Harford County, Maryland FY 24 Proposed Operating Budget

PLANNING AND ZONING

ORIGIN/PURPOSE:

The Department of Planning and Zoning is a charter agency, established under Section 405 of the Harford County Charter. Responsibilities include the preparation of master plans, the establishment of regulations affecting the physical development and growth of the county, the enforcement of rules governing subdivisions, and the administration of zoning regulations. The Department is comprised of the Director's Office and two divisions: Comprehensive Planning and Current Planning. Comprehensive Planning oversees long-range planning efforts (e.g., the Master Plan process, corridor studies, community plans), research and data analysis, and environmental planning; the Current Planning Division facilitates the development process and includes the administration and enforcement of the Zoning Code. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the standard setting authority for governmental accounting. In order to be compliant with their GASB Statement No. 34, special revenue accounts were established for the County Ag Preservation (Fund 27) and State Ag Preservation (Fund 28) Programs in FY 02. Prior to FY 02, these programs qualified as "trusts."

MISSION STATEMENT:

TO BALANCE COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS WITH THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS THAT PROVIDE FOR A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT HARFORD COUNTY

FY 24 GOALS: TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE

TO IMPLEMENT HARFORD NEXT

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