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MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  21-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 21 - Regional District Plan|Subtitle 1 - In General|Section 21-106 - Functional Master Plan

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may adopt, and the appropriate district council may approve, a functional master plan for the various elements of the general plan, including:        (1)    transportation routes and facilities;        (2)    hospitals and health centers;        (3)    parks and other open spaces;        (4)    police stations;        (5)    fire stations; and        (6)    utilities.    (b)    (1)    Before adopting or amending a functional master plan of transportation routes and facilities in Prince George’s County, the Commission shall submit its proposed plan or amendment to the district council and the County Executive for review and comment.        (2)    The district council and the County Executive have 60 days to review and provide written comments.        (3)    The adopted plan may not include a transportation route or facility unless the district council, after consulting with the County Executive, by resolution approves the inclusion of the transportation route or facility for planning purposes.    (c)    The appropriate district council may designate a functional master plan, or any amendment to a functional master plan, as an amendment to the general plan.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  21-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 21 - Regional District Plan|Subtitle 1 - In General|Section 21-107 - Plan Identifying and Designating Significant Sites and Structures

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section and Subtitle 2 of this title, the Commission may adopt a plan that identifies and designates sites, structures and their appurtenances and environmental settings, or districts that have historical, archaeological, architectural, or cultural value.    (b)    The criteria used for making an identification or designation under subsection (a) of this section may not be inconsistent with the criteria applicable to the Maryland Historical Trust under § 5A–323 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (c)    The Commission may establish an advisory committee to assist the Commission in the performance of its duties with respect to adopting a plan in accordance with this section.    (d)    Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a plan adopted under this section is an amendment to the general plan.    (e)    (1)    A plan adopted under this section may include sites, structures and their appurtenances and environmental settings, or districts located in a municipal corporation in Montgomery County or Prince George’s County that is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, with the consent of the governing body of that municipal corporation.        (2)    The consent of the governing body shall constitute the agreement of the municipal corporation to be bound by all rules and regulations governing the sites, structures and their appurtenances and environmental settings, or districts as the appropriate district council may enact.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 23-101 - Scope of Title

    This title does not apply to a good–faith division or partition of exclusively agricultural land that is not made for development purposes.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 23-102 - In General

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a subdivision plat of land in the regional district may not be admitted to the land records of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, or received or recorded by the clerks of the courts of the respective county, unless:            (i)    the plat has been submitted to and approved by the applicable county planning board; and            (ii)    the chair of the county planning board and the secretary–treasurer of the Commission endorse an approval in writing on the plat.        (2)    The recordation of a subdivision plat without the approval of the county planning board is void.    (b)    (1)    In Prince George’s County, if the subdivision regulations distinguish between a major subdivision and a minor subdivision, the Commission may provide for the approval of a minor subdivision plat by the planning director.        (2)    The planning director’s endorsement in writing on the minor subdivision plat is sufficient evidence of approval for the purpose of filing or recording the plat.    (c)    A subdivision in a municipal corporation with subdivision authority under Division II of the Local Government Article that is in the regional district may be recorded in the land records of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County if:        (1)    the subdivision plat has been submitted to and approved by the municipal corporation; and        (2)    the appropriate official of the municipal corporation endorses an approval in writing on the plat.    (d)    (1)    The county planning board may set a schedule of fees to be paid to the Commission for performance of the county planning board’s subdivision functions.        (2)    The fees shall be:            (i)    based on the estimated costs of services to be performed by the county planning board in connection with the consideration of subdivision plats and incidental work; and            (ii)    paid into the Commission’s administrative fund established under § 18–307 of this article before a subdivision plat is approved or disapproved.    (e)    (1)    After a subdivision plat has been recorded by the clerk of the appropriate circuit court, the plat shall be firmly fixed in a well–bound book kept by the clerk of the court for recording plats.        (2)    The clerk may collect a fee that the clerk determines is reasonable for recording a subdivision plat.    (f)    (1)    A subdivision plat shall be prepared in a manner required by the Commission by regulation.        (2)    An approved subdivision shall have permanent markers, bound stones, or stations:            (i)    as required by the Commission; and            (ii)    that are shown on the subdivision plat.        (3)    A copy of an approved subdivision plat shall be provided to the Commission and to the district council of the county where the land is located.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 23-103 - Dedication of Land for Roads

