Developer asks Howard County to rezone 11-acre Gateway parcel from B-2 to M-1

Mar 26, 2026

Howard Research and Development asked the Howard County zoning hearing examiner to recommend rezoning about 11.01 acres at 9121 South Commerce Center Drive from B-2 retail to M-1 light industrial, arguing the parcel has remained vacant for decades, technical staff and the Gateway Master Plan favor industrial uses, and the 2003/2014 zoning was a mistake.

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Howard Research and Development Corporation asked a Howard County hearing examiner on March 26 to recommend rezoning about 11.01 acres at 9121 South Commerce Center Drive in Columbia from B-2 (customer-facing retail) to M-1 (light industrial/warehouse).

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