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Design panel approves new two‑acre lot and 7,500‑sq‑ft home at 1738 Circle Road
Summary
Baltimore County Design Review Panel approved a minor subdivision and design for a single new house at 1738 Circle Road after community comments about stormwater and driveway location; applicant agreed to an expensive underground stormwater system.
The Baltimore County Design Review Panel on Sept. 10 approved a minor subdivision and design for a single new home at 1738 Circle Road in the Ruxton area.
The project, presented by developer Alan Klatsky of Prestige Development Corporation, would split a roughly 4‑acre parcel (1919 Ruxton Road) into two about‑2‑acre lots and place a new single‑family house on the eastern half facing Circle Road. Klatsky said the main house would total roughly 7,500 finished square feet (first, second and a mostly finished lower level) and include a covered rear porch and pool. He described exterior materials as natural stone, shaker siding, a shingle product resembling slate and a standing‑seam metal porch roof.
Neighbors who spoke during the public‑comment period praised the applicant’s responsiveness but raised concerns about the driveway location, septic and forest conservation constraints, and stormwater runoff on narrow Circle Road. David Owens, representing the Rexton Riderwood Association, said neighbors had worked with the developer to move the driveway to avoid directly blocking a circular driveway across the street and called the proposed stormwater plan “very complex” compared with typical residential systems.
Klatsky told the panel he replaced a conventional detention pond with an underground tank system to reduce neighborhood impacts, and estimated the additional cost of the underground system at about $150,000. He also said he will remove the cottage’s plumbing at 1740 Circle Road so it will not be used as a rental in the future.
Panel members focused comments on tree buffering, grading, driveway access and the detailed landscape and pool area plans. Fran Anderson moved to approve the project as submitted; Donald Khan seconded. The panel voted in favor and the motion carried.
The county’s development review and stormwater agencies will separately review and approve stormwater and grading details as part of the formal permitting process.
Neighbors and the developer said construction will be managed to limit traffic and disturbance; Klatsky estimated a construction timeline of about 18 months and said he expects to follow the same traffic‑management approach used on prior Circle Road projects.
Notes: The Design Review Panel action is advisory to county hearing officers and agencies under the county code; the panel’s recommendation will be included in the public record for subsequent agency reviews.
