PUBLIC NOTICE

4511 Harford Road

4515-29 Harford Road

Baltimore City, Maryland

Application for Redevelopment Waiver, Qualitative Control Waiver and Recharge Variance

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

Applicant: Amy Bonitz; MCB 4511 Harford Road LLC; 2002 Clipper Park Road; Baltimore MD 21211

ESD #: 10529

Watershed(s): Back River

Project Description: The project has an approximate area of 3.68 acres and is located 325’ southwest of the intersection of Grindon Avenue and Harford Road. The project will consist of a multi-story apartment building with associated amenities, parking areas, infrastructure improvements within the site, and a combination of aboveground and underground stormwater management facilities.

The Applicant is requesting a redevelopment waiver in accordance with Article 7, §23-7 of the City Code.  The existing impervious area coverage meets the conditions for this waiver. The project will provide water quality controls to satisfy the requirements of this waiver for 1.38 ac. 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 0.12 ac. of the project will return the disturbed area to a predevelopment runoff condition. The applicant will not be required to provide qualitative control controls for 0.12 ac. of this project. 

The Applicant is requesting a variance in accordance with Article 7, Division II, §23-4 of the City Code for this project’s recharge provisions.  The Applicant has demonstrated that 2.65 acres of the project will have water quality and quantity control provided.  The applicant will not be required to provide recharge provisions associated with this project due to the classification of the site as a brownfield which requires lining of stormwater management facilities.

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, January 27, 2023. Comments received after 4:30 PM, January 27, 2023, will not be considered.

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