June 1, 2023 - Council District 7

June 1, 2023
  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. Reisterstown Sustainable Community Open House
  8. Greater Dundalk/Sparrows Point Sustainable Community Open House
  9. Hillendale/Parkville/Overlea Sustainable Community Open House
  10. 2024 Comprehensive Zoning Map Process Overview Meeting
  11. Gray Manor Relief Sewer (GM01)
  12. North Point Sewer Force Main
  13. Red House Run Structural Sewer Rehabilitation
  14. Millers Island Sewage Pumping Station
  15. Turkey Point Pumping Station Rehabilitation
  16. Bread and Cheese Sewer Improvements
  17. St. Helena Water Main Project
  18. Gray Manor Sewershed Structural Rehabilitation
  19. 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 7

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 1, at 4 p.m.
  • 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.

DESIGN REVIEW PANEL MEETING

The panel will meet virtually on Wednesday, June 14, 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, June 14, 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 8, 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 5, at 6 p.m. in 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.

REISTERSTOWN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE

Members of the public are invited to stop by the Open House on Wednesday, June 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 109 Main Street, Reisterstown, Maryland 21136.

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 Reisterstown Sustainable Community Renewal website or email the Department of Planning at suscommreisterstown@baltimorecountymd.gov.

GREATER DUNDALK/SPARROWS POINT SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE

Members of the public are invited to stop by the Open House on Wednesday, June 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the North Point Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 1716 Merritt Boulevard, Dundalk, Maryland 21222.

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 Greater Dundalk/Sparrows Point Sustainable Community website or email the Department of Planning at suscommdundalk@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 OVERVIEW MEETING

The Baltimore County Department of Planning will hold a virtual Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) Overview Meeting on Tuesday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. A link to join may be found on the events page of the 2024 CZMP website.

The 2024 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.

GRAY MANOR RELIEF SEWER (GM01)

Baltimore County is constructing 3,100 feet of relief sewer in the Gray Manor area. The 12-inch diameter pipe will help stop sanitary sewer overflows and is part of the County’s Consent Decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The project, estimated to cost $1.5 million, began in April and should be finished by the end of this year.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

NORTH POINT SEWER FORCE MAIN

Baltimore County began replacing 6,600 feet of sewer force main in North Point at the end of March. The $3.1 million dollar job, going from Penwood Terrace to Willow Avenue, will require about a year to complete. It is about 10 percent complete. During the project, there will be single-lane road closures to permit construction.

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 35 percent complete 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.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

MILLERS ISLAND SEWAGE PUMPING STATION

Baltimore County is working on a $3 million renovation of the Millers Island Sewage Pumping Station at 8819 Millers Island Road. A sewer bypass was installed in October 2021 in preparation for the project, which includes extensive electrical and mechanical work in addition to a new roof and generator. The renovation of this two-pump station is 95 percent toward completion.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

TURKEY POINT PUMPING STATION REHABILITATION

Baltimore County is renovating the Turkey Point Sewage Pumping Station. It's 99 percent complete. The cost is $3.2 million.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

BREAD AND CHEESE SEWER IMPROVEMENTS

Baltimore County is relining 26,000 feet of eight-inch diameter sewer pipe in the Bread and Cheese Creek area. The improvement project is 99 percent complete. The job is awaiting the completion of video inspection of the line. When finished, the project will cost $2.25 million.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

ST. HELENA WATER MAIN PROJECT

Baltimore County began replacing 13,600 feet of failing cast-iron water pipe in November 2021 on St. Helena Avenue (from the City Line to Dundalk Avenue) and in the area between Oak Avenue and Maple Avenue. The project will cost $5.5 million and was expected to be completed last year. It's 80 percent toward completion and may be finished by the end of this year.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

GRAY MANOR SEWERSHED STRUCTURAL REHABILITATION

Baltimore County contractors began an extensive rehabilitation of the Gray Manor Sewershed in December 2020. Crews are relining 37,369 feet of eight-inch and 36-inch sewer pipe in a project that is anticipated to take more than a year to complete. The project is 99 percent complete.

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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