness: Turning Trauma to Triumph
- Irish Music Festival
- Community Planning Institute Spring Cohort Application Period
- Texas Force Main Extension and Diversion Sewer Rehabilitation
- Cockeysville and Texas Sewersheds Rehabilitation
- Cockeysville Force Main and Texas Pumping Station Influent Sewer Rehabilitation
- Sparks Water Pumping Station and Tank Rehabilitation
- 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 virtually through Webex as follows:
- Thursday, March 7, at 4 p.m.
- Thursday, March 21, at 4 p.m.
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.
Design Review Panel Meeting
The panel will meet virtually on Wednesday, March 13, at 6 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Design Review Panel page for the meeting agenda, a link to the meeting, meeting procedures 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 in-person on Wednesday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Baltimore County Center for Maryland Agriculture, 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030. Please check the Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board page for the meeting agenda, meeting procedures and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Land Preservation staff by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at landpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
The commission will meet virtually on Thursday, March 14, at 6 p.m. through Webex. Please check the Landmarks Preservation Commission page for the meeting agenda, a link to the meeting, meeting procedures and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Historic Preservation staff by phone at 410-887-3495 or by email at histpres@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
The Board of Recreation and Parks will meet on Tuesday, March 12, at 6 p.m. at the Fullerton Community Center, Meeting Room, 7209 Belair Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21206. Please check the Board of Recreation and Parks page for the meeting agenda and any last-minute schedule changes.
Information: Contact Lisa Winters by phone at 410-887-3810 or by email at lwinters@baltimorecountymd.gov.
She Did That—HerStory to Well-thiness: Turning Trauma to Triumph
The Department of Recreation and Parks will host She Did That—HerStory to Well-thiness: Turning Trauma to Triumph on Friday, March 22, at 6 p.m. at the Randallstown Community Center, 3505 Resource Drive, Randallstown, Maryland 21133. Delve into women’s history with guest speakers, community resources and local businesses, and fun physical activities. Admission is free. Please register.
Irish Music Festival
The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks will host an Irish Music Festival featuring the ShamRogues on Saturday, March 23, at 1 p.m. at the Oregon Ridge Lodge, 13401 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030. In addition to music, join us for dance demonstrations, vendors from the Irish community, food and drink, and more. Admission is $20 per person for ages 12 and older. Eleven years of age and younger are free. Please register.
Community Planning Institute Spring Cohort Application Period
The Community Planning Institute (CPI) will be hosting a spring 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. The Institute will consist of weekly in-person classes for five consecutive weeks.
Sessions will occur 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the following dates:
- Tuesday, May 7: Welcome and Kick-Off
- Tuesday, May 14: Planning 101
- Tuesday, May 21: Understanding Zoning
- Tuesday, May 28: Baltimore County Development
- Tuesday, June 4: Graduation
Those interested in participating must apply. Applications will be open from Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 29 at noon.
Information: Browse the Community Planning Institute website or email April Smith at cpi@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 last 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 90 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 47 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.