Under the Department are six units: Agriculture, and Enforcement and Zoning; Inspections and Permits; Long-Range Planning; Site Planning; Subdivision Planning; and Transportation Planning. The Department also is aided by the Environmental Commission, the Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board, the Agricultural Reconciliation Committee, and the Planning Commission.
The Advisory Board is composed of five members who are appointed to five-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners (Code Agriculture Article, sec. 2-504.1; County Code, sec. 12-101).
AGRICULTURAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
The Committee consists of five members who are appointed to three-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners.
PLANNING COMMISSION
Authorized in 1996, the Agricultural Reconciliation Committee arbitrates and mediates disputes involving agricultural operations conducted on agricultural lands. The Committee issues opinions on whether such operations conform with generally accepted agricultural management practices.
The Commission consists of seven members appointed to five-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners (Code Land Use Article, secs. 2-101 through 3-304).
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