The articles below were taken from past issues of our newsletter. Some are several years old, but provide a basic tutorial on land use planning and zoning issues and procedures. We hope our readers find them useful for reference.
- Current Harford County Zoning Code Categories
- Zoning Classifications - Permitted Uses & Exceptions
- The Trouble with Grandfathering
- What Is an Overlay?
- FOH Take on the Tax District for Perryman
- What Is a Referendum?
- Special Exceptions
- How Do We Pay for the Costs of Development?
- Gravel Hill Rubblefill: What Is It All About?
- Learn About It Before The Bulldozers Come
- Wetlands Mitigation?
- There Is No Transfer of Development Rights Program
- Protect Our Heritage
- Paving the Way: How Highway Construction Has Contributed to Sprawl in Maryland
Other Useful Background
- People's Counsel
- A Guide to Stopping Bad Development This is an informative publication by 1000 Friends of Maryland.
- Community Input Meetings (a Harford County Government link)