Smart Growth Models and Guidelines for Managing Maryland's Growth

Procedures for State Project Review Under the Planning Act of 1992

This report details the procedures for ensuring that State infrastructure improvements are consistent with the State's Growth Policy as defined in the 1992 Planning Act. Explanation is provided as to how the State reviews projects in its efforts to reinfornce the pattern of development established in local plans. The report also contains the complete text of Executive Order 01.01.1992.27.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Why Review Projects?
What is a "Project?"
Interagency Committee
How the State's Review Process Works
Project Consistency
Elaboration of the State's Growth Policy
Project Review Checklist
Projects with Extraordinary Circumstances
Local Government Input
Executive Order
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Published: January 1993