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2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 5 - Building Codes and Permits › Part IV - Expedited Building Permits in Prince George's County › Section 20-522 - Procedure

(a)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, within 90 days after receiving an application for a development permit for a qualifying redevelopment project, the county shall:
(1)    approve or disapprove the application; and
(2)    notify the applicant of the approval or disapproval in writing.
(b)    The county shall have an additional 60 days to comply with subsection (a) of this section if:
(1)    (i)    a county unit involved in the review of the application determines that the extension is necessary to complete the review based on:
1.    the nature or complexity of the application; or
2.    unresolved issues related to the application; and
(ii)    the county unit notifies the applicant about the extension in writing; or
(2)    (i)    the applicant modifies the application for any reason, including for the purpose of responding to a request from a county unit that is involved in the review of the application; and
(ii)    the modification is made during the original 90–day period under subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    In addition to the 60–day extension provided under subsection (b) of this section, the county shall have an additional 30 days to comply with subsection (a) of this section if:
(1)    the applicant modifies the application for any reason, including for the purpose of responding to a request from a county unit that is involved in the review of the application; and
(2)    the modification is made during the 60–day extension under subsection (b) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 5 - Building Codes and Permits › Part IV - Expedited Building Permits in Prince George's County › Section 20-523 - Required Elements

A qualifying redevelopment project shall incorporate environmentally responsible design elements that promote:
(1)    water conservation by using practices, techniques, and technologies that:
(i)    reduce the consumption, loss, or waste of water;
(ii)    improve efficiency in the use of water; or
(iii)    make more efficient use of the water treatment infrastructure;
(2)    energy efficiency by using practices, techniques, and technologies that reduce and minimize the consumption, loss, or waste of energy; and
(3)    the use of recycled or recyclable building materials.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 5 - Building Codes and Permits › Part V - Enforcement › Section 20-526 - Criminal and Civil Enforcement

(a)    (1)    In Montgomery County, it is a misdemeanor to:
(i)    construct, alter structurally, or use any building, structure, or land in violation of this title, a local law adopted under this title, or a decision made under this title; or
(ii)    willfully issue a building, use, or occupancy permit in violation of this title, a local law adopted under this title, or a decision made under this title.
(2)    The County Council of Montgomery County or the prosecuting official of the county may prosecute any violation under this subsection.
(b)    (1)    In Prince George’s County, it is a misdemeanor to:
(i)    construct, alter structurally, or use any building or other structure in violation of the building code of Prince George’s County;
(ii)    use land in violation of this title, a local law adopted under this title, a decision made under this title, or a zoning text amendment adopted under this title; or
(iii)    willfully issue any permit, including a building, use, or occupancy permit, in violation of the building code of Prince George’s County, this title, a local law adopted under this title, a decision made under this title, or a zoning text amendment adopted under this title.
(2)    The county attorney or the State’s Attorney may prosecute any violation under this subsection.
(c)    (1)    In addition to all other remedies provided by law, the governing body of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may provide by local law for the imposition of civil monetary fines or penalties for a violation of:
(i)    this title;
(ii)    a local law adopted under this title;
(iii)    a decision made under this title; or
(iv)    a zoning text amendment adopted under this title.
(2)    The governing body may provide for the enforcement of the local law:
(i)    as provided in Title 11, Subtitle 2 of this article, and not subject to an appeal to the board of appeals; or
(ii)    by a hearing by an official or unit of the county, subject to an appeal from the hearing to the board of appeals.
(3)    The governing body may provide for the county attorney to prosecute violations for which civil monetary fines or penalties are imposed.
(d)    (1)    In addition to all other remedies provided by law, the governing body of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, public officials of any municipal corporation or political subdivision in the regional district, or any neighboring property owner or occupant may institute a civil action to prevent unlawful construction, alteration, or use of a building or land.
(2)    In an action under paragraph (1) of this subsection, any court of competent jurisdiction has jurisdiction to issue restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, mandamus, or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 6 - Prince George's County -- Annexation › Section 20-602 - Authorized

