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3528 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 925
(A) THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL
DESIGNATE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY, NOT IN A
DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION AREA, AS A TRANSFER
ZONE. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ASK FOR
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF CALVERT
COUNTY.
(B) THE OWNER OF THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT IS
PERMITTED TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL USE OF
THE PROPERTY HE OWNS WITHIN THE TRANSFER ZONE ACCORDING
TO SECTION 278.
278.
(A) ONE DEVELOPMENT OPTION PER ACRE OF LAND IS
ALLOCATED WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT.
(B) FIVE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS SHALL BE SUBTRACTED
FOR EACH RESIDENCE LOCATED ON A PARCEL IN AN AGRICULTURAL
PRESERVATION DISTRICT.
(C) THOSE PERSONS WHO OWN PROPERTY WITHIN A
TRANSFER ZONE MAY CREATE ONE ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOT FOR EACH FIVE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
PURCHASED. THE DENSITY MAY NOT EXCEED ONE DWELLING PER
TWO AND ONE-HALF ACRES UNLESS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEVELOP CRITERIA PERMITTING HIGHER DENSITY WHERE
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS EXIST. IN NO CASE SHALL THE TOTAL
DENSITY EXCEED ONE FAMILY DWELLING PER ACRE.
(D) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL GRANT FIVE
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOR EACH ONE ACRE LOT AUTHORIZED IN
THE AGRICULTURAL A-1 DISTRICT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 16 AND NOT PREVIOUSLY
USED.
279.
AN OWNER OF LAND WITHIN A TRANSFER ZONE MAY NOT BE
GRANTED THE RIGHT TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL
USE OF HIS LAND UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
HAS OCCURRED:
(1) THE OWNER SHALL APPLY TO THE PLANNING
COMMISSION FOR PERMISSION TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF
RESIDENTIAL USE OF HIS LAND.
(2) THE OWNER SHALL PRODUCE A COPY OF A
PROPER AGREEMENT.
280.
THE CONVEYANCE OF A DEVELOPMENT OPTION DOES NOT
AFFECT THE OWNERSHIP OF THAT PROPERTY. ONCE THE
DEVELOPMENT OPTION OF A PROPERTY HAS BEEN CONVEYED, THAT
PROPERTY SHALL BE USED FOR AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, OR
OTHER CLOSELY RELATED USES PERMITTED BY THE BOARD. THE
CONVEYANCE OF A DEVELOPMENT OPTION RESTRICTS THE USE OF
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