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 need not comply with the requirements of the State’s Design Manual for quantity control. 

Applicant: Northwest Plaza Associates c/o Metropolitan Mgmt Co., 1299 Owings Mills Blvd., Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

ESD #: 6555

Watershed(s): Gwynns Falls

Project Description: The project has an approximate disturbed area of 1.2 acre on a 25 acre site and is located west of the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Northern Parkway. The project will consist of developing two pad sites along West Northern Parkway; one as a bank with a drive thru, and the other as a commercial building with a portion as a restaurant and a portion as retail space.

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 one microbioretention facility for water quality control to satisfy the requirements of this waiver for 0.07 ac of this project and 0.49 acre of impervious area reduction to satisfy the requirements of this waiver for 1.15 acre of this project. 

To obtain information about this application, please contact Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Surface Water Management Division, 3001 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215, (410-396-4190) or by e-mail to swm@baltimorecity.gov.

Send information or comments about this application to Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Surface Water Management Division, 3001 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD  21215, (410-396-4190) or by e-mail to swm@baltimorecity.gov by 4:30 PM January 9, 2013. Comments received after 4:30 PM January 9, 2013 will not be considered.

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