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Howard County Council introduces emergency bill to raise penalty for for‑profit residential parties
Summary
Council member Deb Young introduced Council Bill 58-2025 to raise the civil violation fee for residential properties used for for‑profit parties from $250 to $5,000; a public hearing is scheduled for July 3, 2025. Several council members questioned the use of emergency procedure and whether four votes for emergency passage have been secured.
Council member Deb Young introduced emergency Council Bill 58-2025 on behalf of the county executive, a measure that would add a provision to Title 8, Subtitle 9 of the Howard County Code to prohibit "parties or entertainment for profit" at residential properties and increase the county's civil violation fee from $250 to $5,000.
The bill was read into the record by the council administrator. A hybrid public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 3, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., with a wrap-up session immediately following the hearing. Members were told testimony may be given in person or virtually via WebEx and that written comments may be submitted to councilmail@howardcountymd.gov.
The legislation's sponsor, Council member Deb Young, said the change mirrors recent action in Montgomery County, which last week raised a comparable civil violation to $5,000, and that…
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