ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

PLANNING

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The Department of Economic and Community Development started as the Department of Economic Development and was renamed the Department of Economic and Community Development in 2012.

Under the Department are the Enterprise Zone Advisory Committee, the Western Maryland Consortium, and the Western Maryland Foreclosure Partnership Advisory Board. The Department also oversees the Tourism Office.

[photo, County Office Building, 701 Kelly Road, Cumberland, Maryland]

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING

Matters relating to planning and zoning are governed by both State and County laws. The Maryland Forest Conservation Act, for example, requires all county governments to adopt local forest conservation programs (Chapter 255, Acts of 1991; Code Natural Resources Article, secs. 5-1601 through 5-1613).

County Office Building, 701 Kelly Road, Cumberland, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

In Allegany County, the Planning and Zoning Department started as the Planning Services Division and was renamed the Planning and Growth Department in May 2018 (Resolution no. 18-11). The Board of County Commissioners reorganized as the Department of Planning and Zoning in October 2021 (Resolution no. 21-21).

The Department coordinates the development, adoption, and implementation of County land use plans and policies. Both short- and long-range planning services are provided by the Department to various County boards, including the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Board of County Commissioners, as well as to the general public. The Department also provides assistance to outside agencies focusing on development opportunities in the County.

Under the Department are six offices: Building Safety, Code Enforcement, Geographic Systems and Data Management, Permits and Licensing, Planning, and Zoning Administration and Land Use.

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