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Standards
Sections
Article I General Provisions
§ 267-1 Title.
§ 267-2 Legislative authority.
§ 267-3 Purpose.
§ 267-4 Definitions.
§ 267-5 Applicability.
§ 267-6 Construal of provisions; word usage.
Article II Administration and Enforcement
§ 267-7 Director of Planning.
§ 267-8 Zoning certificates.
§ 267-9 Board of Appeals.
§ 267-10 Interpretation of Zoning Map.
§ 267-11 Variances.
§ 267-12 Zoning reclassifications.
§ 267-13 Comprehensive zoning review.
§ 267-14 Violations and penalties.
Article III Districts Established; Boundaries
§ 267-15 Establishment of zoning districts.
§ 267-16 Official Zoning Maps.
§ 267-17 Interpretation of boundaries.
Article IV Nonconforming Lots, Buildings, Structures and Uses
§ 267-18 General provisions.
§ 267-19 Nonconforming lots.
§ 267-20 Nonconforming buildings, structures and uses.
§ 267-21 Enlargement or extension of nonconforming, nonresidential buildings, structures or uses.
Article V Supplementary Regulations
§ 267-22 Lots.
§ 267-23 Yards.
§ 267-24 Exceptions and modifications to height requirements.
§ 267-25 Requirements for deck accesses.
§ 267-26 Off-street parking and loading.
§ 267-27 Accessory uses and structures.
§ 267-28 Temporary uses. [1]
§ 267-29 Landscaping.
§ 267-30 Buffer yards.
§ 267-31 Open space.
§ 267-32 Starter home housing bonus.
§ 267-33 Signs. [1]
Article VI Forest and Tree Conservation
§ 267-34 Applicability.
§ 267-35 General requirements.
§ 267-36 Forest stand delineation.
§ 267-37 Forest conservation plan.
§ 267-38 Abbreviated process.
§ 267-39 Retention and afforestation.
§ 267-40 Reforestation.
§ 267-41 Priorities and time requirements for afforestation and reforestation.
§ 267-43 Individual tree plantings.
§ 267-44 Required tree species.
§ 267-45 Surety for forest conservation.
§ 267-46 Standards for protecting trees from construction activities.
§ 267-47 Variances.
§ 267-48 Violations and penalties.
Article VII District Regulations
§ 267-49 General provisions.
§ 267-50 Principal permitted uses by district.
§ 267-51 Requirements for specific districts.
§ 267-52 Materially similar uses.
§ 267-53 AG Agricultural District.
§ 267-54 RR Rural Residential District.
§ 267-55 R1, R2, R3 and R4 Urban Residential Districts.
§ 267-56 RO Residential/Office District.
§ 267-57 VR Village Residential District.
§ 267-58 VB Village Business District.
§ 267-59 B1, B2 and B3 Business Districts.
§ 267-60 CI, LI and GI Industrial Districts.
§ 267-61 MO Mixed Office District.
§ 267-62 NRD Natural Resource District.
§ 267-63 Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program.
§ 267-63.1 Implementation.
§ 267-63.2 Administrative enforcement.
§ 267-63.3 Critical Area development requirements.
§ 267-63.4 Intensely developed areas.
§ 267-63.5 Limited development areas.
§ 267-63.6 Resource conservation areas.
§ 267-63.7 The Critical Area buffer.
§ 267-63.8 Modified buffer areas.
§ 267-63.9 Habitat protection areas.
§ 267-63.10 Grandfathering.
§ 267-63.11 Lot consolidation and reconfiguration.
§ 267-63.12 Variances.
§ 267-63.13 Local development projects.
§ 267-63.14 Program changes.
§ 267-63.15 Water-dependent facilities and activities.
§ 267-63.16 Water-dependent structures.
§ 267-63.17 Shore erosion protection.
§ 267-63.18 Forest and woodland protection.
§ 267-63.19 Timber harvesting.
§ 267-63.20 Agriculture.
§ 267-63.21 Surface mining.
§ 267-64 Chesapeake Science and Security Corridor.
§ 267-65 Edgewood Neighborhood Overlay District.
§ 267-65.1 Magnolia Neighborhood Overlay District.
§ 267-66 Water Source Protection Districts.
Article VIII Design Standards for Special Developments
§ 267-67 Purpose.
§ 267-68 Approval.
§ 267-69 General design standards.
§ 267-70 Conventional with open space (COS).
