Zoning: Howard County, Maryland

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Howard County Government. Howard County, Maryland. Department of Planning and Zoning, The Research Division.
Publication_Date: 2010/06/10
Title: Zoning: Howard County, Maryland
Edition: None
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map: Vector Digital Data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Not Applicable
Issue_Identification: Not Applicable
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Howard County, Maryland
Publisher:
Howard County Government. Howard County, Maryland. Department of Planning and Zoning, The Research Division.
Online_Linkage: None
Description:
Abstract:
Zoning boundaries of Howard County that is based on the Propery layer. Each Zone has a specific zone code.
Purpose: Created for analysis, planning, and map production.
Supplemental_Information: None
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2010/06/10
Currentness_Reference:
Based on Zoning adopted by the Howard County Council
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -077.1875
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -076.6930
North_Bounding_Coordinate: +39.3683
South_Bounding_Coordinate: +39.1038
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: User Defined Theme Keyword List
Theme_Keyword: Zoning
Theme_Keyword: Zone
Theme_Keyword: Business
Theme_Keyword: Manufacturing
Theme_Keyword: Commercial
Theme_Keyword: Residential
Theme_Keyword: Industrial
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: User Defined Place Keyword List
Place_Keyword: Columbia
Place_Keyword: Deep Run
Place_Keyword: Ellicott City
Place_Keyword: Glenelg
Place_Keyword: Glenwood
Place_Keyword: Howard County
Place_Keyword: Lisbon
Place_Keyword: Little Patuxent River
Place_Keyword: Marriotsville
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Middle Patuxent River
Place_Keyword: Mount Airy
Place_Keyword: North Laurel
Place_Keyword: Patuxent River
Place_Keyword: Potapsco River
Place_Keyword: West Friendship
Place_Keyword: Scaggsville
Place_Keyword: Woodbine
Place_Keyword: Mount Airy
Place_Keyword: Jessup
Place_Keyword: Savage
Place_Keyword: Rockburn
Place_Keyword: Ilchester
Place_Keyword: Clarksville
Place_Keyword: Woodstock
Place_Keyword: Deep Run
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: User Defined Temporal Keyword List
Temporal_Keyword: Modern
Access_Constraints:
The data is free for download on Howard County Governments website via the GIS portion.

Use_Constraints:
Users must sign and adhere to the terms listed on the website before download the data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carrie Grosch
Contact_Organization: Howard County Planning and Zoning
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 3430 Court House Dr
City: Ellicott City
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 21043
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410-313-4420
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 410-313-3467
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgrosch@howardcountymd.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday
Contact_Instructions: The contact person may be e-mailed or phoned.
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Unavailable
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Unavailable
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: Unavailable
Data_Set_Credit:
Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning, Division of Research
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
This data set is currently maintained using ArcGIS.

Native File Name: MIF_Zoning_Current.tab File Size: 569 KB


Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Topology rules are used to tie zoning with the county parcel database. As parcels are update of improved, topology rules are run to ensure accuaracy.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Topology rules are used to tie zoning with the county parcel database. As parcels are update of improved, topology rules are run to ensure accuaracy.
Completeness_Report: The data set is complete based on current zoning categories.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The scale of the centerline is 1:2400 or 1"=200' based on the source property layer.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Howard County Government. Howard County, Maryland. Department of Planning and Zoning, Research Division
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: Zoning_Current
Edition: None
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map: Vector Digital Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Howard County, Maryland
Publisher:
Howard County Government. Howard County, Maryland. Department of Planning and Zoning, Research Division
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2400
Type_of_Source_Media: N/A
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2010
Source_Currentness_Reference: 2010
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HoCoDPZ
Source_Contribution: Creation of Zoning Layer and Property Layer
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The initial zoning layer was created in 1985 using MicroStation, based on digitized property lines. The source property lines were digitized from the State of Maryland Tax Maps. The contractor for the source file was DMW, Daft, McCuin, and Walker. There was no attribution attached to the features.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: HoCoDPZ
Process_Date: 1985
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: HoCoDPZ
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carrie Grosch
Contact_Organization: Howard County Planning and Zoning
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 3430 Court House Dr
City: Ellicott City
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 21043
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410-313-4420
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 410-313-3467
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgrosch@howardcountymd.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday
Contact_Instructions: The contact person may be e-mailed or phoned.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In late 2003, the MicroStation layer was exported to MapInfo format, with no attribution. Attribution was then added to the MapInfo file. Both MapInfo and MicroStation files are updated independently. The MapInfo file is used for all GIS needs and is also exported to ESRI .shp. The MicroStation file is only used for hard copy map creation.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: HOCODPZ
Process_Date: 2002
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: HOCODPZ
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carrie Grosch
Contact_Organization: Howard County Planning and Zoning
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 3430 Court House Dr
City: Ellicott City
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 21043
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410-313-4420
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 410-313-3467
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cgrosch@howardcountymd.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday
Contact_Instructions: The contact person may be e-mailed or phoned.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Howard County, Maryland
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 402

