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MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 2 - Commission|Section 8-201 - Establishment

    A local jurisdiction may create a historic district commission or a historic preservation commission.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 2 - Commission|Section 8-202 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    A commission shall consist of at least five members.        (2)    A majority of the members of a commission shall be residents of the local jurisdiction that created the commission.    (b)    (1)    Each member of a commission shall have a demonstrated special interest, specific knowledge, or professional or academic training in:            (i)    history;            (ii)    architecture;            (iii)    architectural history;            (iv)    planning;            (v)    archaeology;            (vi)    anthropology;            (vii)    curation;            (viii)    conservation;            (ix)    landscape architecture;            (x)    historic preservation;            (xi)    urban design; or            (xii)    a related discipline.        (2)    A local jurisdiction that creates a commission may establish and publicly adopt additional qualifications for a member of the commission.    (c)    (1)    The term of a member of a commission is 3 years.        (2)    The terms of the members shall be staggered.        (3)    A member is eligible for reappointment.        (4)    The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy on a commission for the unexpired term of the vacant position.    (d)    (1)    A member of a commission may be removed by the appointing authority for:            (i)    incompetence;            (ii)    misconduct; or            (iii)    in the same manner as for a member of a State board or commission:                1.    failure to attend meetings under § 8–501 of the State Government Article; or                2.    conviction of a crime in accordance with § 8–502 of the State Government Article.        (2)    The appointing authority shall provide to the member:            (i)    a written statement of charges stating the grounds for removal; and            (ii)    an opportunity for a public hearing to contest the charges.    (e)    (1)    Each local jurisdiction may designate one alternate member for the commission who may sit on the commission when any other member of the commission is absent.        (2)    When the alternate member is absent, the local jurisdiction may designate a temporary alternate.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 2 - Commission|Section 8-203 - Meetings

    (a)    A commission shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for the conduct of its business.    (b)    An interested person or representative of an interested person may appear and be heard at a public hearing that a commission conducts.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 2 - Commission|Section 8-204 - Accepting Gifts

    Subject to any requirements of the local jurisdiction that relate to the acceptance and use of gifts by public officials, a commission may accept and use gifts as needed to perform its duties.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 2 - Commission|Section 8-205 - Powers

    (a)    (1)    Subject to any requirements of the local jurisdiction that relate to the acquisition of easements, a commission may acquire easements in connection with individual sites or structures, or with sites or structures located in or adjacent to a locally designated historic district.        (2)    An easement acquired by a commission may grant to the commission, the residents of the historic district, and the public the right to ensure that any site, structure, or surrounding property on which the easement is applied is protected in perpetuity from changes that would affect the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site, structure, or surrounding property.    (b)    (1)    A commission may designate the Maryland Historical Trust to analyze and make recommendations on the preservation of sites, structures, or districts of historic, archaeological, architectural, or cultural significance within the area the commission serves.        (2)    The recommendations of the Maryland Historical Trust may include:            (i)    proposed boundaries for sites, structures, and districts; and            (ii)    the identification and designation of the sites, structures, and districts to be preserved.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting|Section 8-301 - Guidelines for Rehabilitation and New Construction Design

    (a)    A local jurisdiction shall adopt guidelines for rehabilitation and new construction design for designated sites, structures, and districts that are consistent with those generally recognized by the Maryland Historical Trust.    (b)    The guidelines adopted under this section may include:        (1)    design characteristics intended to meet the needs of particular types of sites, structures, and districts; and        (2)    identification of categories of changes that are so minimal in nature that they do not:            (i)    affect historic, archaeological, or architectural significance; and            (ii)    require review by a commission.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting|Section 8-302 - Application for Changes to Sites or Structures -- in General

    (a)    A person shall file an application with the commission before constructing, reconstructing, altering, moving, or demolishing a site or structure located within a locally designated district if any exterior changes are involved that would affect the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site or structure, any portion of which is visible or intended to be visible from a public way.    (b)    (1)    An application filed under subsection (a) of this section shall be considered and approved or rejected by the commission.        (2)    The commission may reject an application based only on the considerations listed in § 8–303(a) of this subtitle.    (c)    An applicant may not resubmit an application that is identical to a rejected application for 1 year after the rejection.    (d)    A local jurisdiction may not grant a permit for a change to a locally designated site or structure, or to a site or structure located in a locally designated district, until the commission has acted on the application in accordance with § 8–303(a) of this subtitle.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting|Section 8-303 - Application for Changes to Sites or Structures -- Review of Application

