The Maryland School for the Blind Taylor Avenue Entrance

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The Maryland School for the Blind Taylor Avenue Entrance


3501 Taylor Avenue Baltimore MD 21236
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 a redevelopment waiver. If granted, the project will still need to provide water qualitative controls, per the requirements of the State’s Design Manual.

Applicant: The Maryland School for the Blind
BCNR #: 11620
Watershed(s): Back River
Project Description:

The project has an approximate area of 0.58 acres and is located at the westerly signalized entrance into the campus on Taylor Avenue. The project will consist of widening the entrance and access drive, install security arm gates and guard shack, SWM improvements.

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 0.24 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 0.05 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 0.05 ac of this project.

The Applicant is requesting a variance request in accordance with Article 7, §24-1 of the City Code for approximately for this project’s recharge provisions. The recharge volume cannot be provided due to the existing groundwater table that will not accommodate the furnishing of groundwater recharge volume. 

To obtain information about this waiver request, please contact Norman Seldon, 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 Norman Seldon, 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, March 14, 2025.Comments received after 4:30 PM, March 14, 2025,will not be considered. 

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

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