§46-18 Central coordinating agency. (a) Each county shall, by ordinance, designate an existing agency within each county which shall be designated as the central coordinating agency and in addition to its existing functions shall:
(b) All state and county departments, divisions, agencies, and commissions, with control or regulatory or advisory powers over land development projects in any county of the State, are authorized to enter into memoranda of understanding for the purpose of promoting joint processing of public hearings. The county departments and agencies, subject to ordinances enacted by the county councils, shall consult with the designated central coordinating agency of each county and shall adopt rules under chapter 91 establishing the order in which multiple permits take precedence and setting the conditions under which the joint public hearing must be held and the time periods within which the hearing and action for multiple permit processing shall occur.
(c) All state and county departments, divisions, agencies and commissions, with control or regulatory powers over land development projects in any county of the State shall cooperate with the designated central coordinating agency of each county in making available and updating information regarding laws, rules and regulations, procedures, permit requirements and review criteria they enforce upon land development projects.
(d) Each county shall adopt ordinances required by this section by September 1, 1977, and each designated central coordinating agency shall compile the repository required by subsection (a) and adopt necessary rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this section by December 31, 1977. [L 1977, c 74, §2; am L 1994, c 260, §1]