§ 267-71 Planned residential development (PRD).
§ 267-72 Conservation development standards (CDS).
§ 267-73 Agricultural/commercial.
§ 267-74 Garden and mid-rise apartment dwellings (GMA).
§ 267-75 Nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
§ 267-76 Mixed use center.
§ 267-77 Planned employment centers.
§ 267-78 Traditional neighborhood developments.
§ 267-79 Integrated community shopping center (ICSC).
§ 267-80 Mobile home park (MHP).
§ 267-81 Mobile home subdivision (MHS).
§ 267-82 Housing for the elderly.
§ 267-83 Continuing care retirement community (CCRC).
§ 267-84 Corporate office park (COP).
§ 267-85 Retail/service/office uses in the RO District.
§ 267-85.1 Animal shelters.
Article IX Special Exceptions
§ 267-86 Purpose.
§ 267-87 General regulations.
§ 267-88 Specific standards.
Article X Landfills
§ 267-89 Sanitary landfills.
§ 267-90 Rubble landfills.
§ 267-91 Solid waste transfer stations.
§ 267-92 Other County solid waste processing facilities.
Article XI Telecommunications Facilities
§ 267-93 Purpose.
§ 267-94 Accessory uses.
§ 267-95 Communications towers.
§ 267-96 Provisions applicable to all communications towers.
§ 267-97 Additional special exception requirements.
§ 267-98 Additional provisions applicable to proposed sitings in RR, R1, R2, R3, R4, RO, VR, VB, B1 and B2 Districts.
§ 267-99 Public safety uses.
Article XII Applicability of Provisions
§ 267-100 Approved or pending zoning certificates or building permits.
§ 267-101 Board of Appeals approvals.
§ 267-102 Approved preliminary and site plans.
§ 267-103 Effect of declaration of invalidity.
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PART 2
Miscellaneous
Sections
Article XIII General Provisions for Historic Landmarks
§ 267-104 Purpose.
§ 267-105 Historic Preservation Commission.
§ 267-106 Applicability.
§ 267-107 Maintenance of lists.
§ 267-108 Designation.
§ 267-109 Criteria for designation.
§ 267-110 Procedure for designation.
§ 267-111 Amending and rescinding designations.
§ 267-112 Designated Historic Landmarks.
§ 267-113 Certificate of appropriateness required.
§ 267-114 Applications and review.
§ 267-115 Guidelines and standards for review.
§ 267-116 Historic Preservation Commission action.
§ 267-117 Development requirements.
§ 267-118 Fees.
§ 267-119 Violations and penalties.
Article XIV Official Harford County Zoning Maps
§ 267-121 Publication.
§ 267-122 Contents.
§ 267-123 Incorporation by reference.
§ 267-124 Certification; availability to public.
§ 267-125 Amendments.
Article XV Growth Management
§ 267-126 Adequate public facilities.
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Additional Zoning
Details
Sections
Attachment 1 - Table 30-1: Required Buffers Between Districts
Attachment 2 - Table 53-1: Design Requirements: AG Agricultural District
Attachment 3 - Table 54-1: Design Requirements: RR Rural Residential District
Attachment 4 - Table 55-1: Design Requirements: R1 Urban Residential District
Attachment 5 - Table 55-2: Design Requirements: R2 Urban Residential District
Attachment 6 - Table 55-3: Design Requirements: R3 Urban Residential District
Attachment 7 - Table 55-4: Design Requirements: R4 Urban Residential District
Attachment 8 - Table 56-1: Design Requirements: RO Residential Office District
Attachment 9 - Table 57-1: Design Requirements: VR Village Residential District
Attachment 10 - Table 58-1: Design Requirements: VB Village Business District
Attachment 11 - Table 59-1: Design Requirements: B1 Neighborhood Business District
Attachment 12 - Table 59-2: Design Requirements: B2 Community Business District
Attachment 13 - Table 59-3: Design Requirements: B3 General Business District
Attachment 14 - Table 60-1: Design Requirements: C1 Commercial Industrial District
Attachment 15 - Table 60-2: Design Requirements: LI Light Industrial District
Attachment 16 - Table 60-3: Design Requirements: GI General Industrial District
Attachment 17 - Table 61-1: Design Requirements: MO Mixed Office District
Attachment 18 - Table 63-1: Harford County Highly Erodible and Hydric Soils 2007
Attachment 19 - Permitted Uses Chart
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Zoning Data
Products
All Cities
Property Prospects
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Harford County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
PART 1
Standards
Sections
Article I General Provisions
§ 267-1 Title.
