Route 1 Tax Credit Program Now Open For Applications

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Applications are being accepted for Howard County’s latest round of its Route 1 Tax Credit Program. Administered by the county’s department of planning and zoning, the program offers up to $100,000 in funding per site to commercial and industrial property owners along the Route 1 corridor to assist them with renovating and improving the appearance of their properties.

The program has already supported 16 renovation projects.

"This initiative has created a cluster of change along the corridor with five improvement projects having been completed this past fiscal year alone along a prominent 1,000-foot stretch of our Route 1 corridor. Thanks to this program, Route 1 has undergone a considerable visual change and I am confident will continue to improve as more property owners learn about and take an interest in this program," Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said.

To be eligible for the tax credit, the property must have frontage onto Route 1 and/or be adjacent to a property with Route 1 frontage, or be within the perimeter of Map 20.129D, be under 15 acres, be up-to-date on property tax payments and have no existing code violations.