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MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 1 - Requirement and Elements|Section 3-112 - Municipal Growth Element

    (a)    The municipal growth element shall include:        (1)    the municipal corporation’s:            (i)    future municipal growth areas outside the existing corporate limits;            (ii)    past growth patterns;            (iii)    capacity of land areas available for development, redevelopment, and in–fill;        (2)    the land area needed to satisfy demand for development at densities consistent with long–term development policy;        (3)    the relationship of the long–term development policy to a vision of the municipal corporation’s future character;        (4)    rural buffers and transition areas;        (5)    protection of sensitive areas that could be impacted by development planned within the proposed municipal growth area;        (6)    population growth projections;        (7)    public services and infrastructure needed to accommodate growth within the proposed municipal growth areas, including those necessary for:            (i)    libraries;            (ii)    recreation;            (iii)    water and sewerage facilities;            (iv)    public safety, including emergency medical response;            (v)    stormwater management systems sufficient to ensure water quality both inside and outside the proposed municipal growth area; and            (vi)    public schools sufficient to accommodate student population consistent with State rated capacity standards established by the Interagency Commission on School Construction;        (8)    any burden on services and infrastructure for which the municipal corporation would be responsible for development in areas near to and outside of the proposed municipal growth area; and        (9)    anticipated financing mechanisms to support necessary public services and infrastructure.    (b)    On request of a municipal corporation, the Department of Planning shall provide technical assistance for the purposes of developing the municipal growth element of the comprehensive plan.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 1 - Requirement and Elements|Section 3-113 - Fisheries Element

    (a)    The planning commission of a county that is located on the tidal waters of the State shall designate in the comprehensive plan areas on or near the tidal waters for:        (1)    loading, unloading, and processing finfish and shellfish; and        (2)    docking and mooring commercial fishing boats and vessels.    (b)    The areas designated under subsection (a) of this section shall be geographically located to:        (1)    facilitate the commercial harvesting of finfish and shellfish; and        (2)    ensure reasonable access to the waterways of the State by commercial watermen.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 1 - Requirement and Elements|Section 3-114 - Housing Element

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Area median income” has the meaning stated in § 4–1801 of the Housing and Community Development Article.        (3)    “Low–income housing” means housing that is affordable for a household with an aggregate annual income that is below 60% of the area median income.        (4)    “Workforce housing” has the meaning stated in § 4–1801 of the Housing and Community Development Article.    (b)    A housing element may include goals, objectives, policies, plans, and standards.    (c)    A housing element shall address the need for affordable housing within the local jurisdiction, including:        (1)    workforce housing; and        (2)    low–income housing.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption|Section 3-201 - Plan Preparation

    (a)    (1)    A planning commission shall prepare a plan by carefully and comprehensively surveying and studying:            (i)    the present conditions and projections of future growth of the local jurisdiction; and            (ii)    the relation of the local jurisdiction to neighboring jurisdictions.        (2)    A planning commission shall make the plan with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing the coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the local jurisdiction and its environs.        (3)    The plan shall serve as a guide to public and private actions and decisions to ensure the development of public and private property in appropriate relationships.    (b)    (1)    In accordance with present and future needs, a plan shall promote:            (i)    good civic design and arrangement;            (ii)    a healthy and convenient distribution of population;            (iii)    the health, safety, and general welfare of the local jurisdiction; and            (iv)    efficiency and economy in the development process.        (2)    A plan shall:            (i)    include any areas outside the boundaries of the plan that, in the planning commission’s judgment, relate to the planning responsibilities of the commission; and            (ii)    provide for:                1.    transportation needs;                2.    the promotion of public safety;                3.    light and air;                4.    the conservation of natural resources;                5.    the prevention of environmental pollution;                6.    the wise and efficient expenditure of public funds;                7.    adequate public utilities; and                8.    an adequate supply of other public requirements.    (c)    In addition to the requirements for the plan under Subtitle 1 of this title, a planning commission shall implement through the plan the visions set forth in § 1–201 of this article.    (d)    (1)    A planning commission may promote public interest in and understanding of the plan.        (2)    A planning commission shall consult with public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional, and other organizations, and citizens about protecting or executing the plan.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption|Section 3-202 - Recommendation for Adoption

    (a)    (1)    A planning commission shall:            (i)    make and approve a plan; and            (ii)    recommend the plan to the legislative body for adoption.        (2)    A planning commission may recommend adoption of:            (i)    the whole plan;            (ii)    successive parts of the plan, which correspond to geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; and            (iii)    an amendment to the plan.    (b)    (1)    The elements of the plan may be expressed in words, graphics, or any other appropriate form.        (2)    The elements of the plan shall be interrelated and each element shall describe how it relates to each of the other elements.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption|Section 3-203 - Plan Development