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in connection with the approval of a subdivision plat, the appropriate county planning board may require a dedication of land for:        (1)    an interior subdivision road;        (2)    a road that abuts the subdivision for the purpose of creating a new road as part of the plan of subdivision to provide for traffic access to another subdivision road; and        (3)    the widening of an existing or public road that abuts the subdivision for the purpose of providing additional right–of–way adequate to serve additional traffic that will be generated by the subdivision.    (b)    The county planning board may not require a dedication of land under subsection (a) of this section that:        (1)    exceeds the area required to produce a total right–of–way for:            (i)    a secondary road, as defined by local law; or            (ii)    a primary road if the applicable master plan designates the road as a primary or arterial road;        (2)    has a width that exceeds the area that is required for a primary road; and        (3)    has a width that exceeds the area that is required for a secondary road, unless the applicable master plan designates the road as a primary or arterial road.    (c)    (1)    Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, in Montgomery County, in connection with the approval of a subdivision plat, the Commission may require a dedication of land in accordance with the standards and limitations set forth in the subdivision regulations.        (2)    The standards established by the subdivision regulations shall relate the area of dedication to:            (i)    the total size of the subdivision;            (ii)    the maximum road right–of–way or improvement required for that category of land use as established by local law of the applicable jurisdiction; and            (iii)    the increased traffic, lane, and right–of–way requirements that would be created by the maximum utilization and development of the subject property:                1.    in the property’s present zone classification; or                2.    in the property’s higher use zone classification, as shown on an adopted and approved master plan of the applicable jurisdiction.        (3)    (i)    In accordance with the standards established by the subdivision regulations and except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the subdivision regulations may require dedication of a road to public use to the full extent of the required right–of–way.            (ii)    If a road is classified in the subdivision regulations as a limited access or controlled highway, a dedication of a road to public use may be required only for adequate traffic access to those subdivisions to which access is allowed.    (d)    In Prince George’s County, a master plan of transportation shall be approved by the district council.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 23-105 - Notice and Hearing for Subdivision Regulations

    (a)    Before the Commission or the governing body of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may adopt a subdivision regulation or an amendment to a subdivision regulation or amendment, the respective county council shall hold a public hearing on the regulation or amendment.    (b)    The county council shall publish notice of the time and place of the public hearing in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the regional district in the respective county at least 30 days before the hearing.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 23-106 - Adequate Public Facilities Requirements

    (a)    In addition to any other authority granted by this division, the County Council of Montgomery County and the County Council of Prince George’s County, by local law, may impose in their respective counties standards and requirements for the purpose of avoiding scattered or premature subdivision or development of land because of the inadequacy of transportation, water, sewerage, drainage, school, or other public facilities.    (b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to any property located in an infrastructure finance district approved before January 1, 2000.        (2)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the County Council of Prince George’s County shall impose adequate public facilities standards and requirements under subsection (a) of this section with respect to schools.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 23-107 - Reservation of Land for Public Use

    (a)    The applicable county planning board shall require a plat of any land reserved for public use under this subtitle that shows:        (1)    the survey location of the land;        (2)    the names and addresses of the landowners; and        (3)    any other information required for:            (i)    filing the plat among the land records of the county in which the land is located; and            (ii)    the proper indexing of the plat.    (b)    The plat shall:        (1)    comply with all requirements for recording of plats among the land records; and        (2)    be recorded by the clerk of the court of the county in which the land is located.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 1 - Powers|Section 23-108 - Existing Subdivision Regulations

    The subdivision regulations in force before April 28, 1959, within the respective portions of the regional district in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County are considered to have been adopted in the manner required under this subtitle.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 2 - Plat Approval|Section 23-201 - Process -- in General

    (a)    (1)    The appropriate county planning board shall approve or disapprove a subdivision plat within 30 days after the plat is submitted to the county planning board.        (2)    If the county planning board does not take action in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection:            (i)    the plat shall be considered approved; and            (ii)    the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval on demand.        (3)    An applicant may consent to an extension.    (b)    A plat submitted to the county planning board shall contain the name and address of a person that may be sent notice of a hearing.    (c)    (1)    The county planning board shall hold a hearing before taking action on a subdivision plat, unless:            (i)    the county planning board approves the plat exactly as the plat was submitted by the applicant to the county planning board; or            (ii)    the applicant waives the hearing requirement in the application.        (2)    At least 5 days before a hearing, the county planning board shall send notice of the hearing to the address included with the plat in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.        (3)    Subdivision regulations may include provisions for:            (i)    notice to owners of properties that would be substantially affected by approval of a subdivision plat;            (ii)    public hearings on the applications; and            (iii)    an appeal to the district council from a decision approving or disapproving a subdivision plat.    (d)    The grounds for disapproval of a plat shall be stated on the records of the county planning board.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 2 - Plat Approval|Section 23-203 - Preapplication and Preliminary Submissions -- in General

