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Two new zoning overlay districts established........................................... 4813

Office zones, zoning rules and regulations altered....................................... 4813

Overlay districts, provisions amended............................................................ 4810

Harford County -
Agricultural district, zoning provisions altered to provide for and maintain

the rural character of properties ................................................................ 4816

Agricultural retail, definition clarified and zoning provisions amended...... 4816

Buffer yard requirements for development adjacent to historic landmarks,

provisions added.......................................................................................... 4822

Carriage court units, building code and zoning provisions added ............... 4815

Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Management Program -

Growth allocation awards, requirements for initiation of substantial
construction, altered ................................................................................ 4823

Resource conservation area, reduction of land area, provisions added ... 4824
Chesapeake Bay Critical Area, standards for zoning variances and buffer

area provisions, altered............................................................................... 4820

Comprehensive zoning review, procedures revised and notice requirements

added ............................................................................................................ 4818

Cottage housing as a temporary use, zoning provisions amended ............... 4819

Off-site road improvements, payment of fees in lieu of road improvements,

and traffic impact analysis studies, requirements added in connection

with the development of land..................................................................... 4818

Open space, land preservation and recreation plan, adopted as part of the

master plan ................................................................................................... 4815

Subdivision regulation definitions, altered in accordance with the 1993

transportation element of the master plan .............................................. 4815

Zoning administrator interpretations, notice of request and issuance and

deadline for issuance, requirements added................................................ 4821

Howard County -
Adequate Public Facilities Act exemptions for minor subdivisions and

resubdivisions, provisions added ................................................................. 4825

Construction of a dwelling on unimproved land subject to an agricultural

preservation easement in exchange for relinquishing the right to create a

1-acre lot, provisions added ....................................................................... 4830

Kent County -
Critical area limitations strengthened and environmental standards

tightened in the various districts................................................................. 4770

Public utility lines and accessory structures and impervious surfaces, zoning

provisions altered ......................................................................................... 4771

Montgomery County -
Accessory apartment, notice of application to continue an existing, and

request deadline for a public hearing on the Board's action, requirements

added............................................................................................................ 4849

Appeals of special exception zoning decisions by hearing officer, discretion

for the Board of Appeals to hear oral arguments, provisions added ....... 4849

Bethesda Central Business District, boundaries revised ............................... 4853

Carriage houses and places of worship allowed as permitted uses in the

RMX zone; setback from public streets, requirements altered; gross floor

area restrictions altered; carriage house parking space requirements

added............................................................................................................ 4860

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