August 15, 2023 - Council District 3
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Community Planning Institute Fall 2023 Application Period
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2024
- 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 as follows:
- No meetings scheduled in August.
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.
COMMUNITY PLANNING INSTITUTE FALL 2023 APPLICATION PERIOD
The Community Planning Institute (CPI) will be hosting a fall 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 and neighborhoods. The Institute will consist of weekly in-person classes for five consecutive weeks.
The dates and times are:
- Tuesday, October 17: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 24: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 1: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 7: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 14: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The application period is open until Sunday, August 27.
Information: Browse the Community Planning Institute website or contact April Smith by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at cpi@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. Any citizen 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.
CZMP 2024 starts with the public prefiling period that begins on Monday, August 14. Filing fees and a timeline are posted online. Additional information about the process, including hearing schedules, will be posted when available.
Information: Browse the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process website or contact the Department of Planning by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at czmp@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.
Information: Contact 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. This is a yearlong project that is scheduled for completion in December. The project is 50 percent complete.
Information: Contact 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 and is scheduled to be completed in December.
Information: Contact 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 24 percent complete. The cost is $6,400,000.
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.