ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

PLANNING

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Under the Department are the Enterprise Zone Advisory Committee, the Western Maryland Consortium, and the Western Maryland Foreclosure Partnership Advisory Board. The Department also oversees the Tourism Office.

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING

County Office Building, 701 Kelly Road, Cumberland, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

The Department coordinates the development, adoption, and implementation of County land use plans and policies. Both short- and long-range planning services are provided by the Department to various County boards, including the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Board of County Commissioners, as well as to the general public. The Department also provides assistance to outside agencies focusing on development opportunities in the County.

Under the Department are six offices: Building Safety, Code Enforcement, Geographic Systems and Data Management, Permits and Licensing, Planning, and Zoning Administration and Land Use.

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
The Planning and Zoning Commission in Allegany County consists of seven members appointed to five-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners (Code Land Use Article, secs. 2-101 through 3-304).

SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
A soil conservation district constitutes a political subdivision of the State, and a public body corporate and politic, excercising public powers. The District's Board of Supervisors conducts surveys, investigations, and research relating to the character of soil erosion. Within the District, the Board carries out preventive and control measures, including engineering operations, cultivation methods, the growing of vegetation, changes in land use, and other measures.

The Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors consists six members who serve five-year terms. Five members are appointed by the State Soil Conservation Committee, and one is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners (Code Agriculture Article, secs. 8-301 through 8-312).

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