Section 25-802 – Cooperation With Other Agencies and Organizations
The county planning board, in the development and conduct of its recreation programs and in scheduling the use of publicly owned land or buildings for the conduct of the programs, shall cooperate with recognized and generally accepted agencies, groups, and organizations that may request to use the land or buildings.
Section 25-803 – Grants and Gifts
The county planning board may accept grants and gifts from any source to carry out this subtitle.
Section 25-601 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Agricultural property” means property that is used for: (1) agriculture, viticulture, aquaculture, silviculture, horticulture, or livestock and equine activities; (2) temporary or seasonal outdoor activities that do not permanently alter the property’s physical appearance and that do not diminish the property’s rural character; or (3) activities that are […]
Section 25-602 – Established
(a) There is a Prince George’s County Agricultural Preservation Easement Program. (b) The purposes of the Program are to: (1) implement the policies of the county’s general plan and the Green Infrastructure Plan to preserve, protect, and enhance agricultural properties, particularly those in the Rural Tier; (2) preserve ecologically fragile and aesthetically valuable environments of the county, including streams, […]
Section 25-603 – Administration
The District shall administer the Program in accordance with regulations that the county planning board and the District adopt under this subtitle.
Section 25-604 – Local Laws
(a) The County Council may enact local laws to provide for: (1) agricultural preservation, outreach, and marketing; (2) maintenance of activities on agricultural properties of the Commission; and (3) the preservation of the agricultural industry. (b) A local law enacted under subsection (a) of this section may not be inconsistent with this division.
Section 25-501 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Agreement” means a development rights and responsibilities agreement negotiated and executed by the County Executive or the County Executive’s designee, with the approval of the district council, to establish conditions for advancing school capacity. (c) “Developer” means a person with a legal or equitable interest in […]
Section 25-605 – Regulations
(a) The county planning board and the District shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle. (b) The regulations shall: (1) establish an application process for the Program; (2) establish criteria for assigning priorities to applications for easements to purchase; (3) establish a process for negotiating the purchase of easements; (4) allow the District to procure any appraisals necessary for valuation […]
Section 25-502 – Petition to Request Execution
A developer or developer’s representative may petition the County Executive to request that an agreement be executed.
Section 25-606 – Prince George’s County Agricultural Preservation Easement Fund
(a) There is a Prince George’s County Agricultural Preservation Easement Fund. (b) The county planning board shall administer the Fund. (c) The Fund consists of revenues from county metropolitan district taxes or county regional district taxes. (d) The purposes of the Fund are to: (1) preserve, protect, and enhance agricultural properties; and (2) implement the purposes of the Program. (e) (1) The Fund […]