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Bel Air Planning Commission recommends DRRA enabling ordinance, developers say tool would aid Hartford Mall redevelopment
Summary
After extended discussion and multiple developer presentations, the commission unanimously recommended that the Town Board consider Ordinance 858-26 to authorize Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements (DRRAs); developers and the mall owner argued DRRAs provide certainty for multi‑phase redevelopment.
The Bel Air Planning Commission on Monday voted unanimously to recommend the Town Board adopt Ordinance 858-26, which would authorize the town to enter into Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements (DRRAs) under Maryland’s land‑use law.
Town Attorney Elizabeth Thompson summarized the ordinance as a mechanism that allows municipalities to grant early vesting to developers in exchange for enhanced public benefits (exactions) documented in a recorded agreement. Thompson said DRRAs are time‑limited (commonly five years), require public hearings, staff review and a finding of…
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