The Department plans the physical growth and development of the County. At least every ten years, the Office prepares and revises the County Master Plan. The Office monitors the Plan's implementation, and reports every two years on the Plan to the County Executive and County Council (County Charter, Art. V, secs. 522-524; County Code, Art. 3, secs. 2-1201 through 2-1204).
The Advisory Board is composed of five members who are appointed to five-year terms by the County Council (Code Agriculture Article, sec. 2-504.1).
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AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
The Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board advises the County Council on the establishment of agricultural districts and the approval of purchases of easements within the County by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.
The Planning Board consists of fifteen members. Eight are appointed to three-year terms by the County Executive, and seven members, one from each Councilmanic district, are appointed to three-year terms by the County Council (Code Land Use Article, secs. 2-101 through 3-304).
The Board of Appeals is appointed to three-year terms by the County Council (County Charter, Article 6, sec. 601).
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