WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

ENVIRONMENT

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS

County Government Center, One West Market St., Snow Hill, Maryland, June 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Four divisions carry out the Department's work: Environmental Programs, Land Preservation and Environmental Planning, Natural Resources, and Plumbing and Gas.

NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION

SHORELINE COMMISSION
Formed in the early 1970s, the Shoreline Commission reviews applications for permits to construct on the County shoreline. In its review, the Commission considers the impact on the environment, navigation, and the surrounding neighborhood and its property values. The Commission also evaluates how such construction will affect recreation, and be of commercial benefit to the County (County Code, Natural Resources Article, sec. 2-102).

Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, the Commission's seven members serve four-year terms.

AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM

AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
The Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board advises the Board of County Commissioners on the establishment of agricultural districts and the approval of purchases of easements within the County by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.

Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, the seven members of the Advisory Board in Worcester County serve four-year terms (Code Agriculture Article, sec. 2-504.1).

AGRICULTURAL RECONCILIATION BOARD
The Agricultural Reconciliation Board arbitrates and mediates disputes involving agricultural or forestry operations conducted on agricultural lands. In a hearing, the Board first attempts to mediate and, if that fails, it arbitrates. Opinions on whether agricultural or forestry operations conform with generally accepted agricultural management practices are issued by the Board.

Appointed to four-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners, the Agricultural Reconciliation Board has five members (County Code, Zoning & Subdivision Control Article, sec. 1-347 (h)).

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