§ 32-9-106. APPLICATION FOR GROWTH ALLOCATION.

(a)

In general. A person applying for growth allocation shall submit an application with the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections that requires:

(1)

County Council approval, with the concept plan or with the Development Plan, as required under Title 4, Subtitle 2 of this article; or

(2)

County Board of Appeals approval, with the petition for reclassification, as required under Title 3, Subtitle 5 of this article.

(b)

Submission and review of application.

(1)

The Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections shall forward the application to the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability.

(2)

The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability shall:

(i)

Have 7 working days to accept or reject the application;

(ii)

Review the application to insure that sufficient preliminary information has been provided;

(iii)

Prepare a check list that will delineate what preliminary information is required; and

(iv)

Adopt and, when necessary, amend administrative procedures for the review of growth allocation applications, including the form of the application and the information necessary to review the application for acceptance.

(3)

The Growth Allocation Review Committee shall review the application and make a recommendation on the application before forwarding it to the Planning Board.

(4)

The Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability shall forward the application to the Planning Board with the Growth Allocation Review Committee recommendation.

(c)

Community input meeting.

(1)

Before Planning Board review of a growth allocation application, a community input meeting shall be held, subject to the provisions of § 32-4-217 of this article.

(2)

A community input meeting required after the submission of a concept plan and subject to the provisions of Title 4, Subtitle 2 of this article, may be combined with the community input meeting required after the submission of a growth allocation application.

(1988 Code, § 26-123) (Bill No. 18, 1990, § 2, 3-30-1990; Bill No. 63, 1992, § 1, 7-23-1992; Bill No. 51-94, § 1, 5-20-1994; Bill No. 95-94, §§ 1, 2, 7-12-1994; Bill No. 50-99, § 1, 7-12-1999; Bill No. 103-02, § 3, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 75-03, § 39, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 122-10, §§ 12, 30, 1-16-2011)