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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Per State requirements, counties that have adopted a Growth Tier Map must incorporate it into the comprehensive plan for the Growth Tier Map to remain adopted for purposes of §9–206 of the Environment Article. The original Growth Tiers Map was officially certified in July 2013 by the Planning and Zoning Officer. In accordance with State Law, the Growth Tiers Map has been included in Plan2040 and has been updated consistent with the governing criteria.</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>Growth Tier I Governing Criteria: Areas served by public sewer systems (Existing Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and areas within a designated Targeted Development, Redevelopment, or Revitalization Area (Growth Areas).</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Growth Tier IA Governing Criteria: Areas served by public sewer systems (Existing Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and areas located outside of a designated Targeted Development, Redevelopment, or Revitalization Area (Growth Areas).</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Growth Tier II Governing Criteria: Areas planned to be served by public sewer systems (Planned or Future Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and areas within a designated Targeted Development, Redevelopment, or Revitalization Area (Growth Areas).</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Growth Tier IIA Governing Criteria: Areas planned to be served by public sewer systems (Planned or Future Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and areas located outside of a designated Targeted Development. Redevelopment, or Revitalization Area (Growth Areas).</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Growth Tier III Governing Criteria: Areas not planned for public sewer service (No Public Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and areas that are generally planned and zoned for large lot or rural residential uses.</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Growth Tier IV* Governing Criteria: Areas not planned for public sewer service (No Public Sewer Service Category in the Water and Sewer Master Plan), and areas that are generally planned or zoned for land, agricultural or resource protection or preservation; and are dominated by agricultural lands, forest lands, or other natural areas; or are rural legacy areas, priority preservation areas, or areas subject to covenants, restrictions, conditions or conservation easements for the benefit of, or held by a State agency or a local jurisdiction for the purpose of conserving natural resources or agricultural land.</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>*Note that the Tier IV designation, as well as the Conservation, Parks and Open Space and Rural Land Use categories, are broader and more general designations than the Resource Sensitive Policy Area Overlay, which is based on the most recent data for specific features and is applied Countywide.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN> </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |