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Session Laws, 1977
Volume 735, Page 3521   View pdf image
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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
PRESENTLY ACTIVELY DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURAL OR FOREST USE. (D)         "BOARD" MEANS THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
ADVISORY BOARD WHICH IS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE BODY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD OF CALVERT COUNTY. (E)        "DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL AREA" MEANS THOSE ACRES AREAS OF THE COUNTY IDENTIFIED BY THE AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD AS HAVING THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING A VIABLE LEVEL OF AGRICULTURAL
OR FOREST PRODUCTION. (F)         "DEVELOPMENT OPTION" MEANS THE ACCESS OF ONE IN AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SELL THE PRIVILEGE THAT PERMITS A DEVELOPER TO INTENSIFY THE USE OF HIS A-1 ZONED
LAND RIGHT OF A LANDOWNER IN AN AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION
DISTRICT TO CONVEY THE PRIVILEGE THAT PERMITS A PERSON TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL USE OF LAND IN A DESIGNATED TRANSFER ZONE.
(F) (G) "DEVELOPMENT RIGHT" MEANS THE RIGHT AN
AGRICULTURAL OWNER SELLS TO A DEVELOPER THAT PERMITS THE DEVELOPER TO INTENSIFY THE USE OF HIS A-1 ZONED LAND. A RIGHT COMES INTO EXISTENCE ONLY AFTER IT HAS BEEN SOLD TO
AN OWNER IN AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT CONVEYS TO A PERSON
THAT PERMITS THE PERSON TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF
RESIDENTIAL USE OF LAND IN A DESIGNATED TRANSFER ZONE. A
DEVELOPMENT RIGHT COMES INTO EXISTENCE ONLY AFTER A
DEVELOPMENT OPTION HAS BEEN CONVEYED BY AN OWNER IN AN
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT. (G) "DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS BANK" IS A REPOSITORY OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PURCHASED AND OWNED BY CALVERT COUNTY. (H) "PROGRAM" MEANS THE CALVERT COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM. (I) "TRANSFER ZONE" MEANS THE AREA IN CALVERT COUNTY DETERMINED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHERE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PURCHASED BY DEVELOPERS MAY BE USED TO
INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF USE OF THE A-1 ZONED LAND ZONED
AGRICULTURAL "A-1" DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS AN AREA WHERE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS MAY BE USED TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL USE. (J) "DEVELOPMENT OPTION AGREEMENT" MEANS A
RECORDED INSTRUMENT WHICH SETS FORTH THE PROVISIONS OF
THE CONVEYANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS. THE FORMAT
AND MINIMUM CONTENTS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. 274. (A) THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CALVERT
COUNTY SHALL APPOINT AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL APPOINT THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD. THE MEMBERS SHALL BE ACTIVE


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