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Archived Bills for 2004
CB23-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT providing that an alarm system user who fails to pay certain fines imposed under the law that regulates alarm systems is subject to an additional penalty established by resolution of the County Council.
Final Action: Passed 6/7/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB24-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Fiscal Year 2004 Pay Plan for Howard County; establishing pay rates for certain employees effective the first pay date after May 1, 2004; providing for the application of this act; and generally relating to amendments to the Pay Plan for Howard County.
Final Action: Passed 6/7/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB29-2004
Introduced by Council Members Ken Ulman and David Rakes
AN ACT providing that the developer of a housing development subject to the requirement in Section 13.402 of the Howard County Code to provide new moderate income housing units or rehabilitated existing moderate income housing units may provide up to five rehabilitated existing moderate housing units if the developer’s requirement is for 29 or fewer moderate income housing units or, if the developers requirement is for 30 or more moderate income housing units, the developer may provide a maximum of 20% of the required moderate income housing units by providing rehabilitated existing moderate income housing units.
Final Action: Passed 7/5/2005
Votes: Unanimous
CB30-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
Co-Sponsored by: David A. Rakes, Council Member
AN ACT amending the supplementary bulk regulation requirements for R-MH developments of at least 20 acres to require an As-Built Site Development Plan; to require conformity with side and rear setbacks when additional, enclosed construction increases gross floor area; to require conformity with the Building Code when minor additions increase gross floor area; and generally relating to the supplementary bulk regulations for an R-MH zone.
Final Action: Passed 6/7/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB31-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT to authorize and empower Howard County, Maryland, to borrow up to $1,630,000 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County capital projects (including a bridge project, general county projects, a storm drainage project, a school system project, road construction projects, roadside and sidewalks projects, a police project and an intersection improvements project), which are specified and described in the County's 2005 Capital Budget, and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds; authorizing the County to issue bond anticipation notes or to enter into installment purchase agreements for payment of portions of such costs; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with other available funds, to pay the debt service on such obligations; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB32-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT to authorize and empower Howard County, Maryland, to borrow up to $100,000 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds therefor, to be used to pay costs of Capital Project No. B3830 (Loudan Avenue Culvert) and costs of issuance of such bonds; authorizing and empowering the County to issue bond anticipation notes or to enter into installment purchase agreements for payment of portions of such costs; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with building excise taxes and other available funds, to pay the debt service on such obligations; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed with one amendment 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB33-2004
Introduced by: Guy Guzzone
AN ACT amending the Howard County Code to add Howard County employees to the priority list of eligible purchasers applying to purchase a moderate income housing unit providing that individuals who have received a certificate of eligibility from the Department of Housing and Community Development to qualify to purchase a moderate income housing unit in Howard County, Maryland.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB34-2004
ZRA-49
Introduced by: Guy Guzzone
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to add income-eligible county employees to the list of people entitled to preference in purchasing Moderate Income Housing Units.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB35-2004
Introduced by: Christopher J. Merdon
AN ACT prohibiting garbage collection during certain hours from commercial dumpsters located within a certain proximity to residential homes, and requiring notification regarding such prohibitions.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB36-2004
Introduced by: David A. Rakes
AN ACT requiring abatement of danger to the public health and safety caused by the destruction or damage to a building or structure by fire, requiring inspections of these buildings by certain agencies, mandating the issuance citations for violation of certain codes, authorizing Howard County to abate any danger posed by the fire damaged building, establishing penalties for failure to abate any danger posed by fire damaged building, and generally relating to abatement of danger posed by fire damaged building or structure.
Final Action: Passed with one amendment 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB38-2004
ZRA-48
Introduced by the Chairman at the request of the Center for Social Change, Inc.
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to add day treatment or care facility as a permitted use in the Corridor Employment zoning district.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB40-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code approving provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the International Association of Firefighters - Howard County Local 2000, which are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the County Code and the Employee Manual; and providing for the application of this Act.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB42-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code approving provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the International Union of Police Associations - Howard County Local 107, which are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the County Code and the Employee Manual; and providing for the application of this Act.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB43-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code approving provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - Howard County Local 3080, which are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the County Code and the Employee Manual; and providing for the application of this Act.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB44-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code approving provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - Howard County Local 3085, which are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the County Code and the Employee Manual; and providing for the application of this Act.
