Designated Neighborhoods - Resolution Options

Establishing a "Designated Neighborhood" is performed by your jurisdiction. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development must then concur with the designation if projects are to be eligible for state targeted resources.

Given this sequence, the wording of the resolution is extremely important. Although you had been provided a sample resolution with general language (see below for applications and forms), the following represents additional guidance in preparing the resolution that will meet the requirements of the Office of the Attorney General.

1. The final statement of the resolution is extremely important. It must begin in the following manner.

   NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we hereby designate:

2. The following options may be used to describe the neighborhood to be designated following the colon above:
   1. That portion of the Town/City/County of Utopia shown and designated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A",
   2. That portion of the Town/City/County of Utopia shown and designated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and footnotes to the map attached hereto as Exhibit "B",
   3. The area bounded on the north by Route 2000, on the east by Route 2001, on the south by Route 2002 and on the west by Route 2003, to include the boundary roadways as designated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A",
   4. That portion of Lovely Road and all propertied adjacent to it beginning at 2002 Lovely Road and ending at 3002 Lovely Road as designated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A",
   5. The entire Town/City of Utopia

For Information About the Program:

Please call Andrennae Speaks: 410-209-5828 or e-mail speaks@dhcd.state.md.us

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Neighborhood Business Development Program
Maryland Revitalization Center
1201 West Pratt Street, Suite D
Baltimore, Maryland 21223
Phone: 410-209-5800
Fax: 410-685-8270
MD Relay for the Deaf: 1-800-735-2258