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Design Review Panel approves Taco Bell rebuild on Eastern Boulevard with conditions
Summary
Baltimore County Design Review Panel approved a proposal to demolish an existing Taco Bell and adjacent house at 700 Eastern Boulevard and build a new 2,700 sq ft Taco Bell, subject to staff conditions and variances for reduced parking and sign/lighting details.
Baltimore County’s Design Review Panel on June 11 approved a proposal to remove an aging Taco Bell and an adjacent single‑family house at 700 Eastern Boulevard and replace them with a new 2,700‑square‑foot Taco Bell restaurant, subject to conditions in the Department of Planning staff report and pending zoning variances.
Why it matters: The project covers roughly two parcels that together make up much of the 700 block of Eastern Boulevard and sits on a commercial corridor directly abutting residential zoning behind the site. Panel members and staff focused on circulation, buffering for nearby homes, dumpster and lighting details, and the applicant’s request for a parking variance.
The developer, represented by Dino Lafiandra of Essex Investors LLC, said the new building would have indoor seating for about 40 people and an outdoor seating area.…
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