Final Action: Passed 7/6/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB45-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ORDINANCE supplementing Council Bill No. 22-2002, as supplemented, which provided for the issuance of the County's Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds to provide funds to pay the County's Consolidated Public Improvement Commercial Paper Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C (the "Notes"), in order to provide for the issuance of an additional $50,765,000 of such Bonds in order to provide funds to pay $50,000,000 of additional Notes, and for related purposes; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 7/23/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB46-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ORDINANCE supplementing Council Bill No. 23-2002, as supplemented, which provided for the issuance and reissuance of the County's Consolidated Public Improvement Commercial Paper Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C, (the "Notes") in order to provide for the issuance of an additional $50,000,000 of the Notes, for the disbursement of the proceeds of such additional Notes, and for related purposes; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 7/23/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB47-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ORDINANCE supplementing Council Bill No. 23-2002, as supplemented, to allow proceeds of the County's Consolidated Public Improvement Commercial Paper Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C, to be used to finance certain capital projects and project costs described in Council Bills Nos. 28-2003, 18-2004, 19-2004 and 20-2004, and supplementing Council Bill No. 22-2002, as supplemented, to allow proceeds of the County's Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds authorized thereby to be used to refinance such capital projects and project costs; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 9/7/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB48-2004
Introduced by: Vice Chairman Dave Rakes
AN ACT amending the 2000 Howard County General Plan by changing the Planning Area Boundary line for Columbia to include approximately 549 acres of land currently included in the Southeast Planning Area; and authorizing the amended changes to be attached to the 2000 County General Plan.
Final Action: Passed 3-2 with one amendment 7/23/2004
Votes: Guzzone, yea; Kittleman, nay; Merdon, nay; Rakes, yea; and Ulman, yea
CB50-2004 ZRA-45
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to add adult entertainment business to the list of definitions, add adult entertainment uses to the list of permitted uses in certain zoning districts, and revise the Supplementary Zoning District Regulations pertaining to adult entertainment.
Final Action: Passed 7/23/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB51-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT repealing and reenacting the Animal Control Law of Howard County providing certain requirements for rabies vaccinations, licenses and tags, fees, adoption, the care and destruction of animals, quarantine, reporting and investigating animal bites, impoundment, redemption, notification and contracting procedures; setting forth what constitutes a nuisance, dangerous or potentially dangerous animal, threat to public safety; neglect or cruelty and other regulated activities; setting forth enforcement actions that may be taken by the County and penalties for interfering with enforcement; setting forth the powers of the Animal Control Division, the Animal Matters Hearing Board; setting forth civil and criminal penalties and an appeal process; and generally relating to the Animal Control Law of Howard County.
Final Action: Passed with seven amendments 7/23/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB52-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT adopting certain National Codes as the Fire Prevention Code for Howard County; adopting local amendments to the Fire Prevention Code; making a conforming change; clarifying the Fire Department’s authority to respond to emergencies and imminent dangers, amending the Fire Department’s authority to abate public nuisances; prohibiting false alarms and providing for penalties when an alarm system repeatedly sends false alarms; requiring a builder to provide a buyer with the option to purchase an automatic sprinkler system; and generally relating to the Fire Prevention Code and fire safety for Howard County.
Final Action: Votes: Passed with four amendments 7/23/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB53-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT adopting certain International Codes as the Building Code for Howard County to apply to the design, construction, alteration, improvement, or modification of a building, structure or other equipment; adopting certain local amendments to the Building Code; adopting penalties for the violation of the Building Code; and generally relating to the Building Code for Howard County.
Final Action: Passed with 4 amendments 7/23/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB54-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT adopting the 2003 edition of the National Standard Plumbing Code Illustrated as the Plumbing and Gasfitting Code for Howard County in order to protect the public health and safety by setting forth criteria for the design and installation of plumbing and gasfitting systems; adopting local amendments to the Plumbing and Gasfitting code; setting forth penalties for violations of the Plumbing and Gasfitting Code; and generally relating to the Plumbing and Gasfitting Code for Howard County.
Final Action: Passed with one amendment 7/23/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB55-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT correcting a computer error in the Approved Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2005 in which an expense for Performance Awards in the amount of $500,000 was inadvertently omitted from the summary tables attached to Bill No. 28-2004.
Final Action: Passed with one amendment 7/23/04
Votes: Unanimous
EENRCB56-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the approved Capital Budget for Fiscal 2005 by transferring $1,908,000 in cash and in-aid funding from Capital Project S-6189 North Laurel Pump Station Renovations and by transferring $1,751,000 in in-aid funding from Capital Project S-6237 Patapsco Convey/Treatment Facilities to unappropriated funds and substituting as a source of funds for the projects $3,659,000 in bonds to be issued to the Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration.
Final Action: Passed 10/04/04 with one amendment
Votes: Unanimous
CB57-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT to authorize and empower Howard County, Maryland to borrow, on its full faith and credit, up to $3,659,000 from the Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration (the "Administration"), and to issue and sell its installment bonds to the Administration, the proceeds thereof to be used to pay costs of Capital Projects Nos. S-6189 (Laurel Pump Station Renovations) and S-6237 (Patapsco Conveyance/Treatment Facilities), and to pay all related costs; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with benefit assessments, ad valorem taxes levied upon assessable property in the Metropolitan District and other available funds, to pay the debt service on such bonds; authorizing the County to enter into a Loan Agreement with the Administration to effect and further evidence such borrowing; and making certain findings and determinations.