Subject to this subtitle and any local law adopted by the County Council under this subtitle, any area in the county within an election district that abuts territory within the regional district may be annexed to the boundaries of the regional district.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 6 - Prince George's County -- Annexation › Section 20-603 - Petition

(a)    (1)    A proposal for annexation of an area to the regional district shall be initiated by a written petition.
(2)    The written petition shall be signed by:
(i)    at least 25% of the residents of the area to be annexed who are registered as voters in county elections; and
(ii)    owners of at least 25% of the assessed valuation of the real property located in the area to be annexed.
(b)    If a written petition for annexation is submitted to the County Council, the chair of the County Council shall verify:
(1)    the signatures on the written petition; and
(2)    that the petition meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 6 - Prince George's County -- Annexation › Section 20-604 - Local Law Required

(a)    On verifying that the requirements of § 20–603 of this subtitle have been complied with, the chair of the County Council shall promptly cause a local law to be introduced that proposes the change of boundaries that the petition requests.
(b)    The local law shall:
(1)    describe by clearly ascertained boundary lines, by landmarks, and by other well–known terms consistent with the description of other areas included in the regional district, the exact area proposed to be included in the change; and
(2)    include a brief and accurate description of the conditions and circumstances applicable to the change of boundaries the petition requests.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 6 - Prince George's County -- Annexation › Section 20-605 - Required Notice and Hearing

(a)    (1)    The County Council shall give public notice of a hearing on the local law introduced under § 20–604 of this subtitle.
(2)    The notice required under this subsection shall be published at least four times at not less than weekly intervals in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed.
(3)    The notice required under this subsection shall include:
(i)    a brief and accurate description of the change in boundaries proposed in the local law and the conditions and circumstances applicable to the change in boundaries; and
(ii)    the time and place where the public hearing on the proposed local law will be held.
(b)    The hearing shall:
(1)    commence not less than 7 days after the fourth publication of the required notice of the hearing; and
(2)    be held at the location identified in the notice.
(c)    After the required notice and hearing on the local law, a majority of the County Council may adopt the local law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 6 - Prince George's County -- Annexation › Section 20-606 - Enactment and Effective Date of Local Law

(a)    After the public hearing on the local law, the County Council may enact the local law in accordance with the usual requirements and practices applicable to legislative enactments of the County Council.
(b)    The local law may not become effective until at least 45 days following its final enactment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 7 - Municipal Planning and Zoning Authority › Part I - Montgomery County › Section 20-701 - "Prior Established Municipal Corporation" Defined

In this part, “prior established municipal corporation”:
(1)    means a municipal corporation subject to Article XI–E of the Maryland Constitution that includes land added to the regional district under Chapter 596 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1957; and
(2)    includes:
(i)    Barnesville;
(ii)    Brookeville;
(iii)    Gaithersburg;
(iv)    Laytonsville;
(v)    Rockville;
(vi)    Poolesville; and
(vii)    Washington Grove.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 7 - Municipal Planning and Zoning Authority › Part I - Montgomery County › Section 20-703 - No Jurisdiction Over Prior Established Municipal Corporation

(a)    Except as provided by agreement under § 20–704 of this subtitle, the Commission, county planning board, and district council may not exercise any planning or zoning power in any prior established municipal corporation in the county.
(b)    Except as otherwise provided in this part:
(1)    the county may not impose the administrative tax provided for under § 18–307 of this article in a prior established municipal corporation;
(2)    any local law adopted by the Commission, county planning board, or district council does not apply to a prior established municipal corporation; and
(3)    §§ 20–401 and 20–502 through 20–504 of this title and Title 22, Subtitle 1 and §§ 22–308, 23–102, 23–103, 23–301, and 23–302 of this article do not apply to a prior established municipal corporation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 7 - Municipal Planning and Zoning Authority › Part I - Montgomery County › Section 20-704 - Agreement With Prior Established Municipal Corporation

