(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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
