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Timestamp: 2020-08-04 00:34:07
Document Index: 649594866

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 268', '§ 268', '§ 268', '§ 268', '§ 268', '§ 268', '§ 267', '§ 267']

Harford County, MD Concept Plans, Preliminary Subdivision Plans and/or Site Plans
Ch 268 Art IV Concept Plans, Preliminary Subdivision Plans and/or Site Plans
§ 268-18 Concept plans.
§ 268-19 Preliminary plans and site plans.
§ 268-20 Community input meetings.
Harford County, MD / Part II: General Legislation / Subdivision Regulations
Article IV Concept Plans, Preliminary Subdivision Plans and/or Site Plans
If more than 500 trips per day are proposed for a residential subdivision or special development, a concept plan shall be submitted to the Department of Planning and Zoning.
Community input meetings must be held pursuant to § 268-20 (Community input meetings) of the Subdivision Regulations, as amended.
Information required. At a minimum, the concept plan shall include all items as specified on the most recent checklist provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning which is incorporated by reference and made a part hereof as though it were fully stated herein.[1]
Editor's Note: The checklist is on file in the County offices.
Concept plan review shall be subject to Subsections C(1) through C(10) of the review and approval procedures specified under § 268-19 (Preliminary plans and site plans).
If a forest stand delineation is required by Chapter 267, Article VI of the Harford County Zoning Code, as amended, the concept plan shall not be approved until the forest stand delineation has been approved by the Department of Planning and Zoning.
concept plans. Concept plans are valid for a period of 5 years or for the validity period of any subsequent preliminary plan approval. Upon expiration of any concept plan approval, a new concept plan must be submitted to the Department following all the applicable procedures prior to submitting a preliminary plan.
Preliminary plans and site plans shall be submitted to the Department of Planning and Zoning for all proposed subdivisions. Preliminary plans for residential subdivisions of more than 5 lots and commercial/industrial subdivision and site plans for nonresidential and multifamily housing uses shall be distributed to the members of the Development Advisory Committee for review.
The preliminary plan and/or site plan shall be complete in accordance with the information required in Subsection B below.
Information required. At a minimum, preliminary plans and site plans shall include all items as specified on the most recent checklist provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning which is incorporated by reference and made a part hereof as though it were fully stated herein.[1]
The Development Advisory Committee (DAC) is established to advise the Director of Planning regarding major subdivisions and other large-scale developments. Representatives from County agencies shall be members of the Development Advisory Committee. Each County agency that is represented on the Development Advisory Committee shall submit oral or written comment at each Committee meeting expressing the agency's recommendation or opinion regarding each development plan reviewed by the Committee. Members of state agencies and other supporting agencies in the region will be provided copies of plans and an opportunity to submit oral or written comments expressing the agency's recommendation or opinion regarding each development plan, when appropriate.
Membership shall include, but not be limited to:
Harford County public schools.
State agencies and other supporting agencies that will receive copies of plans submitted to DAC for review and comment include, but are not limited to:
If a major subdivision or other large-scale development is proposed within a 1-mile radius of a municipality, the following departments or entities within that municipality shall receive copies of the plan and shall receive notice of the DAC meeting for the purpose of providing an opportunity to provide oral or written comments regarding the plan:
Fire and ambulance companies.
The Development Advisory Committee shall adopt bylaws to facilitate the review process. Meetings of the Development Advisory Committee shall be open to the general public and include an opportunity for comments from attending citizens. Plans submitted for DAC shall be available for review by the public in a timely and convenient manner.
Comments regarding the plans shall be provided to the Department of Planning and Zoning in writing and discussed at the Development Advisory Committee meeting.
At least 2 weeks prior to a Development Advisory Committee meeting on a preliminary plan or site plan, the Director of Planning shall ensure that the property that is the subject of the plan has been posted with a notice stating the date, time and location of the meeting and the telephone number for the Department of Planning and Zoning. The notice shall be on a sign measuring at least 2 feet by 3 feet. The notice shall be conspicuously placed on the property near the right-of-way line of each public road that the property has frontage on at such locations so that the notice shall be visible, if possible, from each public road on with the property fronts. The Department of Planning and Zoning may assess a fee, not to exceed the cost of materials and labor for printing and posting, to the applicant. Following the posting, the applicant shall use reasonable efforts to maintain the notice in a condition visible to the public until the date of the meeting.