(a)    The Commission or the county planning board may enter into an agreement with a prior established municipal corporation that allows the Commission or the county planning board to exercise planning and zoning powers in the municipal corporation.
(b)    On execution of an agreement authorized under this section, the following shall apply to a prior established municipal corporation that enters an agreement with the Commission or the county planning board:
(1)    all local laws and official acts of the Commission or the county planning board and the district council that are in effect in the regional district within the county;
(2)    all provisions of this title; and
(3)    the administrative tax provided for in § 18–307 of this article.
(c)    (1)    An agreement under this section may authorize the governing body of the prior established municipal corporation to act as the district council for the municipal corporation.
(2)    If the governing body of the municipal corporation is authorized to act as the district council for the municipal corporation, the governing body shall exercise all the power granted to the district council by this title within the municipal corporation.
(d)    An agreement under this section between a municipal corporation and the Commission or county planning board shall remain in effect as written unless revoked or amended by mutual action of the parties to the agreement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 7 - Municipal Planning and Zoning Authority › Part I - Montgomery County › Section 20-705 - Recommendations

(a)    The Commission or the county planning board may submit recommendations to any prior established municipal corporation regarding any planning or zoning action under consideration by the municipal corporation.
(b)    The prior established municipal corporation shall incorporate the recommendation of the Commission or the county planning board as a part of the record of the planning or zoning action.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 7 - Municipal Planning and Zoning Authority › Part I - Montgomery County › Section 20-706 - Other Municipal Corporations Not Authorized

A municipal corporation in the regional district that is not a prior established municipal corporation in the county may not exercise any planning, zoning, or subdivision power unless expressly authorized in this division.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 20 - Maryland-Washington Regional District › Subtitle 7 - Municipal Planning and Zoning Authority › Part II - Prince George's County › Section 20-709 - Planning and Zoning Authority of Municipal Corporations in Prince George's County

A municipal corporation in Prince George’s County that is in the regional district may not exercise any powers relating to planning, subdivision control, or zoning not granted to the municipal corporation by the district council under § 25–303 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 1 - In General › Section 21-101 - Purpose of Plan

(a)    This section applies to:
(1)    the making of the appropriate general plan;
(2)    any part, amendment, extension, or addition to the plan;
(3)    the protection of and the carrying out of the plan; and
(4)    the exercise of any:
(i)    planning, zoning, or subdivision control powers in the regional district; and
(ii)    other powers granted in this title to the Commission or to the Montgomery County Council or the Prince George’s County Council.
(b)    The purpose of the plan is to:
(1)    guide and accomplish a coordinated, comprehensive, adjusted, and systematic development of the regional district;
(2)    coordinate and adjust the development of the regional district with public and private development of other parts of the State and of the District of Columbia; and
(3)    protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 1 - In General › Section 21-102 - 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 implementation of planning and zoning controls; and
(2)    local governments shall implement planning and zoning controls.
(b)    (1)    To achieve the public purposes of this regulatory scheme, the General Assembly recognizes that local government action will displace or limit economic competition by owners and users of property.
(2)    It is the policy of the General Assembly and of the State that competition and enterprise shall be displaced or limited for the attainment of the purposes of the State policy for implementing planning and zoning controls as provided for in State and local law.
(c)    The powers granted to the Commission and district councils under this section may not be construed to:
(1)    grant to the Commission or district councils powers in any substantive area that are not otherwise granted to the Commission and district councils by State or local law;
(2)    restrict the Commission or district councils from exercising any power granted to the Commission and district councils by other law;
(3)    authorize the Commission or district councils to engage in any activity that is beyond their power under other law; or
(4)    preempt or supersede the regulatory authority of any State unit under any State law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 1 - In General › Section 21-103 - Plan Required

(a)    At the direction of the appropriate district council, the Commission shall initiate and adopt:
(1)    a general plan for the development of that portion of the regional district located in each county; and
(2)    amendments to the general plan.
(b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall review, 2 years after each decennial census of the United States, the general plan for the development of that portion of the regional district located in Prince George’s County.
(c)    (1)    In accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title, the Commission may initiate and adopt any amendment to the general plan.
(2)    The appropriate district council may designate a functional master plan, an area master plan, or an amendment to either plan, as an amendment to the general plan.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part I - General Provisions › Section 21-201 - Intent of Subtitle

