Background
Harford County has begun the 2008/2009 Comprehensive Zoning Review cycle. As of October 15, persons interested in rezoning their property were able to pick up an information package at Planning & Zoning. All applications are due by December 15th, along with an $800 application fee. Details of the process can be found here.
History
The most recent Comprehensive Zoning Review process began in 2005, as required. It ended in 2006 when the County Executive vetoed the Comprehensive Rezoning Bill as amended by the County Council. Mr. Craig considered the bill to have too greatly expanded the Development Envelope. The Council had approved many more up-zoning requests than were recommended by the Department of Planning and Zoning (or by Friends of Harford). The new cycle began using the revised Zoning Code, approved on October 22, 2008.
Friends of Harford Perspective
Friends of Harford plans to actively participate in the follow-on Comprehensive Rezoning process, as we did in the 2005-2006 process. We congratulate our members for their involvement and look forward to working with them again.
Interested in working with us on Comprehensive Zoning? Contact us by email.
Published Plans, Reports and links
- County information site for the Comprehensive Zoning Review.
- Harford County Master Plan and Land Use Element Plan, 2004 A critical guidline for rezoning decisions. Included are Community Plans for every area of Harford County, e.g. Joppa-Joppatowne, Dublin-Darlington. Each Community Plan provides a vision for the future of that region. Backing up their Community Plans summarized in the Master Plan are more detailed plans for the Joppa-Joppatowne and the Edgewood communities, developed with full participation of citizens of these areas. Plans for other areas were staff-generated.
- Harford County Zoning Code (effective Dec 22, 2008)
- Harford County Zoning Designations (effective Dec 22, 2008): AG, RR, R1, MO, B1, ...
- Managing Maryland's Growth, Models and Guidelines, Revisiting the Comprehensive Plan: The Six Year Review, June 2000 A Maryland Department of Planning resource