Howard County hearing on conditional use for J and J Property Services draws neighbors' objections

Howard County Zoning Hearing Examiner Catherine Taylor heard testimony on a petition from J and J Property Services LLC owner Peter Kenji Price seeking conditional-use approval to park contractor equipment on his property at Old Station Court.

Price told the examiner he seeks a 44-by-35-foot parking area (labeled "P2" on the revised site plan) behind a detached garage to store one landscape dump truck, a dump trailer, a roll‑off dump trailer and two 13‑yard roll‑off bins, and said he and one business partner would be the only people operating the vehicles. "I don't want them on my property," Price said when asked whether full roll‑off bins would remain onsite, adding he can store some equipment offsite and will try to keep trips and on‑site storage minimal.

Neighbors who testified said the use is incompatible with the residential character of Old Station Court, citing school bus stops, children playing in the street, limited sight distances on local hills, potential noise and odor from refuse or construction debris, and impacts on property values. "If you grant this petition, there will be 1 beneficiary, mister Price, and there will be 41 people who are adversely impacted by this application," resident John Carlo said.

Why it matters: The hearing examined whether the proposed storage and limited on‑site activity comply with Howard County zoning regulations and whether any adverse impacts…