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Harford County, Maryland - Zoning Code, 0
- PART 1. STANDARDS. 1
- ARTICLE I. General Provisions 1
- § 267-1. Title. 1
- § 267-2. Legislative Authority. 1
- § 267-3. Purpose. 1
- § 267-4. Definitions. 3
- § 267-5. Applicability. 35
- § 267-6. Construal of Provisions; Word Usage. 35
- ARTICLE II. Administration and Enforcement 37
- § 267-7. Director of Planning. 37
- § 267-8. Zoning Certificates. 37
- § 267-9. Board of Appeals. 39
- § 267-10. Interpretation of Zoning Map. 41
- § 267-11. Variances. 42
- § 267-12. Zoning Reclassifications. 42
- § 267-13. Comprehensive Zoning Review. 43
- § 267-14. Violations and Penalties. 45
- ARTICLE III. Districts Established; Boundaries 47
- § 267-15. Establishment of Zoning Districts. 47
- § 267-16. Official Zoning Maps. 47
- § 267-17. Interpretation of Boundaries. 47
- ARTICLE IV. Nonconforming Lots, Buildings, Structures and Uses 49
- § 267-18. General Provisions. 49
- § 267-19. Nonconforming Lots. 49
- § 267-20. Nonconforming Buildings, Structures and Uses. 49
- § 267-21. Enlargement Or Extension of Nonconforming, Nonresidential Buildings, Structures or Uses. 51
- ARTICLE V. Supplementary Regulations 53
- § 267-22. Lots. 53
- § 267-23. Yards. 54
- § 267-24. Exceptions and Modifications to Height Requirements. 58
- § 267-25. Requirements for Deck Accesses. 59
- § 267-26. Off-street Parking and Loading. 61
- § 267-27. Accessory Uses and Structures. 69
- § 267-28. Temporary Uses. 74
- § 267-29. Landscaping. 81
- § 267-30. Buffer Yards. 89
- § 267-31. Open Space. 93
- § 267-32. Starter Home Housing Bonus. 94
- § 267-33. Signs. 97
- ARTICLE VI. Forest and Tree Conservation 113
- § 267-34. Applicability. 113
- § 267-35. General Requirements. 114
- § 267-36. Forest Stand Delineation. 115
- § 267-37. Forest Conservation Plan. 116
- § 267-38. Abbreviated Process. 118
- § 267-39. Retention and Afforestation. 119
- § 267-40. Reforestation. 121
- § 267-41. Priorities and Time Requirements for Afforestation and Reforestation. 121
- § 267-42. (Reserved). 123
- § 267-43. Individual Tree Plantings. 123
- § 267-44. Required Tree Species. 123
- § 267-45. Surety for Forest Conservation. 124
- § 267-46. Standards for Protecting Trees From Construction Activities. 124
- § 267-47. Variances. 125
- § 267-48. Violations and Penalties. 125
- ARTICLE VII. District Regulations. 127
- § 267-49. General Provisions. 127
- § 267-50. Principal Permitted Uses by District. 127
- § 267-51. Requirements for Specific Districts. 127
- § 267-52. Materially Similar Uses. 127
- PERMITTED USE CHARTS 129
- § 267-53. AG Agricultural District. 147
- § 267-54. RR Rural Residential District. 153
- §267-55. R1, R2, R3 and R4 Urban Residential Districts. 155
- § 267-56. RO Residential/Office District. 167
- § 267-57. VR Village Residential District. 171
- § 267-58. VB Village Business District. 175
- § 267-59. B1, B2 and B3 Business Districts. 179
- § 267-60. CI, LI and GI Industrial Districts. 187
- § 267-61. MO Mixed Office District. 195
- § 267-62. NRD Natural Resource District 201
- § 267-63. Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay District. 205
- § 267-64. Chesapeake Science and Security Corridor. 247
- § 267-65. Edgewood Neighborhood Overlay District. 251
- § 267-66. Water Source Protection Districts. 255
- ARTICLE VIII. Design Standards for Special Developments 265
- § 267-67. Purpose. 265
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- § 267-69. General Design Standards. 266
- § 267-70. Conventional with Open Space (COS). 267
