The Department of Detention Facilities provides for the public safety by the detention and confinement of arrestees, pretrial detainees and convicted offenders in safe and secure facilities; monitors alternatives to incarceration; and prepares inmates for community reentry.
Our mission is to identify and prioritize near-term and long-range surface transportation projects of all travel modes, including highway, transit and non-motorized (bicycle and pedestrian) projects.
The Research & GIS Section of the Office of Planning and Zoning maintains and provides demographic and geographic and economic information on Anne Arundel County.
The Community Planning Section is the lead in preparing the County's General Development Plan, Small Area Plans, Town Center Plans, Water and Sewer Master Plan, and other functional plans as needed.
The Development Division coordinates and administers all activities related to subdivision and site plans, critical area development, and implementation of transportation initiatives. We regulate development activities through the permit process as well.