What is land use planning? What is the General Plan? What issues and subjects are addressed in the 2002 General Plan? What are Subregion and Area Plans? What are the basic components of Subregion and Area Plans? How are plans prepared? What are sector plans? What is a sectional map amendment (SMA)? What are functional plans? Who can I contact regarding planning issues in my area? Can your staff provide planning/design assistance to our city, town or community? What are the procedures for requesting planning assistance through the Planning Assistance to Municipalities and Communities Program?
Do I need a permit to cut down some trees in my yard? Do I need a Tree Conservation Plan or can I receive a waiver? What information do I need to apply for a waiver? Is my property in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area? What environmental information is available on the web? Are there wetlands on my property? Is there a floodplain on my property? My basement has flooded from all this rain! What can I do? How do I register my boat or obtain information about hunting and fishing licenses? When are the Hunter Safety Courses? What can I do about nuisance or injured wildlife in or around my home?
Transportation Planning
What is the Master Plan of Transportation? When are the planned facilities on the Master Plan going to be built? Why has the county proposed a Master Plan facility across, or adjacent to, my property without informing me? What is the existing, or planned, right-of-way for a particular street? What is meant by Adequate Public Facilities? How do I obtain traffic counts along roadways? How can I find out how many accidents occur along a particular roadway? Who can I call about a maintenance problem on a roadway?
As a county resident, how can I participate in the development review process to ensure the protection of my home and community? I noticed a sign posted at the end of my street advertising a zoning hearing. Can you please tell me what this is all about? I purchased my home years ago because the land behind me was wooded. Does anyone have the right to come in now and develop this property?
How long does it take to process my permit application? What can I do to hasten the processing of my permit application? What is a site plan, and why do I need to submit a site plan with my permit application? Why do I have to provide off-street parking/loading facilities? My business doesn't need any! Does Park and Planning issue my permits? Why does Park and Planning need to see my permit application anyway? May I have a business in my home, and do I need a permit for it? May I walk my permit application through the process? Why won't you pull my permit application out of the pile and put it on top to review before the others? I don't agree with your interpretation of the regulations. How do I get a legal opinion? What happens to my non-walk-through permit application after you complete your review? How do I find out the zoning classification of my property? What can I do on my property? I have a large parcel of land. Can it be subdivided into smaller lots? My lot has no frontage on a public street. Is there any way I can build on it? Is there a floodplain on my property?
What is the current population of the county? What is the current racial composition of the county? What is the amount of growth expected in the county by the year 2025?
