FY2024 Adopted Operating and Capital Budgets

FY2024 Adopted Budget Organizational Budgets

Division of Planning & Permitting

Division of Planning & Permitting This Division is comprised of two functional departments and one policy-focused land use planning office. Specifically, the Division includes the Department of Development Review & Planning; the Department of Permits & Inspections; and the Office of Livable Fredrick Planning and Design. Livable Frederick Planning & Design Office

Staff of the Livable Frederick Planning & Design Office develops and advances comprehensive, long-range planning documents through collaborative efforts with the County Executive, the County Council and the County Planning Commission. This Office also bears responsibility for the drafting, presentation, approval and implementation of a number of functional planning and policy related documents, such as the Planning Annual Report; the triennial Water and Sewer Master Plan and related cycle amendments; the Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan; and the Historic Preservation Ordinance Update.

Implementation of the Livable Frederick Master Plan, a long-term vision and policy-focused strategic planning document, also falls under the primary jurisdiction of this Office. Unlike prior comprehensive planning efforts, the Livable Frederick Master Plan is policy based, not zoning and land use driven. Livable Frederick Master Plan are the Sugarloaf Treasured Landscape Area Plan, the South Frederick Corridors Plan, and the Water Resources Element . The Sugarloaf Plan was adopted in October of 2022. The Plan focuses on the preservation of natural resources and the rural character of the Sugarloaf Mountain area. The South Frederick Corridors Plan focuses on opportunities for economic growth and revitalization within the commercialized MD355 and MD85 corridors, just south of the City of Frederick. The Water Reso potable water and manage wastewater associated with future growth, as well as management of stormwater.

Frederick has a goal to preserve a minimum of 100,000 acres of land in permanent preservation easements. The Agricultural Land Preservation office administers a variety of local, state and federal land preservation programs focused on protecting agricultural lands. Current programs are the Critical Farms, Installment Purchase, Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and Rural Legacy. The main funding sources for the agricultural preservation programs are derived from dedicated County recordation tax, State grants, a portion of the State Agricultural Transfer Tax. The County has dedicated 25% of recordation tax revenues toward agricultural land preservation in the County.

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