Carroll County staff outline state-driven changes to Forest Conservation Code
May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
County staff briefed the Planning & Zoning Commission on state-mandated changes that expand priority forest-retention areas, add neighbor notification and written-justification requirements, and alter mitigation options including retention banking and a fee-in-lieu fund.
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John Bowman, the county’s forest conservation and landscape specialist, told the Planning and Zoning Commission that recent state legislation requires Carroll County to revise Chapter 150 of its Forest Conservation Code.
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