[Amended by Bill No. 14-26]
Notice of the date, time and place of the Development Advisory Committee meeting, as well as the information about the type of subdivision, proposed use and number of units requested in the plan shall be published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in at least 2 newspapers generally circulated in Harford County. The second publication shall not be less than 1 week before the meeting. The Department of Planning and Zoning shall use reasonable efforts to contact by certified mail each adjoining property owner with a notice stating the date, time and place of the meeting. If an adjoining property is a condominium regime established under state law, notice of the meeting may be send to the representative of the unit owners. The applicant shall reimburse the County for the cost of the mailing.
The Department of Planning and Zoning shall provide a citizen information guide to inform citizens of the rules of procedure of the Development Advisory Committee, the purpose of the DAC meeting and those issues generally discussed at the meeting. The information guide shall be mailed by the Department of Planning and Zoning to any adjoining property owner who receives a notice about a Development Advisory Committee meeting. The Department of Planning and Zoning shall provide the information guide free of charge to any citizen who requests a copy.
Any citizen attending the Development Advisory Committee meeting may make any comment regarding a development plan and each comment shall be addressed by a County agency. If a representative of a County agency is unable to address the comment at the meeting, the citizen's name and address shall be- obtained, and a representative of the appropriate County agency shall address the citizen's comment by written response to the Director of Planning within 2 weeks of the meeting. The Director of Planning shall be responsible for ensuring that all responses are forwarded to the appropriate citizens. The Director of Planning shall be responsible for ensuring that the responses are forwarded to the appropriate citizens within 30 calendar days after the meeting.
A project designated for fast track review by the County Executive shall be exempt from the notice and posting requirements of this section provided that:
The proposed use is not one of the uses listed in the Harford County Zoning Code in the Permitted Use Charts under the categories of amusements, motor vehicles and related services, residential and retail trade;
[Amended by Bill No. 09-32]
The Director of Planning ensures that a notice stating the date, time and place of the DAC meeting for the project is sent to the County Council President at least 1 week prior to the scheduled date of the meeting; and
The Director of Planning ensures that a notice stating the date, time and place of the DAC meeting for the project is posted at a convenient public location at or near the site of the meeting.
If the Director of Planning determines that there has been substantial compliance with the notice and posting requirements, approval of a development plan may not be revoked by the County on the basis of a failure to strictly comply with the posting and notice requirements of these subsections.
Approval of the preliminary plan and/or site plan shall be set forth in a letter mailed by the Department of Planning and Zoning. This letter may include such conditions as are necessary to meet the standards of the Zoning Code, Subdivision Regulations and Chapter 131, Floodplain Management Regulations, and must be countersigned by the developer and returned to the Department of Planning and Zoning within 60 calendar days. For any plan approval located within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay District, the final signed letter and the approved plan shall be sent to the Critical Area Commission within five days of receipt of the countersigned letter.
[Amended by Bill No. 11-06]
If a forest conservation plan is required by Chapter 267, Article VI of the Harford County Zoning Code, as amended, the preliminary plan shall not be approved until the forest conservation plan has been approved by the Department of Planning and Zoning.
Tenure of preliminary and site plans.
[Amended by Bill Nos. 11-13; 13-37]
A preliminary plan approval is valid for 3 years. The Department of Planning and Zoning may grant an extension of the plan in accordance with § 268-19C(13) (Review and approval procedure) of the Subdivision Regulations, as amended.
Site plans shall be valid for 2 years. A one-time, 1-year extension may be granted if the site plan is in compliance with applicable adequate public facilities standards, upon a written request for an extension filed with the Department of Planning and Zoning at least 60 calendar days before the date on which the plan's previous approval will expire.