(a)    This subtitle is intended to vest control over planning procedures in the district councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, to the extent that control is not inconsistent with this division.
(b)    Nothing contained in this subtitle authorizes a transfer or dilution of planning authority or responsibility vested in the Commission, county planning boards, or district councils as of October 1, 1959.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part I - General Provisions › Section 21-202 - Initiation of Plan

(a)    (1)    The Commission may initiate a plan or part of a plan with the concurrence of the district council of the county or counties in which the area of the proposed plan is located.
(2)    The review by the district council of the proposed budget of the Commission and the approval by the district council of the planning schedule that is contained in the budget constitutes concurrence in the initiation of plans proposed in the budget for any single fiscal year.
(b)    The district council may modify the planning schedule contained in the proposed budget.
(c)    The district council may direct the Commission to initiate a plan or part of a plan.
(d)    The Commission shall initiate the plan or part of the plan under subsection (c) of this section with reasonable promptness to the extent funds are available for that purpose.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part I - General Provisions › Section 21-203 - Adoption of Plan

(a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission shall adopt a plan by resolution with the affirmative votes of at least six commissioners, of whom at least three shall be from Montgomery County and at least three shall be from Prince George’s County.
(2)    To adopt an area master plan or a functional master plan that lies entirely within one county, the affirmative votes of three commissioners from that county shall suffice to adopt the plan.
(b)    (1)    The resolution to adopt a plan shall refer expressly to the maps and the descriptive and other matter that the Commission intends to form the whole or part of the plan.
(2)    Any action taken shall be recorded on the map, plan, or descriptive matter by the identifying signature of the chair and secretary–treasurer of the Commission.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part I - General Provisions › Section 21-204 - Intergovernmental Cooperation

(a)    In preparing and making a plan and in exercising the zoning, planning, subdivision control, and other powers granted to the Commission under this division, the Commission may act in conjunction and cooperation with the National Capital Planning Commission.
(b)    The Commission is the representative of the State to the National Capital Planning Commission.
(c)    For the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section, the Commission may enter into commitments and agreements with the National Capital Planning Commission as the Commission considers necessary.
(d)    The Commission may act in conjunction and cooperation with other representatives or officers of the United States government or of the District of Columbia or of this State, including the Department of Planning and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, or of the Commonwealth of Virginia or of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County or of any district, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision in these states or counties.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part II - Montgomery County › Section 21-208 - Procedures

(a)    (1)    After a public hearing, the district council shall establish by local law or subsequent amendment to the local law procedures for the Commission to submit, adopt, and approve a plan or part of a plan.
(2)    The district council shall publish notice of the time and place of the public hearing in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 30 days before the hearing.
(b)    The procedures established in accordance with subsection (a) of this section:
(1)    may include requirements for submission to and approval by the district council of preliminary concepts, guidelines, goals, or plans;
(2)    shall include adoption of a plan by the Commission after at least one public hearing, notice of the time and place of which shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 30 days before the hearing;
(3)    may include procedures for the approval of a plan by the district council;
(4)    shall include a method for the Commission to certify and file a plan in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County; and
(5)    shall include provisions for the Commission to publish an adopted and approved plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part II - Montgomery County › Section 21-209 - Plan Information

(a)    Notwithstanding § 21–208 of this subtitle, when the Commission initiates a master plan or an amendment to a master plan, the Commission shall notify the County Executive of the work schedule of the Commission.
(b)    (1)    The County Executive shall provide to the Commission, as early as possible, information on matters including transportation, water and sewer, and other public facility and public services and fiscal portions of the plan or amendment.
(2)    The County Executive may provide to the Commission other studies and information the County Executive considers pertinent to the preparation of the plan or amendment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part II - Montgomery County › Section 21-210 - Transmission of Plan or Amendment

On completion of a master plan or master plan amendment, the county planning board shall transmit:
(1)    the plan or amendment to the district council; and
(2)    copies of the plan or amendment to the County Executive.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part II - Montgomery County › Section 21-211 - Fiscal Impact Analysis