    (a)    In reviewing an application, a commission shall:        (1)    use the guidelines adopted under § 8–301 of this subtitle; and        (2)    consider:            (i)    the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site or structure and its relationship to the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the surrounding area;            (ii)    the relationship of the exterior architectural features of the structure to the remainder of the structure and to the surrounding area;            (iii)    the general compatibility of exterior design, scale, proportion, arrangement, texture, and materials proposed to be used; and            (iv)    any other factors, including aesthetics, that the commission considers pertinent.    (b)    A commission shall consider only the exterior features of a structure.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting|Section 8-304 - Plans for Sites or Structures

    (a)    A commission shall strictly judge plans for sites or structures determined by research to be of historic, archaeological, or architectural significance.    (b)    Unless the plans would seriously impair the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the surrounding site or structure, a commission may not strictly judge plans:        (1)    for a site or structure of little historic, archaeological, or architectural significance; or        (2)    involving new construction.    (c)    A commission is not required to limit construction, reconstruction, or alteration to the architectural style of any one period.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting|Section 8-305 - Preservation of Sites or Structures

    (a)    A commission shall attempt, with the owner of a site or structure, to formulate an economically feasible plan to preserve the site or structure if:        (1)    an application is submitted for construction, reconstruction, or alteration affecting a site or the exterior of a structure or for the moving or demolition of a structure; and        (2)    the commission considers preservation of the site or structure to be of unusual importance to the local jurisdiction, the State, or the nation.    (b)    Unless the commission is satisfied that the proposed construction, reconstruction, or alteration will not materially impair the historic, archaeological, or architectural significance of the site or structure, the commission shall:        (1)    reject the application; and        (2)    file a copy of its rejection with the building inspector of the local jurisdiction.    (c)    The commission shall have 90 days after the date on which the commission concludes that an economically feasible plan cannot be formulated under this section to negotiate with the owner and other parties to find a means of preserving the site or structure.    (d)    If a site or structure is considered to be valuable for its historic, archaeological, or architectural significance, a commission may approve proposed construction, reconstruction, alteration, moving, or demolition, despite the fact that the changes come within the provisions of this section if:        (1)    the site or structure is a deterrent to a major improvement program that will be of substantial benefit to the local jurisdiction; or        (2)    the retention of the site or structure would:            (i)    cause undue financial hardship to the owner; or            (ii)    not be in the best interests of a majority of persons in the community.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting|Section 8-306 - Certificate of Approval, Modification, or Rejection

    (a)    (1)    A commission shall file with the building inspector of the local jurisdiction a certificate of the commission’s approval, approval with conditions, or modification, or written notice of rejection of an application or plan submitted to the commission for review.        (2)    An applicant may not begin work on a project submitted to the commission for review until the commission has filed the certificate of approval, approval with conditions, or modification with the building inspector.        (3)    The building inspector may not issue a building permit for a change or construction submitted to the commission for review until the building inspector has received the certificate of approval, approval with conditions, or modification from the commission.    (b)    If there is no building inspector in the local jurisdiction:        (1)    a commission shall issue a certificate of the commission’s approval, approval with conditions, or modification, or a written notice of rejection, to the owner, lessee, or tenant of the property that is the subject of the application or plan; and        (2)    the owner, lessee, or tenant may not begin the proposed work or change until the commission has issued the certificate of approval, approval with conditions, or modification.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting|Section 8-307 - Failure to Act on Completed Application

    If a commission fails to act on a completed application within 45 days after the date when the completed application was filed, the application shall be considered approved unless:        (1)    the applicant and the commission agree to an extension of the 45–day period; or        (2)    the application is withdrawn.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 3 - Preservation and Permitting|Section 8-308 - Appeal of Decision

    Any person aggrieved by a decision of a commission may appeal the decision in the manner provided for an appeal from the decision of the planning commission of the local jurisdiction.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 8-401 - Conversion of Overhead Facilities

