October 1, 2023 - Council District 6

October 3, 2023
  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Planning Board Citizen Input Meeting on Capital Improvement Program
  4. Design Review Panel Meeting
  5. Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Meeting
  6. Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
  7. Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
  8. Hazelwood Skate Park Groundbreaking
  9. Comprehensive Zoning Map Process 2024
  10. Stansbury Manor Pumping Station
  11. Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
  12. Parkville: East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer
  13. Essex Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
  14. Corsica Pumping Station
  15. Linganore and Hillcrest Avenues Water Main Replacement
  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, October 5, at 4 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 19, 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.

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.

DESIGN REVIEW PANEL MEETING

The panel will meet virtually on Wednesday, October 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 on Wednesday, October 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, October 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 Wednesday, October 11, at 6 p.m. at the Sollers Point Multi-Purpose Center, 323 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk, Maryland 21222. 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.

HAZELWOOD SKATE PARK GROUNDBREAKING

The Department of Recreation and Parks will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, October 19, at 11:30 a.m. at Hazelwood Skate Park, 4924 Hazelwood Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21206. Special guests include County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Councilman Mike Ertel and Bob Smith, Director of Recreation and Parks.

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.

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 February 2024. Construction, which is about 89 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 57 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 92 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.

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.

CORSICA PUMPING STATION

The Corsica Sewage Pumping Station (an existing station) is under construction. Work began in January 2022 and should be completed this month. Construction, which is about 98 percent complete, is expected to cost $2,676,666.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

LINGANORE AND HILLCREST AVENUES WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT

The Department of Public Works and Transportation will begin a water main replacement project in the Parkville area of Baltimore County in Linganore Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue, bounded by Old Harford Road on the west, Harford Road on the east and the Baltimore City line to the south. The project includes the construction of approximately 2,249 linear feet of eight-inch water main and 45 linear feet of six-inch water main. The homes will be put on temporary water bypass during the installation of the new water main. The project will take 10 months to complete and will cost $1.1 million dollars. The contract is currently 25 percent 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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