Archived Bills 2012
CB1-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending Council Bill No. 48-2011 that authorizes and provides for the issuance, sale and delivery of general obligation bonds of the County for the purposes of financing certain capital projects of the County.
Final Action: Passed 2/6/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB2-2012 (ZRA 137) Amendments 1, A1A2, 2, {3}
Introduced By, Courtney Watson, Councilperson
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to permit Community Swimming Pools to send density under the Neighborhood Preservation Program in the R-ED, R-20, and R-12 zoning districts, under certain conditions; establish a reduced rear setback of 15 feet on R-ED zoned lots that adjoin an open space lot; and generally related to Community Swimming Pools and rear setbacks.
Final Action: Passed as amended 3/5/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB3-2012 (ZRA 135) Amendments 1
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of Viram Patel
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to amend the Riding Academies and Stables Conditional Use category to change required setback provisions; and generally relating to Riding Academies and Stables.
Final Action: Life Extended & Tabled 3/5/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB4-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the Howard County Charter, approving a multi-year Amended and Restated Developer Agreement and Right of Entry for a Major Public Sewer System between Howard County, Maryland and Ellicott Meadows, LLC for the acquisition of the Orchard Meadows Water Main; and authorizing the County Executive to take certain actions in connection with the Agreement.
Final Action: Passed 2/6/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB5-2012 (ZRA 138) Amendments 1, 2
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the Marsha S. McLaughlin, Director, Department of Planning and Zoning
AN ACT removing a requirement that pick-your-own-enterprises located in the RC (Rural Conservation) Zoning District have frontage on and direct access to certain types of roads, requiring that all necessary permits and licenses to be obtained from the Health Department prior to use as a pick-your-own enterprise, and generally relating to the Howard County Zoning Regulations.
Final Action: Passed as amended 3/5/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB6-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the Howard County Charter, approving a multi-year Agreement between Howard County, Maryland and Recall Total Information Management Inc., and Recall Secure Destruction Services, Inc., both subsidiaries of Recall Corp.; and authorizing the County Executive to take certain actions in connection with the Agreement.
Final Action: Passed 2/6/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB7-2012 Amendment 1
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of Cynthia Lynn and David Lynn
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to amend the Conditional Uses Section to establish a new Conditional Use category that allows boutique hotels under certain conditions; and generally related to boutique hotels.
Final Action: Passed as amended 3/29/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB8-2012 (ZRA 136)
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the The Liparini Company
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to permit the MXD District regulations to reduce the minimum percentage of employment use land area which may be used in MXD-6 developments that provide age-restricted adult housing from 9% to 7%; and generally related to employment use land area in MXD.
Final Action: Passed 3/29/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB9-2012
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT repealing the requirement that the County fire and rescue tax be based on separate districts; removing certain obsolete language; making certain technical corrections; providing for the application of this Act; providing that this Act may be construed to apply only prospectively and may not be construed to apply to certain matters arising before a certain date; and generally relating to the County fire and rescue tax.
Final Action: Passed 3/29/2012
Votes: Yea – Council Members Ball, Sigaty, Terrasa and Watson
Nay – Council Member Fox
ENRCB10-2012 Amendment 1, {2}, 3, A1A4, 4
Introduced By Council Member Calvin Ball Co-sponsored by Mary Kay Sigaty, Jennifer Terrasa, and Courtney Watson
AN ACT permitting a homeowners association or common ownership community to submit certain documentation that a unit owner seeking a County issued rental license is delinquent on certain fees or violating certain bylaws or covenants; permitting the denial of rental license applications for failing to pay fees or other obligations to the association or community; permitting the denial of a rental license renewal request for failing to pay fees or violating obligations to the association or community; authorizing the Director of the Department of Licenses, Permits and Inspections to suspend or revoke a rental housing license if a homeowners association or common ownership community provides certain documentation indicating a unit owner with a rental license is delinquent on fees or other obligations to the association or community; authorizing the Director of the Department of Licenses, Inspections and Permits to revoke a rental license for false statements on an application; and generally relating to homeowners association and common ownership community fees and obligations, and rental housing licenses.