Within 60 days after the transmission of a copy of a master plan or master plan amendment to the County Executive under § 21–210 of this subtitle, the County Executive shall transmit a fiscal impact analysis to the district council with other comments and recommendations the County Executive considers appropriate.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part II - Montgomery County › Section 21-212 - Approval, Modification, Disapproval, and Extensions by District Council

(a)    Within 180 days after the receipt of the County Executive’s comments, recommendations, and fiscal impact analysis as provided in § 21–211 of this subtitle, the district council shall approve, modify, or disapprove the master plan or master plan amendment.
(b)    On a vote of two–thirds of those present and voting, the district council may extend, by sequential 60–day intervals, the 180–day period for review and action on the master plan or master plan amendment provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    Failure of the district council to act within the time limits imposed under this section constitutes approval of a master plan or master plan amendment as submitted by the county planning board.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part III - Prince George's County › Section 21-216 - Procedures

(a)    (1)    After a public hearing, the district council shall establish by local law or subsequent amendment to the local law procedures for the Commission to initiate, submit, adopt, and amend a plan or part of a plan, and for the district council to approve or amend a plan or part of a plan.
(2)    The district council shall publish notice of the time and place of the public hearing in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 30 days before the hearing.
(b)    The procedures established in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1)    include requirements for the district council to approve preliminary concepts, guidelines, and goals;
(2)    provide for one or more public hearings on the plan to be held jointly by the Commission and the district council, at the direction of the district council, after 30 days’ notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county;
(3)    include provision for the Commission to adopt a plan after the public hearing, and for the district council to approve the plan;
(4)    include a method to certify and file an approved plan in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County; and
(5)    include provisions for the Commission to publish an adopted and approved plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 21 - Regional District Plan › Subtitle 2 - Development and Adoption › Part III - Prince George's County › Section 21-217 - Inconsistencies

(a)    The procedures established in § 21–216 of this subtitle shall include review of preliminary plans by the district council and the County Executive to identify inconsistencies between the plan and existing or proposed State or county facilities, including roads, highways, or other public facilities.
(b)    The district council shall direct the Commission how to eliminate or accommodate in the plan any inconsistency identified under subsection (a) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part I - District Councils › Section 22-101 - Designation of District Councils

(a)    The County Council of Montgomery County is the district council for that portion of the regional district located in Montgomery County.
(b)    The County Council of Prince George’s County is the district council for that portion of the regional district located in Prince George’s County.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part I - District Councils › Section 22-102 - Bi-County District Council

Sitting together as a joint body, the district council for Montgomery County and the district council for Prince George’s County are the bi–county district council for the regional district as a whole.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part I - District Councils › Section 22-103 - Adoption of Local Law by Bi-County District Council -- Majority Vote by Each District Council Required

The bi–county district council may not adopt a local law except by affirmative vote of:
(1)    a majority of the membership of the Montgomery County district council; and
(2)    a majority of the membership of the Prince George’s County district council.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part I - District Councils › Section 22-104 - Authority to Adopt and Amend Zoning Law

(a)    The Montgomery County district council or the Prince George’s County district council, in accordance with the requirements of this division as to the portion of the regional district located in the respective county, may:
(1)    by local law adopt and amend the text of the zoning law for that county; and
(2)    by local law adopt and amend any map accompanying the text of the zoning law for that county.
(b)    The local law may regulate:
(1)    (i)    the location, height, bulk, and size of each building or other structure, and any unit in the building or structure;
(ii)    building lines;
(iii)    minimum frontage;
(iv)    the depth and area of each lot; and
(v)    the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;
(2)    the size of lots, yards, courts, and other open spaces;
(3)    the construction of temporary stands and structures;
(4)    the density and distribution of population;
(5)    the location and uses of buildings and structures and any units in those buildings and structures for:
(i)    trade;
(ii)    industry;
(iii)    residential purposes;
(iv)    recreation;
(v)    agriculture;
(vi)    public activities; and
(vii)    other purposes; and
(6)    the uses of land, including surface, subsurface, and air rights for the land, for building or for any of the purposes described in item (5) of this subsection.
(c)    The exercise of authority by a district council under this section is limited by §§ 17–402 and 25–211 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part I - District Councils › Section 22-105 - Development Rights

