Planning Board

About

The Planning Board's role is to guide the orderly growth and development of the County through the approval of development plans, as well as recommendations to the County Council and Zoning Board on all matters relating to planning and zoning, including the County's General Development Plan, zoning map amendments and zoning regulation amendments.

Please note the deadline for registration for virtual participation is 1 business day, no later than 7:00 pm, before the scheduled meeting.

If you need special accommodations, please contact the Department 5 business days prior the meeting at planningboard@howardcountymd.gov.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you need assistance DURING THE MEETING, please send an email to planningboard@howardcountymd.gov. This email account is monitored during the meeting.

Board Information

Meeting Schedule

The Planning Board typically meets the first and third Thursday of each month beginning at 7:00 pm in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building (3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043). Alternative dates may be scheduled at the discretion of the Board. Meeting agendas and all supplemental materials are posted to the Planning Board website two (2) weeks in advance of the meeting date.

View 2026 Schedule

Board Members

James Cecil, Chair, District 2
Mason Godsey, Vice-Chair, District 1
Barbara Mosier, District 3
Lynn Moore, District 5
William Tilburg, District 4

Rules of Procedure

Planning Board's REVISED Rules of Procedure.

Rules of Procedure

Testimony Procedures

For those who will be speaking/participating in the meeting VIRTUALLY, pre-registration is required and must be completed by 7 p.m. one business day before the meeting.

If you would like to provide written testimony, it must be submitted by 7 p.m. one business day before the meeting. Email all testimony to planningboard@howardcountymd.gov.

*If this is your first-time providing testimony in a virtual public meeting and you have questions or if you don’t have access to a computer and would like to provide testimony via telephone, please contact the Department as soon as possible at planningboard@howardcountymd.gov so that staff can assist you with registration or answer any questions you may have.

**Following these deadlines will greatly assist with the Department with facilitating virtual public meetings. The registration and submission deadlines are preferred but won’t be required until the Planning Board officially adopts their revised Rules of Procedure.

Contact

Technical Support Documents

The information below is intended to assist the public with knowing how to participate in virtual public meetings and provides an overview of how the meetings will be run.

Public Participation Guide Technical Webex Guide

Past Meetings

Vote: 4-0 approved

ZB-1132M Columbia Concepts LLC (Long Reach Village Center) | RECOMMENDATION

December 4, 2025 Meeting Recording

December 4, 2025 Planning Board Agenda

F-25-043 Charles Marks Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Attachment

Vote: 5-0 approved

SDP-25-050 Department of Recreation & Parks - Cradlerock Park (East Columbia Athletic Fields) Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Attachment

Vote: 5-0 approved

Landscape Manual | RECOMMENDATION

Presentation

November 20, 2025 Meeting Recording

November 20, 2025 Planning Board Agenda

ZRA 216 - Southern Veterinary Partners Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

Petition

ZRA 214 - Woo Yong Jung (Yale Presbyterian Church, Inc.) Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

Petition

October 23, 2025 Meeting Recording

October 23, 2025 Planning Board Agenda

Howard County Public School System Budget | RECOMMENDATION

PB 459 River Hill Estates, 5928 Trotter, LLC Technical Staff Report | DECISION

October 16, 2025 Meeting Recording

October 16, 2025 Planning Board Agenda

ZRA 219 - Department of Planning and Zoning Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

ZRA 218 - Department of Planning and Zoning Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

October 9, 2025 Meeting Recording

October 9, 2025 Planning Board Agenda

FDP-25-A-V GM Oakland Ridge, LLC Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Approved 5-0

ZRA-217 Department of Planning and Zoning Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

September 18, 2025 Meeting Recording Video

SDP-90-064 St Mark's Technical Staff Report | DECISION

vote: 5-0 approved

SP-25-002 5928 Trotter Road Technical Staff Report | DECISION

vote: 5-0 approved

ZB 1130M Corridor Square, LLC Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

September 4, 2025 Meeting Recording

ASDP-86-087 - Peter Grossman Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

August 21, 2025 Meeting Recording

F-24-036 Shiheng Zhao & Quiying Zhu Old Columbia Crossing Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Attachments

