The five members of the Advisory Board are appointed to five-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners (Code Agriculture Article, sec. 2-504.1).
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
The Commission maintains and updates the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties for Frederick County; and reviews all petitions for designation to the Frederick County Register of Historic Places and submits recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners.
Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, the Commission consists of eleven members and two alternates who serve three-year terms (County Code, secs. 1-23-1 through 1-23-14).
PLANNING COMMISSION
ZONING ADMINISTRATION
Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, the Board of Appeals consists of five members and one alternate who serve three-year terms (Code 1957, Art. 66B, sec. 4.07; County Code, secs. 1-19-1.100 through 1-19-11.100).
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AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
The Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board advises the Board of County Commissioners on the establishment of agricultural districts and the approval of purchases of easements within the County by the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.
The Historic Preservation Commission adopts rehabilitation and new construction design guidelines and criteria for construction, alteration, reconstruction, repair, moving, and demolition of property in designated districts or individually designated sites or landmarks which are consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties.
At the request of an owner or applicant, the Commission may offer consultation with respect to changes to interior features. The Commission also reviews and recommends for action by the Board of County Commissioners the acquisition of historic preservation easements on designated landmarks, structures, or sites, and (when deemed appropriate by the Commission) sites or structures located in, or adjacent to, a designated district, consistent with the County's ordinances, resolutions, local public law, policies, and procedures.
The Planning Commission consists of seven members appointed to three-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners (Code 1957, Art. 66B, secs. 3.01-3.09, 14.06; County Code, Art. II, secs. 1-13-16 through 1-13-21; 1-19-2.160).
(County Code, secs. 1-19-2.100 through 1-19-2.230)
BOARD OF APPEALS
The Board of Appeals hears and decides appeals where it is alleged there is any error in any zoning order, requirement, decision, or determination. It also interprets district boundaries on official zoning maps. Upon appeal, in specific cases, the Board may authorize such variances as will not be contrary to the public interest where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty.
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