(a)    A district council may establish a program for the transfer of development rights.
(b)    The district council for Prince George’s County may by local law create a program for the purchase of development rights under Title 25, Subtitle 6 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part I - District Councils › Section 22-106 - Prohibited Land Uses -- Limitations

(a)    This section applies to property of:
(1)    a landowner;
(2)    the holder of an easement or right in the land of the landowner; and
(3)    the tenant of the landowner or of the holder of the easement or right in the land.
(b)    A district council may not prohibit the use of land subject to this section for:
(1)    farming or other agricultural uses; or
(2)    in Prince George’s County, storage of natural or artificial gas at more than 500 feet below ground level.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part I - District Councils › Section 22-107 - Application for Zoning Map Amendment -- Montgomery County

(a)    (1)    This section applies only in Montgomery County.
(2)    The requirements of this section do not apply to an application for a zoning map amendment filed by the district council or by the Commission.
(b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the district council for Montgomery County may not receive an application for a zoning map amendment on land that was:
(i)    the subject of a prior application for a zoning map amendment filed after June 1, 1965; and
(ii)    for the same zoning classification on which there was a decision on the merits.
(2)    An application may be refiled after 36 months have elapsed since the filing of the application for the prior zoning map amendment that was decided on the merits.
(c)    (1)    In this subsection, “substantial interest” includes an individual or corporate interest of 5% or more of the full cash value of property that is subject to an application for a zoning map amendment under this section, excluding all mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, and encumbrances on the property.
(2)    An application for a zoning map amendment shall include the name of:
(i)    each person that has a substantial interest in the property that is the subject of the application;
(ii)    each contract purchaser; and
(iii)    each person holding a mortgage, deed of trust, or option to purchase the property.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part I - District Councils › Section 22-108 - Protection of Historical, Archaeological, Architectural, or Cultural Heritage Areas

(a)    The purposes of this section are to:
(1)    protect the historical, archaeological, architectural, or cultural heritage areas in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County that comprise the regional district; and
(2)    preserve and enhance the quality of life in the community.
(b)    In addition to the power to regulate planning, zoning, or subdivision, a district council may adopt local laws to protect, preserve, and enhance, as designated on the adopted and approved general plan:
(1)    sites;
(2)    structures and their appurtenances and environmental settings; and
(3)    districts of historical, archaeological, architectural, or cultural value.
(c)    (1)    The enactment and application of a local law under this section shall be:
(i)    reasonable and appropriate to the purpose of this subtitle; and
(ii)    limited to the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the exterior of the site, structure, or district.
(2)    If the enactment or application of a local law by the district council effects a taking of private property, the district council shall make provision for just compensation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part II - Nonconforming Uses › Section 22-111 - Grant of Power to Board of Appeals of Prince George's County

(a)    This section does not authorize the validation, ratification, or legalization of any violation of law or regulation in effect at the time of the action by the district council under this section.
(b)    In accordance with its zoning laws, the district council may provide for the grant of power to the Board of Appeals of Prince George’s County on appeal to allow:
(1)    an extension of a lawful nonconforming use throughout all or a part of a building in which the nonconforming use lawfully exists;
(2)    the restoration or reconstruction of an existing lawful nonconforming use if by fire or other calamity the use has been destroyed to the extent of not more than 75% of the reconstruction value of the building in which the lawful nonconforming use was carried on; or
(3)    an extension of an existing lawful nonconforming use on the same lot as the lot existed as a single lot under single ownership when enactment of the zoning law made the then existing use on the lot nonconforming.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part II - Nonconforming Uses › Section 22-112 - Commercial and Industrial Licenses in Residential Zones Prohibited