Final Action: Passed 10/04/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB58-2004 (ZRA-53)
Introduced by: Allan H. Kittleman
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to change the definition of accessory garages, including the size restrictions BULK REQUIREMENTS in the RC and RR zoning districts and move these provisions to the Supplementary Zoning District Regulations.
Final Action: Passed with one amendment 11/1/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB59-2004 (ZRA-52)
Introduced by: Allan H. Kittleman
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to define animal sanctuary to in the definition section of the regulations and add animal sanctuary in the list of Conditional Accessory Uses allowed in the RR and RC zoning districts.
Final Action: Amended and Failed 3-2 12/06/2004
Votes: Guzzone, yea; Feaga, nay; Merdon, nay; Rakes, yea; and Ulman, yea
CB60-2004
(ZRA-54)
Introduced by the Chairman
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to clarify that new principal uses in the Institutional District must have their development plans developed in accordance with the requirement of the district.
Final Action: Passed 10/04/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB61-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT repealing and reenacting the park land, open space and natural resource regulations in order to make certain organizational changes; to move all the civil penalties into one section; to update the civil penalties; to clarify the activities that are prohibited without a permit; and generally relating to the park land, open space and natural resource regulations.
Final Action: Passed 10/04/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB62-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT approving, in accordance with Section 612 of the Howard County Charter, a three-year lease of a portion of the building consisting of approximately 4,490 square feet located at 3525 Ellicott Mills Drive, Suites K, L and M, Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland by and between Garvey Limited Partnership and Howard County, Maryland, to be utilized by the Maryland Cooperative Extension.
Final Action: Passed 10/04/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB63-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT adopting certain national codes as the Howard County Property Maintenance Code for Rental Housing; adopting local amendments; making provisions for a rental housing license; setting forth the notice and order process for violations of rental housing licensing provisions; the appeal process, penalties and enforcement; and generally relating to the Howard County Property Maintenance Code for Rental Housing.
Final Action: Passed 10/04/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB64-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Howard County Plumbing and Gasfitting Code to ensure that a property owner is responsible for permits required by the Code and generally relating to the Howard County Plumbing and Gasfitting Code.
Final Action: Passed 10/04/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB65-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code approving provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the International Union of Police Associations - Howard County Local 86, which are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the County Code and the Employee Manual; and providing for the application of this Act.
Final Action: Passed 10/04/2004
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB66-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Approved Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2005 after its adoption to add new capital project, W-8270, 400 Zone Water Improvements, for the design and construction of upgrades and improvements in the Howard County elevation 400 water zone.
Final Action: Passed with one amendment 11/1/2004
Votes: Unanimous
CB67-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the annual front-foot benefit assessment to clarify which properties shall be assessed a front foot benefit, a charge assessed for a property that uses the public water or sewer systems; to remove reference to the obsolete Metropolitan Commission; and generally relating to the annual front-foot benefit assessment in Howard County, Maryland.
Final Action: Passed 11/1/2004
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB73-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
AN ORDINANCE providing for the issuance of $65,990,000 60,000,000 "Howard County, Maryland Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds, 2005 Series A" and $5,000,0004,000,000 "Howard County, Maryland Metropolitan District Bonds, 2005 Series A", pursuant to various bond enabling laws; prescribing the forms of such bonds and the annual principal installments and various details incident to the sale thereof; providing that such bonds shall be general obligations of the County; providing for the disbursement of the proceeds of such bonds and for the levying of taxes to pay the debt service on such bonds; providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith; and providing that this Ordinance shall be supplemental to Council Bills Nos. 22-2002 and 23-2002, as heretofore supplemented.
Final Action: Passed with one amendment 12/06/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB74-2004
Introduced by: Chairman Guy Guzzone
Co-Sponsored by Christopher Merdon, David Rakes, and Ken Ulman
Amending the Howard County Code to prohibit the use of the County Seal for unauthorized uses
Final Action: Passed 12/06/04
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB75-2004 ZRA-55
Introduced by: Vice Chairman David A. Rakes
Amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations and Code to permit Transitional Mobile Home Parks to be developed as a matter of right in CE zoning districts, under certain circumstances.
Final Action: Passed with two amendments 12/06/04
Votes: Unanimous
CB77-2004
Introduced by: Chairman at the request of the County Executive
Adding certain Ex Officio members to the Howard County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Board; and generally relating to the Howard County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Board.
Final Action: Passed 12/06/04
Votes: Unanimous
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