District 7 Environmental Variances

The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (EPS) publishes lists of requests for environmental administrative variances and their status for all County Council Districts. These are the requests for County Council District 7 and are listed below in chronological order.

SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS

Anyone interested in submitting written comments may do so by email to deprmvariances@baltimorecountymd.gov or by correspondence to:

Horacio Tablada, Director
Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability
County Office Building, Main Office, Room 305
111 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204

Please include the EPS Tracking Number in all correspondence.

REQUESTS

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4247
Project Name: Tradepoint Atlantic Project Sandlot
Project Address or Location: 6301 Bethlehem Boulevard, Sparrows Point  
Application Date: November 14, 2024
Decision Date: December 20, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to construct approximately 448,232 square feet of impervious area utilizing credits from the Tradepoint Atlantic Regional Stormwater Pond.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4248
Project Name: Tradepoint Atlantic SH Bell
Project Address or Location: 6301 Bethlehem Boulevard, Sparrows Point  
Application Date: November 12, 2024
Decision Date: December 20, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to construct approximately 350,583 square feet of impervious area utilizing credits from the Tradepoint Atlantic Regional Stormwater Pond.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4220
Project Name:  Pulaski Highway Property
Project Address or Location: 8665 Pulaski Highway, Rosedale
Application Date: November 12, 2024
Decision Date: January 3, 2025
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-3-106 of the Baltimore County Code was received to temporarily impact 3,429 square feet of Forest Buffer for the stabilization of a failing slope behind an existing building.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4221
Project Name:  Holly Beach Road
Project Address or Location: 2638 Holly Beach Road, Essex  
Application Date: November 8, 2024
Decision Date: January 3, 2025
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to resurface a walkway within the existing footprint of a concrete walkway within 25 feet of tidal waters on a residential property.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4214
Project Name:  Clipper Road Property
Project Address or Location: 49 Clipper Road, Essex 
Application Date: November 1, 2024
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to impact 304 square feet of Critical Area buffer for the construction of a deck on a residential property as well as the continued use and maintenance of the house and lawn within the buffer.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4210
Project Name: Fort Howard Park Waterline Replacement
Project Address or Location: 9500 North Point Road, Fort Howard 
Application Date: October 21, 2024
Decision Date: October 23, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to disturb approximately 14,375 square feet of land area. Although the disturbed area is in excess of 5,000 square feet, there will be no net increase in impervious area.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4211
Project Name:  Rosalie Avenue Property
Project Address or Location: 2122 Rosalie Avenue, Essex 
Application Date: October 18, 2024
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to replace failing retaining walls within 25 feet of the water on a residential property.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4212
Project Name:  Rosalie Avenue Property
Project Address or Location: 2124 Rosalie Avenue, Essex  
Application Date: October 14, 2024
Decision Date: December 10, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to replace failing retaining walls within 25 feet of the water on a residential property.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4207
Project Name: Tickwood Road Property
Project Address or Location: 2339 Tickwood Road, Essex 
Application Date: October 15, 2024
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to impact 1,088 square feet of  Critical Area buffer for the construction of a house addition and a garage addition on a residential property.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4192
Project Name:  Maple Road Property
Project Address or Location: 1129 Maple Road, Baltimore
Application Date: September 27, 2024
Revised Date: October 7, 2024
Decision Date: November 14, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to construct a single-family dwelling with 3,285 square feet of nontidal wetlands impacts, 2,460 square feet of wetland buffer impacts, and greater than 30 percent of forest clearing.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4180
Project Name: Baltimore Gas and Electric Graceland Park Gas Main Replacement
Project Address or Location: Northeast of Intersection of Holabird Avenue and Dundalk Avenue, Along Snyder Avenue and Brentwood Avenue
Application Date: September 3, 2024
Decision Date: September 17, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to disturb approximately 8,219 square feet of land area. Although the disturbed area is in excess of 5,000 square feet, there will be no net increase in impervious area.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4182
Project Name: DCA1 Limited Site Improvements
Project Address or Location: 1700 Sparrows Point Boulevard
Application Date: August 30, 2024
Decision Date: September 17, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to construct approximately 6,705 square feet of impervious area with a payment to the Stormwater Management Fund.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4181
Project Name:  Country Club Estates Culvert Installation
Project Address or Location:  919 Wise Avenue
Application Date: August 26, 2024
Decision Date: September 17, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to defer stormwater management to final site development. Although the disturbed area is in excess of 5,000 square feet, there will be no net increase in impervious area.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4179
Project Name: Robinson Property
Project Address or Location: 8247 Peach Orchard Road, Dundalk
Application Date: August 16, 2024
Decision Date: October 23, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to impact 4,772 square feet of Critical Area buffer for the construction of an addition, deck and replacement driveway on a residential property.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4172
Project Name: Saint Georges Road Property
Project Address or Location: 311 Saint Georges Road, Essex
Application Date: August 12, 2024
Revision Date: September 17, 2024
Decision Date: November 26, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-20 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to impact 6,842 square feet of Critical Area buffer and to reduce the principal building setback to construct a new residential dwelling on a property that was previously developed.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4168
Project Name: Holly Neck Road 
Project Address or Location: 2402 Holly Neck Road, Essex 
Application Date: July 26, 2024
Decision Date:  October 23, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to construct a residential pier more than 25 percent the width of the waterway on a property on Holly Neck Road.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4164
Project Name:  Baltimore Gas and Electric Essex Stride Phase One
Project Address or Location:  East of South Taylor Avenue and South of Dorsey Avenue, Essex
Application Date: July 26, 2024
Decision Date: August 5, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to disturb approximately 18,845 square feet of land area. Although the disturbed area is in excess of 5,000 square feet, there will be no net increase in impervious area.

