Changes to Harford code obscured in giant documents, critics say

Matthew Santoni (Examiner) - Harford’s future is buried within 800 pages of legislation and spread across six binders, but critics said they hope its importance can convince the public to get excited about the dry topic of planning and zoning.
The hefty tomes — also available as a series of downloads from the county’s Web site — contain the new rules for zoning and development representing the first time since 1982 that the whole code has been overhauled.
But some say the information is tough to access and tougher to understand, making it difficult for residents to participate in the changes. Continued