Floodplain Management

Flood Plain Focus 2022 What Is a Floodplain? Floodplains are low-lying lands adjacent to waterways that are naturally subject to periodic flooding. Special development standards apply to those areas that… Read more »

Resources & Incentives

Resources: Business Startup Guide General Business Best Practices Enterprise Zone Program March 2023 Department of Economic Development & Tourism Data Report Sustainable Communities Plan Other Important Links: Maryland Department of… Read more »

Tax Credit Programs

Homeowners Property Tax Credit Program: The State of Maryland has developed a program which allows credits against the homeowner’s property tax bill if the property taxes exceed a fixed percentage… Read more »

Business Startup Guide

The first vital step in starting a business is to carefully research and refine your business ideas; then, secondly, start writing your business plan. That includes identifying your reason for… Read more »

2018 International Building Code

The International Building Code 2018, Chapters 1 through 26, 28, 30 through 35, along with Appendixes C, F, G, H and I, as amended, as published by the International Code… Read more »