§ 267-2 Legislative authority.
§ 267-3 Purpose.
§ 267-4 Definitions.
§ 267-5 Applicability.
§ 267-6 Construal of provisions; word usage.
Article II Administration and Enforcement
§ 267-7 Director of Planning.
§ 267-8 Zoning certificates.
§ 267-9 Board of Appeals.
§ 267-10 Interpretation of Zoning Map.
§ 267-11 Variances.
§ 267-12 Zoning reclassifications.
§ 267-13 Comprehensive zoning review.
§ 267-14 Violations and penalties.
Article III Districts Established; Boundaries
§ 267-15 Establishment of zoning districts.
§ 267-16 Official Zoning Maps.
§ 267-17 Interpretation of boundaries.
Article IV Nonconforming Lots, Buildings, Structures and Uses
§ 267-18 General provisions.
§ 267-19 Nonconforming lots.
§ 267-20 Nonconforming buildings, structures and uses.
§ 267-21 Enlargement or extension of nonconforming, nonresidential buildings, structures or uses.
Article V Supplementary Regulations
§ 267-22 Lots.
§ 267-23 Yards.
§ 267-24 Exceptions and modifications to height requirements.
§ 267-25 Requirements for deck accesses.
§ 267-26 Off-street parking and loading.
§ 267-27 Accessory uses and structures.
§ 267-28 Temporary uses. [1]
§ 267-29 Landscaping.
§ 267-30 Buffer yards.
§ 267-31 Open space.
§ 267-32 Starter home housing bonus.
§ 267-33 Signs. [1]
Article VI Forest and Tree Conservation
§ 267-34 Applicability.
§ 267-35 General requirements.
§ 267-36 Forest stand delineation.
§ 267-37 Forest conservation plan.
§ 267-38 Abbreviated process.
§ 267-39 Retention and afforestation.
§ 267-40 Reforestation.
§ 267-41 Priorities and time requirements for afforestation and reforestation.
§ 267-43 Individual tree plantings.
§ 267-44 Required tree species.
§ 267-45 Surety for forest conservation.
§ 267-46 Standards for protecting trees from construction activities.
§ 267-47 Variances.
§ 267-48 Violations and penalties.
Article VII District Regulations
§ 267-49 General provisions.
§ 267-50 Principal permitted uses by district.
§ 267-51 Requirements for specific districts.
§ 267-52 Materially similar uses.
§ 267-53 AG Agricultural District.
§ 267-54 RR Rural Residential District.
§ 267-55 R1, R2, R3 and R4 Urban Residential Districts.
§ 267-56 RO Residential/Office District.
§ 267-57 VR Village Residential District.
§ 267-58 VB Village Business District.
§ 267-59 B1, B2 and B3 Business Districts.
§ 267-60 CI, LI and GI Industrial Districts.
§ 267-61 MO Mixed Office District.
§ 267-62 NRD Natural Resource District.
§ 267-63 Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program.
§ 267-63.1 Implementation.
§ 267-63.2 Administrative enforcement.
§ 267-63.3 Critical Area development requirements.
§ 267-63.4 Intensely developed areas.
§ 267-63.5 Limited development areas.
§ 267-63.6 Resource conservation areas.
§ 267-63.7 The Critical Area buffer.
§ 267-63.8 Modified buffer areas.
§ 267-63.9 Habitat protection areas.
§ 267-63.10 Grandfathering.
§ 267-63.11 Lot consolidation and reconfiguration.
§ 267-63.12 Variances.
§ 267-63.13 Local development projects.
§ 267-63.14 Program changes.
§ 267-63.15 Water-dependent facilities and activities.
§ 267-63.16 Water-dependent structures.
§ 267-63.17 Shore erosion protection.
§ 267-63.18 Forest and woodland protection.
§ 267-63.19 Timber harvesting.
§ 267-63.20 Agriculture.
§ 267-63.21 Surface mining.
§ 267-64 Chesapeake Science and Security Corridor.
§ 267-65 Edgewood Neighborhood Overlay District.
§ 267-65.1 Magnolia Neighborhood Overlay District.
§ 267-66 Water Source Protection Districts.
Article VIII Design Standards for Special Developments
§ 267-67 Purpose.
§ 267-68 Approval.
§ 267-69 General design standards.
§ 267-70 Conventional with open space (COS).
