August 1, 2024 – Council District 3
- EPS Variances
- Planning Board Meetings
- Community Planning Institute Fall 2024 Application Period
- Screen on the Green
- Texas Force Main Extension and Diversion Sewer Rehabilitation
- Cockeysville and Texas Task 16 Sewersheds Rehabilitation
- Cockeysville Force Main and Texas Pumping Station Influent Sewer
- Sparks Water Pumping Station and Tank Rehabilitation
- Long Quarter South Sewer Rehabilitation
- Development Meetings and Zoning Hearings
EPS Variances
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 3
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.
Texas Force Main Extension and Diversion Sewer Rehabilitation
The Department of Public Works and Transportation began rehabilitating 2,100 linear feet of 33-inch sanitary sewer force main in Cockeysville at a cost of $4,487,000. The project limits are from Edgemoore Road at Timonium Road to Greenmeadow Drive, terminating at Cinder Road. A small traffic diversion will be set up at Cinder Road and Tree Lane during construction. Expect lane closures and minor traffic disruptions during this time. A temporary sanitary sewer bypass line will be buried in the roads mentioned until the project is complete. There will be three temporary access openings along the alignment of the sewer line to insert the new liner. The preliminary work began last spring. The project is 26 percent complete.
Information: Call the Division of Construction Contracts at 410-887-3531 with any concerns about the project.
Cockeysville and Texas Task 16 Sewersheds Rehabilitation
The Department of Public Works and Transportation began rehabilitating 7,260 linear feet of eight-to-30-inch sanitary sewer main in the Cockeysville and Texas sewersheds at a cost of $1,602,295. The project is 99 percent complete.
Information: Call the Division of Construction Contracts at 410-887-3531 with any concerns about the project.
Cockeysville Force Main and Texas Pumping Station Influent Sewer
The Department of Public Works and Transportation began rehabilitating 870 linear feet of 18-to-24-inch gravity and force main sanitary sewers between Warren Road, Beaver Dam Road and York Road at a cost of $2,016,300. The project is 98 percent complete.
Information: Call the Division of Construction Contracts at 410-887-3531 with any concerns about the project.
Sparks Water Pumping Station and Tank Rehabilitation
Baltimore County is renovating the Sparks Water Pumping Station and Water Tank. The work is 84 percent complete. The cost is $6.4 million.
Information: Email engineering@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Long Quarter South Sewer Rehabilitation
Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation has begun rehabilitating 65,598 linear feet of sanitary sewer main in the Long Quarter Sewershed at a cost of 5.5 million dollars. This project is scheduled for completion in June of 2025.
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.