General Plan
Once each decade, Howard County updates its General Plan, a long-range, visionary document that guides land use, growth, and development decisions. The County’s Department of Planning & Zoning is leading a community outreach effort to create a new General Plan, called HoCo By Design.
Click here for the most recent version of HoCo By Design.
General Plan Meeting Calendar
For a printable PDF of this calendar, click on General Plan Calendar in the Related Links menu.
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• Introduction (Chapter 1)
• Growth Conservation (Chapter 2) & Future Land Use Map (FLUM)
• Character Areas (Appendix B)
• Fiscal Impact Analysis
• Supporting Infrastructure (Chapter 9)
• Managing Growth (Chapter 10)
• Public School Facilities (Chapter 8)
• Public Hearing #1
• Ecological Health (Chapter 4)
• Environment (Appendix A)
• Quality by Design (Chapter 7)
• Focus Areas (Appendix C)
• Public Hearing #2
• Dynamic Neighborhoods (Chapter 6)
• Economic Prosperity (Chapter 5)
• Rt. 1 Corridor
• County in Motion (Chapter 4)
• Implementation (Chapter 11)
• Public Hearing #3
• Public Hearing, continuation
County's General Plan (1990 - 2012)
Once each decade, Howard County updates its General Plan, a long-range, visionary document that guides land use decisions. The County’s current General Plan, PlanHoward2030, was adopted in 2012.
HoCo By Design
As Howard County's next General Plan update, HoCo By Design will be a visionary document reflecting a process that encourages the community to think big about its long-term future.