    (a)    (1)    When a local jurisdiction initially implements the zoning powers under this division, the planning commission shall recommend the boundaries of the original districts and zones and appropriate regulations to be enforced in the districts and zones.        (2)    The planning commission shall make a preliminary report on the proposed districts, zones, and regulations and hold at least one public hearing on the preliminary report before submitting its final report to the legislative body.        (3)    The legislative body may not hold a public hearing or take action until it receives the final report of the planning commission.    (b)    (1)    A planning commission shall hold at least one public hearing before the commission recommends the adoption of a plan or any part or amendment to a plan.        (2)    The planning commission shall publish at least one notice of the time and place of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the local jurisdiction.    (c)    At least 60 days before the public hearing, the planning commission shall provide copies of the recommended plan and amendments to the plan to:        (1)    adjoining jurisdictions; and        (2)    State units, regional units, and local jurisdictions responsible for financing or constructing public improvements necessary to implement the plan.    (d)    The planning commission shall include in its report to the legislative body the recommendation of each unit and jurisdiction that comments on the plan.    (e)    (1)    A majority of the planning commission, by resolution, shall approve the plan or any part of or amendment to the plan.        (2)    The resolution shall refer expressly to the text, map, and other matter that the commission intends to form the whole or part of the plan.        (3)    The action taken shall be recorded on the map, plan, text, or other matter by the identifying signature of:            (i)    the chair of the planning commission; or            (ii)    the secretary of the commission.    (f)    An attested copy of the plan or part of the plan shall be certified to the legislative body.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption|Section 3-204 - Plan Adoption, Modification, Remand, Disapproval; Public Hearings

    (a)    Each local jurisdiction shall adopt a plan that includes:        (1)    the elements required under Subtitle 1 of this title; and        (2)    the visions set forth in § 1–201 of this article.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, only a legislative body that has adopted a plan may adopt regulations implementing the visions stated in § 1–201 of this article in the plan.        (2)    This subsection does not limit the Department of Planning from exercising any authority granted under the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a legislative body may adopt, modify, remand, or disapprove:            (i)    the whole plan or part of the plan;            (ii)    a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; or            (iii)    an amendment to the plan.        (2)    The legislative body may hold a public hearing before remanding or disapproving and shall hold a public hearing before adopting or modifying:            (i)    the whole plan or part of the plan;            (ii)    a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; or            (iii)    an amendment to the plan.        (3)    The planning commission shall hold a public hearing before submitting a new recommended plan to the legislative body, if the legislative body remands or disapproves:            (i)    the whole plan or part of the plan;            (ii)    a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; or            (iii)    an amendment to the plan.        (4)    (i)    The recommendation of the planning commission shall be considered approved if the legislative body fails to approve, modify, remand, or disapprove the recommended plan in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection within 90 days after the date that the planning commission certifies an attested copy of the recommended plan to the legislative body in accordance with § 3–203(f) of this subtitle.            (ii)    Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, if the legislative body determines that there are exigent circumstances so that the legislative body is unable to act in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, by resolution the legislative body may extend the deadline in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph for no more than one 60–day extension.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption|Section 3-205 - Planning Commission Review

    (a)    This section applies only to a local jurisdiction where the legislative body has adopted a whole plan or a plan for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction.    (b)    A publicly or privately owned street, square, park, or other public way, ground, or open space, a public building or structure, or a public utility may not be authorized or constructed in the local jurisdiction or in a geographic section of the local jurisdiction until the planning commission has approved the location, character, and extent of the development as consistent with the plan.    (c)    (1)    The planning commission shall communicate its decision and the reasons for its decision to the legislative body or to the body that has jurisdiction over the financing of the public way, ground, space, building, structure, or utility.        (2)    The submission to the planning commission shall be considered approved if the planning commission fails to act on the submission within 60 days after the date it was submitted.        (3)    The legislative body or other body having jurisdiction may overrule the decision of the planning commission by a recorded vote of at least two–thirds of its entire membership.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption|Section 3-206 - Municipal Growth Element

    (a)    (1)    When developing a municipal growth element of the comprehensive plan, a municipal corporation shall consult with the counties in which the municipal corporation is located.        (2)    A municipal corporation shall provide a copy of a municipal growth element to the counties in which the municipal corporation is located before approval of the element.    (b)    (1)    The municipal corporation shall accept comments from the counties for 30 days after providing a copy of the municipal growth element to the counties in which the municipal corporation is located.        (2)    Within 30 days following the close of the comment period under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the counties and the municipal corporation shall meet and confer regarding the municipal growth element.        (3)    On request of either party, the county and the municipal corporation shall employ an appropriate mediation and conflict resolution service to facilitate the meeting and conferral under this subsection.    (c)    (1)    A municipal corporation and the counties in which the municipal corporation is located may enter into a joint planning agreement in order to coordinate implementation of a municipal growth element.        (2)    A joint planning agreement shall consider the municipal growth element required under Subtitle 1 of this title.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 3 - Implementation|Section 3-301 - Plan Revision