Final Action: Passed as amended 5/7/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB11-2012
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ORDINANCE authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to issue and sell its refunding revenue bonds, as limited obligations and not upon its full faith and credit in the aggregate principal amount of up to $6,200,000 in order to refund all of the County’s Golf Course Refunding Revenue Bonds, 2003 Series A, which financed or refinanced the costs of the Timbers at Troy golf course; providing that such refunding bonds or other obligations be payable from funds and revenues received from or in connection with such golf course and other funds that may be made available under a financing agreement; providing for the private (negotiated) sale of the bonds; authorizing the execution of a financing agreement; approving the form, manner and tenor of the bonds; authorizing the County Executive to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for or approve certain matters, details, documents or procedures; authorizing the establishment of a debt service reserve fund with respect to the bonds; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 5/7/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB12-2012 Amendment 1, 2
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT adopting the International Building Code, 2012, the International Residential Code, 2012, the International Mechanical Code, 2012, and the International Energy Conservation Code, 2012; providing that such codes collectively comprise the Howard County Building Code; regulating the design, construction, alteration, improvement, or modification of a building, structure, or other related equipment; adopting certain local amendments to the Building Code; adopting penalties for the violation of the Building Code; making certain technical corrections; and generally relating to building and construction regulations in Howard County.
Final Action: Passed as amended 5/7/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB13-2012
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT adopting the 2011 National Electrical Code as the Electrical Code for Howard County; regulating the design, construction, alteration, improvement or modification to electrical equipment; adopting certain local amendments to the Electrical Code; and generally relating to the electrical requirements in Howard County.
Final Action: Passed 5/7/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB14-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Howard County Employees’ Retirement Plan to ensure that a cost of living adjustment can never be negative; to correct the name of a certain index; and generally relating to the Howard County Employees’ Retirement Plan.
Final Action: Passed 6/4/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB15-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Howard County Police and Fire Employees’ Retirement Plan to ensure that a cost of living adjustment can never be negative; to correct the name of a certain index; and generally relating to the Howard County Police and Fire Employees’ Retirement Plan.
Final Action: Passed 6/4/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB16-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the duration of the taxicab certificate and the taxicab driver’s license; making certain technical corrections; and generally related to the Taxicab Code of Howard County.
Final Action: Passed 5/31/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB17-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Pay Plan for Howard County; providing payscales for employees, amending pay grades for certain employees; adding certain premium pays; adding pay grades that apply to certain bargaining units; making certain technical corrections; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to the Pay Plan for Howard County.
Final Action: Passed 5/31/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB18-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Classification Plan for Howard County; amending certain class descriptions; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to amendments to the Howard County Classification Plan.
Final Action: Passed 5/31/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB19-2012 Amendment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A1A8, A2A8, 8, 9
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT adopting the current expense budget and the capital budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013, to be known as the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of Howard County, Fiscal Year 2013.
Final Action: Passed as amended 5/31/2012
Votes: Yea – Council Members Ball, Sigaty, Terrasa and Watson
Nays – Council Member Fox
CB20-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in the principal amount of up to $116,555,760 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County capital projects (including bridge projects, general county projects, storm drainage projects, school system projects, fire and rescue projects, road construction projects, roadside and sidewalk projects, library projects, community college projects, parks and recreation projects, and intersection improvements projects), which are specified and described in the County's 2013 Capital Budget (including, without limitation, borrowings for certain capital projects previously authorized in other calendar years, which such authorization has lapsed or will lapse), and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds; authorizing the County to issue bond anticipation notes or to enter into installment purchase agreements for payment of portions of such costs; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with other available funds, to pay the debt service on such obligations; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 5/31/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB21-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in the principal amount of up to $91,799,179 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County water and sewer capital projects which are specified and described in the County's Capital Budget (including, without limitation, borrowings for certain water and sewer capital projects previously authorized in prior calendar years which such authorization has lapsed or will lapse), and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds; authorizing the County to issue bond anticipation notes or to enter into installment purchase agreements for payment of portions of such costs; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with benefit assessments, ad valorem taxes levied upon the assessable property in the Metropolitan District and other available funds, to pay the debt service on such obligations; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 5/31/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB22-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in a principal amount of up to $22,461,022 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds therefor, to be used to pay costs of certain County road construction projects and other capital projects specified and described in the County's 2013 Capital Budget (including, without limitation, borrowings for certain of such capital projects previously authorized), and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds; authorizing and empowering the County to issue bond anticipation notes or to enter into installment purchase agreements for payment of portions of such costs; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with building excise taxes and other available funds, to pay the debt service on such obligations; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 5/31/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB23-2012
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 1.111(e) of the Howard County Code, approving provisions in a collective bargaining agreement between Howard County and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Howard County Local 1810, Council 67, AFL-CIO that are in conflict with the provisions of Title 1 “Human Resources” of the Howard County Code or the Employee Manual; and providing for the application of this Act.
