Comprehensive Zoning Review

Background

Harford County has completed the 2008/2009 Comprehensive Zoning Review cycle. Details of the process can be found here on the County web site. As of October 15, 2008, persons interested in rezoning their property were able to pick up an information package at Planning & Zoning. All applications were due by December 15th, along with an $800 application fee. After an evaluation process led by Planning & Zoning, including public review hearings in April, a draft bill with proposed rezoning actions went to the County Council in mid-June. The Council held public hearings over ten days in July, introduced their ammendments on August 4th, and and voted for the ammended bill on August 11th.

Friends of Harford Perspective

Friends of Harford actively participated in the current Comprehensive Zoning Review process, as we did in 2005-2006. We congratulate our members for their involvement! We are still eveluating the effect of the zoning changes adopted by the Council and approved by the Executive.

Read the Friends of Harford  Report on the Comprehensive Zoning Review. See our assessment of the over 300 rezoning requests presented to the County Council.

New!! Council meeting on August 4, 2009. The Council strictly followed In-district voting: the zoning amendments were only brought by the Council rep for his District; the Council votes were all unanimous in support of each amendment offerred by that Councilman. The entire bill was approved on August 11, 2009. There are victories and losses for each District.

Friends of Harford  does not yet have an easy to understand format for the CZR Issues and Amendments list, but here is our current complete list for your review. The first column indicates where FOH disagreed with the Planning and Zoning position in the bill as submitted to the Council. The Council President seems to have everyone in line and orderly with their issues. This was a first.

Published Plans, Reports and links