Development Resources

Please refer to the Development Related Documents section of this page for additional sources, including the Landscape Manual.

• Development Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan - Submittal Application Requirements (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Certificate of Transmittal (PDF to be completed and submitted)

Please refer to the Development Related Documents section of this page for additional sources, including the Landscape Manual.

• Development Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Site Development Plan – Submittal Application Requirements (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Site Development Plan Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Certificate of Transmittal (PDF to be completed and submitted)

Please refer to the Development Related Documents section of this page for additional sources, including the Landscape Manual.

• Development Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan - Submittal Application Requirements (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Sketch Plan and Preliminary Plan Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Certificate of Transmittal (PDF to be completed and submitted)

Please refer to the Development Related Documents section of this page for additional sources, including the Landscape Manual.

• Development Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Final Plan Submittal Requirements (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Final Plan Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Digital Standard (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Certificate of Transmittal (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Easement Plat Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)

Please refer to the Development Related Documents section of this page for additional sources, including the Landscape Manual.

• Development Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Amended Plat – Submittal Application Requirements (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Amended Plat Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Digital Standard (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Certificate of Transmittal (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Easement Plat Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)

Private document recording requires a check made out to the Clerk of Court. The cost is $60 for 1-9 pages or $115 for 10+ pages.

Checks can be dropped off in the gray drop box at the OPZ Express Station in the lobby of 2664 Riva Road. Please put the check in an envelope addressed to the 3rd Floor with the project name and number noted on the envelope, along with a brief description of what the check is for. Include the project or permit number as part of the description on the envelope.

• Fee Schedule (Per Article 17-11-101)
• Deed Resources per MD Land Records (State of Maryland helpful information) 

• Bog Protection Plan Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Critical Area Project Notification Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Critical Area Reclassification Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forestation Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forestation Agreement Instructions (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Completion Bond for Forestation Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forest Conservation Easement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forest Conservation Easement Exhibit B Title Block Template Form (Reference PDF)
• Checklist for forest conservation easement for subdivision (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Floodplain Easement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forestation Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Floodplain Easement Plat Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Natural Conservation Easement for Septic Reserve (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Lot Merger Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Lot Merger Agreement Instructions (Reference PDF)
• Impervious Removal Affidavit (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Garage Affidavit (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Floodplain Waiver (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Floodplain Waiver Request for Garages and Porches (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Flood Zone Design Requirements (Reference PDF)
• Floodplain Venting Requirements (Reference PDF)
• Critical Area Worksheet (PDF to be completed and submitted)

• Concept Plan - Submittal Application Requirements (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Concept Plan Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Glen Burnie Town Center Revitalization Plan (Reference PDF)

• Link to EDU Worksheet
• School Exemption Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• School Utilization Chart by Feeder System (Reference PDF)
• School Waiting List (Reference PDF)
• Traffic Impact Study Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Storm Drainage Design Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Stormwater Management Practices and Procedures Manual (Reference PDF)

• Landscape Manual (Reference PDF)
• Landscape Plan Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Landscape Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Native Plants for Anne Arundel County (Reference PDF)
• Street Addressing Spreadsheet for SDAT (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Street Tree Easement, Planting, and Maintenance Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• MAA Approved Plant List for BWI Airport Zone (Reference PDF)
• Gatehouse Maintenance Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Completion Bond for Gatehouse Agreements (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Planned Unit Development Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Community Associations in Anne Arundel County (Reference PDF)
• Odenton Town Center Master Plan (Reference PDF)
• Parole Town Center Master Plan (Reference PDF)
• Checklist for Review of HOA Docs (Reference PDF)

• Anne Arundel County Code Article 17-6-301
• Forest Stand Delineation Plan Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forest Conservation Plan (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forest Conservation Worksheet (Excel File to be completed and submitted)
• Forest Conservation Easement Deed Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forest Conservation Easement Exhibit B Title Block Template (Reference PDF)
• Forest Conservation Easement Plat Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forest Conservation Partial Abandonment Easement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Natural Conservation Easement for Septic Reserve
• Forestation Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Forestation Agreement Instructions (Reference PDF)
• Forestation Bond (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Native Plants for Anne Arundel County (Reference PDF)

• Anne Arundel County Code Article 17-6-301(b)
• Single Lot Declaration of Intent (PDF to be completed and submitted)

• Anne Arundel County Code Article Article 16, Title 2
• Anne Arundel County Code Article 17-3-701
• Floodplain Easement Deed Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Floodplain Easement Plat Checklist (PDF to be completed and submitted)

• Anne Arundel County Code Article 17-2-108
• Development Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Modification Application (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Modification Request Procedures and Requirements (Reference PDF)

• Bicycle Pedestrian Transit Assessment (BPTA) Submittal Process
• Bicycle Pedestrian Transit Assessment (BPTA) Worksheet to be completed and submitted

• Anne Arundel County Code Article 17-4-101
• Administrative Site Development Exemption Application Form (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Administrative Site Development Exemption Procedures Requirements (Reference PDF)
• Link to EDU worksheet

Please be sure to have all property taxes and water bills paid for the property; this has to be done before lots can be merged. If these fees are not paid in full, the lot merger will be rejected until payment is made.

• Lot Merger Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Lot Merger Agreement Instructions (Reference PDF)
• Lot Unmerger Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Lot Consolidation Deed (PDF to be completed and submitted)

• Workforce Housing Checklist for Sketch or Preliminary Plan (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Workforce Housing Checklist for Final or Site Development Plan (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Workforce Housing Development Agreement (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Workforce Housing Covenants Restrictions and Conditions for Homeownership (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Workforce Housing Covenants Restrictions and Conditions for Rental (PDF to be completed and submitted)
• Workforce Housing Conditional Use Requirements (Reference PDF)

• FIDS Guide
• Expanded Buffer for Steep Slopes
• Native Plants for Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• Typical Flood Notes
• Landscape Manual
• Buffer Management Plan
• Lot Coverage Assistance Guide
• Green Book for the Buffer
• Bay Smart
• Backyard Makeover
• Phragmites Fact Sheet
• Property Line Extension for Piers
• Types of Mitigation for Critical Area
• Shoreline Evaluation for Homeowners

• Maryland Living Shoreline Information
• County Code for Shore Erosion Control
• Anne Arundel County Waterfront Homeowners Guide
• Anne Arundel County Living Shoreline Tax Credit
• Living Shorelines Academy