The following is a legislative update from Councilman David Marks… On Tuesday, August 27th, the Baltimore County Council approved the new Comprehensive Zoning Map for Baltimore County. In the Fifth District that I represent, acting on my recommendation, the Council downzoned 4,944 acres of property. The Council increased the density or intensity of potential development on 145 acres. That means […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday announced that he will oppose a rezoning request that would have allowed townhomes on Gerst Avenue in Perry Hall (Issue 5-004). The zoning will remain one house per acre (DR 1). On the Philadelphia Road corridor, he will recommend downzoning the site of the Evans Funeral Chapel to CB (Issue 5-063) and […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Wednesday announced that he will recommend downzoning large properties in the Darryl Gardens area in White Marsh to limit future development and preserve open space. The issues are 5-099, 5-100, 5-101, 5-103, 5-104, 5-105, and 5-107. The changes would lower the intensity of development on 30 acres of residentially-owned property to DR […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Wednseday announced that he will downzone the 18-acre property at Belair Road and Rossville Boulevard in the Fullerton area. The Comprehensive Zoning Map Process issue is 5-074. The current zoning designation is BR, one of the most intense commercial development classifications. Changing the zoning designation to OR-2 would remove numerous uses that are […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday announced plans to downzone dozens of acres of land in the Eastern Avenue corridor to limit development in one of Baltimore County’s most sensitive areas. Councilman Marks will propose modifying the zoning on land to block intense development throughout the corridor. He will propose over 10 acres of Neighborhood Commons zoning; […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday announced that he will support one of the largest downzoning efforts ever considered along the Wampler Road and Bengies Road corridors in Middle River. Councilman Marks will recommend that 125 acres be redesignated as Neighborhood Commons, or open space, zoning, and that 150 acres be downzoned to DR 1, or one […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Wednesday announced that he will recommend that 370 acres of the peninsula south of Hammerman Beach be downzoned to RC 50. This is Issue 5-154, part of the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process. The RC 50 zoning is among the most restrictive in Baltimore County. “Gunpowder Falls State Park and nearby areas are […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday announced that he will recommend Neighborhood Commons zoning for 225 acres and over 25 acres of RC 7 zoning along Pulaski Highway near the Bird River. This is part of Issue 5-055, filed by Councilman Marks as part of the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process. Neighborhood Commons zoning protects open space throughout […]