Council approves transit‑oriented development incentives, including eight‑year APFO exemption for qualifying projects

May 5, 2025

Council Bill 18-20-25, creating a pilot to incentivize disability-income and moderate-income units in transit‑oriented development (TOD) areas and offering an eight-year APFO exemption and other incentives, passed after multiple amendments and lengthy debate about schools, maps and community impacts.

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The Howard County Council approved Council Bill 18-20-25 as amended, a package of incentives for development in designated transit‑oriented development (TOD) areas that includes a pilot offering an eight-year APFO (Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance) exemption and payment-in-lieu options for qualifying projects.

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