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Publications and Reports
Columbia Town Center Wilde Lake
Construction Construction Report: Development in the county is tracked on a daily basis. This report provides monthly updates on the development process and tabulates new residential construction by unit type based on use and occupancy permits. Population is also estimated based on the number of housing units.
Corridor Studies/Manuals
Development Monitoring System | Jeff Bronow | 410-313-4370 Archives: | 2008| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 DMS Report: Oct. 1, 2008 - Sept. 30, 2009. An annual report covering development activity in the county for each year and summary for the past five years. The DMS system was put in place as part of the County's Adequate Public Facilities Act adopted in 1992. The purpose is to provide a growth management process that will enable the county to provide adequate public roads and schools in a timely manner and achieve General Plan growth objectives. The process is designed to direct growth to areas where an adequate infrastructure exists of will exist."
Engineering Design Requirements Design Manuals: Include details, drainage, general conditions, roads and bridges, specifications, and water and sewer.
Forest Conservation | Violations: Daniel McNamara 410-313-4725 Manual 7.71 MB: Explains the basic concepts and requirements of the State Forest Conservation Act and resulting county regulations. Clarifies basic program goals such as priority areas within which trees should be preserved. Explains in detail the procedures to be followed at each stage of the submission and approval process. Provides guidelines and standards for implementing specifications required as part of approved plans. Forest Conservation Brochure - Public Easements Forest Conservation Brochure - Private Easements
General Plan 2000 The County's General Plan has historically been revised approximately every ten years (1960, 1971, 1982, 1990). Regular updates are necessary for guiding decisions related to development, land preservation, changing demographic and employment trends, neighborhood sustainability, capital projects, County services and other key issues. Introductory Letters, Contributions & Table of Contents
Policies and Amendments Monitoring Report | 2009 | 2005 | 2002
Green Buildings and Neighborhoods | Susan Overstreet | 410-313-4345 Green building techniques use environmentally sustainable materials to construct buildings that conserve resources and provide healthy living or working spaces. A variety of tax credits, grant programs, and financial incentives are available. Green Neighborhoods is a voluntary program encouraging development that conserves and protects natural resources, while providing sustainable communities that are energy and water efficient.
Historic Sites & District Guidelines | Samantha Stoney | 410-313-4428 Historic Sites Inventory: Inventory List | Map Historic District Guidelines: Ellicott City | Lawyers Hill
Newsletters
Landscape Manual | Manual | Update 2010 The Division of Land Development is pleased to present an update for the Howard County Landscape Manual Recommended Plant Lists. The plant lists were created for the first edition of the Manual in 1993 before information was available about invasive qualities of certain recommended plants contained in those lists (Norway Maple, Bradford Pear, etc.). Additionally, diseases and pests have made some other plants undesirable (Ash, Austrian Pine, etc.). The Howard County General Plan 2000 and subsequent environmental and community planning publications such as the Route 1 and Route 40 Manuals and the Green Neighborhood Design Guidelines have promoted the desirability of using native plants in landscape plantings. Therefore, this policy seeks to update the Recommended Plant Lists by identifying invasive plant species and disease or pest ridden plants for their removal and prohibition from further planting in Howard County and to add other available native plants which have desirable characteristics for street tree or general landscape use for inclusion on the Recommended Plant Lists. Please note that a comprehensive review of the street tree and landscape tree lists were conducted for the purpose of this update, however, only minor deletions and additions were made to the shrub lists.
Pedestrian Plan | Brian Muldoon | 410-313-4363 Master Plan | Improvement Loactions | Map 3.23 MB A framework for guiding and prioritizing both public and private pedestrian improvements. Potential projects are prioritized on the basis of safety, level of demand, engineering feasibility, cost and other factors.
Regulations Zoning and Subdivision and Land Development
Research Reports | Jeff Bronow | 410-313-4370 These publications provide statistical information on Howard County demographics, socioeconomic and employment trends and patterns. Issue 16 summarizes the extent, rate of growth, and location of county residents with limited English proficiency. Languages spoken and country of origin for foreign born populations are also summarized.
Senior Housing Senior Housing Plan: Defines recommended policies and program initiatives to be implemented over time.
Watershed Restoration | Susan Overstreet | 410-313-4345 As part of the process for developing watershed restoration plans, information is collected about existing water quality and habitat conditions. Stream corridor assessment surveys and biological water quality monitoring have been conducted in all county's major watersheds. Watershed Restoration Action Strategy Subwatershed Assessment
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