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Greg Rice, senior vice president at Ameristar Homes, presented the farmhouse‑style design for a two‑story home with a two‑car garage, marketing materials and a landscape plan that he said includes 49 plantings around the lot. Rice said the lot had several trees showing \"some level of distress\" and that the applicant planned to limit grading and remove unhealthy trees while hand‑clearing the rear buffer area.

Panel members and staff raised multiple aesthetic and proportion concerns focused on the front elevation and the prominence of the two‑car garage on a narrow lot. Panel member Mister Salas moved to approve the application with conditions; his motion — seconded by Mister Stevens — asked for specific changes to the front façade. The motion directed the applicant to apply carriage‑style hardware to the garage door, extend the porch roof across the right side of the house to reduce the garage's visual dominance, combine the two right‑hand second‑floor windows into a single larger opening, add a second column to frame the entry porch, and extend the stone base around the sides of the house to reduce the perceived massing.

The Department of Planning confirmed the conditions were sufficiently clear for administrative follow‑up. The chair recorded the motion as carrying \"5 to 1.\" One panel member voiced opposition to the stone base, and another later said they opposed the motion because of the two‑car garage; the chair noted the motion nonetheless carried.

Panelists had suggested additional design tweaks during discussion, including reducing the number of different façade materials on the front elevation, reconsidering the prominence of the garage face by moving or narrowing the driveway approach, and increasing porch emphasis. Panel member Denise Watkins asked for documentation of existing trees to confirm which would be removed; Rice responded that most trees were in poor condition and that disturbance would be limited.

Clarifying details from the presentation include that the lot is narrow, the proposal includes a two‑car garage, and the landscape plan lists roughly 49 plantings. Rice said a Douglas agent who brokered the sale would retain a marketing sign on the property; that agent was not a speaker in this meeting. With the DRP conditions recorded, the department of planning will attach the panel's notes to the development plan record for permitting review.

Votes at a glance: motion to approve with conditions passed (motion recorded as 5‑1; one member stated later they also opposed, which the minute‑taker noted).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Baltimore County Design Review Panel Meeting, July 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Baltimore County Design Review Panel approved a farmhouse‑style home at 611 Silburn Road July 9, 2025, by a recorded vote; approval included specific conditions on the front façade, garage door hardware, window grouping and stone base.","taxTitle","Baltimore County, Maryland","taxId",3882,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6519177,"Design Review Panel approves new Ruxton-area house at 1312 Walnut Hill Lane",1162,508000,1670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5374268-b783e11b55fec598c443dd699e6b939d&start=508&end=1670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5374268-b783e11b55fec598c443dd699e6b939d/thumbnail_508000.jpg","/articles/6519177/Baltimore-County/Maryland/Design-Review-Panel-approves-new-Ruxton-area-house-at-1312-Walnut-Hill-Lane","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519177-446e50de25127ec368bfd2beb52e7f79/orig.mp4?Expires=1770986981&Signature=WVtLrNKNVMZ~Kx3O65ORDwAxJxdbYbj5hufO5cP2etOlgKQ8L-syZklqvAwMl~qSYFokiMPC7lnd8ljplfaR1pubFlQu10sCkvI4WPa9PqScdVYS4gw7bkbx9ZBnlYiL9dpPRuQELosimkEZyMZRew5HO1ekqvPJReFB8B02k4-wnDgqcBl1RskZGU7qVAEHN-p07XZUgrVYOQNQbmQ2ju1GjAE~YAwhwjZF94Zxn0vaVaF-xXLJnmK7-OjiqIctcZ~7LCeB3y8Xi4tqkwZ3jcdoqWN9U4kGrXuz7i6s8RrLshDymyaErq3KKjbVttq91194hab-Pj2-vedu9YD0mQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Baltimore County Design Review Panel voted unanimously July 9 to approve a new single‑family residence at 1312 Walnut Hill Lane in the Ruxton/Whitewater Lake area.

The project, presented by applicant representative Carter White and associate Peter Ratcliffe, is a two‑story, four‑bedroom home totaling about 5,800 square feet on a DR2‑zoned lot. \"We are very proud of this proposal,\" White said during the presentation, which emphasized stepped massing, a mix of contemporary and traditional elements, and landscaping that the team described as native and ornamental to frame the frontage.

Panel Chair Joseph Youssefaro opened the meeting and read the DRP's advisory role and scope, noting that the panel reviews design elements while zoning, environmental and stormwater regulation remain under other county agencies. The applicants said they were not requesting variances and that proposed setbacks and a maximum height of 33 feet 8 inches conform to DR2 standards.

The Rockston and Ridderwood Association, represented by David Owens, told the panel the association had circulated plans to adjoining neighbors and received no negative responses. Owens said one neighbor had complained about \"excessive clearing of the site,\" and asked whether the roof space above the garage would remain attic storage; the applicant clarified that the over‑garage space is intended as finished attic storage. Owens also asked whether the county could widen Walnut Hill Lane during development; Youssefaro replied that any widening would be addressed through the county's development plan process, not by the DRP.

Panel members praised the presentation and the design's scale and massing. Several members specifically noted the intent to step the house away from the street and to preserve the forest buffer to the north. No conditions were added by the panel; a motion to approve the project \"as submitted\" was made by a panel member and seconded, and the chair called for the ayes. The motion carried with no opposition.

Clarifying details provided during the meeting included that the lot slopes heavily to the north, an environmental easement and a septic SRA (septic system restriction area) lie along the northern and northeastern boundaries, and the design locates stormwater dry wells and minimal grading to work within those constraints. The applicants described proposed materials as painted white brick with white horizontal lap siding, standing seam metal accent roofing, architectural asphalt shingles, copper gutters and a mix of window and door selections.

The panel noted that a planting schedule and specific species lists are typically part of the county's review and that public comments made during the meeting would be included in the written record. With the DRP's advisory recommendation now recorded, the application will proceed through the county development review process.

The DRP then took up a separate agenda item.","Baltimore County Design Review Panel voted unanimously July 9 to approve a 4‑bedroom, two‑story house at 1312 Walnut Hill Lane (DR2 zone) after a design presentation and brief public comment about tree clearing and street width.","actionData","errors"]

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Panel approves Ameristar home at 611 Silburn Road with architectural conditions

Design Review Panel approves new Ruxton-area house at 1312 Walnut Hill Lane