Developer Rights and Responsibilities Agreements (DRRA's) are created between a developer and the local government, to spell out a deal that is made with benefits on both sides. Typically, the developer receives some sort of zoning benefit, usually a freeze of the current zoning regulations into the future, to cover their long-term project. They are given this in return for benefits to the community that will be had over existing requirements, by the development. There is very little restriction in our County Code regarding DRRA's and the entire reference to them in our code is procedural. Very recently, Frederick County passed new legislation adding restrictions to DRRA's due to them having