September 15, 2020 – Council District 4
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Ridge Road Repairs
- New Water Line on Reisterstown Road
- Rehabilitation for Old Court Road Bridge
- 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 4
Planning Board Meetings
The board will meet virtually as follows:
- Thursday, September 17, at 4 p.m.
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.
Ridge Road Repairs
Baltimore County began repairing Ridge Road between Dogwood Road and Old Court Road in August. The road, which is adjacent to Bens Run, requires a slope repair and will require about four weeks to complete. The reconstruction, expected to be finished by the end of September or early October, will cost about $230,000.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
New Water Line on Reisterstown Road
Baltimore County is installing a new 36-inch diameter water line on Reisterstown Road between Rosewood Avenue and Pleasant Hill Road. Work on the new supply main, designed to serve the Owings Mills and Reisterstown area, is 40 percent complete and is scheduled to be finished by the spring. The cost is about $9 million.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Rehabilitation for Old Court Road Bridge
Baltimore County will rehabilitate the Old Court Road Bridge over Bens Run (Bridge B-0237) near Northwest Hospital beginning later this year. The project, which will take about a year to complete and cost $2 million, will include replacing beams and sidewalks. Traffic will be maintained during construction.
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 4.
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.
Concept Plan Conference—6800 Dogwood Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 15, 10 to 11 a.m.
Property Location: 6800 Dogwood Road
Meeting Location: Webex—County Office Building, Room 123, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204
PAI Number: 02-0794
Tracking Number: MAJ-2020-00003
Proposal: Six single-family dwellings.
Meeting: Online or telephone via Webex. The project manager will provide County agency representatives, applicants and other registered interested parties wishing to monitor this meeting access information via email.
Attention: Until further notice, all Concept Plan Conference (CPC) meetings will be held online. The public may request to monitor any CPC meeting by registering with the project manager listed below no less than one week prior to the meeting date. CPC meetings are not public hearings and access is at the discretion of Baltimore County.
Engineer: Little and Associates, Inc.
Project Manager: Patrick B. Williams
Information: Contact Patrick B. Williams at pbwilliams@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—2623 Rolling Road
Date and Time: Friday, September 25, 10 to 11 a.m.
Case Number: 2020-0102-A
Property Location: Northwest of Rolling Road and Tudsbury Road
Legal Owners: Crosswinds at Rolling Road Apartments Owner, LLC
Variance to allow a freestanding identification sign with a sign area face of 240 square feet (comprised of three single-sided panels) and height of 19.5 feet in lieu of the permitted 25 square feet and six-foot height.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll: 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 172 460 6485.
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Register for this hearing.
Zoning Hearings—3113 Richwood Road
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 29, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Case Number: 2020-0096-SPHA
Property Location: Northeast corner of the intersection of Richwood Avenue and Elmore Avenue
Legal Owners: The Israel of God
Special Hearing:
- Residential Transition Area (RTA) Zoning relief under Section 500.7 of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations to allow the change of use of the property from community care to worship facility;
- Allow the existing parking to remain in the RTA in lieu of the required 75-foot setback and 50-foot buffer;
- Allow the existing improvements to remain in the RTA 50-foot buffer;
- To allow existing building setbacks of 44 and 49 feet each in lieu of the required 75 feet;
- For such further relief as may be deemed necessary by the Administrative Law Judge for Baltimore County.
Variance:
- To allow the existing parking to remain in the RTA in lieu of the required 75-foot setback and 50-foot buffer per section 1B01.1(B)(1)(e)(3) of the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations (BCZR);
- Allow the existing improvements to remain in the RTA 50-foot buffer per section 1B01.1(B)(1)(e)(5) of the BCZR;
- Allow existing building setback of 44 and 49 feet in lieu of the required 75 feet per section 1B01.1(B)(1)(e)(5) of the BCZR;
- For such further relief as may be deemed necessary by the Administrative Law Judge for Baltimore County.
To call in to the hearing, dial U.S. toll: 1-415-655-0001, Access Code: 172 855 4474.
Information: Contact the Zoning Office at 410-887-3391.
Register for this hearing.