PUBLIC NOTICE 11-STORY STUDENT HOUSING POTOMAC HOLDINGS  30 WEST BIDDLE STREET

Application for Waiver

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 waiver would allow the construction of this project to be governed by the rules and requirements of to Baltimore City’s Ordinance 10-277. The applicant must provide stormwater management for the proposed project whether or not the waiver is granted.

Applicant: Potomac Holdings, 7508 Wisconsin Ave # 2, Bethesda, MD 20814-3561

Project Description: The Project Site has an area of 15,831 square feet or 0.36 acre. The applicant is proposing to remove an existing asphalt parking lot which covers the entire site and to construct an 11-story student housing facility with a green roof. Based on the existing land use and existing impervious area coverage, this project qualifies as redevelopment.

The Applicant is requesting a Redevelopment Waiver in accordance with Section 23-7(C)(3) of the City Code. The project meets the applicable requirements of implementing environmental site design practices to the maximum extent practicable and reduction of impervious area for a combined area of at least 50% of the site’s existing impervious area within the limits of disturbance.

To obtain information about this application, please contact Mr. Warren Ware, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Surface Water Management Division, 3001 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215, (410-396-0732) or by e-mail to warren.ware@baltimorecity.gov .

Send information or comments about this application to Mr. Warren Ware, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Surface Water Management Division, 3001 Druid Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215, (410-396-0732) or by e-mail to warren.ware@baltimorecity.gov by 5:00 PM March 25, 2011. Comments received after 5:00 PM April 6, 2011 will not be considered.

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