DPZ News

In this edition:

• DPZ to Help Administer Façade Improvements to Ellicott City’s Main Street, North Laurel, and Savage Businesses
• DPZ Launches New Year of Route 1 Tax Credit Program
• DPZ Publishes Development Monitoring System Report
• DPZ Produces EV Charger Checklist
• DPZ Transitions All Planning and Zoning Submissions to the Digital ProjectDox System
• DPZ Earns NACo's Best in Category Award for HoCo By Design General Plan
• The Evolution of Euclidian Zoning in Howard County
• Q&A with Susan Overstreet, Environmental Planning Supervisor at DPZ's Research & Conservation Division

In this edition:

• DPZ Publishes Downtown Columbia Monitoring Report and Accompanying StoryMap
• DPZ and Howard County Conservancy Secure Second Site in Conservation Easement Program
• DPZ Awards $6,500 in Grants to Howard County Historic Cemeteries
• DPZ-Administered Program Secures Winkler Agricultural Easement
• DPZ Route 1 Tax Credit Program Accepting Applications
• DPZ's Architectural Historian Records 19th Century Bakery Oven Uncovered in Historic Ellicott City
• DPZ Hosts Over 140 Community Members at the Gateway Master Plan Open House
• Howard County Executive Appoints Gateway Advisory Committee
• DPZ's Planning Board, Design Advisory Panel, and Cemetery Board Seek New Members
• 40 Years of Agricultural Preservation in Howard County
• Q&A with Toni Sieglein, Administrative Tech at DPZ's Zoning Division

In this edition:

• DPZ Publishes Adopted HoCo By Design Plan
• DPZ Set to Launch Gateway Master Plan Process
• DPZ Earns Two Grants to Support the Ellicott City and North Laurel/Savage Sustainable Communities
• DPZ Route 1 Tax Credit Program Accepting Applications
• Howard County Agricultural Land Preservation Program Payment Terms Revised to Incentivize Participation
• DPZ Offers One-Stop Notification for All Planning Initiatives
• DPZ Welcomes Three New Team Members
• DPZ Participates in Columbia Association's Community Quilt Project
• DPZ and Howard County Conservancy Earn a Maryland Sustainable Growth Award for New Easement Pilot Program
• Q&A with Victoria Olivier, Planning Supervisor at DPZ's Division of Comprehensive & Community Planning

In this edition:

• DPZ Upgrades Its ProjectDox System, With Final Changes Coming This October
• DPZ Launches Route 1 Tax Credit Program for Fiscal Year '24
• DPZ Seeks Community Input for North Laurel/Savage Sustainable Renewal Designation
• DPZ Opens Applications for Howard County Historic Cemetery Grant Program
• DPZ Publishes New Web Pages Highlighting Resources for Residents and Professionals
• DPZ Welcomes Two New Planners
• Q&A with James Wilkerson, Planning Supervisor at DPZ's Research Division

In this edition:

• DPZ Welcomes New Director
• DPZ Relaunches PlanHoward Academy Course
• DPZ Submits HoCo By Design General Plan to Council
• DPZ Administers Over $245,000 This Year Through the Route 1 Tax Credit Program
• DPZ Earns Two NACO Achievement Awards
• Howard County's Complete Streets Policy Recognized As Best in the Nation
• Q&A with Heather Akers, Engineer at DPZ's Development Engineering Division

In this edition:

• DPZ Hosts HoCo By Design Equity Open House
• DPZ Releases HoCo By Design Draft for Planning Board
• DPZ Presents HoCo By Design Fiscal Impact Analysis to Spending Affordability Advisory Committee
• DPZ Publishes Updated HoCo By Design Engagement Summary 
• DPZ Adds Cemetery Preservation Web Page
• Office of Transportation Conducts Multimodal Transportation Study
• New Deputy Director Joins DPZ
• Q&A with DPZ's DIG Team, Eric Buschman and Justin Schelicher

In this edition:

• DPZ Partners with Howard County Conservancy on Conservation Easement Program
• DPZ Launches DPZNotify, a One-Stop Notification Platform
• DPZ Secures Sustainable Community Designation Renewal for Ellicott City
• DPZ's Releases HoCo By Design Public Draft for Review and Feedback 
• DPZ Participates in Walk Audit in Downtown Columbia
• Office of Transportation Launches Transit Development Plan Process
• DPZ Staff Members Recognized at Howard County Employee Awards
• DPZ Welcomes Planner Morgan Gillard
• Q&A with Kevin McAliley, Planning Board Member

In this edition:

• DPZ Administers $250,000 Through the Route 1 Tax Credit Program
• DPZ Secures Renewal of Sustainable Community Designation for Long Reach Village Center
• DPZ's Kenneth Short Assists at Archeological Dig
• DPZ's HoCo By Design Releases General Plan Draft Chapters for Public Feedback 
• DPZ Earns Two NACO Achievement Awards
• Q&A with Annette Merson, Customer Service Representative and Building Review Technician