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Harford County advisory review: Health, forest and plat conditions attached to Lot 18 subdivision plan
Summary
At the Feb. 18 Development Advisory Committee meeting, the Harford County Health Department approved the preliminary plan to subdivide Lot 18 (approx. 16.91 acres) but listed final-plat requirements, and Planning & Zoning and conservation staff flagged forest-retention, NRD buffer and documentation clarifications.
Bob Wilson, a planner with Wilson Deegan and Associates, presented a proposal to create “approximately 16.9‑acre” Lot 18 around an existing tenant house from a larger remainder parcel at the end of Ingleside Road, in Agricultural (AG) zoning. The Development Advisory Committee reviewed the plan Feb. 18 at Harford County’s administration building.
The Harford County Health Department approved the Preliminary Plan but attached conditions that must appear on the final plat and be satisfied before recording. Cari Biscoe of the Health Department said the approval is valid for 18 months and that the final plat must show wells, septic reserve areas and the square footage of the septic reserve, and must meet COMAR subdivision, well and septic regulations.
Crysta Draayer, Chief of Development Review in the Department of Planning and Zoning, described the property’s development‑rights history, saying this plan will use one development right for Lot 18 and “therefore, four (4) development rights are left with the remaining lands.” She also said a previously established Forest Retention Area remains on the proposed lot and must be labeled and protected on the final plat; any encroachment into the retention area will require Department contact and may necessitate a revised Forest Conservation Plan.
Clarence Cullum of the Soil Conservation District reminded the group that “any future or proposed disturbance generating 5,000 square foot or greater, will require a Sediment Control Plan.” DPW Engineering and Highway staff reported no stormwater or new impervious concerns for this proposal and provided routine driveway/pavement guidance and restrictions (for example, mailbox structures must not be in the right-of-way). The State Highway Administration had no objection to the Preliminary Plan as presented.
Next steps include submission of a revised Preliminary Plan addressing Planning and Zoning’s requested clarifications (including a discrepancy in historic acreage references and a missing 10,000 sq. ft. SRA note), completion of required forest‑retention covenants, and recordation of a final plat that bears the Health Department’s required notes. The Health Department’s stated 18‑month validity applies unless a record plat is recorded sooner or an updated review is requested prior to expiration.
