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(3) IT IS DESIRABLE TO ENSURE PROMPT, REASONABLE, AND
DECISIVE ACTION ON DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND TO PROVIDE FOR A
CONSOLIDATION OF THE FACT-FINDING PROCESSES INVOLVED IN ISSUING
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS TO:

(I)  ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY DELAY, UNREASONABLE
EXPENSE, AND DUPLICATION OF EFFORT IN OBTAINING NECESSARY
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, IN ORDER TO FOSTER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT
ARE IN THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST OF THE
CITIZENS OF THE STATE; AND

(II)  REMOVE IMPEDIMENTS TO THE EFFECTIVE
EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, IN
ORDER TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
THAT ARE NOT IN THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST
OF THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE.

(B) LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE.

THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE ARE TO COORDINATE AND TO EXPEDITE
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION MAKING BY:

(1)  CONSOLIDATING APPLICATION PROCEDURES TO HELP
THOSE PERSONS OR GOVERNMENTAL UNITS THAT MUST OBTAIN DEVELOPMENT
PERMITS FROM 1 OR MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND STATE UNITS;

(2)  CONSOLIDATING HEARINGS TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AND STATE UNITS IN OBTAINING ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION AS TO
APPLICATIONS ON WHICH THEY MUST ACT; AND

(3)  REQUIRING ACTION ON ALL APPLICATIONS FOR
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, WHETHER OR NOT
SUBJECT TO CONSOLIDATED PROCEDURES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 78A, § 56.

In subsections (a)(1) and (2) and (b)(1) and (2) of
this section and throughout this title, the defined
terms "local government[s] and "State unit[s]" are
substituted for the former phrases such as "local and
State agencies" and "State and local agencies", for
clarity.

Defined terms: "Development permit" § 11-101

"Development project" § 11-101

"Governmental unit" § 11-101

"Local government" § 11-101

"Person" § 1-101 "State unit" § 11-101

11-103. SCOPE OF TITLE.

(A) APPLICATION TO DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND PERMITS.