Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Subtitle 29 - MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS AUTHORITY
Chapter 14.29.02 - Adoption of Management Plans and Designation of Certified Heritage Areas
Section 14.29.02.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 14.29.02.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) 'Act" means Financial Institutions
Article, §§13-1101-13 -1124, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) 'Authority" means the Maryland Heritage
Areas Authority established by the Act.
(3) "Certified heritage area" means a
recognized heritage area that has been designated as a certified heritage area
by the Authority in accordance with the Act and this chapter.
(4) "Fund" means the Maryland Heritage Areas
Authority Financing Fund established by the Act.
(5) "Geographic information system file"
means an electronic data file that captures, stores, and displays various types
of spatial and attribute data on a map.
(6) "Heritage area" means a contiguous or
noncontiguous developed geographic area of public and private uses that:
(a) Can range in size from as small as a
portion of a county or municipal corporation to as large as a regional
area;
(b) Has a coherent and
cohesive special character;
(c) Is
distinguished by a concentration of natural, recreational, cultural, and
historic resources of Statewide significance that have played a vital role in
the historic life and development of the area and contribute to the public
through interpretive, educational, and recreational uses; and
(d) May include traditional parks and
historic places or properties.
(7) "Heritage area management entity" means a
nonprofit organization or agency of either State or local government that is or
will be responsible for coordinating development of a management plan for a
recognized heritage area or is responsible for implementing the management plan
for a certified heritage area.
(8)
"Local jurisdiction" means any of the 23 counties of the State, the City of
Baltimore, any municipal corporation in the State that is subject to the
provisions of Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution, or any of their duly
authorized agencies or instrumentalities.
(9) Local Plan.
(a) "Local plan" means the policies,
statements, goals, and plans for private and public land use, transportation,
and community facilities, documented in texts and maps and established as the
guide for future development within a jurisdiction or area.
(b) "Local plan " includes a general plan,
master plan, comprehensive plan, community plan, sector plan, or similar plan
adopted by a local jurisdiction in accordance with the Land Use Article,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(10) "Management plan" means a document
prepared and approved in accordance with the Act and this chapter, that
includes a comprehensive strategy expressed in words, maps, illustrations, or
other media for planning, implementing, and achieving the goals and objectives
of the heritage area.
(11)
"Recognized heritage area" means a heritage area designated by the Authority as
a recognized heritage area in accordance with COMAR 14.29.01.
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