Overview / Processes

Planning Commission (PC)

Commercial

Commercial site plan — staff review, PC hearing, conditions tracking, zoning permit.
graph TD
    plan_submission(["Plan Submission"])
    staff_review["Staff Review"]
    staff_proposal["Staff Proposal"]
    planning_commission_review["Planning Commission Review"]
    pc_decision["PC Decision"]
    staff_approval["Staff Approval"]
    conditions_tracking["Conditions Tracking"]
    zoning_permit["Zoning Permit"]
    DONE(("Done"))
    plan_submission -->|"Submitted"| staff_review
    staff_review -->|"Reviewed"| staff_proposal
    staff_proposal -->|"Proposed"| planning_commission_review
    planning_commission_review -->|"Reviewed"| pc_decision
    pc_decision -->|"Approved"| staff_approval
    pc_decision -->|"Approved With Conditions"| conditions_tracking
    pc_decision -->|"Denied"| DONE
    conditions_tracking -->|"Conditions Satisfied"| staff_approval
    staff_approval -->|"Approved"| zoning_permit
    zoning_permit -->|"Issued"| DONE
Transitions (10)
  • plan_submission Submitted staff_review
  • staff_review Reviewed staff_proposal
  • staff_proposal Proposed planning_commission_review
  • planning_commission_review Reviewed pc_decision
  • pc_decision Approved staff_approval
  • pc_decision Approved With Conditions conditions_tracking
  • pc_decision Denied Complete
  • conditions_tracking Conditions Satisfied staff_approval
  • staff_approval Approved zoning_permit
  • zoning_permit Issued Complete

PEC Three-Step

Planned Employment Center three-step review — concept, preliminary, final.
graph TD
    site_plan_submission(["Site Plan Submission"])
    staff_completeness["Staff Completeness Review"]
    concept["PC Hearing — Concept"]
    preliminary["PC Hearing — Preliminary"]
    final["PC Hearing — Final"]
    preliminary_conditions["Conditions Tracking"]
    DONE(("Done"))
    site_plan_submission -->|"Submitted"| staff_completeness
    staff_completeness -->|"Complete"| concept
    staff_completeness -->|"Incomplete"| site_plan_submission
    concept -->|"Approved"| preliminary
    concept -->|"Denied / Resubmit"| site_plan_submission
    preliminary -->|"Approved"| final
    preliminary -->|"Approved With Conditions"| preliminary_conditions
    preliminary -->|"Denied"| DONE
    preliminary_conditions -->|"Conditions Met"| final
    final -->|"Approved"| DONE
    final -->|"Denied"| DONE
Transitions (11)
  • site_plan_submission Submitted staff_completeness
  • staff_completeness Complete concept
  • staff_completeness Incomplete site_plan_submission
  • concept Approved preliminary
  • concept Denied / Resubmit site_plan_submission
  • preliminary Approved final
  • preliminary Approved With Conditions preliminary_conditions
  • preliminary Denied Complete
  • preliminary_conditions Conditions Met final
  • final Approved Complete
  • final Denied Complete

Residential

Residential permits — county permit, staff review, optional BZA variance.
graph TD
    county_permit(["Carroll County Permit"])
    staff_review["Staff Review"]
    bza_hearing["BZA Hearing"]
    DONE(("Done"))
    county_permit -->|"Received"| staff_review
    staff_review -->|"Complies"| DONE
    staff_review -->|"Doesn't Comply"| DONE
    staff_review -->|"Needs Variance"| bza_hearing
    bza_hearing -->|"Variance Granted"| staff_review
    bza_hearing -->|"Variance Denied"| DONE
Transitions (6)
  • county_permit Received staff_review
  • staff_review Complies Complete
  • staff_review Doesn't Comply Complete
  • staff_review Needs Variance bza_hearing
  • bza_hearing Variance Granted staff_review
  • bza_hearing Variance Denied Complete