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July 10, 2014 I Volume 8 I Issue 13 <br />Zoning Bulletin <br />onin ews from Around the <br />ation <br />MARYLAND <br />The Harford County Council is considering Bill 14-21, "a charter amend- <br />ment to significantly revamp the county's rezoning and zoning appeals <br />processes." The charter amendment would "remove the county council from <br />its quasi-judicial roles as the county planning and zoning commission, rul- <br />ing on all piecemeal rezoning applications, and as the board of zoning ap- <br />peals ruling on all variance, special exception and conditional uses, as well <br />as zoning map interpretations." Under the proposed bill, authority for zon- <br />ing decisions would go to zoning. hearing examiners, subject to final council <br />review, modification, and approval. <br />Source: The Baltimore Sun; www.baltimoresun.com <br />NEW JERSEY <br />At the urging of a local resident, the Borough of Hightstown now has a <br />new zoning ordinance allowing for —and regulating —solar and wind energy <br />systems. <br />Source: NJ.com; www.ni.com <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />A bill that will allow permits for hydraulic fracturing (i.e., fracking for <br />natural gas exploration) in North Carolina has been passed by the state <br />Legislature and was headed to Governor Pat McCrory for his signature. <br />Under the bill, permits for the practice could be issued by May 2015. The <br />bill "bars city and county govermnents from enacting any local regulations <br />on oil and gas operations." <br />Source: News Observer; www.newsobserver.com <br />12 © 2014 Thomson Reuters <br />