EPS Tracking Number: 03-24-4166
Project Name:  Stemmers Run Middle School
Project Address or Location: 201 Stemmers Run Road, Essex
Application Date: July 23, 2024
Revision Date: October 17, 2024
Decision Date: November 26, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-6-116 was requested to remove two specimen trees and to base forest conservation on the 2.1-acre limit of disturbance rather than the entire 18.1-acre site in order to make parking improvements and provide storm water management at Stemmers Run Middle School.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4198
Project Name:  Beach Avenue Property
Project Address or Location:  2407 Beach Avenue
Application Date: July 18, 2024
Decision Date: December 2, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205  of the Baltimore County Code was requested to construct a replacement single-family dwelling 57 feet from the water instead of the 86-foot setback from the water required by the Critical Area Modified Buffer Area regulations. 

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4152
Project Name:  Dundalk Avenue Force Main Replacement
Project Address or Location:  South Dundalk Avenue, Between Beclare Avenue and Center Place
Application Date: June 26, 2024
Decision Date: July 3, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to disturb approximately 11,460 square feet of land area. Although the disturbed area is in excess of 5,000 square feet, there will be no net increase in impervious area.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4139
Project Name:  Stansbury Park Renovations
Project Address or Location:  7800 Stansbury Road
Application Date: June 18, 2024
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to construct approximately 4,792 square feet of impervious area with a payment to the Stormwater Management Fund.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4124
Project Name: Cedar Beach Parcel 100, Lot 520
Project Address or Location: Holly Neck Road, Essex 
Application Date: June 4, 2024
Decision Date: September 19, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to reduce the required 35-foot principal building setback for the construction of a new single-family home.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4199
Project Name:  BCRA – Rocky Point Golf Course Expansion
Project Address or Location:  1935 Back River Neck Road
Application Date: May 22, 2024
Decision Date: October 8, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to construct approximately 18,295 square feet of impervious area with a payment to the Stormwater Management Fund. 