    (a)    At least once every 10 years, each planning commission shall review the comprehensive plan and, if necessary, revise or amend the comprehensive plan to include all:        (1)    the elements required under Subtitle 1 of this title; and        (2)    the visions set forth in § 1–201 of this article.    (b)    The planning commission may prepare comprehensive plans for one or more geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction if the plan for each geographic section or division is reviewed and, if necessary, revised or amended at least once every 10 years.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 3 - Implementation|Section 3-302 - Recommendation to Officials

    To implement the plan, the planning commission shall periodically recommend to the appropriate public officials:        (1)    programs for public structures, improvements, and land acquisitions; and        (2)    financing programs.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 3 - Implementation|Section 3-303 - Periodic Review; Implementation

    (a)    At least once every 10 years, which corresponds to the comprehensive plan revision process under § 3–301 of this subtitle, a local jurisdiction shall ensure the implementation of the visions, the development regulations element, and the sensitive areas element of the plan.    (b)    A local jurisdiction shall ensure that the implementation of the requirements of subsection (a) of this section are achieved through the adoption of the following applicable implementation mechanisms that are consistent with the comprehensive plan:        (1)    zoning laws;        (2)    planned development ordinances and regulations;        (3)    subdivision ordinances and regulations; and        (4)    other land use ordinances and regulations.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  3-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 3 - Comprehensive Plan|Subtitle 3 - Implementation|Section 3-304 - Deadline

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a local jurisdiction shall include in its comprehensive plan any plan element required under Subtitle 1 of this title in accordance with the review schedule for the local jurisdiction under § 3–303 of this subtitle.    (b)    On request of a local jurisdiction and for good cause, the Department of Planning may extend the deadline under subsection (a) of this section for that local jurisdiction by no more than two 6–month extensions.    (c)    A local jurisdiction that is not in compliance with this section after the deadline under subsection (a) of this section or after the expiration of any extension granted under subsection (b) of this section, may not change the zoning classification of a property until that local jurisdiction has complied with this section.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  4-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 4 - Zoning|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 4-101 - Statement of Policy

    (a)    It is the policy of the State that:        (1)    the orderly development and use of land and structures requires comprehensive regulation through the implementation of planning and zoning controls; and        (2)    planning and zoning controls shall be implemented by local government.    (b)    To achieve the public purposes of this regulatory scheme, it is the policy of the General Assembly and the State that local government action will displace or limit economic competition by owners and users of property through the planning and zoning controls set forth in this division and elsewhere in the public general and public local laws.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  4-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 4 - Zoning|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 4-102 - General Powers

    To promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community, a legislative body may regulate:        (1)    the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures;        (2)    the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;        (3)    off–street parking;        (4)    the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;        (5)    population density; and        (6)    the location and use of buildings, signs, structures, and land.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  4-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 4 - Zoning|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 4-103 - Additional Powers

    (a)    When zoning or rezoning land under this division, a legislative body may impose any additional conditions or limitations that the legislative body considers appropriate to improve or protect the general character and design of:        (1)    the land and improvements being zoned or rezoned; or        (2)    the surrounding or adjacent land and improvements.    (b)    A municipal corporation may include in an annexation agreement conditions and limitations on the use of land and density of development otherwise allowed in the zoning district where the land is located.    (c)    When zoning or rezoning land under this division, to ensure conformity with the intent and purpose of this division and of the local jurisdiction’s zoning law, a legislative body may retain the power to approve or disapprove:        (1)    the design of buildings, construction, landscaping, or other improvements; and        (2)    changes made or to be made on the land being zoned or rezoned.    (d)    The powers provided in this section shall apply only if the legislative body adopts a local law that includes:        (1)    enforcement procedures; and        (2)    requirements for adequate notice of:            (i)    public hearings; and            (ii)    conditions and limitations sought to be imposed.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  4-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 4 - Zoning|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 4-104 - Limitations

    (a)    The powers granted to a local jurisdiction under this subtitle do not:        (1)    grant the local jurisdiction powers in any substantive area not otherwise granted to the local jurisdiction by any other public general or public local law;        (2)    restrict the local jurisdiction from exercising any power granted to the local jurisdiction by any other public general or public local law or otherwise;        (3)    authorize the local jurisdiction or its officers to engage in any activity that is beyond their power under any other public general or public local law or otherwise; or        (4)    preempt or supersede the regulatory authority of any unit of the State under any public general law.    (b)    (1)    If a legislative body regulates off–street parking, the legislative body shall require space for the parking of bicycles in a manner that the legislative body considers appropriate.        (2)    A legislative body may allow a reduction in the number of required automobile parking spaces based on the availability of space for parking bicycles.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  4-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning|Title 4 - Zoning|Subtitle 2 - Designation and Adoption|Section 4-201 - Districts and Zones

    (a)    A legislative body may divide the local jurisdiction into districts and zones of any number, shape, and area that the legislative body considers best suited to carry out the purposes of this division.    (b)    (1)    Within the districts and zones, the legislative body may regulate the construction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, structures, or land.        (2)    Except as otherwise provided in this division or authorized by law:            (i)    zoning regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of development throughout each district or zone; but            (ii)    zoning regulations in one district or zone may differ from those in other districts or zones.