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Council adopts clean-energy loan amendment, zoning changes and schedules multiple items for January
Summary
Council adopted an amendment to the Clean Energy Loan program (minimum loans: $15,000 residential, $50,000 commercial), approved an amendment to restrict permitted dog daycare uses in residential zones, and scheduled several bills and resolutions for further hearings on Jan. 5 and Jan. 20, 2026.
On Dec. 15, 2025 the Anne Arundel County Council moved multiple, shorter items forward in a single session day. Key outcomes included:
- Clean Energy Loan program amendment adopted: Councilmember Radbien moved an amendment to Bill 9,125 to set minimum loan amounts for Clean Energy Loan Program projects — $15,000 for residential projects and $50,000 for commercial projects — to focus the program on projects of scale where municipal facilitation is useful. The amendment passed unanimously and the bill was scheduled for further review on Jan. 5, 2026.
- Zoning adjustment for dog daycare and training facilities: Bill 9,325 would permit dog daycare and training facilities in commercial and certain industrial zones. The council adopted an amendment removing RA and RLD residential zoning districts from the principal-permitted use list, preserving those zones’ special-exception process so neighbors retain a public-review path; the amendment passed unanimously and the bill will return on Jan. 5, 2026.
- Other calendar actions: The council approved several routine minutes and administrative items, voted to hold Resolution 3,325 (surplus disposition of a small Glen Burnie parcel) to Jan. 5 to obtain tax-payment and title-history information, and kept the public hearing on a charter amendment for an Office of Multicultural Affairs open to Jan. 20, 2026.
Ending: These items reflect a mix of technical fixes, program-targeting amendments and scheduling decisions; the council scheduled several substantive items for early-2026 follow-up.
