(a) Petition. A person satisfying the qualifications described in Land Use Article, § 7-305, of the State Code, may petition the Planning and Zoning Officer to enter into a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement as described in Land Use Article, §§ 7-301 through 7-306, of the State Code, for development in the Odenton Growth Management Area.
(b) Authority. The Planning and Zoning Officer shall exercise the authority of the public principal under this section and as described in Land Use Article, §§ 7-301 through 7-306, of the State Code, including the authority to execute a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement.
(c) Pre-conditions to execution. The Planning and Zoning Officer may execute a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement only after the public hearing required by Land Use Article, §§ 7-301 through 7-306, of the State Code, and a recommendation by the Planning Advisory Board that the Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement is consistent with the Odenton Town Center Master Plan and, as appropriate, each of the plans listed in § 18-2-103 of this Code.
(d) Contents. A Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement shall include the contents required by Land Use Article, § 7-303, of the State Code, and may include the contents allowed by Land Use Article, § 7-303, of the State Code.
(e) Consolidation with another agreement. With the approval of the Planning and Zoning Officer, a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement may be consolidated with a public works agreement or with any other plan or agreement required for development in the Odenton Growth Management Area.
(f) Council ratification. A Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement or an amendment to an agreement shall not take effect unless ratified by resolution or ordinance of the County Council after review by the Odenton Town Center Advisory Committee, but the Council shall not have the power to change the individual terms and conditions of the Agreement.
(1985 Code, Art. 24, § 9-105) (Bill No. 68-03; Bill No. 3-05; Bill No. 90-09; Bill No. 69-10; Bill No. 20-16)