LOCAL [VIDEO LOTTERY] DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
The Local Development Council advises the County on the impact of the video lottery facility on the communities in immediate proximity to the facility, and on the needs and priorities of those communities. The Council also makes recommendations to the County regarding the multi-year plans for expenditure of revenue from the facility.
Appointed by the County Executive, the Council consists of fifteen members (Code State Government Article, sec. 9-1A-31).
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).
PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD
Seven members constitute the Board. They are appointed to five-year terms by the County Executive who names the Chair (Code 1957, Art. 66B, secs. 3.01-3.09; County Charter, secs. 532, 533).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors consists of eleven members, who serve two-year terms. Six are appointed by the County Executive; and five are elected by the Board of Directors.
A local development council is established in each geographic area where a video lottery [slots gambling] facility is located (Chapter 5, Acts of 2007; Chapter 4, Acts of 2007 Special Session; Code State Government Article, sec. 9-1A-31). In Anne Arundel County, a video lottery facility, called the Maryland Live!, opened at Arundel Mills on June 6, 2012.
OFFICE OF PLANNING & ZONING
The Office of Planning and Zoning plans the physical growth and development of Anne Arundel County. The Office revises the County General Plan; updates rules governing subdivision of property; reviews and revises zoning laws that regulate the use of property; and administers the subdivision code and the zoning ordinance.
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 Advisory Board reviews proposed capital projects annually, and also reviews the General Development Plan, Small Area Plans, and various facility master plans, such as the Solid Waste Master Plan and the Water and Sewer Master Plan.
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance
Maryland Manual On-Line
Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@mdarchives.state.md.us