Bill calls for tighter scrutiny of development plan changes

Developers building homes in Baltimore County may have a tougher time adding lots to approved plans under a proposal before local lawmakers.

Builders who want to add homes to approved plans must re-enter the county?s development review process ? rather than an expedited process used for minor plan refinements ? under a bill scheduled for a council vote Monday. Bill sponsor Bryan McIntire, a north county Republican, said developers are frequently allowed to build under plans approved years earlier despite zoning changes on the site.