Step 1 - Application
Complete Exterior Alteration or Home Business Form.	Click here to download the Exterior Alteration Application! Click here to download the In-Home Business Application!	Submit with signatures, drawings and appropriate information to the Covenant Advisor.
Step 2 - Review
Application is given to RAC & published in the "Oakland Mills Grist," village newsletter.	RAC members visit property to view site and plans.	RAC discusses application at its next meeting.
Step 3 - Decision
RAC recommends: approval; approval with amendments; or denial; sends to Architectural Chair.		Architectural Chair reviews and issues final decision. Final decision is sent by mail to applicant.

Oakland Mills Architectural Committee approval may not be the only approval required. It may also be necessary to obtain approval from a 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 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 at 410-730-4610 or Email: omcacov@columbiavillages.org Resident Architectural Committee (RAC) meetings are held the first and third Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Oakland Mills Community Center, 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.