Final Action: Passed 7/2/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB24-2012 Amendment 1, 2, A1A3, 3, 4, 5, A7A6, 6, 7, A1A8, 8, A1A9, 9, 10, A1A11, 11, 12, 13
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT creating the Downtown Columbia Partnership; defining certain terms; establishing the Downtown Columbia Management District; setting forth the composition, qualifications and term of the Partnership’s Board of Directors; establishing the powers and duties of the Board; requiring that the Board adopt bylaws and that the bylaws contain certain provisions, including ethical standards and disclosure requirements; requiring the Partnership to perform certain duties; setting forth the powers and duties of the Partnership; providing for certain funding and certain payments required by the Downtown Columbia Plan; providing that the Partnership serves as the Downtown Columbia Housing Foundation and that certain funds shall be used to make affordable housing more available; requiring certain transportation initiatives; requiring that the Partnership prepare certain reports and keep certain records; allowing the Partnership to use certain methods of procurement; requiring Partnership compliance with the State Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act laws; setting forth the Partnership’s legal advisor; providing a method to terminate the existence of the Downtown Columbia Partnership; providing for staggered terms for the initial members of the Board; and generally relating to the Downtown Columbia Partnership.
Final Action: Passed as amended 7/2/2012
Votes: Yeas – Council Members Ball, Fox, Sigaty and Watson
Nays – Council Member Terrasa
ENRCB25-2012 Amendment 1, 2
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the process for comprehensive zoning; defining certain terms; clarifying the County Council authority related to comprehensive zoning, clarifying the purpose of zoning districts and zoning regulations; requiring certain notice of a comprehensive zoning plan; requiring certain procedures before the Planning Board and the County Council; allowing for the consideration of certain requests; making certain technical corrections; and generally related to comprehensive zoning in Howard County.
Final Action: Passed as amended 7/2/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB26-2012 Amendment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39
Administrative Explanation
Printing Instructions
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT adopting PlanHoward 2030 as the general plan for Howard County, Maryland, for the purpose of planning for land use and land conservation and multiyear development planning for transportation, public facilities, water, sewerage, parkland, housing, human services, and environmental protection; and generally relating to planning, zoning, and land use in Howard County, Maryland.
Final Action: Pass as amended 7/26/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB27-2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Howard County, Maryland to borrow money in the aggregate principal amount of up to $5,216,000 on its full faith and credit, and issue and sell its bonds therefor, to be used to pay costs of Capital Project No. E1027 (Longfellow Elem Addition), more particularly described in the County's 2013 Capital Budget, and to pay costs of issuance of such bonds; authorizing the County to issue bond anticipation notes or to enter into installment purchase agreements for payment of portions of such costs; and to levy taxes upon the assessable property within the County sufficient, together with other available funds, to pay the debt service on such obligations; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 7/26/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB28-2012 Amendment 1, 2, 3
Introduced By, Introduced By, Jennifer Terrasa Co-Sponsored by Calvin Ball
AN ACT establishing a tax credit against the County tax imposed on real property equipped with certain types of accessibility features, under certain conditions; establishing the amount, terms, conditions, and duration of the credit; providing for an application procedure and administration of the credit; and generally relating to property tax credits.
Final Action: Passed as amended 10/01/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB29-2012
Introduced By, Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT pursuant to Section 612 of the Howard County Charter, approving a second amendment and new equipment schedule to 2009 Energy Performance Contract Master Lease-Purchase Agreement between Howard County, Maryland and Grant Capital Management, Inc., to refinance certain energy saving capital improvements originally financed thereunder.
Final Action:
Votes:
CB30-2012
Introduced By, Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the on-site sewage disposal permit to include the modification, alteration, repair or connection to certain types of disposal systems; and generally relating to sewage disposal permits.
Final Action: Passed 10/01/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB31-2012 (ZRA 139)
Introduced By, Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the Marsha S. McLaughlin, Director, Department of Planning and Zoning
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to require a financial affordable housing obligation or the provision of moderate income housing units in Downtown Columbia; and generally relating to the Howard County Zoning Regulations.
Final Action: Passed 10/01/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB32-2013
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of up to $100,000,000 consolidated public improvement bonds and up to $10,000,000 metropolitan district bonds, pursuant to various bond enabling laws; providing that such bonds shall be general obligations of the County; authorizing the County Executive to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for or approve the final principal amounts, maturity schedules, interest rates and redemption provisions for such bonds, and other matters, details, forms, documents or procedures and to determine the method of sale of such bonds; providing for the disbursement of the proceeds of such bonds and for the levying of taxes to pay debt service on such bonds; and providing for and determining various matters in connection therewith.
