December 1, 2023 – Council District 5
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Design Review Panel Meeting
- Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Meeting
- Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2024
- Community Listening Sessions
- Sewer Project Perry Hall Manor
- Sewer Relining Project Bowley’s Quarters, Carroll Island and White Marsh (Bengies/Bird River)
- Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
- Herring Run Basin 17 and 33 Relief Sewer
- East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer
- Development Meetings and Zoning Hearings
EPS Variances
The Department of 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 5
Planning Board Meetings
The board will meet as follows:
- No meetings scheduled in December.
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, December 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, December 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.
Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
The Board of Recreation and Parks will meet on Wednesday, December 13, at 6 p.m. at the Oregon Ridge Park and Lodge, 13401 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030. 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.
Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2024
The Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) takes place every four years on an exact schedule specified in the County Code. Anyone 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 may 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 Planning Board Public Hearings on CZMP will take place in February. Dates, times and locations are available on the CZMP Hub.
Information: Browse the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process page or contact the Department of Planning by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at czmp@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Community Listening Sessions
Weigh in on issues impacting your community and share your ideas about Baltimore County. The Department of Housing and Community Development seeks residents who are willing to participate in community listening sessions held in partnership with TheCaseMade, an organization that helps local government and residents connect to share ideas about the long-term vision for a thriving community. Listening session participants share their views on education, employment, housing and transportation. Your input is vital to building thriving communities. Apply online to be selected for an opportunity to participate in the virtual sessions.
Note: Spaces for each session are limited. Multiple virtual sessions will be available.
Sewer Project Perry Hall Manor
The Department of Public Works and Transportation is connecting 104 homes in the Perry Hall Manor area in a long-term project to provide sewer service. In September 2022, residents saw topographical and environmental surveyors gathering information for the design phase. The surveyor work has been completed for the moment, though more field work is anticipated. Construction is expected to begin next year and will take from one to one-and-a-half years to complete.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Sewer Relining Project: Bowley’s Quarters, Carroll Island and White Marsh (Bengies/Bird River)
There is more than five miles of small- and large-diameter sewer relining in this project costing $3.6 million. The work is 95 percent complete and is scheduled to be completed this year.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
Baltimore County has started a major sewer rehabilitation project consisting of almost 15 miles of sewer line in the Overlea and Rosedale areas. Work on the $4.7 million project began in June 2022 and is expected to take about a year and a half to complete. It's approximately 62 percent toward completion and should be finished by the end of this year. The Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation project is part of the County's Consent Decree—the County’s agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to improve the entire sanitary system and eliminate sanitary sewer overflows.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Herring Run Basin 17 and 33 Relief Sewer
Baltimore County has started a major relief sewer project consisting of installing 5,400 linear feet of 15-to-18-inch sanitary sewer main at a cost of $6.5 million dollars.
The work to be performed in Basin 17 North is located east of Collinsdale Road between Asgard Court and Deanwood Road, generally following parallel to an existing sewer line within both County drainage, an utility easement and private property. The work to be performed in Basin 17 South is located east of the terminus of English Oak Road, generally following parallel to an existing sewer line within both County drainage, an utility easement and private property. The work to be performed in Basin 33 is between Redwood Avenue and Beverly Avenue, generally following parallel to an existing sewer line within both County drainage, an utility easement and private property.
The project is 99 percent complete.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer
Baltimore County has started a major relief sewer project consisting of installing 11,232 linear feet of eight-to-36-inch sanitary sewer main at a cost of $16.1 million dollars. The project limits start at the Baltimore City line at Perring Parkway to Taylor Avenue and east beyond the Harford Park community. The project is 93 percent complete and is scheduled for completion this month.
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.