§ 2-518. Priority preservation areas
West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Agriculture, § 2-518
§ 2-518. Priority preservation areas
(b)(1) A county may include a priority preservation area element in the county's comprehensive plan.
(c) An area shall:
(d) An area may:
(e) A county's acreage goal for land to be preserved through easements and zoning within an area shall be equal to at least 80% of the remaining undeveloped land in the area, as calculated at the time of application for State certification of an area.
(f) Each time a county's comprehensive plan is updated, the update shall include an evaluation of:
(g) In accordance with § 5-408 of the State Finance and Procurement Article and any regulations adopted under the authority of that section, the Department of Planning and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation shall jointly certify an area.
(h) In accordance with § 5-408 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the Department of Planning and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation shall review any update to a county's comprehensive plan or any other change that may affect an area.
Credits
Added by Acts 2006, c. 289, § 1, eff. June 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 476, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2019, c. 129, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 2-518, MD AGRIC § 2-518
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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