ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                           H.B. 633

Article - State Government

PART VIII. FREDERICK COUNTY - SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
15-860.

(A)     IN THIS PART VIII THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)     (1) "APPLICANT" MEANS A PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT FILES AN
APPLICATION OR IS A TITLE OWNER OR CONTRACT PURCHASER OF LAND THAT IS
THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION.

(2) "APPLICANT" INCLUDES A PERSON THAT:

(I)      1. IS AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF A CORPORATION
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION; OR

2. HOLDS A 10% OR GREATER INTEREST IN THE
OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK OF THE CORPORATION;

(II)     IS A PARTNER OR A LIMITED PARTNER OF A PARTNERSHIP
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION; OR

(III)   IS A MEMBER OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DESCRIBED IN
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(C)     "APPLICATION" MEANS:

(1)      AN APPLICATION FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT AS PART OF A
COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PROCEEDING OR A PIECEMEAL OR FLOATING ZONE
REZONING PROCEEDING;

(2)      AN APPLICATION FOR A MAP AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN;

(3)      AN APPLICATION FOR A MAP AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY WATER
AND SEWERAGE PLAN;

(4)      A REQUEST MADE UNDER ARTICLE 23A, § 9(C) OF THE CODE FOR THE
BOARD TO APPROVE THE PLACEMENT OF ANNEXED LAND IN A ZONING
CLASSIFICATION THAT ALLOWS A LAND USE THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT
FROM THE USE FOR THE LAND SPECIFIED IN THE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE LAND
USE PLAN; OR

(5)      AN APPLICATION TO CREATE A DISTRICT OR EASEMENT OR OTHER
INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY AS PART OF AN AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION
PROGRAM.

(D)     "BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR
FREDERICK COUNTY.

(E)     "BOARD MEMBER" INCLUDES A PERSON ELECTED OR APPOINTED TO THE
BOARD OR A CANDIDATE WHO TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE BOARD.

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