June 15, 2023 - Council District 6

June 15, 2023
  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Hillendale/Parkville/Overlea Sustainable Community Open House
  4. 2024 Comprehensive Zoning Map Process
  5. Herring Run Basin 17 and 33
  6. Orems Road Basin 3 Relief Sewer
  7. Stansbury Manor Pumping Station
  8. Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
  9. Parkville: East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer
  10. Sewer Relining Project in Carney, Perry Hall and Towson
  11. Essex Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
  12. Hyde Park Pumping Station
  13. Brien Run Sewer Rehabilitation
  14. Bauernschmidt Manor Pumping Station
  15. Harewood Park Sewer Pumping Station
  16. Mohrs Lane Bridge
  17. 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 6

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, June 15, at 4 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.

HILLENDALE/PARKVILLE/OVERLEA SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE

Members of the public are invited to stop by the Open House on Wednesday, June 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Parkville High School Cafeteria, 2600 Putty Hill Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21234.

The Department of Planning is renewing the Sustainable Community designations for three communities: Reisterstown, Greater Dundalk/Sparrows Point and Hillendale/Parkville/Overlea. As part of this renewal process, we will be hosting Open Houses for members of these communities to provide input into the renewal application we will be submitting to the State of Maryland. The Open Houses will include six activity stations that cover the six topic areas of the application: environment, transportation, housing, economy, quality of life and local planning.

Information: Browse the Hillendale/Parkville/Overlea Sustainable Community Renewal website or email the Department of Planning at suscommhillendalepv@baltimorecountymd.gov.

2024 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP PROCESS

The 2024 Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) will begin on September 1 and will conclude in September 2024. The 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 the County. The CZMP covers a period of approximately 12 months and results in zoning decisions that are reflected in a final Log of Issues, with the County Council enacting legislation for 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 which were not issues is re-enacted without change.

Information: Browse the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process website or contact the Department of Planning by phone at 410-887-3211 or by email at czmp2024@baltimorecountymd.gov.

HERRING RUN BASIN 17 AND 33

Baltimore County is building the Herring Run Relief Sewer 17 and 33. Construction represents the next phase of the Herring Run Project. The new line will cost $6.5 million and is expected to be completed in April. The project, which is on schedule, is 55 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

OREMS ROAD BASIN 3 RELIEF SEWER

Baltimore County has begun a 900-foot-long relief sewer in the Orems Road area of Middle River. This $1.1 million sewer construction project includes a tunnel at the intersection of Eastern Boulevard and Kingston Road. Work, which is estimated to be about 99 percent complete, is being rescheduled to accommodate drilling modifications.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

STANSBURY MANOR PUMPING STATION

The Stansbury Manor Sewage Pumping Station (a new station) is under construction. Work began in January 2022 and should be completed in January 2024. Construction, which is about 62 percent complete, is expected to cost $5,045,000.

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 35 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.

PARKVILLE: EAST BRANCH HERRING RUN RELIEF SEWER

The Herring Run Relief Sewer, begun in February 2020, was estimated to take two years to complete and cost $16,177,000. It’s 88 percent complete. The project, which involves two tunnels and an open cut in lieu of a tunnel, consists of more than 11,000 feet of new pipe and 28 manholes. Crews will work on the following streets: Taylor Avenue, Wendover Avenue, Birmingham Avenue, Aiken Avenue, Oakleigh Road, Darlington Drive and Queen Anne Drive.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

SEWER RELINING PROJECT IN CARNEY, PERRY HALL AND TOWSON

The Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) began an extensive sewer relining project in Carney, Perry Hall and Towson in May 2022. It's 99 percent complete. More than 12 miles of sanitary sewer pipe are being relined, costing about $5.8 million. Most of the work will be below ground with minimal impact to communities. However, with any project of this scale, there may be some traffic or parking issues, and occasional chemical odors. DPWT staff will issue periodic updates.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

ESSEX STRUCTURAL SEWER REHABILITATION

Baltimore County is investing $4.4 million into structurally rehabilitating sewer lines in Essex in the area of Eastern Boulevard, Mace Avenue and Riverside Drive. The County’s contractor will line almost 15 miles of sewer pipe (eight-, 12-, 15- and 18-inch diameter conduits) during the next year. The project is about 95 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

HYDE PARK PUMPING STATION

The Department of Public Works and Transportation is improving the Hyde Park Sewage Pumping Station located near Back River and Muddy Gut. The improvements will cost $2,669,230. Work began in January 2020 and is 100 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

BRIEN RUN SEWER REHABILITATION

The Department of Public Works and Transportation is rehabilitating sewer lines in the Brien Run area south of Pulaski Highway. The project, which is anticipated to cost $7 million, began in March 2020 and is 100 percent complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

BAUERNSCHMIDT MANOR PUMPING STATION

Upgrades to the Bauernschmidt Manor Sewage Pumping Station began in July 2019 and were expected to be finished during the summer of 2020 but were delayed due to supply problems caused by COVID-19. The project will cost $2,137,554 and is completed.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

HAREWOOD PARK SEWER PUMPING STATION

Baltimore County is renovating the Harewood Park Sewer Pumping Station at 12901 Princeton Road in Chase. Work on the $3.3 million project, which began in July 2018, is complete.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

MOHRS LANE BRIDGE

The Mohrs Lane Bridge (Bridge B-0143) over the CSX Railroad, north of Pulaski Highway, was closed in 2007 because of structural deterioration. Demolition was completed by CSX in 2011 and Baltimore County assumed ownership with plans to rebuild the span. A new bridge is awaiting the completion of the engineer’s design. The structure is scheduled to be advertised for construction in January. This bridge will be part of the future Campbell Boulevard Corridor.

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.

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