[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Havre de Grace 1-2-2018 by Ord. No. 995. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 205.
This chapter provides an incentive, in the form of a multiyear
grant as part of the Planning Department's mission, "All matters related
to planning and zoning, land use, zoning and building code enforcement
in the City," that focuses on neighborhood preservation that will
offer owners of multifamily dwellings and/or offices that were originally
designed and constructed as a single-family structure, to apply for
a monetary incentive to convert and maintain those structures back
to single-family usage, upon project completion.
Throughout the City of Havre de Grace, there are a number of
single-family structures that for a variety of reasons were converted
to multifamily dwellings and/or office use. The goal of this chapter
is to incentivize those property owners in areas depicted by this
legislation (Exhibit A[1]) to return those structures to their original single-family
use. The intention of this chapter is to restore such properties which
in turn should result in a positive benefit for the greater community
as a whole, by restoring, preserving and enhancing neighborhoods.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
The owner who converts a property under this incentive shall receive
a monetary award up to the amount depicted in Exhibit B[1], but cannot exceed the annual City property tax amount
nor the total cost of the project. The multiyear conversion grant
shall commence the fiscal year following the completion of the conversion
as specified in Exhibit C.[2]
[Amended 11-16-2020 by Ord. No. 1044]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: Exhibit C is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Any property conversion in progress or that has occurred prior to
the adoption of this chapter is not eligible for the grant incentive.
C.
A property that is recognized under this chapter and for any reason
is converted or used for anything other than as a single-family property
will immediately be disqualified from any future years of the conversion
incentive grant.
The conversion incentive grant for multifamily dwellings and/or
offices to a single-family dwelling may be transferable to a new property
owner as long as the property remains as a single-family residence.
[Amended 11-16-2020 by Ord. No. 1044]
An annual amount of funding shall be determined by the Mayor
and City Council each year during the budget process, based on the
number of qualifying applications proposed and those previously approved.
The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to suspend, modify or
terminate the program in any given budget year.
The qualifying geographic area may be increased or decreased
at the discretion of the Mayor and City Council in the form of an
amendment to Exhibit A, Geographic Area.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
