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S.B. 232
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VETOES
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It is the responsibility of local government to oversee development by enacting
reasonable zoning ordinances. The citizens of Frederick County elect individuals to
serve on the Frederick County Board of County Commissioners to carry out this
responsibility. Zoning ordinances must be enacted to promote the overall health,
safety and welfare of a community. While I strongly respect the right of citizens to
question and protest the actions taken by their government, to allow a small number
of citizens to delay the effective date of a zoning ordinance is not good public policy.
On both the State level and on the local level, if voters are dissatisfied with the
actions taken by their elected officials, they have the absolute right and responsibility
to make their opinions known at the polls. Every four years, officials must be
re-elected. Rather than allowing zoning ordinances to take effect on a "piecemeal"
basis, the citizens of Frederick County should hold their elected officials accountable
and make their opinions known in each election.
For the above reasons, I have vetoed Senate Bill 232.
Sincerely,
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
Senate Bill No. 232
AN ACT concerning
Frederick County—Zoning Ordinances - Citizen's Referendum Citizen's
Right to Referendum Act - Zoning - Referendum
FOR the purpose of allowing the citizens of Frederick County to petition certain
adoptions, amendments, or repeals of certain zoning ordinances adopted by the
Board of County Commissioners to referendum; providing that certain
adoptions, amendments, or repeals of certain zoning ordinances may not take
effect within a specified period; specifying certain procedures and requirements
of a petition and the effect of a petition; requiring the Board of Supervisors of
Elections of Frederick County to verify a petition; providing that certain
adoptions, amendments, or repeals of certain zoning ordinances successfully
petitioned to referendum shall appear on the ballot in Frederick County at the
next regular election for members of the House of Representatives; providing
that the adoptions, amendments, or repeals of certain zoning ordinances
petitioned to referendum may not take effect until after a specified period of
time following approval by a majority of voters voting on the question; making
provisions of this Act severable; providing for the termination of this Act; and
generally relating to the right of the citizens of Frederick County to petition
certain land use decisions of the Board of County Commissioners requiring
certain zoning ordinances adopted or amended by the Board of County
Commissioners of Frederick County to be submitted to a referendum under
certain circumstances; establishing standards and procedures for a referendum
on a county zoning ordinance; authorizing a special election for a county zoning
referendum; providing for the effective date of a county zoning ordinance;
providing for the effective date for certain provisions of this Act; making the
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