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Planning Board sets July public hearing on three Cycle 43 water and sewer petitions
Summary
Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation presented three Cycle 43 petitions to change water/sewer map designations for properties in Windsor Mill, Jacksonville and Pikesville; the Planning Board voted to set an in-person public hearing for July 17, 2025 at 5 p.m.
The Baltimore County Planning Board voted June 17 to set an in-person public hearing for July 17, 2025, at 5 p.m. on three Cycle 43 Water Supply and Sewerage Master Plan amendment petitions submitted to the Department of Public Works and Transportation.
Andrew Brown, a civil engineer and project manager with the Department of Public Works and Transportation, introduced the petitions and described each site and the map designation changes requested. He said the petitions were submitted under the county’s annual amendment process established by an April 11, 1990, executive order and that staff followed the notice requirements before bringing the items to the board.
The petitions are: (1) 3117 Rice’s Lane in Windsor Mill (petition 25-01), currently designated W7/S7 and served by private well and septic, where the petitioner requests W6 (area of future consideration) and S1 (existing service area) to allow connection to mains along Windsor Mill Road; (2) 3499 Sweet Air Road in Jacksonville (petition 25-02), a commercial shopping center currently on on-site septic and wells, requesting W3 (capital facilities area) because limited well yield has required trucked water deliveries; and (3) 8400 Park Heights Avenue in Pikesville (petition 25-03), a private men’s school served by public water but on private septic, requesting W1 (existing service area) and S1 or S3 for sewer connection to nearby mains that would likely require pumping.
Brown told the board that the majority of the Rice’s Lane parcel lies outside the urban–rural demarcation line but within the Metropolitan District, that Sweet Air is outside the Metropolitan District and miles from public water, and that the Park Heights parcel is within the Metropolitan District but would require pumped sewer connections. He said staff reports with recommendations from the Department of Public Works and Transportation, the Department of Planning and the Department of Environmental Protection & Sustainability were included in the packet.
Board members asked about county cost exposure for connections, proximity to existing mains, and whether the boys’ school at Park Heights is a boarding facility. Brown said cost estimates for construction of connections generally fall to the developer or petitioner and that proximity to existing water and sewer is a major factor in staff evaluations. He said the school does have dormitory space.
After questions, an unidentified board member moved and a second was made to schedule an in-person public hearing on the Cycle 43 petitions on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 5 p.m. The board voted in favor; the chair declared the motion carried.
The public hearing will allow testimony and will feed staff recommendations and the board’s later deliberation, after which the Planning Board will forward its report to the County Executive and County Council as required by the amendment process. If the County Council approves changes, notifications will then go to the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Planning for final review and a final action letter will be issued to petitioners.
Votes at the June 17 meeting: The Planning Board voted to set the in-person public hearing for July 17, 2025, 5 p.m., regarding the Cycle 43 Water Supply and Sewerage Master Plan amendments.