Vote: 3-0 approved

August 7, 2025 Meeting Recording

Gateway Master Plan Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

Gateway Master Plan Draft

July 24, 2025 Meeting Recording

SDP-25-002 Burkhard Homes, Douglas Woods Technical Staff Report | DECISION

vote: 4-0 approved

SDP-25-003 Villages of Turf Valley Technical Staff Report | DECISION

vote: 4-0 approved

July 10, 2025 Meeting Recording

Development Monitoring System Report | Letter of Consistency

June 26, 2025 Meeting Recording

ZRA 212 Blackrock Capital Investors LLC Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

Gateway Master Plan Workshop

Staff Presentation

June 5, 2025 Meeting Recording

2025-2034 Solid Waste Mgmt Plan - Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

HoCo By Design - Supporting Infrastructure Chapter

May 15, 2025, 7 PM Meeting Recording

ASDP-79-009 Cynthia Rivarde Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote: 4-0 approved

ZRA 213 - County Council, President, Liz Walsh Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

May 1, 2025, 7 PM Meeting Recording

SDP-24-030 Oakland Mills Middle School Technical Staff Report | DECISION

SDP-24-030 Attachment

Vote: 4-0 approved

April 24, 2025 - This meeting was cancelled due to technology issues.

March 6, 2025, 7 PM Meeting Recording

F-24-063 Mitchell Greens Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote: 3-0 approved - 1 abstention

February 20, 2025, 7 PM Meeting Recording

FY 2026 Capital Budget DPZ Staff Presentation

FY 2026 Capital Budget New and Substantially Changed Projects

FY 2026 Capital Budget and long-term Capital Improvement Program Book

February 6, 2025 Meeting Recording

Gateway Master Plan Workshop - Members of the public may view this open session; however, this engagement activity is limited to Planning Board discussion.

January 23, 2025 Meeting Recording

ASDP-78-025 David Meiklejohn & Charlotte Hinkle Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote: 3-0 approved

January 9, 2025 Meeting Recording

ASDP-76-052 Corey Cahill Technical Staff Report | Decision

Vote: 4-0 approved

2024

December 19, 2024 | Video

Long Reach Urban Renewal Plan Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

December 5, 2024 | Video

PB 458 Danny Andrews / Reservoir Hill Technical Staff Report | DECISION

November 21, 2024 | Video

Agenda

ASDP-99-091 5705 Whistling Wind Walk Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote 3-0 approved

ZRA 211 (cont'd) Anwer Hasan Technical Staff Report - Worksession only | RECOMMENDATION

November 14, 2024 | Video

Agenda

ZRA 211 - Anwer Hasan - Technical Staff Report Amended on 11/1/2024 - Headers updated Pages 5-12. No changes to the body of the TSR

Petition
Revised Petition - Revised November 7, 2024 – submitted by applicant – no additional analysis or revisions made to the technical staff report
DPZ Staff Presentation
Petitioner Presentation

October 17, 2024 | Video

Agenda

Howard County Public School System Budget - RECOMMENDATION

ASDP-84-063 7375 Kindler Road Technical Staff Report - DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

October 10, 2024 | Video

ZRA 210 Trademark Atlantic, LLC Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

July 11, 2024 | Video

CSDP-24-001 7879 Red Jacket Way Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

June 20, 2024 | Video

CSDP-24-002 Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved,

June 6, 2024 | Video

ZRA 207 - Normandy Venture Ltd Partnership Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

ZRA 209 - The Weinman Companyu Technical Staff Report | RECOMMENDATION

Petition

May 16, 2024 | Video

ZRA 208 Demirel Plaza, LLC Technical Staff Report - RECOMMENDATION

April 18, 2024 | Video

SDP-23-045 Waverly Winds Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

2023 Development Monitoring Systems Report | RECOMMENDATION

DPZ Staff Presentation

March 7, 2024 | Video

FY 2025 Capital Budget L-0021 Elkridge Branch Renovation | RECOMMENDATION

SDP-82-005 Seiling Industrial Center Technical Staff Report | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

February 15, 2024 | Video

FY 2025 Capital Budget New and Substantially Changed Items | RECOMMENDATION

January 18, 2024 | NO MEETING

January 4, 2024 | NO MEETING

2023

December 21, 2023 | Minutes | Video

F-23-027 Trotter Estates | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

FDP-184-A-VI Howard Research & Development on behalf of Oekos Rivers Guilford LLC | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

