Allows for sustainable growth by assisting local communities in moving septic growth away from areas where it will contribute to wasteful land development practices and pollution. Creates four tiers for inclusion in local comprehensive plans to guide growth on central sewer and septic systems. This legislation was crafted with the recognition that outdated wastewater technologies Read the Rest…
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Sustainable Growth and Preservation Act of 2012, March 1st, 2012
Smart, Green, and Growing – Maryland’s Sustainable Growth Commission (2010), March 1st, 2010
Establishes a Sustainable Growth Commission comprised of individuals with knowledge of smart growth and planning issues in order to continue to promote a smart and sustainable growth agenda. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/chapters_noln/Ch_489_sb0278T.pdf
Tax Increment Financing and Special Taxing Districts – Transit Oriented Development (2009), March 1st, 2009
Provides localities with new tools to implement public infrastructure projects through tax increment financing and special taxing districts. Transit-Oriented Development represents a sustainable form of development that benefits the environment, public health, citizens’ access to transportation, and economic development, and enables the State to maximize its return on the large investment it has made in Read the Rest…
Local Government Planning – Planning Visions (2009), March 1st, 2009
Carries out a key recommendation of the Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development by modernizing core planning visions to include public participation, economic development, housing, sustainability, and multi-modal transportation as well as broader resource conservation and environmental protection goals. http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/chapters_noln/Ch_177_hb0294E.pdf
Smart Growth Measures and Markers (2009), March 1st, 2009
Directs the Maryland Department of Planning to develop measures or markers for Smart and Sustainable Growth in conjunction with local governments and the Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development. Advancement and achievement of public policy objectives like Smart and Sustainable Growth are helped by the application and analysis of broadly accepted and Read the Rest…
Smart, Green, and Growing – Smart and Sustainable Growth Act of 2009, March 1st, 2009
Clarifies that a local jurisdiction must implement and follow the comprehensive plan it adopts. Local comprehensive plans encompass a consensus view of the future development of the jurisdiction. Countless hours are spent by citizens and public officials considering the future of their jurisdiction and developing a local comprehensive plan to carry out that vision. A Read the Rest…
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program – Administrative and Enforcement Provisions (2008), March 1st, 2008
Alters the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program to provide greater authority to the Critical Area Commission; update the basic components of the program, including the Critical Area boundary; enhance buffer and water quality protection; coordinate new development more closely with growth management policies and other environmental protection/planning processes; and strengthen enforcement and Read the Rest…
Maryland Transit Administration – Transit-Oriented Development (2008), March 1st, 2008
Establishes Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) as a transportation purpose in order to strengthen coordination between land use and transportation planning. Investments are targeted towards enhanced transit access, bicycle and pedestrian amenities, and the promotion of transit-oriented development. By clustering development around transit sites, TOD seeks to maximize the State’s investment in transit, ease congestion on our roadways, Read the Rest…
Governor-Elect O’Malley Nominates Secretaries For Planning, Natural Resources, January 16th, 2007
Hall, Griffin to Join Maryland’s Cabinet BALTIMORE, MD (January 16, 2007) – Today, Governor-elect Martin O’Malley announced the nomination of Richard E. Hall as Secretary for the Maryland Department of Planning, and John R. Griffin as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. “Richard Hall and John Griffin are both experts in their fields, Read the Rest…