    (a)    (1)    Each local jurisdiction in which a district is designated may enact local laws requiring that:            (i)    utility companies relocate existing overhead lines and facilities underground within the defined part of the district or the entire district; and            (ii)    if necessary, private owners who receive service from the relocated lines and facilities place any connection underground.        (2)    A local law enacted under this section shall:            (i)    require that the estimated cost to property owners for work performed on private property be determined and made available to affected property owners;            (ii)    provide financing for these costs to private owners, including financing for any charges for the amortization of bonds issued to initially cover private costs; and            (iii)    include any other provisions reasonably related to placing overhead lines and facilities underground and administering underground relocation projects.    (b)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Public Service Commission shall:            (i)    determine the amount of the monthly surcharge required to support the net capital costs of an underground relocation and determine which customers of the applicable utility are subject to the surcharge;            (ii)    include the related net capital costs in the rate base; or            (iii)    adopt any other method to appropriately apportion the costs.        (2)    A utility may not be required to pay more than one–half of the net capital costs of an underground relocation.    (c)    A local jurisdiction may appropriate money for underground relocation projects from any federal, State, and local funds the local jurisdiction receives for that purpose.    (d)    (1)    In implementing subsection (a)(2)(ii) of this section, the local jurisdiction may enter into an agreement with individual property owners under which the local jurisdiction agrees to advance funds to cover the property owners’ costs for the relocation of the overhead lines and facilities.        (2)    (i)    The local jurisdiction may appropriate money, impose taxes, or borrow money to pay and advance the costs of an underground relocation.            (ii)    In order to recapture expended costs, the local jurisdiction may:                1.    impose a benefit assessment against property in the district on behalf of which the utility is relocated underground; and                2.    provide for the collection of the assessment.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  8-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 8 - Historic Preservation|Subtitle 5 - Enforcement|Section 8-501 - Request for Enforcement

    A commission may request that the appropriate enforcement authority of the local jurisdiction seek any of the remedies and penalties provided by law for any violation of a local law adopted under this title.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Allegany County|Section 9-101 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies to Allegany County.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Allegany County|Section 9-102 - Planning Commission

    (a)    The planning commission may consist of nine members.    (b)    (1)    The term of a member of the planning commission is 5 years.        (2)    The terms of two of the members of the planning commission shall be staggered.        (3)    At the end of a term, a member of the planning commission continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Baltimore County|Section 9-301 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies to Baltimore County.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Baltimore County|Section 9-302 - Enforcement of Zoning Regulations

    (a)    In addition to the jurisdiction granted in Title 11, Subtitle 2 of this article, the legislative body of Baltimore County may provide by local law for an administrative proceeding to enforce its zoning regulations.    (b)    The local law may include the authority to impose civil fines and penalties for zoning violations.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Carroll County|Section 9-601 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies to Carroll County.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Carroll County|Section 9-602 - Appointment to Planning Commission

    (a)    The county commissioners may appoint one of the members of the board of county commissioners to the planning commission.    (b)    (1)    The county commissioners shall designate one alternate member of the planning commission who may sit on the planning commission in the absence of a member of the planning commission.        (2)    When the alternate is absent, the county commissioners may designate a temporary alternate.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Carroll County|Section 9-603 - Sale of Certain Property by Use of Unapproved Plat of Subdivision

    If a plat is approved and recorded in accordance with this division before the transfer of the property, § 5–301 of this article does not apply to a contract for sale or negotiation for sale of property zoned industrial, commercial, or both industrial and commercial.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 6 - Carroll County|Section 9-604 - Assessment for Abatement of Zoning Violation

    (a)    If the county commissioners abate a violation of a zoning law, the county commissioners may assess against the property the reasonable costs of the abatement.    (b)    (1)    The assessment shall be:            (i)    added to the annual tax bill of the property to be collected in the same manner as ordinary taxes are collected; and            (ii)    subject to the same interest and penalty for nonpayment as provided by law for the nonpayment of county taxes.        (2)    The assessment is a lien against the property from the date of assessment until paid.    (c)    (1)    A property owner aggrieved by the assessment may petition the county commissioners for relief.        (2)    Within 30 days after receiving a petition, the county commissioners shall conduct a hearing to determine the propriety and reasonableness of the assessment.        (3)    At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the burden of showing good cause as to why the assessment should not be made.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Cecil County|Section 9-701 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies to Cecil County.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Cecil County|Section 9-702 - Planning Commission

    (a)    The planning commission consists of six regular members and one alternate member.    (b)    (1)    The term of a member of the planning commission is 3 years.        (2)    The terms of the members of the planning commission shall be staggered.        (3)    At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    An ex officio member serves a term concurrent with the member’s term of office.        (5)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Cecil County|Section 9-703 - Director of Planning and Zoning

    (a)    (1)    The board of county commissioners shall appoint a director of planning and zoning for the county.        (2)    The director shall serve at the pleasure of the county commissioners.    (b)    The planning commission may not appoint a director of planning and zoning.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 7 - Cecil County|Section 9-704 - Board of Appeals

    (a)    Notwithstanding § 4–302 of this article, the board of appeals consists of five regular members and one alternate member.    (b)    (1)    The term of a member of the board of appeals is 3 years.        (2)    The terms of the members of the board of appeals shall be staggered.        (3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  9-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 9 - Single-County Provisions|Subtitle 8 - Charles County|Section 9-801 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies to Charles County.