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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" citation="COMAR 24.05.11.14" title_num="24" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="11" heading="Other Application Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Applications Generally.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An application must be received in the Office of the Secretary, Department of Business and Economic Development, on or before any submission date.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An application shall be complete, meet all requirements of the Act and this chapter, and be properly signed by the chief elected officer, or officers in the case of a joint application, or, if none, by the governing body of each of the political subdivisions.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Secretary may permit any political subdivision to amend its application at any time before the Secretary acts upon the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Additional Information, Maps, and Documents to be Filed with an Application. In addition to information addressing the requirements of Regulations .11, .12, and .13 of this chapter, each political subdivision shall submit the following with an application:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>PFA Map: a map showing that the proposed zone is within a priority funding area;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Tax map or parcel map: A tax map or block plat showing all parcels that are within the proposed zone, accompanied by a parcel listing, which clearly shows the proposed boundaries of the zone;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Zoning map or maps;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Land use map or maps;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A map showing the relationship of the proposed zone to enterprise zones, special taxing districts, historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places, locally designated historic districts, Designated Neighborhoods, Community Legacy Areas, Main Street Maryland communities, or Priority Funding Areas within or in the vicinity of the proposed zone;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Maps showing the presence and location of sensitive areas and brownfields;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A statement whether the political subdivision has examined the feasibility of creating educational or training opportunities for employers and employees of business enterprises located or to be located in the proposed zone, as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If these opportunities are to be established, indicate the nature, type, and sponsorship of the educational or training opportunities; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If these opportunities are not to be established, indicate the reason;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Evidence and certification that the political subdivision, before submission, held a public hearing with adequate notice on the application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Letters, resolutions, and other documents from community or business organizations, businesses and citizens located in the proposed zone, elected officials, and others supporting the application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A description of the expected economic and social impact of a zone on the communities within, or in the vicinity of, the proposed zone:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Identifying the needs of the political subdivision including economic, financial, and social needs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Describing how the designation of a zone is expected to aid or assist the political subdivision to address those needs;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>A description of the infrastructure improvements proposed to be constructed in the zone, the expected economic, social, and public health benefits of these improvements, obstacles or problems that might impede the construction of the improvements, and the political subdivision's plans for financing the improvements; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Other information as established by the Secretary from time to time and prescribed in instructions for the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>