§ 3-112. Municipal growth element.

   (a) In general. -- The municipal growth element shall include:

   (1) the municipal corporation's:

      (i) future municipal growth areas outside the existing corporate limits;

      (ii) past growth patterns;

      (iii) capacity of land areas available for development, redevelopment, and in-fill;

   (2) the land area needed to satisfy demand for development at densities consistent with long-term development policy;

   (3) the relationship of the long-term development policy to a vision of the municipal corporation's future character;

   (4) rural buffers and transition areas;

   (5) protection of sensitive areas that could be impacted by development planned within the proposed municipal growth area;

   (6) population growth projections;

   (7) public services and infrastructure needed to accommodate growth within the proposed municipal growth areas, including those necessary for:

      (i) libraries;

      (ii) recreation;

      (iii) water and sewerage facilities;

      (iv) public safety, including emergency medical response;

      (v) stormwater management systems sufficient to ensure water quality both inside and outside the proposed municipal growth area; and

      (vi) public schools sufficient to accommodate student population consistent with State rated capacity standards established by the Interagency Committee on School Construction;

   (8) any burden on services and infrastructure for which the municipal corporation would be responsible for development in areas near to and outside of the proposed municipal growth area; and

   (9) anticipated financing mechanisms to support necessary public services and infrastructure.

(b) Technical assistance. -- On request of a municipal corporation, the Department of Planning shall provide technical assistance for the purposes of developing the municipal growth element of the comprehensive plan.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 66B, § 3.05(a)(4)(x), (e)(1); 2012, ch. 426, § 2.