PUBLIC NOTICE

Rehabilitation of Vernon Pumping Station

901 Wyman Park

Baltimore City, Maryland

Application for Redevelopment and Quality Control Waiver

The City of Baltimore Department of Public Works is accepting public review and comments on this project’s application for a redevelopment and quality control waiver. If granted, the project will still need to provide water qualitative controls, per the requirements of the State’s Design Manual. 

Applicant:  Remi Urbonas – Project Manager, City of Baltimore DPW – 200 North Holliday Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

ESD #: 7339

BCNR #: 10352

Watershed(s): Jones Falls

Project Description: The project has an approximate area of 2.08 acres and is located southwest of the intersection of Wyman Park Drive and Sisson Street. The project will consist of the rehabilitation of the existing Vernon Pumping Station including the replacement of various utilities associated with the station.  

The Applicant is requesting a redevelopment waiver in accordance with Article 7, §23-7 of the City Code.  The existing impervious area coverage meet the conditions for this waiver.  This project will provide impervious area reduction to satisfy the requirements of this waiver for 0.22 acres of this project

The Applicant is requesting a qualitative control waiver in accordance with Article 7, Division II, §23-2 of the City Code. The Applicant has demonstrated that the 1.35 acre project will return the disturbed area to a predevelopment runoff condition.  The applicant will not be required to provide qualitative controls for 1.35 acres of this project.

To obtain information about this waiver request, please contact Kimberly Grove, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Office of Research and Environmental Protection, Room 228, 3001 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215, (410-396-0732) or by e-mail to DPW.Plansreview@baltimorecity.gov

Send information or comments about this waiver request to Kimberly Grove, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Office of Research and Environmental Protection, Room 228, 3001 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD  21215, (410-396-0732) or by e-mail to DPW.Plansreview@baltimorecity.gov by 4:30 PM, November 16, 2022.  Comments received after 4:30 PM, November 16, 2022 will not be considered.

Any further notices about actions on this waiver request will be posted on the Department’s website.