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Ch. 289 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
Article 66B - Land Use
1.03.
(a) (1) When developing a comprehensive plan for a charter county, a
planning commission shall include:
(i) A transportation plan element which shall:
1. Propose the most appropriate and desirable patterns for
the general location, character, and extent of the channels, routes, and terminals for
transportation facilities, and for the circulation of persons and goods on a schedule
that extends as far into the future as is reasonable;
2. Provide for bicycle and pedestrian access and travelways;
and
3. Include an estimate of the probable utilization of any
proposed improvement;
(ii) If current geological information is available, a mineral
resources plan element that:
1. Identifies undeveloped land that should be kept in its
undeveloped state until the land can be used to provide or assist in providing a
continuous supply of minerals, as defined in § 15-801(i) of the Environment Article;
2. Identifies appropriate postexcavation uses for the land
that are consistent with the county's land planning process;
3. Incorporates land use policies and recommendations for
regulations:
A. To balance mineral resource extraction with other land
uses; and
B. To the extent feasible, to prevent the preemption of
mineral resources extraction by other uses; and
4. Has been reviewed by the Department of the Environment
to determine whether the proposed comprehensive plan is consistent with the
programs and goals of the Department;
(iii) An element which contains the planning commission's
recommendation for land development regulations to implement the comprehensive
plan and which encourages:
1. Streamlined review of applications for development,
including permit review and subdivision plat review within the areas designated for
growth in the comprehensive plan;
2. The use of flexible development regulations to promote
innovative and cost-saving site design and protect the environment; and
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