(a) Guides. The following documents shall be used as a guide in the future development of land in and the location of public services and facilities by the County:
(1) the current General Development Plan for Anne Arundel County;
(2) all current master plans, concept plans, preservation plans, and management plans adopted by the County Council; and
(3) all region plans authorized by the current General Development Plan and adopted by the County Council.
(b) Rule of construction. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of any of the documents listed in subsection (a) may not be construed to evidence or constitute a mistake in the zoning map then existing or a change in the character of any neighborhood.
(c) Current General Development Plan supersedes other land use plans. Unless specifically provided in subsection (d)(5) or otherwise in this Code or the State Code, the land use plan contained in the current General Development Plan supersedes the land use plan in any other adopted plan.
(d) Green Infrastructure Master Plan.
(1) The 2022 Green Infrastructure Master Plan is not regulatory, does not have the force of law, and does not impose restrictions on development or land use in the County.
(2) On or before July 1, 2023, and on or before July 1 of every year following, the Office of Planning and Zoning, in conjunction with the Department of Recreation and Parks, shall submit to the County Executive and County Council a report on the progress of the implementation of the Green Infrastructure Master Plan. In coordination with the annual report the Office of Planning and Zoning shall update the Green Infrastructure Network Map to:
(i) remove any areas identified as technical errors;
(ii) designate areas in the Network where development has been approved;
(iii) designate areas in the Network where land has been conserved through acquisition, easement, or similar mechanisms; and
(iv) add any adjacent, contiguous areas that have been conserved through acquisition, easement, or similar mechanisms.
(e) Region plans.
(1) Any General Development Plan adopted by the County Council shall designate no less than seven region planning areas encompassing all unincorporated areas of the County.
(2) The General Development Plan shall provide for creation of region plans for each region planning area, and shall specify:
(i) the content of the region plans;
(ii) the implementation process and schedule for completion of the region plans; and
(iii) the composition of stakeholder advisory committees, which shall include no less than nine and up to fifteen members, all of whom shall be residents of, own property in, or have an interest in land use planning in the region planning area, nominated by the County Executive, and approved by resolution of the County Council. Of the members, two-thirds shall be residents of the region, and including one resident from each Councilmanic District included in the region planning area, who is recommended to the County Executive by the County Councilmember from the Councilmanic District.
(3) The Office of Planning and Zoning shall work with the stakeholder advisory committees to create the region plans and to ensure that the region plans are consistent with the policies in the General Development Plan.
(4) Each region plan shall include maps depicting any changes to the land use map included in the current General Development Plan, and a description of how the changes are consistent with the goals and policies of the General Development Plan.
(5) Region plans adopted by the County Council after adoption of the General Development Plan shall be considered amendments to the General Development Plan, until adoption of the next General Development Plan.
(1985 Code, Art. 24, §§ 1-101, 1-102) (Bill No. 47-85; Bill No. 77-85; Bill No. 82-85; Bill No. 29-86; Bill No. 61-86; Bill No. 66-87; Bill No. 32-88; Bill No. 49-88; Bill No. 20-90; Bill No. 81-90; Bill No. 32-92; Bill No. 74-92; Bill No. 67-93; Bill No. 14-94; Bill No. 73-94; Bill No. 84-95; Bill No. 92-95; Bill No. 112-96; Bill No. 108-96; Bill No. 19-97; Bill No. 51-97; Bill No. 78-97; Bill No. 87-97; Bill No. 52-98; Bill No. 117-98; Bill No. 51-99; Bill No. 56-99; Bill No. 69-99; Bill No. 72-99; Bill No. 5-00; Bill No. 22-00; Bill No. 69-00; Bill No. 33-01; Bill No. 25-01; Bill No. 68-01; Bill No. 75-01; Bill No. 77-01; Bill No. 92-01; Bill No. 5-02; Bill No. 31-02; Bill No. 42-02; Bill No. 67-02; Bill No. 83-02; Bill No. 2-03; Bill No. 35-03; Bill No. 39-03; Bill No. 41-03; Bill No. 48-03; Bill No. 69-03; Bill No. 75-03; Bill No. 16-04; Bill No. 46-04; Bill No. 51-04; Bill No. 52-04; Bill No. 60-04; Bill No. 98-05; Bill No. 84-07; Bill No. 33-08; Bill No. 93-08; Bill No. 64-09; Bill No. 89-09; Bill No. 90-09; Bill No. 49-10; Bill No. 60-11; Bill No. 2-12; Bill No. 17-13; Bill No. 11-13; Bill No. 91-13; Bill No. 56-14; Bill No. 60-14; Bill No. 74-14; Bill No. 12-15; Bill No. 75-15; Bill No. 89-15; Bill No. 20-16; Bill No. 85-16; Bill No. 76-17; Bill No. 13-18; Bill No. 21-18; Bill No. 11-21; Bill No. 8-22)