SDP-07-036 Costco Wholesale Club | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

December 7, 2023 | Minutes | Video

SDP-22-036 Autumn Development Corp | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

November 16, 2023 | Minutes | Video

FDP-34-A Howard Hughes on Behalf of Enterprise Homes | DECISION

Attachments

FDP-66-A Howard Hughes on Behalf of Columbia Association & Enterprise Homes | DECISION

Vote: 4-0 approved

ZRA 206 Elite Facility Management | RECOMMENDATION

November 2, 2023 | Minutes | Video

SDP-91-026 Pizza Hut Oakland Ridge | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

F-23-050 Patapsco Hill | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

October 5, 2023 | Minutes | Video

Howard County Public School System Budget - FY 2025 | RECOMMENDATION

September 21, 2023 | Minutes | Video

PB 457 Patuxent Commons | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

September 7, 2023 | Video

F-23-031 St John Evangelical Lutheran Church (Cemetery Accommodation) | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

July 13, 2023 | Video

ASDP-94-048 Brahma Sen | DECISION

Vote: 3-0 approved

SP-16-013 Taylor Service Company | DECISION

Vote: 3-0 approved

June 15, 2023 | Video

SDP-23-035 Bark Social | DECISION

Vote: 4-0 approved

ZRA 204 - Councilwoman Rigby | RECOMMENDATION

Petition

ZRA 205 - Corridor 70/32, LLC | RECOMMENDATION

Petition

June 1, 2023 | Video

F-22-040 Lee Property | DECISION

Vote: 4-0 approved

SDP-22-042 Howard Hughes Corporation | DECISION

May 18, 2023 | Video

PB 456 - Reliable Real Estate Services | DECISION

Vote: 4-0 approved

May 4, 2023 | Video

F-22-026 Yali Li | DECISION

Vote: 4-0 approved

F-22-036 Jamison | DECISION

Vote: 4-0 approved

April 20, 2023 | Video

PB 455 FDP-DC-L-2A Howard Research and Development - CONTINUED FROM 4/11/2023 | DECISION

DPZ Staff Presenation

Petitioner's Presentation

Vote: 4-0 approved

April 11, 2023 | Video

PB 455 FDP-DC-L-2A Howard Research and Development | DECISION

DPZ Staff Presenation

Petitioner's Presentation

March 9, 2023 | Video

HoCo By Design Draft Staff Report - RECOMMENDATION

HoCo By Design Planning Board Draft, Appendices and Route 1 Corridor Plan

March 2, 2023 | Video

SDP-23-004 Mangione Enterprises of Turf Valley - DECISION

Vote: 3-0 approved

February 16, 2023 | Video

FY2024 Capital Budget - New and Substantially Changed Projects | RECOMMENDATION

FDP-240-A-III - Howard Research and Development on behalf of Costco | DECISION

Vote: 4-0 approved

February 2, 2023 | Video

The Planning Board will meet in open session to attend a workshop presented by the Department of Planning and Zoning on the General Plan Update - HoCo By Design. As part of the HoCo By Design public engagement process, DPZ will present the draft plan policies and invite Planning Board questions and input. Member of the public may view the HoCo By Design Workshop, however, this engagement activity is limited to Planning Board discussion.

The Planning Board, along with the public, will be invited to provide feedback on the draft plans using a comment form through January, 2023. This feedback will be used to finalize the plans which will be presented to the Planning Board at a public hearing in 2023.

January 19, 2023 | Video

SDP-22-051 Enterprise Homes | DECISION

Vote: 5-0 approved

January 5, 2023 | Video

The Planning Board will meet in open session to attend a workshop presented by the Department of Planning and Zoning on the General Plan Update - HoCo By Design. As part of the HoCo By Design public engagement process, DPZ will present the draft plan policies and invite Planning Board questions and input. Members of the public may view the HoCo By Design Workshop, however, this engagement activity is limited to Planning Board discussion.

The Planning Board, along with the public, will be invited to provide feedback on the draft plans using a comment form in December 2022 and part of January 2023. This feedback will be used to finalize the plans which will be presented to the Planning Board at a public hearing in 2023.