This part shall be known and cited as the Harford
County Subdivision Regulations. The Subdivision Regulations shall
include the text and regulations and any amendments thereto.
This part is adopted pursuant to Article 25A
of the Annotated Code of Maryland and the Charter.
The purpose of the Subdivision Regulations is
to establish procedures and standards for the development and subdivision
of land within Harford County. It is further designed to provide for
the orderly growth and development of the County for the coordination
of streets and highways within proposed subdivisions with existing
or planned streets and highways and with other public facilities,
for the dedication or reservation of recreation and other public use
areas serving residents of the immediate neighborhood within the subdivision
and rights-of-way or easements for street and utility purposes; and
for the distribution of population and traffic in a manner that will
avoid congestion and overcrowding and will create conditions compatible
with protection of the public health, safety and the general welfare,
water quality and areas of significant/special natural features. These
Regulations are designed to facilitate adequate provision for water,
sewerage, parks and schools.
These Regulations govern all areas within Harford
County except those within incorporated municipalities.
Unless otherwise stated herein, definitions shall be per § 267-4 (Definitions) of the Harford County Zoning Code, as amended.
