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Posted Applications

Next RAC meeting: March 21
List of applications

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85805369435 

Next RAC deadline: March 19 for the April 4 meeting.

Complete list of RAC deadlines & meeting dates HERE.

Changes to Your Property

Please find staff contact information below.

Important information regarding Exterior Alteration Applications, PLEASE READ.

Requests for Letters of Compliance: Carrie Wenholz, loc@oaklandmills.org

Exterior Alteration Applications: Mike Vaughn, applications@oaklandmills.org

Property Concerns: Karina Caico, propertyconcerns@oaklandmills.org

The village of Oakland Mills, located in Columbia MD, is a community in which the land is protected by covenants. These covenants are essentially promises by which all who own or reside here shall abide by. The ongoing maintenance of the open space, facilities, properties, and homes in the village of Oakland Mills depends upon its owners and residents upholding these covenants. The covenants’ presence as part of each deed can compel owners and residents to abide by them or incur possible penalty. The information contained on this page is designed to help all residents understand how to buy, sell, and maintain their property in Oakland Mills, Columbia, MD. Click here to download the Architectural Guidelines.

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Step 1: Application

  • Submit complete application with drawings and all appropriate information to the Covenant Advisor – Applications by the applicable deadline (see dates below).
    PLEASE NOTE: Incomplete applications will be returned AND will not be processed or placed on the agenda for review until ALL necessary information is provided.
  • Download Exterior Alteration Application:
    Print Version
    Fillable Version
    Info on Completing Application
  • Click here to Download the In Home Business Application.

Step 2: Review

  • Application is reviewed by the Covenant Advisor for completion.
  • Email is sent to applicant stating application is accepted, complete, and scheduled to be heard at upcoming RAC meeting OR email is sent to applicant with returned incomplete application and a request for more information.
  • Once application is complete,  accepted, and scheduled to be heard at upcoming RAC meeting, application is given to RAC & published on the Oakland Mills website and in the village office.
  • RAC members visit property to view site and plans
  • RAC discusses application at its next meeting. (It is recommended that applicant attend the RAC meeting for which their application is scheduled).

Step 3: Decision

  • RAC recommends approval, approval with amendments, or denial
  • RAC sends to the Architectural Chair
  • The Architectural Chair reviews and issues final decision
  • The Final decision is sent by email/mail to applicant.

Oakland Mills Architectural Committee approval may not be the only approval required. It may also be necessary to obtain approval from your townhome or condominium’s Homeowners’ Association (HOA) and/or Howard County (HC). Howard County permit information can be obtained by calling 410-313-2455. It is the homeowner’s responsibility to obtain all necessary approvals. If there are inconsistencies between HOA and OMCA Covenants or HC regulations, the most restrictive criteria or covenant takes precedence. Exterior alterations begun without prior approval of the Oakland Mills Architectural Committee are done in violation of OMCA Covenants and are at the applicant’s own risk.

Guidelines to the Oakland Mills Covenants are available at the Village Office located in The Other Barn, 5851 Robert Oliver Place OR Click here to view the “OMCA Architectural Guidelines.” Questions about the application or review process should be referred to the Covenant Advisor for Applications at 410-730-4610 or email Michael Vaughn: applications@oaklandmills.org.

Resident Architectural Committee (RAC) meetings are held the first and third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at The Other Barn, 5851 Robert Oliver Place on the review dates listed below. Residents are encouraged to attend the meeting at which their application is reviewed.

                                2024 RAC DEADLINES AND MEETING DATES

Deadline Dates Meeting Dates

December 19 (2023)

January 4 (2024)
January 2 January 18
January 16 February 1
January 30 February 15
February 20 March 7
March 5 March 21
March 19 April 4
April 2 April 18
April 16 May 2
April 30 May 16
May 21 June 6
June 4 June 20
TBD TBD
July 2 July 18
July 16 August 1
July 30 August 15
August 20 September 5
September 3 September 19
September 17 October 3
October 1 October 17
October 22 November 7
November 5 November 21
November 19 December 5
December 3 December 19
December 17 January 2 (2025)

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