August 1, 2024 – Council District 1

August 1, 2024
  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Community Planning Institute Fall 2024 Application Period
  4. Screen on the Green
  5. Northwest Gateways Sustainable Community Renewal Focus Groups—Pikesville, Randallstown and Woodlawn
  6. Patapsco Sewershed Meter Basin 10 Rehabilitation
  7. Patapsco Sewershed Meter Basin 7 Rehabilitation
  8. Woodwind Sewage Pumping Station Rehabilitation
  9. Catonsville Water Pumping Station Rehabilitation
  10. 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 1

Planning Board Meetings

The board will meet as follows:

  • No meetings scheduled in August.

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.

Community Planning Institute Fall 2024 Application Period

The Community Planning Institute (CPI) will be hosting another session this fall! The Department of Planning has created the CPI to empower Baltimore County community members and stakeholders to be productively engaged in planning, land use, and development processes and practices that impact their communities. The Institute will consist of weekly in-person classes for five consecutive weeks.

Applications will be open August 19 to September 2 at noon. Individuals who are interested in learning about the role of the Department of Planning and those who are not well-versed in planning and land-use practices in Baltimore County are encouraged to apply.

Classes will occur from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the following dates:

  • October 1: Kick-Off and Baltimore County Introduction
  • October 8: Planning 101
  • October 15: Understanding Zoning
  • October 22: Baltimore County Development
  • October 29: Action Plan and Graduation

For more information, visit the Community Planning Institute website, or contact April Smith at 410-887-3480 or cpi@baltimorecountymd.gov. 

Screen on the Green

Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks will host Screen on the Green summer movie series, beginning in July and running through September. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. Admission is free. Pre-show activities begin at 6 p.m. and the movie begins at 7 p.m. 

The schedule for the month of August is as follows:

  • Friday, August 2, featuring Elemental 
    Mars Estates Recreation Activity Center
    1498 East Homberg Avenue
    Baltimore, Maryland 21221  
  • Friday, August 9, featuring ArtsFest Movies
    Holt Park and Center for the Arts
    34 Elmont Avenue
    Baltimore, Maryland 21206
  • Friday, August 16, featuring Migration
    Oregon Ridge Park and Lodge
    13401 Beaver Dam Road
    Cockeysville, Maryland 21030
  • Friday, August 23, featuring A Million Miles Away
    Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
    300 Oella Avenue
    Catonsville, Maryland 21228

Should you require special accommodations (American sign language interpreter, large print, etc.), please give us as much notice as possible by calling the recreation office at 410-887-6224/TTY 711.

Northwest Gateways Sustainable Community Renewal Focus Groups—Pikesville, Randallstown and Woodlawn

The Department of Planning is renewing the Sustainable Community designation for the Northwest Gateway, which includes Randallstown, Pikesville, and Woodlawn. As part of this renewal process, the Department will host a series of virtual focus groups to discuss different elements of the plan and help identify projects that will guide the development of the Action Plan.

The following virtual (via Webex) focus groups will discuss the listed topics in their respective communities:

  • Environment, Quality of Life and Economy—Pikesville
    Monday, August 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Transportation, Housing and Local Planning—Pikesville
    Thursday, August 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Environment, Quality of Life and Economy—Randallstown and Woodlawn
    Tuesday, August 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Transportation, Housing and Local Planning— Randallstown and Woodlawn
    Thursday, August 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

For a link to the virtual meetings and more information, visit the Northwest Gateways Sustainable Community website, or email the Department of Planning at suscommnwgateway@baltimorecountymd.gov. 

Patapsco Sewershed Meter Basin 10 Rehabilitation

Baltimore County is rehabilitating more than 60,000 feet of sanitary sewer line in Catonsville. Work started in August 2021 and is about 99 percent complete. The main lines have been completed and crews continue to vacuum test manholes. The cleaning and lining project will cost $4 million.

Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at 410-887-3531.

Patapsco Sewershed Meter Basin 7 Rehabilitation

Baltimore County is rehabilitating more than 73,000 feet of sanitary sewer line in Catonsville. The cleaning and lining project will cost $4,989,140. Work started in May 2023 and is scheduled to be completed this summer. The project is 60 percent complete.

Information: Call the Bureau of Engineering and Construction at 410-887-3531.

Woodwind Sewage Pumping Station Rehabilitation

Baltimore County is renovating the Woodwind Sewage Pumping Station. The contractor has mobilized on site and has begun excavating for the new work. The project is 36 percent complete. The cost is $860,000.

Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Catonsville Water Pumping Station Rehabilitation

Baltimore County is renovating the Catonsville Water Pumping Station. It's 54 percent complete. The cost is $16.4 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.

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