(a) Generally. The planning implementation purposes of the Office of the County Executive are to:
(1) Implement the land use planning powers granted to the County Executive by State and County legislation;
(2) Coordinate and facilitate the development of executive branch planning policies, thereby ensuring consistency and responsiveness; and
(3) Promote an understanding of executive planning policies by County residents and other County public officials.
(b) Duties. The Office of the County Executive has the following planning implementation functions:
(1) Recommend planning policies to the County Executive;
(2) Develop and implement procedures for participation by the executive branch in the preparation of master plan amendments, and for reviewing, analyzing and commenting on draft master plan amendments before these amendments are transmitted to the County Council;
(3) (A) Review and make recommendations to the County Executive on amendments to the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations;
(B) Recommend approval or disapproval of subdivision regulation amendments after Council action;
(4) (A) Review the Planning Board's draft growth policy and recommend revisions to the Executive;
(B) Coordinate the use of information in this draft with the formulation of capital improvements program recommendations;
(C) Draft comments on the Planning Board's proposed growth policy for submission to the County Council;
(5) Recommend criteria for adequacy of public facilities, and coordinate Executive recommendations to the Planning Board on whether public facilities are adequate for each preliminary subdivision plan considered by the Board;
(6) Provide leadership and staff support to the planning policies committee;
(7) Facilitate interagency analysis of planning policy issues and documents, and ensure that the perspectives of all executive branch agencies are considered in the formulation of planning policies;
(8) Ensure that executive branch planning policies incorporate community views;
(9) Facilitate communication with the Planning Board, the Council, and the municipalities on planning policies; and
(10) Such other planning policy functions and responsibilities as the County Executive directs.
(c) Coordination of master-planned development. The Executive must designate an employee in the Office of the Executive or the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer as the development coordinator for each planning area for which a newly revised master or sector plan has authorized intensive new development or redevelopment. Among other duties, the Coordinator must:
(1) coordinate the financing and development of County infrastructure in that planning area;
(2) advise the Executive, the Council, the Chief administrative Officer, County Department heads, the Planning Board, and any other appropriate government agency, of any action needed to expedite the financing and development of County infrastructure in that planning area;
(3) serve as primary point of contact regarding the financing and development of County infrastructure and associated State and private infrastructure for residents and businesses located or potentially located in or near that planning area and the developer of any development located in that planning area;
(4) acquire and distribute mode share measurements (and related data and methodology) and results for monitoring of a master or sector plan, and make that information publicly available; and
(5) advise the Executive and Council about any other action needed to assure that all required infrastructure keeps pace with private development in that planning area. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 47, § 3; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; , § 2; , § 1.)
Cross reference-Administrative procedures act, ch. 2A. 