    The county planning board may provide in the subdivision regulations for:         (1)    a preapplication procedure;        (2)    subdivision approval; and        (3)    tentative or conditional approval or disapproval of preliminary plans.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 2 - Plat Approval|Section 23-204 - Preapplication and Preliminary Submissions -- Montgomery County

    (a)    This section applies only in Montgomery County.    (b)    The subdivision regulations may:        (1)    establish a time period within which the county planning board shall approve or disapprove a preapplication or preliminary plan submission; and        (2)    provide that an applicant may:            (i)    waive the time period within which the county planning board shall take action in accordance with item (1) of this subsection; and            (ii)    consent to an extension of the time period.    (c)    (1)    A preapplication or preliminary plan submission that has not been approved or disapproved in accordance with this section is considered approved.        (2)    If a preapplication or preliminary plan submission is considered to have been approved under this subsection, on demand, the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval.    (d)    If the county planning board disapproves a preapplication or preliminary plan submission, the county planning board shall:        (1)    state the grounds for disapproval in the records of the county planning board; and        (2)    mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the record stating the grounds for disapproval to all parties of record at their last address.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 2 - Plat Approval|Section 23-205 - Preliminary Subdivision Plan -- Prince George's County

    (a)    This section applies only in Prince George’s County.    (b)    (1)    The county planning board shall approve or disapprove a preliminary subdivision plan within 70 days after the complete plan application is submitted to the county planning board.        (2)    If the county planning board does not take action in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection:            (i)    the plan shall be considered approved; and            (ii)    the county planning board shall issue a certificate of approval on demand.        (3)    The 70–day time period under paragraph (1) of this subsection does not include:            (i)    the month of August; or            (ii)    December 20 through January 3.    (c)    (1)    Each office to which the county planning board refers a preliminary subdivision plan shall return to the county planning board one copy of the plan and any comments noted on it within 30 days after the referral.        (2)    If an office does not reply in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, the plan shall be considered to be approved by the office.    (d)    An applicant may consent to an extension not greater than 70 days.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 2 - Plat Approval|Section 23-206 - Major and Minor Subdivisions -- Prince George's County

    In Prince George’s County, the subdivision regulations may provide for:        (1)    the classification of a subdivision as a major or minor subdivision; and        (2)    a sketch plan that:            (i)    in the case of a minor subdivision, may be approved by the planning director and filed as the record plat; and            (ii)    in the case of a major subdivision, may be required before the submission of a preliminary plan of subdivision.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 2 - Plat Approval|Section 23-207 - Plat Approval -- Tentative

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the subdivision regulations may provide for tentative approval of a plat before improvements and installations.    (b)    Tentative approval of a plat may not:        (1)    be entered on the plat; or        (2)    entitle the plat to be filed or recorded.    (c)    (1)    Instead of requiring the completion of improvements or installation of utilities before the approval of a plat, the county planning board or county may accept security to secure the construction of improvements and installation of utilities at a time and according to specifications set by or in accordance with the subdivision regulations.        (2)    The county planning board or county may enforce the security by any appropriate legal or equitable remedy.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 3 - Unapproved Plats and Subdivisions|Section 23-301 - Sale or Transfer of Lots in Unapproved Subdivisions

    (a)    (1)    An owner or agent of an owner of land located in a subdivision may not transfer or sell land by reference to, exhibition of, or other use of a plat of a subdivision before the plat has been:            (i)    approved by the county planning board; and            (ii)    recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the property is located.        (2)    A person who violates this subsection is subject to a penalty of $100 for each lot or parcel transferred or sold in violation to be paid to the district council.    (b)    The description of a lot or parcel by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of transferring or selling does not exempt the transaction from the penalties or remedies provided in this section.    (c)    The district council may:        (1)    enjoin the transfer, sale, or agreement in any circuit court; or        (2)    recover the penalty by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
MD. Land Use Code Ann. §  23-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Land Use|Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission|Title 23 - Subdivision|Subtitle 3 - Unapproved Plats and Subdivisions|Section 23-302 - Recording Unapproved Subdivision Plat

    (a)    (1)    The clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may not record a subdivision plat in the regional district unless the plat has been endorsed in writing by the county planning board.        (2)    A plat is invalid if it is recorded without being endorsed by the county planning board.    (b)    The Commission may institute proceedings against the clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County to compel the clerk to strike from the county land records a subdivision plat that is recorded but not approved in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    A court of competent jurisdiction may issue appropriate orders for purposes of this section.