Adult day care centers support older adults, individuals with a disability and caregivers by providing supervised and supportive day programs

Incident reports will tell you that an incident occurred at a particular address and this will allow you to pull a permit to have repairs completed for or insurance company purposes.

Learn more about Howard County's efforts to promote local businesses or learn how to fill out a Local Business Initiate Certificate on this page.

LOCATE: Child Care is a free, personalized resource and referral counseling service designed to help parents choose a quality child care program.

Used to submit changes for the District Map Line to correct drafting errors and other inaccuracies

DPZ may grant relief from the bulk requirement regulations, not to exceed 20% of the requirement.

Need RTA Assistance? Call Customer Service 1-800-270-9553

The Office of Children and Families offers advice and guidance for child care programs. Explore the topics below, or call with questions about running a child care program.

Application for installation of an ADU

This application asks the Department to confirm in writing whether the property at the listed address is a legally created lot that has the potential to receive a building permit for a single-family home or another use allowed by zoning.

Application to request accessory use permission for alcohol production and sale on the property of an existing farm.

Application to request approval for the sale of Christmas Trees or other seasonal decorative plan materials in a designated area.

Department of Planning and Zoning application for seasonal sale of flowers and plants in nonresidential zoning districts.

Application is to establish a snowball stand in the County's non-residential districts

Application for the Department of Planning and Zoning to confirm the factual existence of a nonconforming use

Application for the conversion of nonconforming contractor or storage yards, uses which are principally associated with motor vehicles, construction equipment or farm equipment, and similar uses in the Continuing Light Industrial (CLI) Overlay.

Application to obtain an accessory use permit from the Department of Planning and Zoning to operate as a home-based contractor.

This application is used to request a letter from the Department of Planning and Zoning which confirms that a use is permitted by the Howard County Zoning Regulations at a specific location.

The Department of Planning and Zoning may approve a zoning permit for the use of a shipping container as an accessory storage structure if certain criteria is met.

Application Required by Department of Planning and Zoning for anyone wishing to run a home-based business.

Petition to amend a Preliminary Development Plan in a MXD

Petition to amend the County's zoning regulations

Petition to amend the County's zoning map

Application to affirm that a building, development, structure, or use of land complies with all applicable criteria, procedures, requirements, or standards of the Howard County Zoning Regulations