Final Action: Passed 10/1/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB33-2012, (ZRA 141) A1A1, ENRAmendment 1, 2
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the Marsha S. McLaughlin, Director, Department of Planning and Zoning
AN ACT defining certain terms; allowing certain parcels within the R-ED zoning district to both send and receive development density through the Neighborhood Preservation Density Exchange Option; establishing a maximum receiving lot yield; providing certain regulations for sending parcels that contain a historic structure; making certain technical corrections; amending certain setbacks; and generally relating to the Howard County Zoning Regulations.
Final Action: Passed as amended 11/5/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB34-2012 Amendment 1
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Pay Plan for Howard County; providing pay scales for police management employees; making certain positions within the Department of Corrections executive exempt; providing for the application of this Act; and generally relating to the Pay Plan for Howard County.
Final Action: Passed as amended 12/3/2012
Votes: Unanimous
CB35-2012
Administrative Explanation
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the Classification Plan for Howard County to amend the classification description for the position of Correctional Program Supervisor III within the Department of Corrections; and generally relating to amendments to the Howard County Classification Plan.
Final Action: Passed 12/3/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB36-2012 (ZRA 144) A1A1, {A2A1}, Amendment 1, 2, 3, 4, {5}, 6, {7}, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, {14}, 15
DPZ Map from Work Session 11/26/2012
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the Marsha S. McLaughlin, Director, Department of Planning and Zoning
AN ACT creating a Community Enhancement Floating District; setting forth uses permitted as of right; excluding certain uses; allowing for certain accessory uses; requiring certain moderate income housing; requiring certain density be obtained through the density exchange option or through the neighborhood preservation density exchange option; requiring certain features or amenities as community enhancements; setting forth certain criteria and procedures for the establishment of a Community Enhancement Floating District; requiring certain plans; allowing certain modifications under certain conditions; and generally relating to the Howard County Zoning Regulations.
Final Action: Passed as amended 2/4/2013
Votes: YEAS – Council Members Ball, Sigaty and Terrasa
NAYS – Council Members Fox and Watson
ENRCB37-2012 GPA 2012 PBR Amendment 1, {2}, {3}
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending PlanHoward 2030, the general plan for Howard County, by defining Growth Tiers, as required by the Maryland Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012; specifying additional designated place types to correspond with the Growth Tiers; revising certain maps to reflect the additional designated place types; adding new text to describe Growth Tiers and adding new maps; and generally relating to planning, zoning and land use in Howard County.
Final Action: Passed as amended 12/3/2012
Votes: YEAS - Council Members Ball, Fox, Sigaty and Terrasa
NAYS - Council Member Watson
VETO: 12/13/2012
ENRCB38-2012 (ZRA 140) Amendment 1
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of Kellogg CCP LLP, c/o Preston Scheffenacker Properties, Inc.
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to permit the TOD District regulations to allow multi-family dwellings as a permitted use subject to certain criteria; amending the commercial use requirements concerning the building-type; allowing drive-through services subject to certain criteria; generally relating to residential and commercial uses in the TOD zoning district; and generally relating to the Zoning Regulations.
Final Action: Passed as amended 12/3/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB39-2012 (ZRA 142) Amendment 1
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of Bith Energy, Inc.
AN ACT amending the Howard County Zoning Regulations to permit Commercial Solar Facilities as a Conditional Use in the RC and RR zoning district subject to certain criteria; and generally related to the Zoning Regulations.
Final Action: Passed as amended 12/3/2012
Votes: YEAS - Council Members Ball, Sigaty, Terrasa and Watson
ABSTAIN – Council Member Fox
CB40-2012
Introduced By, Calvin Ball, Jennifer Terrasa, and Courtney Watson
AN ACT providing a hiring preference in County government for qualified individuals and veterans with disabilities; providing for policies related to the hiring preference; and generally relating to County hiring practices.
Final Action: Passed 12/3/2012
Votes: Unanimous
ENRCB41-2012 Amendment 1
Introduced By, The Chairperson at the request of the County Executive
AN ACT amending the allocation categories used in the Housing Unit Allocation Chart, clarifying certain definitions, providing for the application of this Act, and generally relating to adequate public facilities in Howard County.
Final Action: Passed as Amended 1/7/2013
Votes: Yeas - Council Member Ball, Fox, Terrasa and Watson
Absent: Council Member Sigaty