July 1, 2024 – Council District 3

July 1, 2024
  1. EPS Variances
  2. Planning Board Meetings
  3. Northwest Gateways Sustainable Communities Open Houses
  4. Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting
  5. Recreation and Parks Board Meeting
  6. Screen on the Green
  7. Texas Force Main Extension and Diversion Sewer Rehabilitation
  8. Cockeysville and Texas Task 16 Sewersheds Rehabilitation
  9. Cockeysville Force Main and Texas Pumping Station Influent Sewer
  10. Sparks Water Pumping Station and Tank Rehabilitation
  11. 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 in-person in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room, 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 104, Towson, Maryland 21204 as follows:

  • Thursday, July 18, 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.

Northwest Gateways Sustainable Communities Open Houses

The Department of Planning is renewing the Sustainable Community designations for the Northwest Gateway, which includes Randallstown, Pikesville and Woodlawn. 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.

  • Randallstown and Woodlawn Open House: Tuesday, July 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Randallstown Public Library, 8604 Liberty Road, Randallstown, Maryland 21133
  • Pikesville Open House: Thursday, July 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Sudbrook Magnet Middle School, 4300 Bedford Road, Pikesville, Maryland 21208

Information: Browse the Northwest Gateways Sustainable Community Area Plan website or email the Department of Planning at suscommnwgateway@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Landmarks Preservation Commission Meeting

The commission will meet virtually on Thursday, July 11, 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, July 10, at 6 p.m. at the Back River Community Center, 801 Back River Neck Road, Essex, Maryland 21221. 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.

Screen on the Green

The Department of Recreation and Parks will host the Screen on the Green summer movie series, beginning in July and running through September. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket; admission is free.

Following is the schedule for the month of July. Arrive at 6 p.m. for pre-show activities; movie begins at 7 p.m.

  • Friday, July 5, featuring Moana: Cromwell Valley Park, 2002 Cromwell Bridge Road, Parkville, Maryland 21234
  • Friday, July 12, featuring Aqua Man: Turner Station Park, 23 Rayme Road, Dundalk, Maryland 21222
  • Sunday, July 21, featuring Encanto (Spanish): Holt Park and Center for the Arts, 34 Elmont Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21206
  • Sunday, July 28, featuring Kung Fu Panda 4: Oregon Ridge Park and Lodge, 13401 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland 21030

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 25 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 98 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 94 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 77 percent complete. The cost is $6.4 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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