Planning department recommends denial of Cycle Zoning petition for Loch Raven Boulevard/Joppa Road sliver; petitioner says omission was clerical

The Baltimore County Department of Planning recommended that the Planning Board advise the Board of Appeals to deny a Cycle Zoning reclassification petition affecting parcels at the intersection of Loch Raven Boulevard and Joppa Road, citing lack of evidence of a substantial change in neighborhood character or a technical mapping error. The petition seeks reclassification from BL to BMCCC (the petitioner had earlier sought BMAS) for multiple parcels the petitioner says were intended to be included in the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (CZMP) last year.

Director Lafferty summarized the department’s review and told the board the petitioner provided limited supporting evidence that the zoning line omission was caused by a mapping error. Lafferty said staff found no evidence of new development or other…