3272                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 715

CONDITIONS EXIST. THE TOTAL DENSITY MAY NOT EXCEED 1 FAMILY
DWELLING PER ACRE.

(D) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL GRANT 5 DEVELOPMENT
RIGHTS FOR EACH 1 ACRE LOT AUTHORIZED IN THE AGRICULTURAL A-l
DISTRICT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE AND
NOT PREVIOUSLY USED.

12-107. CONDITIONS ON INCREASING DENSITY.

UNTIL THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SPECIFIED IN THIS SETION
SECTION HAS OCCURRED AN OWNER OF LAND WITHIN A TRANSFER ZONE MAY
NOT BE GRANTED THE RIGHT TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL
USE OF HIS THAT LAND:

(1)  THE OWNER SHALL APPLY TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FOR PERMISSION TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL USE OF HIS
LAND THE OWNER'S LAND WITHIN A TRANSFER ZONE.

(2)  THE OWNER SHALL PRODUCE A COPY OF A PROPER
AGREEMENT.

12-108. CONVEYANCE OF DEVELOPMENT OPTION.

(A)  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 THAT LAND BY ALL FUTURE PURCHASERS, OWNERS, HEIRS, AND
ASSIGNS TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THE USE WAS RESTRICTED BY THE
ORIGINAL CONVEYOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT OPTION.

(B)  AN OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL
PRESERVATION DISTRICT IS NOT REQUIRED TO CONVEY HIS DEVELOPMENT
OPTIONS. HOWEVER, ONCE AN OWNER OF A PARCEL LOCATED WITHIN AN
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT CONVEYS ANY DEVELOPMENT
OPTIONS ON A DESIGNATED PARCEL, HE THE OWNER MAY NOT REMOVE THAT
DESIGNATED PARCEL FROM THE AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT.
THIS RESTRICTION APPLIES ONLY TO THE DESIGNATED PARCEL FROM WHICH
THE OPTION WAS CONVEYED AND NOT TO OTHER PARCELS OF LAND OWNED BY
THE CONVEYOR.

12-109. ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS.

IF A PERSON WHO OWNS LAND WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL
PRESERVATION DISTRICT DESIRES TO BUILD A DWELLING FOR A FAMILY
MEMBER OR ONE OF HIS THE OWNER'S FARM EMPLOYEES BUT HAS
PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED ALL OF HIS THE DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS, HE THE
OWNER SHALL PURCHASE 5 DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOR EACH DWELLING HE
THE OWNER WISHES TO BUILD FROM ANOTHER OWNER OF LAND WITHIN AN
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT OR FROM AN OWNER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.
THE BOARD MAY NOT PERMIT THE LANDOWNER'S DENSITY TO EXCEED ONE
DWELLING PER 25 ACRES OF LAND.