Smart Growth, Not Smarter Sprawl

Carroll County, Maryland, links development approvals to county infrastructure and service requirements.

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May 19, 2004, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Developers in Carroll County, long accustomed to some of the state's most permissive development policies, are bracing for the imposition of what some are calling the most restrictive growth-control measures in the region. The new rules -- which will apply when the county's yearlong freeze on development expires June 10 -- will require developers to meet tighter standards to prove that schools, roads, utilities and emergency services in a community are sufficient before breaking ground on residential projects."

Thanks to Richard Layman

FULL STORY: Carroll poised for new stage in battle to limit growth: End of freeze brings tougher set of rules for county's developers

Monday, May 17, 2004 in The Baltimore Sun

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