§ 22.405. Capital improvement master plans.

(a)

Definitions.

Capital improvement master plan (C.I.M.P.) is a plan adopted by the County Council which indicates the capital improvements for a particular type of County service to be constructed during the next ten years in order to support the housing and employment growth projections of the County's general plan. Capital improvement master plans are updated annually. Capital improvement master plans include the projects listed in:

(1)

The Howard County Capital Budget and Capital Program and Extended Capital Program;

(2)

The Maryland Capital Budget; and

(3)

The Maryland Consolidated Transportation Program.

(b)

Consistency. Capital improvement master plans shall be consistent with the general plan, with one another, and with the requirements of State law for master plans.

(c)

Types of Plans—Agency Responsible for Preparation. There shall be C.I.M.P.'s for education, transportation, water and sewer and solid waste disposal and for other governmental functions as provided by law. Primary responsibility for preparation and updating of specific C.I.M.P.'s lies with the agency listed below. However, agencies preparing a C.I.M.P. shall consult with other agencies as appropriate.

(1)

The C.I.M.P. for Education shall be prepared by the Department of Education.

(2)

The C.I.M.P. for Transportation shall be prepared jointly by the Department of Public Works and the Department of Planning and Zoning.

(3)

The C.I.M.P. for Water and Sewer shall be prepared by the Department of Public Works.

(4)

The C.I.M.P. for Solid Waste Disposal shall be prepared by the Department of Public Works.

(d)

Content of C.I.M.P.'s. Each C.I.M.P. shall include:

(1)

Planning assumptions consistent with the general plan.

(2)

For the next fiscal year and for the following nine fiscal years:

(i)

Growth projection targets (numbers of new residences, number of new employees).

(ii)

Justifications for and descriptions of capital projects needed to serve the growth projection targets.

(iii)

Level of service standards.

(iv)

Funds required to fund the needed capital projects.

(e)

Process for Initial Adoption:

(1)

Review by Planning Board. Upon submission of a C.I.M.P. from the agency responsible for its preparation, the Planning Board shall set a date for a public hearing on the C.I.M.P. It shall give at least 30 days' notice of the time, date, and place of the hearing.

Within 30 days after the public hearing, the Planning Board shall make its recommendations regarding consistency of the C.I.M.P. with the general plan and forward the recommendations to the agency(ies) which prepared the C.I.M.P.

(2)

Submission to County Council:

(i)

C.I.M.P. for Education. After consideration of the Planning Board's recommendations, the Board of Education shall send the C.I.M.P. to the County Council for approval by resolution. If not all the Planning Board's recommendations are incorporated into the C.I.M.P. submitted to the County Council, the Board of Education shall concurrently send the County Council the Board's reasons for not incorporating the Planning Board's recommendations.

(ii)

All other C.I.M.P.'s. After consideration of the Planning Board's recommendations, the agency(ies), other than the Board of Education, responsible for preparing the C.I.M.P. shall send the C.I.M.P. to the County Executive. If not all the Planning Board's recommendations are incorporated into the C.I.M.P. submitted to the County Executive, the agency(ies) responsible for preparing the C.I.M.P. shall concurrently send the County Executive the agency(ies) reasons for not incorporating the Planning Board's recommendations.

The County Executive shall review the C.I.M.P., make changes he or she deems appropriate, and submit the C.I.M.P. to the County Council for approval by resolution.

(f)

Updates of C.I.M.P.'s. Updates to a C.I.M.P. shall be adopted in the same manner as the plan was originally adopted. The agency(ies) responsible for preparation of each C.I.M.P. shall review it each year and recommend updates as necessary based on such factors as:

(1)

The Howard County Capital Budget and Capital Programs and Extended Capital Program; the Maryland Capital Budget, and the Maryland Consolidated Transportation Program.

(2)

Data derived from the development monitoring system.

(3)

Adoption of a new general plan.

(4)

Changes in comprehensive rezoning.

(5)

Changes in service demands.

(6)

Availability of services from nongovernmental sources.

(7)

Changes in the economy.

(8)

Changes to the rolling average (see section 16.1102, "the housing unit allocation concept," of the Howard County Code).

(C.B. 10, 1992)