Harford County caps building height in its own zoning code. The R1, R2, and R3 districts limit maximum building height through Section 267-55 Tables 55-1 through 55-4.3, while the AG Agricultural District under Section 267-53 caps buildings by maximum stories instead.
As a charter county with home-rule zoning, Harford writes its own height limits rather than deferring to towns. Section 267-55 sets maximum building height for the R1, R2, R3, and R4 urban residential districts through Tables 55-1 through 55-4.3, and Section 267-54 does the same for the RR Rural Residential District. The AG Agricultural District under Section 267-53 is different: it caps structures by maximum building stories, as displayed in Table 53-1, rather than by a foot measurement. Fallston and Jarrettsville fall under these county caps directly, while Bel Air, Aberdeen, and Havre de Grace apply their own municipal height limits. Exceeding the district ceiling requires a variance from the Board of Appeals.
Planning and Zoning enforces height limits and issues stop-work orders for over-height construction. Legalizing an over-height structure requires a variance from the Harford County Board of Appeals, not any state agency.
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