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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 3-106 – Water Resources Element
(a) Considering available data provided by the Department of the Environment, the water resources element shall identify: (1) drinking water and other water resources that will be adequate for the needs of existing and future development proposed in the land use element of the plan; and (2) suitable receiving waters and land areas to meet stormwater management and […]
Section 3-107 – Mineral Resources Element
(a) The mineral resources element shall identify: (1) undeveloped land that should be kept in its undeveloped state until the land can be used to assist in providing a continuous supply of minerals, as defined in § 15–801(i) of the Environment Article; and (2) appropriate postexcavation uses for the land that are consistent with the county’s land planning […]
Section 3-108 – Community Facilities Element
(a) On a schedule that extends as far into the future as is reasonable, a community facilities element shall propose the most appropriate and desirable patterns for the general location, character, and extent of public and semipublic buildings, land, and facilities. (b) A community facilities element may include: (1) places of worship; (2) fire stations; (3) hospitals; (4) institutions; (5) jails; (6) libraries; […]