Councilman Marks acts to preserve open space near BJ’s Wholesale Club

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Monday that he would recommend downzoning the publicly-owned property south of White Marsh Boulevard and Belair Road to Neighborhood Commons, blocking any development at the wooded site. The property includes 12 acres. Purchased by the Maryland State Highway Administration as part of the White Marsh Boulevard project in the early 1990s, the undeveloped […]

Councilman Marks supports open-space zoning along Slater Avenue

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks will recommend restricting development along 2.6 acres between Slater Avenue and Mispillion Road in the densely-populated area of southwestern Perry Hall. The land, currently used as a common area, is presently zoned for single-family homes or townhouses. Neighborhood Commons zoning will be recommended for this property, blocking any development whatsoever in case it is ever […]

Councilman Marks acts to preserve 113 acres along and near White Marsh Boulevard

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks will recommend blocking development along 113 acres east of White Marsh Boulevard, one of the largest down-zoning decisions announced as part of the 2016 rezoning cycle. The property stretches along White Marsh and Walther Boulevards, with a section that extends north to the Orbitan Road area. If adopted by the Baltimore County Council on August […]

Councilman Marks proposes to block development at 9 acres near Snyder Lane

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday announced that he would propose to block future development at nine acres of publicly-owned property west of Snyder Lane in Perry Hall. The mostly-wooded area stretches from the Chapel Manor Apartments south to Gardenia and Ramblebrook Roads. The publicly-owned parcel is right now zoned at a level that would allow townhouses, apartments, or […]

Councilman Marks to support downzoning 254 acres to open space in Seven Courts area

One of the largest zoning issues in the Fifth District affects 445 acres of Perry Hall west of Belair Road, between Pinedale Drive and Northwind Road. On Tuesday, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced his support to rezone 254 acres of land in this area as Neighborhood Commons, or open space, blocking all development. Another 125 acres would be limited […]

Councilman Marks to recommend blocking development at 26 acres north of Honeygo Village Center

Councilman David Marks announced on Wednesday that he would recommend blocking future development at 26 acres of wooded property north of the Honeygo Village Center, east of Honeygo Boulevard, south of Perry Hall Farms, and west of Glenside Farms. This undeveloped parcel is right now zoned for single-family homes. Councilman Marks is proposing Neighborhood Commons zoning, which keeps the land […]

Councilman Marks recommends downzoning 19 acres at Joppa Road and I-95

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Tuesday that he would recommend downzoning more than 19 acres of undeveloped land along Joppa Road near Chapel Hill Elementary School to block future development. The property is currently undeveloped, but zoned for single-family homes if ever sold. It is located between Peach Blossom Avenue and Interstate-95, near the Moores Orchard, Moores Meadows, […]

Councilman Marks endorses protective zoning for scenic Cromwell Valley corridor

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday said that he would recommend that the zoning along a major section of the Cromwell Bridge Road corridor be reduced to the lowest point allowed for development. The 167-acre area stretches from Goucher Boulevard across the southern side of Cromwell Bridge Road to Satyr Hill Road. It includes forested property once part of […]