Extension of preliminary plan. A written request for an extension of a preliminary plan must be filed with the Department of Planning and Zoning at least 60 calendar days before the date on which the plan's previous approval will expire. A one-time, 2-year extension of the preliminary plan may be granted by the Director of Planning subject to the following conditions:
[Amended by Bill Nos. 09-32; 13-37]
The subdivider has executed an agreement with the County for off-site and/or on-site facilities improvements beyond the required, standard on-site roads and utilities agreements, and
A performance bond for the additional/agreed to facilities improvements has been posted by the subdivider, or
Findings of adequate public facilities based on the standards set in § 267-126 (Adequate public facilities) of the Harford County Zoning Code, as amended, have been established.
Upon expiration of any preliminary plan approval, any remaining unrecorded lots on any portion of the area covered by the preliminary plan shall be deemed null and void and shall meet the requirements established in the Zoning Code prior to again obtaining preliminary approval.
Phasing for preliminary plans. For any development exceeding 200 lots or units, a phasing schedule shall be submitted by the subdivider. Such phasing schedule shall be incorporated in the preliminary plan approval.
Waiver of site plan application. The Director of Planning may waive the requirement for site plan approval where there is a change in use or occupancy and no extensive construction or improvement is proposed. The waiver may be granted only upon a determination by the Director of Planning that the use will not affect existing drainage, circulation, relationship of buildings to each other, landscaping, buffering, lighting and other considerations of site plan approval, and the existing facilities do not require upgraded or additional site improvements. The application for a waiver of site plan shall include a discussion of the prior use of the site, the proposed use and its impact.
Preliminary and site plans are subject to § 267-102 (Approved preliminary and site plans) of the Harford County Zoning Code, as amended.
Prior to submission of a concept plan, preliminary plan or site plan, for any developments generating 250 or more trips per day, as determined by the most recent version of the I.T.E. Trip Generation Manual, or determined to be a nontransient noncommunity water system, the developer shall hold a community meeting.
The community meeting shall be held near the site of the proposed development, preferably in a public or institutional building with adequate parking. The meeting shall be scheduled to start between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on a weekday evening, or scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on a Saturday, the meeting shall not be scheduled within 5 calendar days before or after a federal holiday.
[Amended by Bill No. 14-33]
At least 2 weeks prior to the community meeting, the developer shall ensure that notice of the date, time and location of the community meeting, as well as information about the type of subdivision, including the proposed number of units, has been provided to the following:
All adjoining property owners identified in the records of the State Department of Assessment and Taxation, by first class mail;
The Department of Planning and Zoning, which will post the meeting notice on the Department's website; and
At least 2 weeks prior to the community meeting, the developer shall ensure that the property that is the subject of the proposed development is posted with a notice, obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning, stating the date, time and location of the community meeting. The notice shall briefly describe the proposed development, specifying the type of subdivision and number of proposed units, and include the Department's website address. The notice shall be on a sign measuring at least 2 feet by 3 feet. The Department of Planning and Zoning may assess a fee, not to exceed the cost of materials and labor for printing and posting, to the applicant. The notice shall be conspicuously placed on the property, near the right-of-way line of each public road that the property has frontage on, at such location that the notice shall be visible, if possible, from each public road on which the property fronts. Following the posting, the developer shall use reasonable efforts to maintain the notice in a condition visible to the public until the date of the community meeting.
At least 2 weeks prior to the community meeting, the developer shall ensure that notice of the community meeting is published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks, in at least 2 newspapers generally circulated in Harford County.
The purpose of the community meeting is for the developer to provide information to the community regarding the proposed development and to allow citizens to ask questions and to make comments and suggestions.
At the community meeting, the developer shall present draft plans for the site layout.
The developer shall ensure that a certification of mailed meeting notices and a certification of the newspaper advertisements are included with the preliminary plan or site plan when the plan is submitted to the County.
Within 45 calendar days of the community meeting, the developer shall submit a list of attendees, a transcript prepared by a court reporter of the community meeting, and the developers response to the County Council and to the Department.
If the developer does not submit a concept plan, preliminary plan or site plan to the Department within 1 year of the community meeting, or if the plan submitted is substantially different from the plan presented at the community meeting, another community meeting and notification, as specified under this section, shall be required.