Legislation

The following table highlights important legislation that has been put forward since 2022.

	Bill #	Bill Title	Lead Sponsor
	24-041	Chapter 267 Zoning-Setbacks for Extraction and Blasting Activities	James Reilly
Bill Status: Withdrawn Summary Reduce the setback requirement for extracting and blasting activities.
	24-037	Zoning Code Chapter 267 Liquor Stores B1 Special Exceptions	Aaron Penman
Bill Status: Failed Summary Allow liquor stores as a permitted use in the B1 Neighborhood Business District as special exceptions.
	24-033	Impact Fees	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Adjust the development impact fee to closer align with increased school construction costs.
	24-031	Hotel Occupancy Tax	Aaron Penman
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Specify Visit Harford! as the recipient of 25% of the Hotel Occupancy Tax.
	24-018	Liquor Stores in B-1 Neighborhood District	Aaron Penman
Bill Status: Withdrawn Summary Allow liquor stores as a permitted use in the B1 Neighborhood Business District.
	24-016	Charter Amendment Article V Budget and Finance Section 512	Aaron Penman
Bill Status: Vetoed by County Executive Summary Provide for the ability of the County Council to increase, decrease, or delete certain line items in the proposed annual budget.
	24-009	Zoning-Cannabis Dispensary	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Failed Summary Specify zoning regulations for cannabis dispensaries.
	24-003	Height Monitoring	Jacob Bennett
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Add regulations and civil penalties for violations relating to vehicle height.
	24-001	Zoning Accessory Dwelling Units	Aaron Penman
Bill Status: Withdrawn Summary Allow accessory dwelling units to be either attached or detached from the primary dwelling unit and to remove the requirement that only a relative may occupy an accessory dwelling unit.
	23-037	Habitat Protection Areas-Zoning Chapter 267-63.9	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Enhance protections for habitat protection areas within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area.
	23-028	Charter Amendment - Term Limits	Tony Giangiordano
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Limit council members to serving three consecutive full four-year terms.
	23-027	Apartments-B3-General Business District	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Remove garden apartments and high-rise apartments as permitted uses in the B3 General Business District except for garden apartments located within the Chesapeake Science and Security Corridor (CSSC).
	23-026	Amendments to Zoning Code Sections 267-4 267-60 267-126-Warehouse	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Limits size of new warehouses and updates permitted use categories based on size of warehouses.
	23-025	Moratorium Extension	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Adopted Summary 45 day moratorium on the issuance of any approvals or permits for any development of any warehousing and wholesaling, processing, distribution and local delivery facilities in several zoning districts.
	23-013	EMS Ambulance Transport-Increase Rates	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Adjust the rate charged for ambulance transports and medical services to meet the increased operational and maintenance costs for EMS.
	23-011	Apartments-B3-General Business District	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Failed Summary Remove garden apartments and high-rise apartments as permitted uses in the B3 General Business District unless integrated into a mixed use development.
	23-009	Solid Waste Disposal Fees	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Adopted Summary Adjust the solid waste tipping fee to cover the increased costs under the agreement with Baltimore County.
	23-005	Moratorium-Warehouse	Bob Cassilly
Bill Status: Adopted Summary 90 day moratorium on the issuance of any approvals or permits for any development of any warehousing and wholesaling, processing, distribution and local delivery facilities in several zoning districts.