A.

Requirements and Restrictions Applicable to Historic Districts

1.

Upon the adoption of any amendment to which creates a Historic District, the official Zoning Map of Howard County shall be amended to show the boundaries of said District. The provisions of Title 16, Subtitle 6 of the Howard County Code as amended shall be applicable to said District.

2.

The Zoning Regulations and zoning district boundaries, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect within an Historic District hereafter established.

3.

The zoning districts established in Section 100.0.B of these Regulations shall be permitted within the boundary of an Historic District; however, the following zoning districts shall be permitted only within an Historic District.

B.

Findings Necessary to Establish an Historic District

A petition may be granted if the Howard County Council finds affirmatively that the establishment of an Historic District will:

1.

Serve to safeguard the heritage of the County by preserving elements of its cultural, social, economic, political and architectural history;

2.

Stabilize and improve property values;

3.

Foster civic beauty;

4.

Strengthen the local economy; and/or

5.

Promote the use and preservation of the area.