§ 267-71 Planned residential development (PRD).
§ 267-72 Conservation development standards (CDS).
§ 267-73 Agricultural/commercial.
§ 267-74 Garden and mid-rise apartment dwellings (GMA).
§ 267-75 Nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
§ 267-76 Mixed use center.
§ 267-77 Planned employment centers.
§ 267-78 Traditional neighborhood developments.
§ 267-79 Integrated community shopping center (ICSC).
§ 267-80 Mobile home park (MHP).
§ 267-81 Mobile home subdivision (MHS).
§ 267-82 Housing for the elderly.
§ 267-83 Continuing care retirement community (CCRC).
§ 267-84 Corporate office park (COP).
§ 267-85 Retail/service/office uses in the RO District.
§ 267-85.1 Animal shelters.
Article IX Special Exceptions
§ 267-86 Purpose.
§ 267-87 General regulations.
§ 267-88 Specific standards.
Article X Landfills
§ 267-89 Sanitary landfills.
§ 267-90 Rubble landfills.
§ 267-91 Solid waste transfer stations.
§ 267-92 Other County solid waste processing facilities.
Article XI Telecommunications Facilities
§ 267-93 Purpose.
§ 267-94 Accessory uses.
§ 267-95 Communications towers.
§ 267-96 Provisions applicable to all communications towers.
§ 267-97 Additional special exception requirements.
§ 267-98 Additional provisions applicable to proposed sitings in RR, R1, R2, R3, R4, RO, VR, VB, B1 and B2 Districts.
§ 267-99 Public safety uses.
Article XII Applicability of Provisions
§ 267-100 Approved or pending zoning certificates or building permits.
§ 267-101 Board of Appeals approvals.
§ 267-102 Approved preliminary and site plans.
§ 267-103 Effect of declaration of invalidity.
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PART 2
Miscellaneous
Sections
Article XIII General Provisions for Historic Landmarks
§ 267-104 Purpose.
§ 267-105 Historic Preservation Commission.
§ 267-106 Applicability.
§ 267-107 Maintenance of lists.
§ 267-108 Designation.
§ 267-109 Criteria for designation.
§ 267-110 Procedure for designation.
§ 267-111 Amending and rescinding designations.
§ 267-112 Designated Historic Landmarks.
§ 267-113 Certificate of appropriateness required.
§ 267-114 Applications and review.
§ 267-115 Guidelines and standards for review.
§ 267-116 Historic Preservation Commission action.
§ 267-117 Development requirements.
§ 267-118 Fees.
§ 267-119 Violations and penalties.
Article XIV Official Harford County Zoning Maps
§ 267-121 Publication.
§ 267-122 Contents.
§ 267-123 Incorporation by reference.
§ 267-124 Certification; availability to public.
§ 267-125 Amendments.
Article XV Growth Management
§ 267-126 Adequate public facilities.
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Additional Zoning
Details
Sections
Attachment 1 - Table 30-1: Required Buffers Between Districts
Attachment 2 - Table 53-1: Design Requirements: AG Agricultural District
Attachment 3 - Table 54-1: Design Requirements: RR Rural Residential District
Attachment 4 - Table 55-1: Design Requirements: R1 Urban Residential District
Attachment 5 - Table 55-2: Design Requirements: R2 Urban Residential District
Attachment 6 - Table 55-3: Design Requirements: R3 Urban Residential District
Attachment 7 - Table 55-4: Design Requirements: R4 Urban Residential District
Attachment 8 - Table 56-1: Design Requirements: RO Residential Office District
Attachment 9 - Table 57-1: Design Requirements: VR Village Residential District
Attachment 10 - Table 58-1: Design Requirements: VB Village Business District
Attachment 11 - Table 59-1: Design Requirements: B1 Neighborhood Business District
Attachment 12 - Table 59-2: Design Requirements: B2 Community Business District
Attachment 13 - Table 59-3: Design Requirements: B3 General Business District
Attachment 14 - Table 60-1: Design Requirements: C1 Commercial Industrial District
Attachment 15 - Table 60-2: Design Requirements: LI Light Industrial District
Attachment 16 - Table 60-3: Design Requirements: GI General Industrial District
Attachment 17 - Table 61-1: Design Requirements: MO Mixed Office District
Attachment 18 - Table 63-1: Harford County Highly Erodible and Hydric Soils 2007
Attachment 19 - Permitted Uses Chart
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