- § 267-71. Planed Residential Development (PRD). 268
- § 267-72. Conservation Development Standards (CDS). 269
- § 267-73. Agricultural/Commercial. 271
- § 267-74. Garden and Mid-Rise Apartment Dwellings (GMA). 273
- § 267-75. Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities. 274
- § 267-76. Mixed Use Center. 275
- § 267-77. Planned Employment Centers. 278
- § 267-78. Traditional Neighborhood Developments. 280
- § 267-79. Integrated Community Shopping Center (ICSC). 283
- § 267-80. Mobile Home Park (MHP). 285
- § 267-81. Mobile Home Subdivision (MHS). 287
- § 267-82. Housing for the Elderly. 288
- § 267-83. Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). 292
- § 267-84. Corporate Office Park (COP). 294
- § 267-85. Retail/Service/Office Uses in the RO District. 299
- ARTICLE IX. Special Exceptions 301
- § 267-86. Purpose. 301
- § 267-87. General Regulations. 301
- § 267-88. Specific Standards. 301
- ARTICLE X. Landfills 321
- § 267-89. Sanitary Landfills. 321
- § 267-90. Rubble Landfills. 321
- § 267-91. Solid Waste Transfer Stations. 322
- § 267-92. Other County Solid Waste Processing Facilities. 322
- ARTICLE XI. Telecommunications Facilities 323
- § 267-93. Purpose. 323
- § 267-94. Accessory Uses. 323
- § 267-95. Communications Towers. 324
- § 267-96. Provisions Applicable To All Communications Towers. 324
- § 267-97. Additional Special Exception Requirements. 326
- § 267-98. Additional Provisions Applicable to Proposed Sitings in RR, R1, R2, VR, VB and B1 districts. 327
- § 267-99. Public Safety Uses. 327
- ARTICLE XII. Applicability of Provisions 329
- § 267-100. Approved or Pending Zoning Certificates or Building Permits. 329
- § 267-101. Board of Appeals Approvals. 329
- § 267-102. Approved Preliminary and Site Plans. 329
- § 267-103. Effect of Declaration of Invalidity. 329
- PART 2. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 331
- ARTICLE XIII. General Provisions for Historic Landmarks 331
- § 267-104. Purpose. 331
- § 267-105. Applicability. 331
- § 267-106. Maintenance of Lists. 332
- § 267-107. Method of Nomination. 332
- § 267-108. Criteria for Consideration of Nomination. 332
- § 267-109. Nomination Report and Recommendation of Preservation Commission. 333
- § 267-110. Establishments of Landmarks. 334
- § 267-111. Amending and Rescinding Designations. 334
- § 267-112. Historic Landmarks. 335
- § 267-113. Certificate of Appropriateness Required. 337
- § 267-114. Applications. 337
- § 267-115. Standards for Review. 338
- § 267-116. Determination by Commission. 338
- § 267-117. Denial. 339
- § 267-118. Buffer Requirements. 339
- § 267-119. Fees. 339
- § 267-120. Violations and Penalties. 339
- ARTICLE XIV. Official Harford County Zoning Maps 341
- § 267-121. Publication. 341
- § 267-122. Contents. 341
- § 267-123. Incorporation by Reference. 341
- § 267-124. Certification; Availability to Public. 341
- § 267-125. Amendments. 341
- ARTICLE XV. Growth Management 343
- § 267-126. Adequate Public Facilities. 343
- Permitted Use Charts.pdf [Go to Page]
- Amusements
- Industrial page 1
- Industrial page 2
- Industrial page 3
- Industrial page 4
- Industrial page 5
- Institutional
- Motor Vehicle and Related Services
- Natural Resources
- Residential: Conservation Development
- Residential: Conventional Development
- Residential: Conventional with Open Space
- Residential: Planned Residential Development
- Residential: Transient Housing
- Retail Trade
- Services
- Transportation, Communication and Utilities (TCU)
- Warehousing, Wholesaling and Processing
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