(a)    This section applies to any official or body authorized to issue a license or permit.
(b)    (1)    In this subsection, “residential zone” means any area in the regional district that is designated on a zoning map as residential.
(2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an official or body may not issue a license or permit for a commercial or industrial purpose or to conduct any commercial or industrial enterprise or business in a residential zone.
(3)    Paragraph (2) of this subsection does not apply if the purpose, enterprise, or business is allowed by an applicable zoning law under allowed uses or special exceptions granted by a board of appeals.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part II - Nonconforming Uses › Section 22-113 - Lawful Nonconforming Uses Allowed to Continue -- in General

A person may continue, and appropriate licenses may be issued to the person for, a lawful nonconforming use existing on the effective date of the respective zoning laws in the metropolitan district.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part II - Nonconforming Uses › Section 22-114 - Lawful Nonconforming Uses Allowed to Continue -- Outside Metropolitan District

A lawful nonconforming use that existed on the effective date of a zoning law enacted by Montgomery County or Prince George’s County under this title in that portion of the regional district in the applicable county that is outside the metropolitan district may be continued and appropriate licenses may be issued.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part II - Nonconforming Uses › Section 22-115 - Maps

To carry out §§ 22–112 through 22–114 of this subtitle, the Commission shall supply a copy of any map that shows the residential, commercial, industrial, and other zones or districts in the regional district to each:
(1)    clerk;
(2)    administrative official;
(3)    licensing body; and
(4)    any other official or body authorized to issue a license or permit.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part II - Nonconforming Uses › Section 22-116 - Invalid Licenses or Permits

(a)    A license or permit issued in violation of any provision of §§ 22–112 through 22–115 of this subtitle is invalid.
(b)    An official or person who issues a license or permit in violation of any provision of §§ 22–112 through 22–115 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty provided in Title 27 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part III - Statewide Zoning Laws › Section 22-119 - Effect of Statewide Zoning -- in Municipal Corporations

(a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, within the regional district, the zoning powers vested by Division I of this article in a municipal corporation or the council of a municipal corporation within the regional district shall be construed to be vested exclusively in the appropriate district council.
(2)    A municipal corporation in Prince George’s County has concurrent jurisdiction with Prince George’s County to enforce zoning laws in the boundaries of the municipal corporation.
(3)    The power to enforce zoning laws for the City of Takoma Park and the Town of Kensington is as provided in §§ 24–201 and 24–202 of this article, respectively.
(b)    Before exercising the authority granted by this section, a municipal corporation in Prince George’s County shall enter into a written agreement with the district council concerning:
(1)    the method by which the county will be advised of citations issued by a municipal inspector;
(2)    the responsibility of the municipal corporation or the county to prosecute violations cited by the municipal corporation;
(3)    the disposition of fines imposed for violations cited by the municipal corporation;
(4)    the resolution of disagreements between the municipal corporation and the county about the interpretation of zoning laws; and
(5)    any other matter that the district council considers necessary for the proper exercise of the authority granted by this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part III - Statewide Zoning Laws › Section 22-120 - Effect of Statewide Zoning -- in Planning Commissions or Board of Appeals

Within the regional district, any power granted to a planning commission or board of appeals under Division I of this article shall be construed as vested exclusively in and may be exercised only by:
(1)    the Commission; or
(2)    the board of appeals created or authorized by this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Part IV - Miscellaneous › Section 22-123 - Inconsistent or Contrary Provisions

Other than a provision applicable to Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, or all charter counties under Title 1, Subtitle 4 of this article, any provision of Division I of this article that is in conflict with this title does not apply in the regional district.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Land Use › Division II - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission › Title 22 - Zoning › Subtitle 2 - Designation and Adoption › Part I - Designation › Section 22-201 - Districts and Zones

(a)    A district council may divide the portion of the regional district located within its county into districts and zones of any number, shape, or area it may determine.
(b)    (1)    Within the districts and zones, the district council may regulate the construction, alteration, and uses of buildings and structures and the uses of land, including surface, subsurface, and air rights.
(2)    (i)    Zoning laws shall be uniform for each class or kind of development throughout a district or zone.
(ii)    The zoning laws in one district or zone may differ from those in other districts or zones.