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 38.300000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -77.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 37.666667
False_Easting: 1312333.333000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000256
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000256
Planar_Distance_Units: U.S. Foot
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System of 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Zoning Type
Entity_Type_Definition: Zoning Regulation
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal Feature Number
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 470 (total number of zones polygons)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZONE
Attribute_Definition: Zoning Category
Attribute_Definition_Source: User defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RC-DEO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rural Conservation, Density Exchange Option
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RR-DEO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rural Residential, Density Exchange Option
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-ED
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Environmental Development
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-20
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Single (20,000 Square Feet)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Single (12,000 Square Feet)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RSI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Senior-Institutional
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-SC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Single Cluster
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-SC-I
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Single Cluster- Institutional Overlay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-SA-8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Single Attached
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-SA-8-I
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Single Attached-Institutional Overlay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-VH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Village Housing
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-A-15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Apartments
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R-MH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential: Mobile Homes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Historic Office
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PSC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Planned Senior Community
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: B-1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Business: Local
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: B-2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Business: General
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: B-R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Business: Rural
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shopping Center
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: POR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Planned Office Research
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PEC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Planned Employment Center
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Convenience Center
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: New Town
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PGCC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Planned Golf Course Community
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MXD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mixed Use
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TOD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Transit Oriented Development
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CCT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Community Center Transition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CAC-CLI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corridor Activity Center- Continuing Light Industrial Overlay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M-1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Manufacturing: Light
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M-2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Manufacturing: Heavy
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Solid Waste Overlay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature Geometry
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Polygon
Codeset_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZONE_DESC
Attribute_Definition: Description of the zone code attribution
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Free Text
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Description of the zone code attribution
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: User Defined

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Robert Slivinsky
Contact_Organization: Howard County, GIS Division
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 3450 Court House Dr
City: Ellicott City
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 21043
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410-313-3094
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 410-313-3211
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rslivinsky@co.ho.md.us
Hours_of_Service: 7:30am-4:30pm
Contact_Instructions: Phone call or email
Resource_Description: Offline Data
Distribution_Liability:
The distributor assumes no liability. A license agreement must be signed before taking delivery of the data. Please see the license agreement for detailed liability information.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: AutoCAD Drawing Format DWG
Format_Version_Number: 11
File_Decompression_Technique: Compressed (Zip) Folder by Microsoft XP Operating System
Transfer_Size: .5
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: Compressed Zip (AutoCAD .dwg)
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI .shp
Format_Version_Number: 8.3
File_Decompression_Technique: Compressed (Zip) Folder by Microsoft XP Operating System
Transfer_Size: .5
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: Compressed Zip (ESRI .shp)
Fees:
$200 per CD (AutoCAD or ESRI). The Zoning layer is one of many GIS layers on the CD product. Others include:

Street Centerline - Attributed streets in Howard County. Includes street names, address ranges zipcodes, and municipality names. Land Features - Planimetrics (Street Edge, Tree Line, Buildings, Streams, etc...) (no attribution) Geodetic Control Points (attribution with scanned recovery cards) Property Boundaries (polygons with address attribution in ESRI format) Water and Sewer Utilities (no attribution) Topography (5' interval contour lines and labels) (no attribution)

No fee charged to other Federal, State, County, other local or educational entities.

Ordering_Instructions:
1.

Generally, users may purchase the data CDs at the Central Services desk in the basement of the George Howard Building

3450 Court House Dr Ellicott City, Maryland 21043

The customer must first sign a license agreement.

The CDs are already complete. Users will received a purchase slip, for which they must pay for the data at the purchasing office. The only Credit Card accepted is the Discover Card, but an additional fee is required.

The customer must return to the Central Services desk to pick up the CD

2.

If a potential customer cannot travel to the Howard Building, he or she may contact the Distributor to request the data.

The distributor will fax a license agreement to the potential customer, who is to complete the LA and fax it back to the distributor.

The customer will mail a check to the distributor, and make the check payable to "The Director of Finance".

Once received, the CD will then be sent via standard US mail the customer.

3.

If a potential customer is a government of educational entity, they may call the distributor and request the CD, or an individual data set from the CD.

The distributor will fax a license agreement to the potential customer, who is to complete the LA and fax it back to the distributor.

The CD or data sets requested will be mailed via standard US mail, or if the data set(s) are under 5MB, they may be emailed immediately.

Turnaround:
1. If the CD is purchased from Central Services, the turnaround time depends on the signing of the license agreement, paying at the purchasing office, and picking up the data CD. General turnaround time is 10 minutes

2. If the potential customer contacts the distributor to request a CD, the distributor will most likely fax the license agreement to the potential customer within the business day. Once the distributor receives the completed fax, he will mail the CD immediately. Deliver time will depend on standard US mail shipping times. (Likely within one business week)

3. If the user is from a government or educational entity and requests the CD or a data set(s), the data will likely be received by the customer within one business week. If the data is emailed, it should be received within minutes depending on internet connection of the customer.

The turnaround times are not guaranteed.

Custom_Order_Process: See ordering instructions
Technical_Prerequisites:
The user must be able to operate a standard computer and know how to use ESRI or AutoCAD software.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 2004/06/23
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Michael White
Contact_Organization: Howard County Planning and Zoning
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 3430 Court House Dr
City: Ellicott City
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 21043
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410-313-2354
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 410-313-3467
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mwhite@co.ho.md.us
Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday
Contact_Instructions: The contact person may be emailed or phoned.
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/fgdc.metadata/version2/>
Profile_Name:
USGS - An Image Map of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Language: English

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