§ 32-4-226. COUNTY REVIEW.

(a)

Site visit required. Before the review of the Development Plan required under this section, representatives of the county shall visit the site that is the subject of the Development Plan.

(b)

Review by county agencies. The following agencies shall review the Development Plan:

(1)

Department of Planning;

(2)

Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability;

(3)

Department of Education;

(4)

Department of Recreation and Parks;

(5)

Fire Department;

(6)

Police Department;

(7)

Department of Economic and Workforce Development;

(8)

Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections;

(9)

Landmarks Preservation Commission, if the Development Plan involves any building or site identified on any one of the lists referred to in § 32-4-223(8) of this subtitle;

(10)

State Highway Administration; and

(11)

Any other county agency requested to be represented.

(c)

Development Plan conference; notice.

(1)

In this subsection, "participant" means a person who has attended a community input meeting and provided a name and address to the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections.

(2)

At least 10 working days before the Hearing Officer's hearing, the Director of Permits, Approvals and Inspections shall:

(i)

Schedule a Development Plan conference to be attended by representatives of the agencies listed in subsection (b) of this section;

(ii)

Post notice of the conference, which is open to the public, in the County Office Building;

(iii)

Send written notice to all known participants;

(iv)

Attempt to resolve any conflict between agency comments; and

(v)

Attempt to resolve any comments raised or conditions proposed at the community input meeting.

(3)

If any agency listed in subsection (b) of this section does not attend the conference, the agency is presumed to have no comment on the plan.

(d)

Information submitted to Hearing Officer.

(1)

At least 5 working days before the Hearing Officer's hearing, the Director of Permits, Approvals and Inspections shall submit in writing to the Hearing Officer the following information:

(i)

Comments on the Development Plan from an agency listed in subsection (b) of this section;

(ii)

Agency responses to the unresolved comments raised or conditions proposed or requested at the community input meeting;

(iii)

Compatibility recommendations from the Director of Planning under § 32-4-402 of this title; and

(iv)

Comments from the Director of Environmental Protection and Sustainability as to whether the proposed development and resource protection activities under § 33-2-202 of the code:

1.

Minimize adverse impacts on water quality that result from pollutants that are discharged from structures or conveyances or that have run off from surrounding lands;

2.

Conserve fish, wildlife, and plant habitat; and

3.

Are consistent with established land use policies for development in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area, which accommodate growth and also address the fact that, even if pollution is controlled, the number, movement, and activities of persons in that area can create adverse environmental impacts.

(2)

The Director of Permits, Approvals and Inspections shall:

(i)

Make the information under paragraph (1) of this subsection available for public inspection; and

(ii)

Send written notice of the availability of the information to all identified participants.

(1988 Code, § 26-205) (Bill No. 18, 1990, § 2, 3-30-1990; Bill No. 1, 1992, § 2, 3-2-1992; Bill No. 79-01, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 75-03, §§ 12, 13, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 122-10, §§ 12, 30, 1-16-2011; Bill No. 55-11, §§ 1, 2, 10-16-2011; Bill No. 71-13, § 1, 2-3-2014)