The Anne Arundel County Government consists of Departments with Divisions as well as Boards & Commissions. These entities work together to serve our Citizen's needs.
With almost 54,000 businesses, Anne Arundel County is a major hub of commerce and development. With a $35 billion economy, low taxes, a vast multi-modal transportation system, highly skilled workforce and excellent educational institutions, Anne Arundel County is the premier location to do business.
A rezoning is the reclassification of a parcel of land from one zoning district to another zoning district. Note: As of July 15, 2018 there is a moratorium on piecemeal rezoning applications per Bill 17-18.
There are two methods changing the zoning classification assigned to an individual property. One is called "comprehensive" and the other is "individual" or "piecemeal". During comprehensive zoning, the County Council reviews and updates all of the zoning maps for a designated Small Area in accordance with the General Development Plan and Small Area Plan land use maps. Individual, or piecemeal, zoning is the method by which an individual may request that a property be reclassified to correct any mistakes made by the County Council during last comprehensive process or to recognize a change in the character of the neighborhood that would necessitate a change in the zoning.
A pre-filing meeting with the Zoning Division is required prior to submittal. Appointment required. An application for a Rezoning must be hand delivered to the Zoning Division of the Office of Planning and Zoning for processing.
See related information for details about the Rezoning Process.
Sign fee $35 for each sign that is required to be posted on the property. For sites with frontage on more than one road or on the water, additional signs are required for each road and water frontage.
Filing fee and sign fee may be combined in one check made payable to Anne Arundel County.
