Land Use & Zoning
Harford County Launches Online Applications for New Residential Building Permits
BEL AIR, Md., (Oct. 14, 2020) – Harford County continues to bring more services online to make it easier and more efficient to do business. Through the Harford County ePermit Center, home builders can complete online the entire permitting process for residential building permits for new single-family and two-family homes and townhouses. Paper permit applications…
Read MoreSnee and Lutche Lead the Way on 2017 Comprehensive Rezoning
Shareholders Joseph F. Snee, Jr. and Stephen W. Lutche led all Harford County attorneys in the number of Issues filed (requests for comprehensive rezoning) and the successful passage of those Issues during the recently concluded 2017 Harford County Comprehensive Rezoning process. After the filing of the applications for rezoning from December 2016 to February 2017,…
Read MoreJohn Zink Gets Approval of Board for Kent Island Development
On Wednesday, November 18th, K. Hovnanian, a New Jersey-based homebuilder was granted a long disputed permit for a housing development project on Kent Island. The Board of Public Works’ 2-1 decision was largely based on testimony by the State Wetlands Administrator Bill Morgante, stating that the development would result in “less pollution than the farmland” that currently makes up…
Read MoreOf Counsel John H. Zink Fights for Kent Island Development Permit
SMLH Of Counsel John H. Zink is representing New Jersey based developer K. Hovnanian in an attempt to gain approval for a permit for a 1,079-unit housing development on Kent Island. The permthit is to be reviewed for the third time by the Board of Public Works on Wednesday, November 18th . Read more about the development project in this Baltimore…
Read MoreCOMING SOON! Harford County Master Land Use Plan Update and Harford County Comprehensive Rezoning
County Executive Barry Glassman has announced that Harford County will be updating its Master Land Use Plan and thereafter launching into Harford County-wide comprehensive rezoning. The Master Plan and Land Use Element Plan was last updated in 2012. Maryland law requires that the Master Land Use Plan be updated every ten years. Rather than waiting,…
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