June 1, 2025 – Council District 5

1. EPS Variances
2. Planning Board Meetings
3. Design Review Panel Meeting
4. Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Meeting
5. Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
6. Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
7. Music in the Woods
8. Drag Bingo and Brunch
9. Juneteenth Celebration
10. Hazelwood Skate Park Celebration
11. Sewer Project Perry Hall Manor
12. Bird River and Bengies Sewershed Repair, Replacement and Rehabilitation
13. Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
14. White Marsh West Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
15. Stemmers Run Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, Basin 5 and 6
16. 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:

• Thursday, June 5, at 4 p.m., virtually through Webex
• Tuesday, June 17, at 4 p.m., in-person in the Jefferson Building, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204

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, June 11, 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, June 11, 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, June 12, 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 Monday, June 2, at 6:15 p.m., at the Historic Courthouse, Room 118, 400 Washington Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204. 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.

Music in the Woods

The Department of Recreation and Parks will host Music in the Woods, in partnership with Oregon Ridge Nature Center Council, on Saturday, June 7, at 2 p.m. This music-based festival will be held at Oregon Ridge Nature Center, 13555 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030, and will include activities, vendors and exhibitors.

Drag Bingo and Brunch

The Department of Recreation and Parks will host Drag Bingo and Brunch, on Saturday, June 14, at 11 a.m., at Holt Park and Center for the Arts, 34 Elmont Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21206, to celebrate Pride Month. This celebration will include drag queen performances, bingo, giveaways and other activities.

Juneteenth Celebration

The Department of Recreation and Parks will host a Juneteenth Celebration, on Thursday, June 19, at 3 p.m., at Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, 300 Oella Avenue, Catonsville, Maryland 21228. This celebration will include live music, vendors, exhibitors, historical reenactments and activities.

Hazelwood Skate Park Celebration

The Department of Recreation and Parks will host a celebration, in partnership with the Baltimore County Skateboard Council, on Saturday, June 21, at 10 a.m., at Hazelwood Skate Park, 4924 Hazelwood Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21206. This “grand opening” celebration will include vendors, exhibitors, music and food trucks.

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 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 take from one to one and a half years to complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Bird River and Bengies Sewershed Repair, Replacement and Rehabilitation

There is more than five miles of small- and large-diameter sewer relining in this project costing $3.6 million. The work is 99 percent complete.

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 2022. It's approximately 98 percent toward completion. 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.

White Marsh West Structural Sewer Rehabilitation

The Department of Public Works and Transportation began work on the White Marsh Structural Sewer Rehabilitation Project. This project includes rehabilitation of 67,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer lines in the western portion of the White Marsh Sewershed. The project is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2026 at a cost of $4.2 million. The project is eight percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Stemmers Run Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, Basin 5 and 6

The Department of Public Works and Transportation has started a sanitary sewer rehabilitation project in the Carney and Perry Hall area. This project includes CIPP lining of 43,000 linear feet of eight- to 24-inch sanitary sewer lines at a cost of $7.5 million. The project is scheduled for completion in the winter of 2027.

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.