October 15, 2023 - Council District 3
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Planning Board Citizen Input Meeting on Capital Improvement Program
- Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2024
- Community Listening Sessions
- 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 in-person in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204, as follows:
- Thursday, October 19, at 4:15 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.
PLANNING BOARD CITIZEN INPUT MEETING ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The Citizen Input Meeting (CIM) will take place on Thursday, October 19, at 5 p.m. in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204.
The County’s Capital Improvement Program is a six-year plan authorizing the funding for capital improvements such as roads, sewers, parks and schools. The CIM is an in-person meeting scheduled for citizens to comment on your priorities for the upcoming years. Anyone wishing to testify in-person for the CIM must use the sign-in sheets provided in the Jefferson Building lobby outside of Room 104 for citizens to address the Board (for themselves or as representatives of organizations or clients). These sheets will be posted approximately half an hour prior to the Board Meeting start time.
Information: Please check the Planning Board page, or contact Jen Meacham by phone at 410-887-3480 or by email at jmeacham@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 started with the early online application period, which began on August 14. The application period will remain open until October 13. 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.
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.
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: 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. This is a yearlong project that's scheduled for completion in December. The project is 75 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 and is scheduled to be completed in December.
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 24 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.