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Staff briefs commission on state growth-tier law, lot-yield implications for Carroll County
Summary
Planning staff reviewed the state's 2012 growth-tier law (SB 236), Carroll County's decision not to adopt mapped tiers in 2012, and potential effects on lot yield and agricultural preservation if tiers were reconsidered during the master plan update.
Carroll County planning staff presented an overview of the state's growth-tier legislation and discussed what adopting mapped tiers could mean for the county's future lot yield and master plan work. Staff framed the presentation around SB 236 (adopted in 2012), which created four growth-tier designations for residential development tied to sewer service and preservation goals.
Chris (Planning Department staff) summarized the tier definitions used in other jurisdictions: "So tier 1 is anything that's currently served by sewer. Tier 2 are areas that are planned for sewer in the future. Tier 3 is large-lot development and rural villages on septic systems. And then tier 4 was the areas that are primarily designated for preservation or…
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