The Paramount
Baltimore City, Maryland

Application for Qualitative Control Waiver

The City of Baltimore Department of Public Works is accepting public review and comments on this project’s application for a qualitative control and quantitative control waivers.

Applicant: Paramount Baltimore, LLC, 4900 Wetheredsville Road, Baltimore, MD 21207

ESD #: 7893

Watershed(s): Baltimore Harbor Watershed (02-13-09-03)

Project Description: The project has an approximate area of 1.58 acres and is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Ostend street and Warner Street. The project will include a 4000-seat indoor music venue.

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 0.21 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 0.21 ac of this project. 

The Applicant has demonstrated that on-site water quality control is not practicable. The Applicant will satisfy the water quality controls for this project by payment of fee-in-lieu of on-site stormwater management for 0.22 ac of this project. 

To obtain information about this waiver request, please contact Nathaniel Krause, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Office of Compliance and Research, 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 Nathaniel Krause, Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Office of Compliance and Research, 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, November 18, 2021.  Comments received after 4:30 PM, November 18, 2021, will not be considered.

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