EPS Tracking Number: 03-24-4123
Project Name:  Holly Neck Road Property
Project Address or Location: 2022 Holly Neck Road
Application Date: May 21, 2024
Revision Date: September 4, 2024
Decision Date: September 19, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to impact 4,471 square feet of Critical Area buffer, clear greater than 30 percent forest, and to reduce the required 35-foot principal building setback for the construction of a new single-family home on an undeveloped property.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4148
Project Name: Baltimore Gas and Electric Essex, Phase Two
Project Address or Location: East of Mace Avenue and North of Eastern Boulevard 
Application Date: May 21, 2024
Decision Date:  July 2, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to disturb approximately 28,606 square feet of land area. Although the disturbed area is in excess of 5,000 square feet, there will be no net increase in impervious area.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4115
Project Name: Tradepoint Atlantic Northwest Lobe
Project Address or Location: Shipyard Road, Sparrows Point
Application Date: May 1, 2024
Decision Date: May 8, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to construct approximately 714,776 square feet of impervious area through crediting at the Tin Mill Canal Regional Stormwater Management Facility.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4109
Project Name: Tradepoint Atlantic Fitzell Third and Fourth Circuits
Project Address or Location: Sparrows Point
Application Date: April 22, 2024
Decision Date: May 6, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to disturb approximately 165,939 square feet of land area. Although the disturbed area is in excess of 5,000 square feet there will be no net increase in impervious area.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4108
Project Name: AMG Resources Corporation
Project Address or Location: 2415 Grays Road, Dundalk
Application Date: April 19, 2024
Decision Date: June 5, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-3-106 of the Baltimore County Code was received to impact 0.18 acres of Forest Buffer for the construction of a new stormwater treatment system on a commercial property.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4149
Project Name: Baltimore Gas and Electric Inverness Phase One
Project Address or Location: Oxley Road and Lynch Road, Dundalk
Application Date: March 5, 2024
Decision Date: July 2, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to disturb approximately 8,720 square feet of land area. Although the disturbed area is in excess of 5,000 square feet, there will be no net increase in impervious area.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4091
Project Name: Baltimore Gas and Electric Fitzell Third and Fourth Circuits 
Project Address or Location: Dundalk Avenue at Sollers Point Road
Application Date: March 1, 2024
Decision Date: April 11, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to construct approximately 3,158 square feet of impervious area with a payment to the Stormwater Management Fund.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4065
Project Name: Flick Residence
Project Address or Location: 2275 Tickwood Road
Application Date: February 9, 2024
Decision Date: February 21, 2024
Status: Approved
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability gives notice that a variance request in accordance with Section 33-4-113 of the Baltimore County Code was received to construct approximately 4,710 square feet of impervious area with a payment to the Stormwater Management Fund.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4067
Project Name: Schaufert Property
Project Address or Location: 1322 East Riverside Avenue, Baltimore
Application Date: February 7, 2024
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance was received in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code to allow the construction of a garage and shed within the Critical Area buffer.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-24-4042
Project Name: Holly Neck Marina
Project Address or Location: 2426 Holly Neck Road, Essex
Application Date: January 22, 2024
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance was received in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code to replace an existing walkway and construct a retaining wall within 25-feet of the water at Holly Neck Marina.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-23-4028
Project Name: McCluskey Property
Project Address or Location: 2103, 2105, and 2107-F Creek Road, Baltimore, 
Application Date: December 8, 2023
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance was received in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code to exceed the lot coverage limit for a proposed subdivision and to reduce the principal building setback from 35 to 20 feet.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-22-3721
Project Name: Bauman Property
Project Address or Location: 2001 River Road, Essex 
Application Date: June 9, 2022
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to impact 7,604 square feet of Critical Area buffer for the continued use of an existing garage and driveway and the maintenance of an existing lawn and to impact 1,128 square feet of the 35-foot principal building setback for a proposed new house.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-21-3507
Project Name: Tiki Lee’s
Project Address or Location: 4309 Shore Road, Sparrows Point
Application Date: July 21, 2021
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to construct a 1,100 square-foot boardwalk within the 25-foot buffer.

EPS Tracking Number: 07-20-3347
Project Name: Riverside Drive
Project Address or Location: 516 Riverside Drive, Essex
Application Date: October 23, 2020
Decision Date: 
Status: Pending
Nature of Variance Request: The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability hereby gives notice that a variance in accordance with Section 33-2-205 of the Baltimore County Code was requested to construct a deck that will extend within 25 feet of the mean high water line and impact 286 square feet of the 25-foot buffer.