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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 650
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(1) One or more owners of land actively devoted to agricultural use
may file a petition with the county governing body requesting the establishment of an
agricultural district [composed of] OR AN APPLICATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN
EASEMENT BY THE FOUNDATION ON the land owned by the petitioners. The petition
shall include maps and descriptions of the current use of land in the proposed district
OR FOR THE PROPOSED EASEMENT.
(2) Upon receipt of a petition to establish an agricultural district OR
APPLICATION TO PURCHASE AN EASEMENT the local governing body shall refer the
petition OR APPLICATION and accompanying materials both to the agricultural
preservation advisory board and to the county planning and zoning body.
(i) Within 60 days of the referral of a petition OR
APPLICATION, the agricultural preservation advisory board shall advise the county
governing body as to whether or not the land in the proposed district OR PROPOSED
EASEMENT meets the qualifications established by the Foundation under subsection
[(c)] (D) of this section, and whether or not the advisory board recommends
establishment of the district OR THE PURCHASE OF THE EASEMENT.
(ii) Within 60 days of the referral of a petition OR
APPLICATION, the county planning and zoning body shall advise the local governing
body as to whether or not establishment of the district OR THE PURCHASE OF THE
EASEMENT is compatible with existing and approved county plans and overall county
policy, and whether or not the planning and zoning body recommends establishment of
the district OR THE PURCHASE OF THE EASEMENT.
(3) If either the agricultural preservation advisory board or the
planning and zoning body recommends approval, the county governing body shall hold
a public hearing on the petition OR FOR THE PROPOSED EASEMENT. Adequate
notice of the hearing shall be given to all landowners in the proposed district OR THE
PROPOSED EASEMENT, and to the Foundation.
(4) (i) Within 120 days after the receipt of. the petition OR
APPLICATION, the county governing body shall render a decision as to whether or not
the petition OR APPLICATION shall be recommended to the Foundation for approval.
(ii) If the county governing body decides to recommend approval
of the petition OR APPLICATION, it shall so notify the Foundation and forward to the
Foundation the petition OR APPLICATION and all accompanying materials, including
the recommendations of the advisory board and county planning and zoning body.
(iii) If the county governing body recommends denial of the
petition, it shall so inform the Foundation and the petitioners.
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